J.W. Donley

Tag: Writing

  • The Writing Update – December 2017

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    December has arrived, and I can come up for air. NaNoWriMo Victory! I just finished spending the month of November slinging out 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I’d attempted this twice already in the past, and failed both times. This time, I pushed through and crossed the 50k mark on the last…

  • Cool Stuff From the Internet: November Edition

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    It’s time for a brand new type of blog post for me. I wanted to share with you some things I’ve found useful on the internet. There is no set topic, just whatever I decide to share.Enjoy! The Links:   This is Horror Podcast First, I would like to recommend an awesome podcast for horror…

  • Joe’s Writing Update – November

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    It’s November! And that means it is time for NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Every year, on this month, writers from across the globe all make an attempt at writing their own 50,000 word novel. It’s insane.I’m going to be a bit of a rebel though. Instead of writing a novel,…

  • Halloween Fiction – Girl in the Woods

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    It’s the absolute best time of year. Halloween!This is the time of year when scary stories flood from every fount and bring me happiness.In celebration of this joyful time I’m adding my own entry to the fount of internet scary stories. It was supposed to be flash fiction (meaning 1000 words or less), but I…

  • October Writing Update

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    Happy Halloween! You may not think it is Halloween, and you are mistaken. This is the month of Halloween. This whole month is for spooky, creepy, and scary things. This is the time of year when everyone watches their favorite horror movies through parted fingers. I love it. Writing Update But this isn’t a post…

  • Justin Cronin on Characterization

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    Recently I stumbled across an interview with Justin Cronin, author of horror bestseller The Passage, on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9cRQbeMsF0)In it he said this: I have one rule with characters. I have to know what they’re not telling anybody. If I know what they’re not telling anybody, I really know who they are. This is great stuff,…

  • Chapter 1 is Set Loose Upon the World!

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    Well…I finally went and did the thing.That thing that I’ve been wanting to do for a very long time: Share my stories with you If you like a good scary story be sure to check out my Patreon.Patreon is a platform that allows you, the reader, to support content that you like.For only $2 a…

  • Help Me Write Stories!

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    Okay. So I want to write stories. I want people to read my stories. But for that to happen I actually have to sit down and write the stories. This is a ridiculously difficult thing to do. I’ve been working, on and off, for the past two years on a novel. Also, I’m finishing up…