What do you think of, when you hear the word “siren?” An alluring song? A beautiful mermaid beckoning from the water? Ships crashed against the base of a cliff? A blaring alarm? I recently submitted a short story to a magazine with a theme of Sirens for their current round of submissions, so sirens haveContinue reading “How to Write Your Siren”
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Tricksters: Chaos, Cleverness, and Change in Myth and Modern Story
What do rabbits, spiders, and fairies have in common? If you answered that they’re all associated with the trickster archetype in literature and folklore, then hypothetical cookies for you (or some other imaginary treat of your choice)!
How to Write Your Werewolf
There’s a sort of subset of fantasy that we call “supernatural” or “paranormal”. This subgenre features magic like fantasy does, but generally in a more contemporary (and often spookier) setting. In it, we see things like vampires, ghosts, and today’s topic: werewolves. Werewolves are a staple of paranormal and horror stories, but there’s room forContinue reading “How to Write Your Werewolf”
How to Write Your Unicorn
I’ll be honest, now that I’m trying to post here with some sort of regularity again, I sometimes have trouble figuring out what to write about. So occasionally I’ll look back through past posts for inspiration. Considering I’ve got about ten years of backlog (wait, what?!), there’s plenty to choose from. (Actually, the ten yearContinue reading “How to Write Your Unicorn”
Kate G. Jameson 