Candy Korman's Blog, page 8

Back After Being HACKED!

Nothing keeps a good MONSTER down for long, but I had no idea how bereft I would feel without blogging!

New Monster Meditation on Candy's Monsters blog...

http://www.candysmonsters.com/blogles...

Testing a Manuscript...

Writers: How do you feel about sharing an unfinished manuscript? Scares me like crazy and that's why I'm doing it.

Read the new Monster Meditation and tell me what you think!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/alpha-r...

Frankenstein!

It's time to celebrate Mary Shelley and her masterpiece! Frankenstein continues to inspire and Sunday, August 30 is World Frankenstein Day AND Mary Shelley's birthday.

My new Monster Meditation is all about Frankenstein!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/mary-sh...

Working Werewolf Contest

Time is running short... the moon is rising... and the unemployment rate is falling!

Enter the Working Werewolf Contest on Candy's Monsters Blog:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/werewol...

Visit the site for details and deadlines. Time to enter and maybe WIN!

Body Language

A glance, a tapping foot, a raised eyebrow...

Expression and gestures communicate stories. I'm exploring this in my new Monster Meditation...

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Killer Names

What goes into selecting the name of a character? A lot!

New Monster Meditation on NAMES...

http://www.candysmonsters.com/killer-...

This one was inspired by an article in Atlantic Monthly.

MOTIVES!

Motives are a critical part of mystery fiction. In real life they can be muddled, but in a story the reader expects a motive that justifies actions.

I'm exploring MOTIVES in my new Monster Meditation. Check it out!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/the-mot...

Weather & Fiction

How does weather influence mood in fiction?

That's what I'm exploring in my new Monster Meditation. Check it out on Candy's Monsters blog and share your ideas...

http://www.candysmonsters.com/raining...

Absinthe, Travel and More..

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, or does it?

http://www.candysmonsters.com/absinth...

Check out the new Monster Meditation on Candy's Monsters blog.

STUFF

Excalibur, Cinderella's glass slippers and many other OBJECTS dance with characters to create great fiction!

Check out the new Monster Meditation on STUFF!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/stuff/