Caitlin McColl
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Bringing back the Victorian Popularity of the Serialized story
When I was a kid, and I used to visit my grandparents, I remember reading serialized fiction stories in the newspaper - I seem to remember things like Charles Dickens or some such, and I used to love waiting for the next part of the story. This was done way back in Victorian times, and authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame serialized the adventures of the fictional detective in The Strand Magazine. It was because of these chapter-by-chapter releases of the story in every issue that the stories of Sherlock and Watson became so popular. It wasn’t just Sherlock that became popular with the piecemeal release of stories but many other famous authors.
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Journal
Resurrecting the Vampire Throughout History
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've included the full paper here (minus some extra questions I'll include as a separate piece ~ C ]
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in FYI
The Truth About Medical Vampirism
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Horror
The Truth About Real Vs. Fictional Vampires
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C ]
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Horror
The Truth About The MacKenzie Poltergeist
[Author's Note: When I lived in Scotland from 2002 to 2007, I lived about 40 minutes north of Edinburgh and one of the things me and my husband did one time was go on one of the (many) scary ghost tours that are available around Edinburgh ~ C ]
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Horror
How Writing Can Save Your Life
Okay, so that headline might be a bit of an exaggeration. Writing can't literally save your life. if you're bleeding out in some dark alley somewhere. Unless maybe you've managed to write a note that says "HELP! Call 911!" But writing can't stop you from bleeding or give you CPR.
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Motivation
The Truth About Astral Vampires
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C ]
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Horror
10 Ways To Care For Yourself
When you hear the words self-care, what do you think? Maybe you think: Great! That means I can eat chocolate cake and lounge around in my pyjamas all day! But wait a minute. Sorry to say, that isn’t really self-care. That’s more like pseudo-self-care.
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Psyche
The Truth About Awakening vs. Turning
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then led me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C]
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in FYI
The Truth About Coffins
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C ]
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in FYI
The Truth About Crucifixes
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in FYI
