Here be dragons.
The words “never seen again” are the creepiest phrase I’ve ever heard. They show up in childhood fantasy tales, as well as horror stories. So any story, fiction or fact, with those words haunts me. They are creepy and fascinating and a mystery usually not solved.
I’ve heard stories, reports and tall tales about people never seen again.… Read the rest
I began following accounts of the paranormal as a kid, living in small town Ontario. I have never forgotten some of the unexplained mysteries I read then. One, in particular, about a girl in the school yard who is suddenly scooped up into the air and then thrown down. No one could find a reason or a method for this to happen.… Read the rest
There are paranormal explorers all across Canada. Paranormal gets mixed in with everything ghosts. But, paranormal is a lot more than ghosts and haunted houses. In Canada we have a lot more paranormal, unexplained mysteries and mysterious monsters than you may think.
I tried sorting paranormal and ghost hunter links but it became a judgement call based on very little for some groups, researchers and societies.… Read the rest
I applied for the Paranormal topic at About.com today. But, I tried 3 times over the afternoon, the site keeps giving me a 404 error when I send the application. So, for personal posterity, here is what I sent.
Time travel, mad science, aliens, cryptozoology, the supernatural, lost worlds, the unexplained, weird science, history, and magic absorb me.… Read the rest
The following is cut and pasted from an abandoned site, on Tripod. I would have reposted more newsletters, but I only found two.
Welcome, to The STRANGE TRAVELER
Hi. I’m Fred, the Robin Leach of haunted castles, alien landing fields, mystical monoliths and really cool bars. You have just stumbled into the only travel Website on the Internet that takes a “Twilight Zone” approach to vacation planning.… Read the rest
Suite101 is closing and removing their ecourses from SuiteU. I’ve copied some of them here so they will not be lost and future/ current writers can still learn and benefit from the ecourse.
Technical Writing
By Thomas Martin
Technical writers have been around for a long time. In some ways, you can even look upon the illuminated manuscripts from medieval times as early technical writing!… Read the rest
This was originally part of the Suite101 University ecourses offered for free. I wanted to preserve the information for myself and others as Suite101 is taking all of the ecourse University content down.
By Janet Blaylock
This course is a pre-requisite to “Writing Mysteries.”
What are your favorite genres? Romance perhaps? Maybe it’s Adventures or Comedies?
The fun thing about reading a mystery is having a group of people and picking which of them is guilty. It’s not always a murder, or at least I don’t think it should always be focused on a death. There are endless mysteries in the world, why choose just one.
Could you write a mystery? Write about a group of five or more people, give each a description, some background/ history and show who they are through the actions and conversation in the group.… Read the rest
Dystopias and Social Critiques
Hard SF– Where the reality of the science counts.
Dragon and Magic Lovers – For those who like books that include dragons.
Wicca and Witchcraft – Discussing Paganism and books about Wicca and Witchcraft.
Witches Brew – Books with Witches in them.… Read the rest