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More Great Novels by Efriends
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More Great Novels by Efriends

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Jacqui Murray • 47 Comments

Here are three more great novels from folks I’ve met on the Internet. I’m simply stunned by the talent: Cusp of Night–time to get your ghost on ThunderTree–guns, range wars, feisty women and obstinate cowboys–everything I want in a Western Red Eyes in the Darkness–when retirement is nothing like what you expected, except maybe in … Continue reading →

8 Tips for Horror Writers
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8 Tips for Horror Writers

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Jacqui Murray • 51 Comments

I don’t get horror stories. Who chooses to be scared stupid? Is that uplifting or do you learn to solve life’s problems better by doing it while your hair’s on fire? I’ll read chick lit over horror any day of the week. But lots of people disagree with me. I went in search of why … Continue reading →

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8 Tips for Horror Writers

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Jacqui Murray • 34 Comments

I don’t get horror stories. Who chooses to be scared stupid? Is that uplifting or do you learn to solve life’s problems better by doing it while your hair’s on fire? I’ll read chick lit over horror any day of the week. But lots of people disagree with me. I went in search of why … Continue reading →

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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy, the Man vs. Nature saga, and the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, blog webmaster, an Amazon Vine Voice, a columnist for NEA Today, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Laws of Nature, Summer 2021.

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