Skip to content

ThinkingSkull.com

Kevin A. Ranson – Film Critic & Horror Writer

  • Home
  • Writings
  • Bio
  • Contact
  • Favs
    • Writer’s Rules For Fiction
    • Pixar Story Basics
    • Self-Editing Techniques
    • The 15 Con Guest Commandments
    • The Said Alternative
    • 10 Rules for Writing Cops
    • Credited to Steven Wright
    • Evil Overlord List
      • Evil Overlord List
      • Evil Overlord Renewed

Category: Keening from the Catacombs

Middle of the Road (an excerpt from The Matriarch)

March 22, 2013

After accelerating out of a curve, Craig glanced down at his dashboard. The Escalade was just about to turn over its first hundred miles. He grinned as he repeatedly sneaked looks down at the dash trying catch the number rolling over. Just as it did, he looked back at the road in time to see … More Middle of the Road (an excerpt from The Matriarch)

Middle of the Road (an excerpt from The Matriarch)

Do you stop or drive on?

March 19, 2013

Traveling along a lonely West Virginia highway by yourself at night, something steps in front of your vehicle. The impact is jarring, but you manage to stop without further incident. You can make out the mangled body of whatever you just hit in the road ahead as you look out over the hood, but it’s … More Do you stop or drive on?

2 Comments Do you stop or drive on?

What does your “writing space” look like?

March 10, 2013

Authors! What does your writing space look like? Tall desk or wide? Is it secluded? Accessible? Do you keep things around to give you idea or remind you to work? Here’s mine; it sets a mood. Yeah, I’m kinda hyper-organized about my work area. My desk also has TWO cup holders; made ’em myself. And … More What does your “writing space” look like?

What does your “writing space” look like?

Just Finished: “Incarnation” by Emma Cornwall

March 8, 2013

After recently completing my own vampire novel, I decided to relax a bit and read one from someone else. I’ll admit that, in spite of the usual “capable girl on cover” meme that dominates paranormal fiction these days, I found the cover unusually striking, prompting me to turn it over for a look at the … More Just Finished: “Incarnation” by Emma Cornwall

Just Finished: “Incarnation” by Emma Cornwall

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
  • Facebook
  • Threads
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Amazon

If you’re looking for my film critique, visit MovieCrypt.com hosted by my alter-ego Grim D. Reaper #grmdrpr. 

Writings...

  • A Knife In the Dark
  • Deep In the Shadows
  • It's Not the Scythe That Matters
  • Keening from the Catacombs
  • Parables for the Restless
  • The Matriarch Vampires
  • The Spooky Chronicles

Creator Profiles...

  • Amazon Author Page
  • Disqus Profile
  • Facebook Author Page
  • Goodreads Profile
  • LinkedIn
  • My NaNoWriMo
  • Rotten Tomatoes Critic Page
  • Smashwords
  • Twitter Page
  • WTF Books
  • YouTube Channel

Writer Resources...

  • DavidFarland.net
  • Francesca Pelaccia Blog
  • LitReactor
  • Professor Awesome’s University
  • Terrible Minds
  • Writer's Digest
  • Writing in the Dark
Your critic, storyteller, and host.
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • ThinkingSkull.com
    • Join 214 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • ThinkingSkull.com
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.