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February 14, 2018
Random Image Wednesday!-#23
Time to for another offering for the fright collection theme we have going on for February. Luckily, for some reason, I actually have a chance to get this blog post up for today as it usually happens versus trying to catch up later. Maybe we should change the name of this blog series to just Random Image Day, you know, just in case. 
February 8, 2018
Random Image Wednesday!-#22-Better Late than Dead
Ok, I messed up and I apologize. Usually the “on the ball” type of kind, I went out and got stuck adulting and lost all track of time and let Wednesday slip right on by. Have no fears fellow followers (save it for your reading and writing pleasures), we are back and ready to bring the fright train back on course as we chug along this month!
There’s something to be said about creepy forests. There’s something to be said about black and white photos that bring said creepy forest to a darker place. There’s also something to be said about strange hands coming out of odd places where we can only let our minds formulate worst-case scenarios while we wet ourselves in horror. That something that should be said is, “yes please” with any and all listed above.
Remember that I mentioned in the last posting about showing and not telling in your writing and about bringing the fear and frights to your audience without giving it all away? If you do, gold star and a cookie. If you don’t, well, backtrack to last week and give it a run. Sometimes, or rather, most times our minds are the biggest generators of the fear machine. We dream up, think up, or make up a certain level of fear just from trying to piece together what we see. That is where the showing and not telling works wonders. Give your audience a few crumbs and let their minds piece together the whole scene. Chances are our own inner demons, fears, and thought processes will generate a far greater scare than you, as a writer, could have possibly worked up. Psychologically speaking, we are our own worst enemies when it comes to piecing together our worst nightmares.
This week’s picture does it all. Creepy forest, check. Black and white photo with shadowy touches that do not allow us to know if it’s night or day, check. Creepy hands attached to nothing, attached to something that will make us think of the worst possible nightmares, check! Is there something behind there, under there, nowhere? It’s all cause for our minds to frantically try and make sense of what we are seeing which in turn gives our bodies time to bring the fear!
Just remember in writing, less is more when it comes to scares. Horror leaves it all on the table, creepy usually doesn’t offer up such graphic descriptions. Lead your readers to the dark corners of your writing and then, as you smirk a devilish grin, lock the door and walk away while their own minds do the heavy lifting. 
February 5, 2018
Random Book Review-A Perilous Thirst by Rhani D’Chae
Keeping up with the scares and thrills we’ve got planned in February, I recently read the short story, “A Perilous Thirst,” by Rhani D’Chae. It may not be the frights and fears we’re searching for, but taking it slow, you’ll find that sometimes the terror and horror comes from within and emotions are just as scary as the evil that lurks in the night. Stay tuned followers, we’re just getting started!
Below is my review that is posted on both Amazon and Goodreads. I highly recommend you check out D’Chae’s offering!
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Short and powerfully gripping!
From the moment you read, “A Perilous Thirst,” by Rhani D’Chae you will be hooked. D’Chae takes her readers on a brief but powerfully gripping journey into the life and times of a vampire in need, in more ways than one. Told from the viewpoint of the vampire in question, D’Chae offers her readers a chance to see and understand this creature of the night from a different perspective, namely his own, in an intimate setting beyond the running and screaming that is so commonplace when it comes to vampires.
Starting off slowly, readers will no doubt feel an instant connection with the character D’Chae so vividly details and will notice the similarity between Anne Rice’s book and later film, “Interview with a Vampire,” yet D’Chae’s masterful techniques and settings make it more a conversation then lengthy interview. As the details emerge throughout D’Chae’s short story offering, readers will understand, relate, and ultimately fall headfirst into the world she so brilliantly designed.
“A Perilous Thirst” at first glance, could be considered horror, but ends up so much more than that without the excessive need for violence and bloodshed. It could be understood that Rhani D’Chae’s work seeks to explore and shed light on more than the common horrors that seek sustenance in the night by offering her main character the plight of the human condition. It is these things that, coupled with her descriptive writing, we are driven to a place we never saw coming and left there to contemplate our own shortcomings. The emotions are real and can be considered the one thing that ultimately connects us all, human and nearly immortal, alike. No names are offered within D’Chae’s work, minus a dedication nod, but none are needed as the main player seems to resonate the emotions that correlate to everyone, everywhere.
If you are seeking something dripping with the innards of those foolish enough to venture out into the darkness all around us, you should probably search elsewhere. If you are searching for a different spin on one of the many creatures of the night and a focus on the darkness of emotional turmoil within each of us, you will not find a better offering than “A Perilous Thirst,” by Rhani D’Chae. It is a short story, but it will truly stay with you long after the last page.
Amazon link to review: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
February 4, 2018
CONGRATULATIONS #RRBCSpotlightAuthor GRACIE BRADFORD!!! @IamXordinary
Shirley Harris-Slaughter hosts Gracie Bradford as RRBC Spotlight’s Author of the Month, check it out and keep following this talented author on their month long tour!
CONGRATULATONS SPOTLIGHT AUTHOR
Gracie Bradford!!
February is the month of Love; and it is also a time set aside to remember Historical Men and Women of Color who have achieved greatness during their lifetime.
Today is the first day of Rave Reviews Book Club’s Spotlight Author Tour. What a fitting time to host our featured author. Let’s see how she spends her day as a writer.
Gracie, I am pleased to host you and to share your post with my followers.
WELCOME!!!
Gracie’s Writing Process
You will get a kick out of how Gracie prepares to write every day. You may identify with her morning rituals. She tells me after a perfect eight hours of sleep; her body clock gives her a slight nudge. She turns over, stretches and ignores the internal clock. After a few minutes, she hears the internal clock is saying, “get out of bed to…
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February 2, 2018
Literary Titan Book Awards February 2018 — LITERARY TITAN
The Literary Titan Book Awards are awarded to books that have astounded and amazed us with unique writing styles, vivid worlds, complex characters, and original ideas. These books deserve extraordinary praise and we are proud to acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and imagination of these talented authors.cc Gold Award Winners Silver Award Winners Visit […]
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Haiku Friday – Body & Close
Author Vashti Quiroz-Vega offers up another wonderful haiku along with three book reviews you should be reading. The book titled, Emotional Beats: How To Convert Your Writing Into Palpable Feelings by Nicholas C. Rossis should come in handy for those writers wanting to find the rhythm by showing not telling in their work. Check ’em out!
Hello everyone! I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far!
Today, I’d like to share with you the first three books I’ve read and reviewed this year. And of course, my haiku poem.
“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.”
~Neil Gaiman
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When I hold a book
close to my heart it fills with
happiness and light
The first book is a poetry anthology called, “Emerging From Shadows” by Balroop Singh. I’ve had this book in my Kindle a while and I was looking forward to reading it, because I knew it would be good, since I’m a fan of Balroop’s poetry. The book did not disappoint.
Blurb:
From darkness into light, from despair onto the wider ways of hope…life oscillates between sunshine and shadows. Emerging from shadows is a choice, which lies dormant, which can be gently inspired by self-talk. Each poem in…
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January 31, 2018
Random Image Wednesday!-#21
With January falling by the wayside at midnight tonight, the Angry Scribbler is leaving behind all the talk of weather and how to incorporate into your writing and digging deeper into the bag of fun, that being, frights! That’s right kiddos, all month long we’re going to be putting the fright back into February with images that denote a certain level of creepiness and book reviews from authors that make you want to sleep with the lights on with their writing. Who says spooks, scares, and thrills should only happen in October? So, strap yourself in and call your mama because we’re not going gently into that good night.
January 29, 2018
January 26, 2018
Book Review: “This Second Chance” by D.L Finn. @dlfinnauthor #RRBC #RWISA #IARTG #Romance #Paranormal
Welcome to the World of Suzanne Burke.
BOOK REVIEW: THIS SECOND CHANCE BY D.L FINN
Meet Author D.L Finn
D.L. Finn is an independent California local, who encourages everyone to embrace their inner child. She was born and raised in the foggy Bay Area, but in 1990 relocated with her husband, kids, dogs and cats to the Sierra foothills in Nevada City, CA. She immersed herself in reading all types of books, but especially loved romance, horror and fantasy. She always treasured creating her own reality on paper. Finally, being surrounded by towering pines, oaks and cedars, her creativity was cradled until it bloomed. Her creations vary from children’s books, young adult fantasy, adult paranormal romance to an autobiography with poetry. She continues on her adventure with an open invitation to her readers to join her.
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Newly married Rachael Battaglia finally had it all. The only detail that stained Rachael’s perfect wedding was a gift…
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Haiku Friday – Sing & Peace
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great day! The weekend is upon us!
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Sing and Peace are this week’s prompt words chosen by Ronovan Hester of Ronovan Writes.
Ron hosts a challenge that anyone could participate in called Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challengeevery Monday, and you have until Sunday to create a post featuring your haiku poem. He is an author and poet and also does author interviews and much more on his blog. Be sure to check it out. Read Ron’s Haiku Prompt Challenge Guidelines for more information.
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If You Wish To Sing You’ll Find A Song
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Lay aside sadness
Sing! Frighten away your ills!
Bring forth peace with song
Sing To Live
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Joy and laughter come
hastily on angels’ wings,
when you sing of peace
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“As long as we live, there is…
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