Category Archives: Literature

The Writer’s Block Presents: Writer’s Block

May 7th, 2018 | Posted in Literature

Many, many writers have had those moments where they’re staring at a blank page and thinking, I can’t think of a single thing to write. I may never have another creative idea again in my lifetime. Maybe it’s followed by, Boy, I sure could go for a chocolate chip muffin (as I am thinking as […]

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The Writer’s Block Presents: Plinkety-Plink

December 27th, 2017 | Posted in Literature

This month, a bit of wistful fiction to whet your appetite for the new year. Plinkety-Plink by Rob Smales “I can’t believe she’s gone.” “Hon, I … look, I don’t mean to sound insensitive here, but she was nearly eighty. And living in a home.” “I know.” “It’s not like it came from left field […]

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The Writer’s Block Presents: One Lunatic’s Dream

October 30th, 2017 | Posted in Literature

There are two types of people in this world. One is the sensible, rational type. They set realistic, achievable goals: grow up, get a job you like and are good at, meet someone awesome, get married and have two awesome children. My sister is one of these people. So is my sister-in-law. The other type […]

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The Writer’s Block Presents: Get Buried in Blue Clay

June 26th, 2017 | Posted in Literature, Science Fiction/Science Fact

The latest offering from Bram Stoker Award winner L.L. Soares (Life Rage) is Buried in Blue Clay (2017, Post Mortem Press). We’re immediately on board (both literally and figuratively) with Reddy Soames, a writer who’s not sure he’s still got what it takes, and drinks too much while he ponders this question. He’s heading back […]

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The Writer’s Block Presents: Curtis Lawson’s Writing Process

June 5th, 2017 | Posted in Comics, Literature

This month, I asked author Curtis Lawson (It’s a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World) to talk about his writing process. I’m about halfway through his new short story collection, Black Pantheons, and am duly impressed, so I figured the world should hear more from this talented author. Black Pantheons is available now on Amazon and […]

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The Writer’s Block: Sick

April 28th, 2017 | Posted in Fiction Friday, Literature

This month, I thought I’d offer a taste of flash fiction here at The Writer’s Block. Here’s a piece I originally wrote for The Storyside: Sick By Stacey Longo He is sick. She knows this. She knows this because he tells her every day. In the morning, he complains of a headache. She once suggested […]

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The Writer’s Block: So You’re About to Meet an Author

March 30th, 2017 | Posted in Comics, Events, Literature

I do a lot of events. Conventions, fairs, craft shows . . . you never know when my smiling face is going to pop up from behind a table. (Next Saturday, you’ll find me at SuperMegaFest with Rob Watts: stop on by!) Over the years, I’ve found that some fans are wonderful, and some of them […]

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The Writer’s Block: Friends of Mine

February 19th, 2017 | Posted in Literature

In honor of this week’s Sci-Fi Saturday Night, I want to tell you about my friends. Back in 2011, I was at a writer’s conference. My husband and I were walking along a short patch of beach when we ran into a stranger wearing a suit jacket and a big smile. (Also other clothes. He wasn’t […]

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The Writer’s Block Presents: John Valeri

December 29th, 2016 | Posted in Literature, Movies

This month, author John Valeri gives us insight into pursuing that special someone, with hilarious results . . . The Woman of my Screams By John B. Valeri My wife and I have an agreement. Should the opportunity to get biblical with Neve Campbell arise, I’d get “a pass.” Admittedly, this is not very likely […]

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The Writer’s Block: Ursula Wong on Strong Women

September 28th, 2016 | Posted in Literature

This month, author Ursula Wong reflects on strong women in science fiction, and how they’ve inspired her writing. I love strong women and write about them, so on a quest to meet more, I sought out Katniss from Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games, Nyx from God’s War by Kameron Hurley, and the brilliant Trillian from Douglas […]

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