Author Archives: mmarlott

Writing Rant #1: Expressive Dialogue Tags

Now, I’m not going to get into the fight over literary dialogue (he said, she said) versus descriptive dialogue (he breathed, she sighed), because that argument is stupid. Write it however you want; I don’t care. No, this is about one specific dialogue tag and about what one particular professional editor said on YouTube, and that is…

Bloody Twine Presents #1: Verdant and Verdigris…is here!

Bloody Twine Presents #1: Verdant and Verdigris…is here!

Bloody Twine #5 Is Here!

Bloody Twine #5 is here!

Bloody Twine #4 Is Here!

Bloody Twine #4 Is Here!

Bloody Twine #3 is here!

Welcome to Bloody Twine #3, a collection of short horror stories written specifically for horror fans everywhere. This book contains 10 traditional short horror stories for your terrifying entertainment, so go someplace quiet, dim the lights, sit back, and enjoy some twisted tales with twisted endings.

Bloody Twine #2 is here!

Bloody Twine #2 is here! 10 classic short horror stories for your terrifying entertainment.

How to Write Short Horror #5: The Four Pillars of Horror

There are four pillars (or four categories, however you wish to see it) to writing within the field that is horror, and those pillars should not be misconstrued as just subgenres of horror. There are countless subgenres of horror, too many for me to list off the top of my head, mainly because horror goesContinue reading “How to Write Short Horror #5: The Four Pillars of Horror”