Tag: Writing

• This Thing About Fairytales

  Taking into consideration that every culture has their own traditional lore, the western world has undoubtedly been influenced the most by the collections attributed to the Brothers Grimm, the French Classics and even the Norse Sagas.  Though many have fallen in love with One Thousand and One Nights (aka Arabian Nights) and the darker, Slavic…

  A.C. Melody

  November 3, 2013

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  Baba Yaga, Brother Grimm, Classics, fairytale, Folklore, Tales, Writing

• Challenge or Inspiration?

  Awhile back, I was given the challenge to write something out of my norm.  As a writer, I approached this with the appropriate attitude: “Bring it!” These were the challenge guidelines: Genre: SciFi – No problammo! Length: No more than 30 book pages – Really? Ugh. It’s okay, I can do this! Characters: A child…

  A.C. Melody

  November 2, 2013

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  Author, Challenges, Inspiration, WordPress, Writing

• Death to Squiggly!

  It would not surprise me one bit if every last person on Earth had at least one thing they were completely OCD about. I have several, but my worst has got to be that blasted red squiggly line that appears under the last word I just typed.  After hitting the space bar.  I try to…

  A.C. Melody

  November 1, 2013

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  auto correct, Webster’s Dictionary, Word processor, Writing

• Lost in the Dark

  In light of the Spooky Season, and one of my recent projects (a.k.a. A sadistic bastard I absolutely love) an old question that I’ve yet to find a satisfactory answer to has risen from the mists of eternal quandaries: “What is Dark Erotica?” There are a multitude of definitions out there, and each appears to…

  A.C. Melody

  October 30, 2013

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  Author, Dark Erotica, Erotic Horror, Genres, Romance novel, Writing