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carmillavoiez
Oct 14, 20184 min read
An Interview With Lilith – October Frights 2018
Lilith, is my female antagonist in The Starblood Trilogy. She is definitely a villain, although some have claimed she’s a feminist hero....
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carmillavoiez
Oct 11, 20185 min read
October Frights 2018 – Jagged Jaws
It is painful and frustrating that sexual assault remains a dominant problem in society. The Kavanaugh Trial has brought it to the fore...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 10, 20183 min read
Starblood and beyond
Welcome to October Frights Blog Hop 2018. Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find links to other Horror and Paranormal authors who...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 8, 20187 min read
A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Novel, Part Two – The Blank Page
Being faced with a blank page is either the most exciting or one of the most intimidating experiences a writer can have. Often it is a...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 4, 20183 min read
A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Novel, Part One – Introduction
Whether you are starting a new novel, thinking about writing a novel, or stuck half way through the process, this series of articles is...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 25, 20187 min read
Ribbons, Freya's story continues
Beware this blog post contains spoilers for anyone who has not yet read the Starblood trilogy, soon to be known as the first three books...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 24, 20181 min read
Black Sun, the graphic novel, and Ribbons
The continuing story of Starblood. Things are happening in the Starblood universe. Vamptasy Publishing will be releasing all FOUR, yes...
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carmillavoiez
Aug 27, 20184 min read
Psychonaut the Graphic Novel
What would you do for the one you love? Satori would travel worlds and battle demons, but however much Star begs he just can’t let her...
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carmillavoiez
Jul 23, 20181 min read
In Development – Black Sun the Graphic Novel
September 1st 2018 is the release date for Psychonaut the graphic novel, but the story does not end there. Black Sun is the third book in...
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carmillavoiez
Jul 16, 20184 min read
WIP - The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell
Work in progress - my new novel "The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell". Excerpt from first draft. The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell...
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carmillavoiez
May 16, 20186 min read
The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell
I came to a halt, a full stop, a period of rest, while writing "Venus Virus". Another project started demanding my attention. Without...
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carmillavoiez
Apr 23, 20183 min read
Do you need an editor? A guide to self-publishing
The first draft of a story is merely the clay you throw onto your potter’s wheel. It takes patience and skill to transform it into...
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carmillavoiez
Mar 21, 20185 min read
Writing Horror While Trying to Avoid Stereotypes
It’s not as easy as it sounds. While tropes, clichés and stereotypes might be easy to spot in others work, they can become embedded in...
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carmillavoiez
Feb 14, 201823 min read
Bloody Valentine
or Why I’d Ban Valentines Day and Send Romance to the Gallows. Full disclosure – I don’t do romance. I don’t mean simply that I don’t...
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carmillavoiez
Feb 13, 20182 min read
Trial and Error
Anna and I are wondering whether Starblood the graphic novel is cursed. It might just be the teething pains of working in a new medium,...
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carmillavoiez
Feb 12, 20181 min read
Trigger Warnings in Literature with Marie Krammer
Today, on Indie beginnings Marie and I discussed whether trigger warnings have a place in works of fiction and discussed some of the...
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carmillavoiez
Dec 22, 201712 min read
Dreams of Saturnalia - Seasonal Erotica
The following short story can also be found in two short story collections - Pantheon (with a second tale by Nicola Jayne Taylor) and The...
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carmillavoiez
Dec 12, 20171 min read
Musings on Venus Virus
I put my novel aside today. It simply wasn't working for me. I walked away and read for a while, pondering on the meaning of life and the...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 20, 20177 min read
NaNoWriMo, day twenty
I have been a member of NaNoWriMo for eight years and competed during six of those with varying degrees of success. 2015 was a...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 18, 20172 min read
Consider Her Ways and Others, by John Wyndham, a review
A friend of mine, a fellow author, on learning about the concept of my work in progress – Venus Virus, sent me this book – just in case....
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