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Happy Tears and Sad Laughter: Displaying Emotions In A Human Way
Posted by jarviswrites in Emotions, Jennie, Responding to Writing Prompts, The Craft Of Writing, Truth in Writing, Writing About Death, Writing about Death, Writing Advice on February 23, 2016
by Jennie Jarvis In 2011, my father died of cancer. I had a great relationships with my dad, so, as you can imagine, this really sucked. When it came time to plan his funeral, however, I refused to let the event be depressing. My dad hated when things got too serious, always preferring campy action […]
Special Edition – Horror Writing: Playing an Insidious Game by Sidney Williams.
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, Responding to Writing Prompts, Special Editions, The Craft Of Writing, What's Not On the Page, Working Within Constraints, Writing about Death, Writing Advice on October 31, 2014
This month, 5writers.com is delighted to welcome guest blogger Sidney Williams. Sidney Williams is the author of numerous traditionally horror and thriller novels and short stories. His work has been released in e-book editions from Crossroad Press. Horror Writing: Playing An Insidious Game by Sidney Williams Writing horror is an insidious game, though it’s not […]
Death in Writing – It’s Not a Story Unless Someone Dies by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Writing About Death, Writing about Death on October 26, 2014
Death in Writing – It’s Not a Story Unless Someone Dies by Brad Windhauser I don’t have a morbid fascination with death. I didn’t grow up surrounded by death. Although I did have the extreme misfortune of losing two friends in high school—two separate car accidents—I don’t have a pessimistic view of life. However, somewhere […]
Die Laughing
Posted by LadyLadder in Contributors, Linda, Writing about Death on October 19, 2014
by Linda Escalera Price When my Grandfather was 89, he sat down on the back deck of his Napa Valley home, watched the setting sun cast shadows across the vineyards, sipped a glass of 18 year-old Glenlivet and breathed his last breath. You could almost see the credits roll at the end of a long, […]
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