Whether you have a MySpace page or on LiveJournal, Blogger, Blogspot, WordPress or TypePad, many writers get pretty frustrated when bloggers put themselves out there as “writers.” Fantasy author Robin Hobb wrote about this recently in a creative rant entitled, “Vampires of the Internet. I’d like to quote you a passage from this rant. Ah, […]
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MLV Writes Movie Reviews
Monica has written tons of reviews and other material for FlamesRising.com over the last few years. As a fan of Horror & Dark Fantasy, her reviews are a welcome contribution to the website and fun to read. Some of her movie reviews include: The Fountain (Fantasy) Blood & Iron (Hellboy) Better Off Undead (Zombies) Doctor […]
An Easy Way to Estimate How Many Words You Can Write
One of the questions that a lot of new freelancers ask me is, “How do I figure out how many words I can write?” Several freelancing contracts will address the concept of “word count,” because it’s easier to pay rates by the word than by the project. From a business standpoint, you might often hear […]
Welcome to the New Look!
Hi readers, After getting feedback on my theme, I was surprised to hear that the previous look was hard to read. In the effort to increase readability, I’ve decided to change the look to be more user-friendly. The fields are much wider, and the page navigation is a bit more intuitive. I’ve kept the tag […]
MLV Writes Game Reviews
As a contributor to FlamesRising.com Monica has had the chance to explore many worlds of Horror & Dark Fantasy in a variety of games. You can see from her Publications Page here on MLVWrites that she has also had the chance to write for a few of them. Some of the games she has written […]