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Five Links Friday the 13th 9/13/19

September 13, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles I Read About Writing Horror This Week

Hey everybody, we’re back for another episode of Five Links Friday the 13th! I’m going to do something a little different this week and share some creepy Urban Legend links. Use ’em for story prompts or just for fun. Either way, have a great Friday and enjoy the full moon. 1. 7 Tennessee Urban Legends […]

Write when you’re not writing

September 4, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

In a recent post, I made the claim that you can accomplish whatever writing goals you have set in as little as 15 minutes a day. I know that might sound unrealistic. It’s hard to get in the mood to just sit down and force out words. We’re all writer’s here and I know how […]

Five Links Friday 2/15/19

February 15, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

All I know is that this year is going by too fast. And that it’s Friday. And that I have Five Links Friday for ya to read. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start things out right with a post by Kate Trinity with some tips on Disposing of the Body. In a writing sense, of course. 2. […]

Starting Points: Characters

February 5, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

In this post I give some tips on how to start writing a story by creating a character first, as well as what works and what you should avoid.

As a writer, I’m sure you’ve been asked at least once in your life “where do you get your ideas?” And if you’re anything like me, you don’t necessarily have an answer. It’s more like, you just start writing something and the ideas kind of pop in on their own. It’s almost a subconscious thing, […]

5 Quick Writing Exercises to Boost Your Output in 2019

January 7, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

Here are five writing exercises to use to help increase your daily writing word count.

Hey all, it’s a brand new year and I’m sure you’ve all set some monster writing goals for the year. Or even you didn’t set any massive word count goals (I didn’t) you’d still like to get that word count up this year, right? So where do you start? Well, first off, I’m going to […]

For the Love of Fantasy

December 12, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

Here's a quick look at my love of fantasy, both as a reader and as a writer.

A while back, I wrote an post about horror and what I love about it. It’s interesting that consider horror my favorite genre because, while I do love horror movies more than just about anything, if you ask me what my favorite books are, I’d tell you The Stand by Stephen King and the Dragonlance […]

Five Links Friday 10/26/18 (Halloween Edition)

October 26, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The best horror-related articles about writing I read this week.

A little late with this post, but we were at the pumpkin patch with the kids and it’s been an awesome and busy day. So here we are with the final Five Links Friday of the month. And it’s a horror theme, of course. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start off with not an article, but a […]

Five Links Friday 10/12/18

October 12, 2018 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles About Writing I Read This Week

Hey there writers. We’re back for another edition of Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start with a radical idea from Ksenia Anske: Start your writing day by watching a movie. I do get what she’s saying, but, dudes, there are plenty of meals I skip simply because I don’t have time to eat, let […]

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