Do you see what I see?

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Do you see what I see?

Old cemetery

We all have psychic abilities, but something inside convinces us it's safer to say it's only 'imagination'. I've seen the flicker of movement from the corner of my eye when nothing is there. I know it's silly to worry about an open closet door or to check under the bed. I'm afraid to walk across a cemetery in the dark.

Is this what makes a story scary? I'm not sure I know. I know what frightens me, but it probably isn't the same for others.

I use my fear to make my story real for the reader. That

shaky feeling in the middle of the night when I'm not sure what woke me can be

the same fear my heroine feels. Try to drag me to the edge of a cliff and I'll

fight every inch of the way.

Have I seen ghosts? Depends what you mean. As in a light floating in the dark or a dark silhouette where no person exists? Yes, I've seen both and been frightened.

Does that show in my books?

I've been told that it does.

Here's an excerpt from Ancient Awakening:

Paranormal romance

Legend gave him many names, but the wide halls of his mountain

retreat no longer echoed with countless worshipers. He could have ruled the

world had his ambition not died with the passage of time. The endless whispers

were from the cold winds and the few praying priests. He didn't care that he

couldn't remember his real name or birthplace.

For an eon he'd regretted the loss of softer emotions. Love had

been the first feeling to die, along with the woman who had insisted he would

never harm her. He couldn't recall her features just the merry tinkle of her

laughter and the bright smile she had greeted him with every morning. He licked

his lips. She'd tasted sweet.

Fierce need flared in his gut and he sniffed the air. Outside

his chamber a single acolyte in long brown robes waited to escort him. His mouth

curved with a mirthless smile. The silent servants had ignited the flickering

wall torches. Shadows jumped and shivered in the drafty halls like nervous

virgins.

Visit my website at http://www.barbaraedwards.net for more.

I'll be at Write Angles Conference 2011 on Oct 22, 2011

By writers, for writers — in our

26th year in Western Massachusetts Mount Holyoke, East Hadley MA

PANEL SESSION II – 11:15 am to

12:30 pm (Choose one)

Exploring the Avenues and

Lanes of Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Andreola Room)

Moderator: Tanya Shersnow

Panelists: Holly Black, Corrina Lawson, Barbara Edwards

This panel will explore the sub-genres within this ever expanding genre, giving

attendees a sense of what's new in 2011, and offer advice and inspiration about

associations and publishers within this genre.

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