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April 2, 2018
AtoZ2018 - C is for ... #MovieMonsters #AtoZChallenge
C is for ...We've made it to day 3 of the AtoZChallenge and it's time for more monsters. Now I did consider doing C is for Clown and having my first theme within a theme post, but I changed my mind, because there were some other great monsters for C too.
Scariness Rating
The little skulls by their name are my scariness rating as to how monstrous and scary I think the creatures are when seen in their films.
1 skull (not scary at all) - 5 skulls (very scary)
and there is a special ratin...
April 1, 2018
AtoZ2018 - B is for ... #MovieMonsters #AtoZChallenge
B is for ...Welcome back for day 2 of the AtoZChallenge. I hope everyone is enjoying April so far. Today I have lots of different types of monsters for you. Some are monstrous to look at, some are very human, others only hide in a human guise.
Scariness Rating
The little skulls by their name are my scariness rating as to how monstrous and scary I think the creatures are when seen in their films.
1 skull (not scary at all) - 5 skulls (very scary) and there is a special rating for a few - 5 red s...
March 31, 2018
AtoZ2018 - A is for ... #MovieMonsters #AtoZChallenge
A is for ...Hello and welcome to the first day of the AtoZChallenge. My theme this year is movie monsters and I will be introducing everyone to some of my favourites. Some will be scary monsters, some monsters who wish they were scary and others will be simply silly. Happy AtoZ to one and all, let's have a great April.
Scariness Rating
The little skulls by their name are my scariness rating as to how monstrous and scary I think the creatures are when seen in their films.
1 skull (not scary...
March 22, 2018
Mina's Children is Top 5 in Wattpad's Open Novella Contest
Mina's Children is Top 5 in Wattpad's Open Novella ContestThe Open Novella Contest at Wattpad is over!
They announced the top 5 winners yesterday and my novella, Mina's Children: The Legacy of Dracula, came in at #5. Woohoo!
I have no idea how many people entered originally, but I can say that after Round 1, 550 novellas went on to Round 2, then 217 to Round 3 and there were 36 finalists. I can only imagine how much work went into organising the contest. Kudos to the organisers.
Wattpad is a fre...
March 18, 2018
#AtoZChallenge 2018 Theme Reveal
#AtoZChallenge 2018 Theme Reveal
It's AtoZ Theme Reveal day!
Quick recap - AtoZChallenge, runs through April, 26 posts, each inspired by a letter of the alphabet, lots of bloggers, lots of wonderful posts, and lots of us have themes. P.S. Anyone can play and there's still time to join.
A theme links all of our posts together. Themes are not compulsory, but they are fun.
My theme this year is:
Movie Monsters
Every day I will be talking about some of my favourite movie monsters and the films they com...
March 8, 2018
Happy International Women's Day
Happy International Women's Day
This year's International Women's Day theme is #PressForProgress to obtain gender parity. They have a great website that explains it far better than I can. Their 'take action' section is very comprehensive and their values are very important. It's not all about marching on the capital of the country, it's the small things too.
Also, feminists, always remember those who struggle against even more than just the fact they are women:
women of colourlesbian, bisexual,...
March 6, 2018
Read an eBook Week 2018 - eBook Sale
It's Read an eBook Week 2018 at Smashwords and to celebrate eBooks all over the site are marked down in price. At Wittegen Press we love to get involved in anything that celebrates books, so we have enrolled many of our eBooks in the promotion. Some books are FREE and others have between 25% and 50% OFF.
Below you will find all our discounted eBooks and links to Smashwords.
Title: The Chronicles of Charlie WatermanAuthor: Natasha Duncan-Drake
genre: contemporary fantasy
Cat's Call 100% OFF
Cat's C...
March 5, 2018
It's Nearly #AtoZChallenge Time! Sign-ups Have Begun!
It's Nearly #AtoZChallenge Time! Sign-ups Have Begun!
It's that time of year again, the AtoZChallenge is only a month away. Yay! The challenge runs all the way through April and is a great place for bloggers to meet other bloggers and find new traffic for their site. If you have a new blog you're trying to get people interested in, this is a great way to do it.
This is my 6th year participating and I love it.
They even have a snazzy new logo this year as well as the traditional one for those who...
March 2, 2018
Menagerie by Natasha Duncan-Drake #FreeFictionFriday #Paranormal #humour
It's far too cold for March! Today I have a free read for everyone to raise a laugh and keep us all warm. It's the first Friday of the month which means Free Fiction Friday.
At Wittegen Press we like to make our newsletter subscribers happy, so every month we give away a free short story. If you're not a member yet, don't worry, it's very easy to join—just fill in the form at the bottom of the page and check your email. Even if you miss the announcement email to the list, the password for this...
February 28, 2018
Two Free Short Stories for The Romantic at Heart
Two Free Short Stories for The Romantic at Heart
Good morning on this snowy Wednesday. I hope you are all warm and safe. Thanks to dear old Valentine, February is the month of love and Wattpad had lots of contests running. I have entered two of them and hence, today, I present 2 free short stories that have a side of romance. One is 2K words and the other is ~2.5K, so they are both the prefect length for a coffee break.
Castle In the Airwritten for the Ethereal Valentine Contest
Katie's Great Na...
