Sentences with phrase «writing ghost stories»

During an evening with her husband Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and another guest, they got the idea to entertain one another by writing ghost stories.

The lack of sun and warm summer weather led the group to hold a competition writing ghost stories to keep themselves entertained.

For amusement, he suggested that each of his friends attempt to write a ghost story.

Byron suggested as a party game that they each write a ghost story.

As a young woman, living with her supportive father (a wonderful Jim Beaver), she prefers books to beaus, and is busy writing a ghost story («Ghosts are a metaphor for the past,» she states).

Hiring a person who knows how to write a ghost story you can relax and be confident to get what you want.

Our reviewer writes, «David Maraniss didn't set out to write a ghost story, but Once in a Great City, his glimmering portrait of Detroit, has a lingering, melancholy quality that will leave the reader thoroughly haunted.»

On this basis some authors write ghost stories and some write children's books; some are fantasy writers and some write about crime or detective novels.

Not exact matches

In addition to his many translations and recreations of Hasidic tales and other Jewish legends, Buber edited and wrote introductions to a selection of the parables of Chuang - Tse — Reden und Gleichnisse des Tschuang - Tse [Leipzig: Insel - Verlag, 1914], a book of Chinese ghost and love stories — Chinesischen Geister - und Liebesgeschrchten [Frankfurt am Main: Rütten & Loening, 1911], a book of Celtic sayings — .

0G - No gods, ghosts, goblins or ghouls We have the story of Gods revelation to mankind put into writing 3,400 years ago containing the oral traditions that go back before Abraham to Adam and Eve.

Every day or so she has had a guest author and asks them to write about their scariest moment or a ghost story and she has a giveaway.

Pitiful mixture of ghost story and slasher at a sorority populated by random grisly visions and gross effects, when the only thing scary about this production is the wretched writing.

I guess it's up to me to write a REAL ghost story... anyone know of any good books?

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As of now, the 15 - year - old Williams has only one more role lined up, in a 3 - part TV ghost story airing in the UK in October «The Secret of Crickley Hall,» but frankly, if she doesn't have a whole lot more on her dance card by this time next year, well, we may have to shut up shop for a while here and write her a goddamn lead ourselves.

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Not because of it's Ocean's Eleven - lite heist story, rather how it was made, written by a ghost - writer that no one has supposedly officially met, and unique on how it was distributed, which was by Soderbergh's own company, Fingerprint Releasing.

From the stunning set design to the visual effects of the ghosts, I expect to be blown away by this haunting gothic horror story written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins.

Ghost Stories is not afraid to inject laughs into even scenes of high tension, and it is testament to the quality of the writing, direction and performances that the film manages to create tension, even when it's intentionally diffusing it with laughs.

Ghost Stories is both written and directed by English filmmakers Jeremy Dyson («Psychobitches») and Andy Nyman, both making their directorial debut working together.

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Matt writes: One of the most praised films on RogerEbert.com this year has been David Lowery's audacious and unforgettable «A Ghost Story,» reuniting the director with his «Ain't Them Bodies Saints» stars Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck.

M. Night Shyamalan may have burst onto the scene as a strong, rising talent three years ago when he wrote and directed the wildly popular and highly celebrated ghost story The Sixth Sense and immensely improved his storytelling skills in his follow - up Unbreakable, but with Signs, he has essentially perfected his craft, both as a director and screenwriter.

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Written and directed by Stefan Avalos (co-creator of the indie breakthrough film, The Last Broadcast), the story of a couple victimized by neighbouring ghosts in an exclusive hilltop community is a narrative jumble, but the film's aided by an effectively moody synth score from Vincent Gillioz.

, the students will learn, review, discuss, investigate, and write about: 1) Brief Irish history 2) Health problems and diseases 3) Conditions on a trans - Atlantic ship 4) History and procedures at Ellis Island 5) Immigration then and now Other skills enhanced are: 1) Vocabulary improvement 2) Reading comprehension skills 3) Use and study of negative words All the stories in this collection capitalize on the students great interest in ghosts, and other weird phenomena.

I recently discussed this with Adam Hochschild, a journalist who co-founded Mother Jones and has written eight nonfiction books, including one of my favorites, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa.

«Middle Grade: for younger readers I am on the hunt for a humorous, intelligent fantasy; a scare - the - pants - off - me ghost or haunting story; fast - paced literary writing similar in style to Jerry Spinelli and Cynthia Lord.

Although, when I was working on my middle - grade ghost story, it did help to write during the dark and stormy winter months.

Angus, Thongs is a laugh - out - loud contemporary realistic fiction young adult (YA) book; The Night Gardener is a ghost story set in the mid-19th century and written for middle grade readers (ages 9 to 12, or grades 4 to 7).

His account of his time there, written as a long letter to his beloved wife back home, relates stories of monsters and ghosts, and of an unexpected friendship between Oshiro and the one other human denizen of the island, an American serviceman, Derwood Kraft, who's survived a plane crash.

The writing tips presented in this article will help you compose a ghost story.

By the end of 2012, «Loose Ends» had sold over 82,000 copies and, as of the writing of this bio, was the number one bestselling book in Amazon's ranking of Ghost Stories in the Book / Literature & Fiction / Genre Fiction / Horror / Ghosts section and the number two in the same area in the Kindle eBooks section.

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Our reviewer writes, «The Next is a fast - paced ghost story, but it is also a story about the bonds between people: family, friends, lovers and survivors.

Baker has written a Goonies-esque adventure filled with ghosts, smugglers» tunnels, and mystery — and yet, there is more to this story than fortune hunting.

Let's say I want to travel to Dauphin Island, Ala., and check out ghost stories to write about (oops, gave that away).

Yvonne has ghost - written and co-written several top selling non-fiction titles, including: Rising up from the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed — A Bridge Forward The Autobiography of Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush, The Great - Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington (Solid Rock Books) by Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush; Fighting for Your Life: The African American Criminal Justice Survival Guide (Amber Books) by John Elmore, Esq.; Led by the Spirit: A Sharecropper's Son Tells His Story of Love, Happiness, Success and Survival (Strickland Books) by Robuster Strickland; Let Them Play... The Story of the MGAA (MGAA Books) by John David; A Journey that Matters: Your Personal Living Legacy (Lyceum Group Books) by Erline Belton; The Messman: A World War II Hero Tells His Story of Survival and Segregation on the Battleship North Carolina (Quality Books) by Yvonne Rose and John Seagraves; and FREEZE: Just Think about It (More Than A Pro Books) by Levar Fisher.

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Such writing can include traditional or mainstream short - short stories as well as various other types such as American haibun, ghost stories, monologues, epistles, mysteries, myths, tall tales, fables, anti-fables, parables, romance, fairy tales, horror, suspense, science fiction, prose poetry, and more.

The story itself is appealing (a tree falls into Aaron and Dorothy's house, killing Dorothy, who reappears as a ghost and starts following Aaron around), but the writing is lifeless and sappy in turns, and altogether simply not very good.

According to one of the book blurbs, written by Peter Straub (author of Ghost Story and Shadowland) fans of Neal Stephenson, John Barth and Thomas Pynchon will enjoy this; another reviewer compares Morrow to John Barth, and, in the past, he has been compared to writers such as Kurt Vonnegut and John Updike.

Writing under the pseudonym of Boz, Dickens made his name as a «humorous observer of the habits of London life in a series of articles» that he expanded into this novel, which includes some familiar stories and topics (a Christmas ghost story and Mr. Pickwick's stint in debtor's prison) that Dickens wrote about in later novels.

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Suma consistently blows us away with her unsettling tales and gorgeous writing, and we were rewarded with everything we wanted from this ghost story.

Written and drawn by Jeff Lemire Jeff Lemire is the cartoonist behind the Eisner - nominated ESSEX COUNTY TRILOGY of graphic novels (Tales From The Farm, Ghost Stories, The Country Nurse) published by Top Shelf Productions.

By Amanda M Thrasher on Monday, November 18, 2013 Ghost Stories, Online Writing Contest, Short Stories, Stories Short Story Contest 2013