Week three study diary – Advanced Creative Writing
Having looked at genre in week one and conflict and contract in week two, week three focused on research and revision: rewriting and...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 15, 20197 min read
October Frights, day 6, Ribbons, deeper into the Starblood universe
Ribbons is the fourth of a planned five books in the Starblood series, and was published on September 13th 2019 by Vamptasy Publishing...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 14, 20192 min read
October Frights, Day 5, LGBTQ+ Themes in Horror
Perhaps because I spent my formative years reading books by Clive Barker and Poppy Z Brite, I have always felt that LGBTQ has a place in...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 13, 20192 min read
October Frights, day 4, Regency Heights
My short story “Salon of Lost Souls” included in the collection “Broken Mirror and Other Morbid Tales” is set in a building named Regency...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 12, 20193 min read
October Frights, Day 3, Dark Spirits
I am fascinated by the supernatural. When I was younger I used to see ghosts all the time and I suffered from terrible dreams and...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 11, 20192 min read
October Frights, day 2, Adam Nevill
This isn’t the first year I’ve raved about British Horror writer Adam Nevill during October Frights, but with his new release due out...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 10, 20195 min read
Week two study diary – Advanced Creative Writing
This week I have written four short pieces or fragments from different prompts, including one poem. The first prompt was to adapt a...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 10, 20191 min read
October Frights, day 1
October Frights is a blog hop and you will see a list of all participating bloggers, horror and paranormal authors in this post. Please...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 8, 20192 min read
Seven facts about me
Fact 1 - I used to have black and white dreads. They took eight hours of tugging to put in and weighed as much as my arm. They looked...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Beloved, Toni Morrison - a review
I cannot overstate how much I enjoyed reading this book for a second time. The lush language and imagery is full of so many layers that...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 7, 20191 min read
Extreme Hauntings - Horror Feature
What Is an Extreme Haunting? Cyndi has been pursued since childhood by a ghostly presence known as the Shadow Man and cannot escape his...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 3, 20199 min read
Week one study diary – Advanced Creative Writing
This week I have written three short pieces or fragments from three different prompts and edited the first of these. The first prompt was...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 24, 20191 min read
Silly Spelling
I got every author’s favourite email this week – an acceptance letter. My short story “High Tide” will be included in Red Cape...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 22, 20192 min read
The Reddening, Adam Nevill - a review of new and old horror
I am humbled, both by the fact that Adam Nevill sent me this ARC and that I am mentioned in the acknowledgements. This is a horror author...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 16, 20192 min read
Preacher, Season 4 Episode 8 – wow
I have enjoyed AMC’s Preacher from the beginning. The mix of slapstick, dark comedy and horror makes it about as entertaining as TV...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 15, 20193 min read
Reading from Ribbons
Book four of the Starblood series came out on Friday 13th September. This blog post includes a video of me reading from the book and...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 14, 20191 min read
Winners and no losers
Last night I had a wonderful time at the Ribbons release part event on Facebook. Ribbons has been selling well and there's already a...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 13, 20191 min read
Release Day For Ribbons - Prizes and 40% Off
Yes, Friday 13th is release day for Ribbons - book four in the Starblood series. To celebrate books one and two are available for Kindle...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 4, 20191 min read
Coldheart Canyon, Clive Barker - a review
Coldheart Canyon looks at Hollywood circa 1920s and "present" 1990s. It shows how much the landscape has changed in that time and how...
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carmillavoiez
Aug 30, 20191 min read
My Advanced Creative Writing Diary - Aug 30
A week earlier than expected my study materials arrived. I've skimmed some of the instructions and discovered that as I progress with the...
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