Pamela K. Kinney's Blog, page 18

Supernatural Friday: Get Out 2016-2017 Will Be a Better Year?

I blogged about New Year superstitions for Supernatural Friday. http://bit.ly/2iPEsE0

Supernatural Friday: "A Genre Writer's Christmas" (My Christmas Gift to All)

Read "A Genre Writer's Christmas" at my blog for Supernatural Friday. http://pamelakkinney.blogspot.com/201...

Supernatural Friday: Winter Solstice Magic (Original Poem)

I shared an original poem of mine, "Winter Solstice Magic," for Supernatural Friday. http://bit.ly/2gR0IPT

Supernatural Friday: The Holidays Aren’t the Holidays Without Holly and its Berries!

I blogged about myths about the holly and its berries. http://pamelakkinney.blogspot.com/201...

Bringing Horror Out of the Darkness Talk on Horror Dec 6th in North Chesterfield, Virginia

I will talk about why I enjoy writing horror and why the horror of today is no longer the dirty little secret keep hidden only in the dark. That it has a prestigious history thanks to Richmond’s native son, Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, and others, while today’s writers like Stephen King and Virginia author Elizabeth Massie show that there is more to monsters than just scaring you. That they make good fodder for well-written stories, novellas, and novels, besides nail biting reading material. the pleasures of writing horror; the legacy of classic writers like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley; and how modern writers like Stephen King and Virginia author Elizabeth Massie show there's more to monsters than just scaring people. Registration is required and began Nov. 22 and ends 12/6/2016 EST. Registration link: http://chesterfield.evanced.info/sign... The talk will be in the North Courthouse Road Meeting Room, North Courthouse Road Library, 325 Courthouse Road, North Chesterfield, VA.

I will also be giving away an anthology, Nightmares & Echoes 2: The Return that I have a story included in, after the talk. I won't be selling any of my books, but do bring copies of any of my books to the event and I will sign them.

My Horror Story Death of the Apostrophe Submitted for TNT Horror Contest

I submitted a horror story, "Death of the Apostrophe" to the #TNTHorrorContest. The television channel begins judging December 1st for what they consider the top 100. You can read it and even vote for it, as it is available to read now. You have to join Wattpad.com to vote. https://www.wattpad.com/338773626-dea...

Supernatural Friday: Feeling Like Testing a Curse?

I blogged about one Native American ghost story for Supernatural Friday. http://bit.ly/2fO5Bq5

Supernatural Friday: Monsters' Hunting Season (Original Poem)

Read my original poem, "Winter is Coming, That Mean's It's Soon Hunting Season" for Supernatural Friday at my blog, http://bit.ly/2f2yEIW #horror #poem

Part 2 of My Ghosts Column in Progress-Index Live Today

Part 2 of my column on the ghosts of Petersburg and the Tri-Cities continues today in Petersburg, Virginia's Progress-Index newspaper. http://bit.ly/2f5z9hU

Supernatural Friday: The Scarecrow Waits for You in the Cornfield-Scarecrow Myths

I blogged about the scarecrow and its myths for Supernatural Friday.http://bit.ly/2fnA9SR