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The Lab. Fall 2023

What's inside:

TERRIFYING TALES: A CURATED LIST OF HORROR MOVIES FOR WRITERS

The Lab Staff

Light a few candles, grab some popcorn, and prepare for a frightful binge-watch that might just spark your next horrifying masterpiece.

Pushing Boundaries: Experimental Storytelling

William D.

What Is Experimental Storytelling? The Risks, The Rewards, & How To Get Started

The Evolution of Flash Fiction

K. McAtstric

Though modern readers associate flash fiction with digital media, its origins go back much further. 

The WRITE Tools: A Review of Writing Software and Apps

The Lab Staff

We’ve done the heavy lifting for you and put together this comprehensive review of the most popular writing software and apps available today.

NAVIGATING
THE WORLD OF SELF-PUBLISHING

10 Must-Read Classic Short Stories for Fall, Thanksgiving, and Halloween

The Lab Staff

As the air turns crisp & the leaves begin to fall, it’s the perfect time to delve into some seasonal short stories. Here’s a list of tales put together by our staff sure to get you in the mood for fall, Thanksgiving, and Halloween.

Short Story Spotlight: Play It Again 

Taylor Denlyn

An insomniac discovers a vintage VHS rental store on a midnight walk and finds himself lost in nostalgia. 

THE ART OF WORLD
BUILDING IN SHORT STORIES

The Lab Staff

World-building often evokes visions of epic novels with sprawling landscapes, or multi-million-dollar sci-fi movies. But what if you could create an equally vivid world in a mere fraction of the space?

Finding Time to Write: Crafting Stories Amidst
the Chaos

William D. 

consider the words of writer E.B. White, who said, “A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”

The Lab Staff

Platforms
like Amazon’s KDP offer
user-friendly, extensive reach,
it’s crucial to determine what
suits your specific needs.

Writing Prompts:
Unleash Your Imagination

Submissions Team

Sometimes getting out-of-your-head and tackling a prompt can help open the flood-gates.

YOU’VE FINISHED YOUR  FIRST DRAFT, NOW WHAT?

Advice

consider the words of writer E.B. White, who said, “A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”

From Rejection to Reflection

Advice

Whether you’re an aspiring writer hesitating to take that first step or a seasoned author who has faced rejection over and over, this message is for you: Don’t give up. You are far more than the sum of your rejections, and your voice deserves to be heard.

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