Zoe Whitten
A writer of dark and weird fiction, Zoe lives in Milan Italy. Retired, she has too much free time on her hands, which is why she writes.
Zoe wishes she were Poe, but unfortunately, she lacks his talent for summarizing quickly.
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Zoe wishes she were Poe, but unfortunately, she lacks his talent for summarizing quickly.
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Bionics at Their BestThis sequel to the NES classic has plenty of graphical oomph, but does it really help bring back the core game? Oh hell yes it does!
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Book Review: VacationJeremy C Shipp's novel starts off strong, but becomes progressively weaker until it drags to a crawl through a hostile jungle filled with cardboard cutout characters.
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Book Review: The Double-D AvengerThis comedy of ample proportions stretches credulity and raises more than just eyebrows. But this adaptation of the William Winckler screenplay by Jerrod Balzer had a lot of...heart.
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Book Review: Let the Right One InA stunning example of literary horror, this is a vampire story that no one will want to miss out on reading.
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Tying Everything Up for the Short RunIn the eighth writing guide for hobby writers, all of the previous lessons are combined to build a short story.
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Book Review: NecroticaHallam Heathcoat's collection of 13 horrifying stories will give you nightmares, and may even require therapy afterward.
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Interview with an Industrial Gothic Guru: Karen KoehlerProlific and eclectic, writer Karen Koehler takes time with Zoe to talk about her upcoming weird western The Ace of Spades, flirting with other genres, and a possible future project involving ninja-pirates. -
Book Review: The Ace of Spades: Black Jack Derringer, Book OneBook one of Karen Koehler's Black Jack Derringer trilogy fuses shades of the old West with Mutos, gunfighters and pirates, and the result is a 5 star winner. -
Music Review: The Killers' SawdustLas Vegas rock band The Killers released this album of B-sides and rarities, and there is literally nothing to dislike here.
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Book Review: RedPaul Kane's horror novella from Skullvines Press has fantastically graphic gore, but not much in the way of a plot.
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Natural Dialogue, the Heart of Any Great StoryIn this seventh writing guide, hobby writers are challenge to develop a one page conversation that balances dialogue and character actions. -
Cinco De Mayo Haiku and Other HijinxThree haikus and a poem reflecting the deeper meaning of this holiday. -
Outlines: The Rails to Keep Your Plot Device Rolling AlongIn the sixth writing guide of this series, writers are challenged to build an outline for the story developed in exercises 1-4.
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SecondsIn the aftermath of a riot, Laurie Morton must put together her fractured mind, the result of a concussion, and explain to a detective what happened to kill the buzz at the rave. -
Interview: Louise BohmerZoe conducts an interview with author and editor Louise Bohmer, who took time to talk about her new book, The Black Act, her job working as the editor at Lachesis Publishing, and the direction of her future writing projects.
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Book Review: The Black ActLouise Bohmer's book, The Black Act, offers readers a glimpse into a vivid and nightmarish new dark fantasy world where nothing is what it seems. -
Fictional Interviews with Wicked PeopleIn this fifth writing guide in this series, writers move to the intermediate topic of character building by interviewing a killer from one of the previous writing assignments.
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Video Game Review: Shin Magami TenseiA free beta-phase MMORPG from Aeria Games, Shin Magami Tensei is a mouthful of a title that has serious potential, and some minor flaws. -
Should We Care that Corporate Publishers Are Closing Down Markets?Despite years of bad business habits, many readers are still shocked or upset by this latest sign of the economic downturn. But the closure of corporate publishing markets was long overdue, and it may be better in the long run for literary fiction.
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Beating Up People Randomly: Or, How to Write a Fight SceneIn the fourth writing guide in Zoe's series of exercises for beginning writers, the gloves come off, and you're invited to beat somebody up. Fictitiously, of course. -
Bailouts for Everyone!Zoe outlines why she too should be granted a bailout for one million from the US government. Twisted logic follows. -
Traffic Exchanges: The RevengeZoe Whitten continues her review of traffic exchange services by revealing how useful those "hits" really are.
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Catching Yourself, and the Challenge of Keeping Your Writing RealContinuing from the article Killing People You Don't Like... amateur writer Zoe Whitten explains how to take those random death scenes and crank out another set of writing exercises by beating a dead horse to search for clues.
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Framing People for Murder: Another Perk of Creative WritingIn this third writing guide, Zoe offers another round of exercises for the beginning writer to sharpen their skills with. Writers will describe a monster who will take the blame for the "bodies" left behind in part one of this series. -
The Prince Gets DeniedYou know the story, or, you think you do. There's a princess sleeping in a tower. One prince hopes to brave the living vines and slay the dragon to reach the princess. But Prince Dirk didn't count on a final trap being set in her bedchambers...
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Are Traffic Exchanges Too Good to Be True?One daring amateur writer shares her nightmarish research into the blinking, banner-filled world of traffic exchange services, and she exposes the cold, clicky belly of this shadowy, soul sucking beast.
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Video Game Review: Perfect World InternationalIn this game review, Zoe Whitten explains why Perfect World is a less than perfect gaming experience.
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Killing People You Don't Like, and Other Benefits of Creative WritingExpanding on her first writing guide, Zoe Whitten explains how that "dreadful thought" can become the seed for your creative writing efforts.
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Setting, Keeping New Year's Resolutions: Five TipsResolutions are a tradition, and so is breaking them. But it doesn't have to be this way. Here's some practical advice for breaking the trend, and actually accomplishing your goals. -
Holiday Recipes: Vin BruleHere is a very simple recipe to make a traditional French hot spiced wine drink from simple ingredients.
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A Guide to Creative Writing as a HobbyZoe explains why retirement never sticks for workaholics, and she offers pointers to help waste time in creative writing, instead of whining in editorial how-to articles like some know-it-all so-and-so. Ahem...lovely weather we're having.
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Walking Home with StrangersA talkative companion who offers to walk you home for the evening reveals his less than honest background before explaining why he's walking you home. Be careful, watch your step, and whatever you do, don't look back.