Posted inInstigation

MORE Twisted Prompts for NaNoWriMo Writers

Last week I posted a batch of creative writing sparks just for novelists to inspire some craziness during the launch of NaNoWriMo ("National Novel Writing Month") Now it's a week later. Many writers have quit. Still others are beginning to lose steam. So I'm offering another batch of Instigation to possibly keep the fires burning weirdly. Remember: finishing is not enough. You have to GO CRAZY! The glee of the twisted is a communicable disease that many readers love to catch. Good luck. ~~~~~~~~~ + Your character is desperate. Literally have them make a sacrifice. To a named deity. Even…
November 8, 2009Posted inInstigation
Posted inOnline Gizmo of the Month

Hypnotica: The Zoomquilt II

The first Zoomquilt, back in 2005, was an amazing feat of online collaborative art. It took me five years to break out of its infinite loop. Little did I know that in 2007, it returned in a sequel that's even darker and more addictively hypnotic than the first. Are you ready for... ZOOMQUILT II Let's play a scavenger hunt together, shall we? See if you can spot the following on your never-ending journey into madness: + a pirate flag + a "warning dynamic killa" flag + "the end is nigh" flag + a "no Mickies" flag + a "hell" sign…
November 7, 2009Posted inOnline Gizmo of the Month
Posted inGorelets: Unpleasant Poems

Tiny Michael Myers

He skins action figures for his masks and stalks the model railroad village weilding his deadly pushpin every Halloween until Giant Michael Myers tosses him aside, bored, leaving him fallen paralyzed on the tracks for an eternity of waiting in suspense for the train that never comes -- his tiny imagination a cruel justice worse than a thousand thousand carnage-ridden runovers
November 6, 2009Posted inGorelets: Unpleasant Poems
Posted inWeblog Exclusive

Brian Keene Must Die

Horror author Brian Keene is being massacred today by writers across the globe...fictionally, of course, and in the name of drumming up donations to the Shirley Jackson Award society. Here's my unsolicited and wholly unwarranted contribution, written impulsively just a few moments ago, because I like Brian and I like the Shirley Jackson Awards. Be sure to click over to Keene's website, where there are plenty of entertaining alternatives by numerous twisted writers. All in good fun! BRIAN KEENE MUST DIE "And then his face caved in." Brian Keene leaned back in his rickety old chair and evaluated the sentence.…
November 2, 2009Posted inWeblog Exclusive
Posted inInstigation Weblog Exclusive

Twisted Prompts for NaNoWriMo Writers

NaNoWriMo -- aka National Novel Writing Month -- launched today (and I have a suspicion that Starbucks' stock will, too)! Since I know that a lot of writers follow this blog, I thought it might be cool if I shared some "Instigation" prompts just for novelists who are speeding through a caffeinated session of binge writing but hitting roadblocks along the way. These prompts are intended to help you get over those hurdles more than just help you get started -- but whatever they do, I hope they instigate you to take your book in a weirder direction than you…
November 1, 2009Posted inInstigation, Weblog Exclusive