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An insubstantial wraith lurking in a tower on a small college campus...the vengeful spirit of a deceased actor unhappy with the casting of his biopic...a woman haunted by her personal connection to 9/11...an aging rock band looking for something to keep their music vital...a mourning couple doing unspeakable acts in a graveyard... These are just some of the people you will encounter in this collection. People with secrets they are trying to hide, scars they want to keep hidden from the world. However, not all things buried STAY buried. Sometimes locked doors burst open, and we find ourself face to face with...GHOSTS IN THE ATTIC.

This is Writers on Writing – An Author's Guide where your favorite authors share their ultimate secrets in becoming and being an author. Learn the craft of writing from those who know it best. This is Writers On Writing – An Author's Guide Vol.2, where professional authors share their secrets in the ultimate guide to becoming – and being – an author. In this volume you'll find the following in-depth On Writing essays:The Infrastructure of the Gods: 11 Signposts for Going all the Way by Brian HodgeEmbracing Your Inner Shitness by James EveringtonThe Forgotten Art of Short Story by Mark Allan GunnellsWell, That Escalated Quickly: Adventures in Teaching Creative Writing by Lucy A. SnyderSubmit (to psychology) for Acceptance by Daniel I. RussellCharacter Building: How Not to be a Stalker by Theresa DerwinHeroes and Villains by Paul KaneDo Your Worst by Jonathan WinnWriters On Writing gives young authors the guidance they need, but also has advice for all authors, from the interested newbie to the seasoned veteran.The Writers on Writing series carries on the proud tradition of Stephen King's On Writing.Are you ready to unleash the author in you?Proudly brought to you by Crystal Lake Publishing – Tales from the Darkest Depths. Interview with one of the authors:So what makes Writers on Writing so special?Mark Allan Gunnells: When I was growing up as an aspiring writer, I would have given anything for this kind of advice from authors actually publishing. I think writers will find the essays interesting and helpful.Tell us more about you essay in Writers on Writing.Mark Allan Gunnells: I am passionate about short fiction, and was happy to provide an essay about how to create effective short stories, the unique pleasures of the form, and to encourage writers who enjoy short fiction not to be dissuaded from writing it.Why should authors read Writers on Writing?Mark Allan Gunnells: There's something for everyone. Many topics of writing and promotion and publishing from people who have experience with these things. Do you have other non-fiction books authors should try out?Mark Allan Gunnells: I have written non-fiction articles for Apex Magazine, and I have nonfiction essays on horror films in the books HORROR 101 and HIDDEN HORROR, both edited by Aaron Christensen.Writers on Writing eBook categories:AuthorshipPublishing and BooksWriting ReferenceWriting SkillsEducation & Reference

Is there any such thing as a harmless white lie?Silas thinks so when he lets the kids he meets on the Furman University campus think he is a fellow student. He figures he'll never see them again, and it feels good to be thought of as an "e;equal"e; to such intelligent and passionate young people. What could be the harm?Only Silas learns that even the smallest fib has a way of snowballing until it is an avalanche roaring down the mountain at you. He becomes entangled with the group, and things become even more complicated as he starts to fall in love with Kris, a relationship at once true but built on the kernel of a lie.Silas doesn't want to hurt anyone in the group, especially Kris, but he also doesn't want to lose the first friends he has ever really had in his life. He has put himself in an impossible situation and will have to find a way out while minimizing the emotional damage, even though someone is bound to be hurt.In the end, Silas is left with a question whose answer is not as easy as he used to think: is there any such thing as a harmless white lie?