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Top 10 Things You ACTUALLY Need To Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
As we can all probably attest to, a normal, boring apocalypse is not nearly as cool as The Zombie Apocalypse (or the Zombocalypse, if you will). Instead of hanging out in our houses, Twittering and Netflixing until we forget the last time we showered (you can't hide,...
5 Scary Fairy Tales to Never Tell Your Children
Werewolves, murderers, water nixies, and the devil himself are just a few of the horrors that Grimm collected in their vast story search of the early 1600's. Scary fairy tales have lived in the minds of creepy Omas and Opas for hundreds of years, just waiting for...
Mike and Willow on Dread Loc Blerd: Fiction, Faith, and Telling Truth Through Story
On March 29, Willow Dawn Becker and Mike Cluff, Co-Founders of Weird Little Worlds Press, were invited to be guests on the Dread Loc Blerd podcast. The podcast, hosted by Kendrick Grey, highlighted the founders' fiction beginnings and how their perspective on life,...
Weird Little Worlds Press Promises Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Adventure for All Ages
Weird Little Worlds is a new press for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and fiction and non-fiction Adventure stories for all ages. On March 8, 2021, Willow Dawn Becker and Michael Cluff launched the new publishing company, Weird Little Worlds Press. The small press...
The 10 Best Stephen King Books That You Probably Haven’t Read
As an avid SK fan, I often read random articles that are related to him and his work. I recently read the Rolling Stone interview he gave where he touted his upcoming book “Revival,” and highlighted his personal favorite work, “Lisey’s Story.” He said: That one felt...
15 Terrifying Books You Can Finish By Halloween
Why just watch a scary Halloween story when you can BE in one? There is nothing more truly frightening than curling up with a book in a darkened room and hoping that your mind doesn’t create a monster. Since we both know how busy you are, I picked some deliciously...
8 Animals That Eat Their Young: What Nature Can Teach You About Parenthood.
Warning: It’s possible that SOME of the “research” in this article may not be entirely correct. All I remember is eating a bunch of chocolate and talking to a lot of random people. I’ve blocked most of it out. Also, I do NOT condone child-eating, unless they’re...
The Art of Procrastination
The art of procrastination is important. In fact, I don’t trust any writer without a good, strong dose of the stuff. Who really wants to sit down and fully flesh out a whole story, outline, or chapter in one sitting? No one sentient. So the truly polished writer...
7 Facts You Need to Know to Land a Writing Agent – #LTUE2015
One of the best (and most entertaining) panels at #LTUE2016 was given by the lovely and vivacious Alyson Peterson, the author of Ian Quicksilver: The Warrior’s Return. As both a published author and former agent slush pile reader, she was a wealth of information on...