Caitlin McColl
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The Truth About Running Water
[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 Garlic
[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 Vampire Hunters - Reality or Television Hype?
[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
A Guide To NaNoWriMo
Have you ever done National Novel Writing Month? (affectionately referred to as NaNoWriMo by those who know it and do it (note, I didn’t say love it). Essentially, it’s a motivation tool - something to get you writing every day for 30 days in November, so that by the end of it you have 50,000 words, a good start and a large chunk of a story (novel). That’s not to say you have to finish your novel in 50,000 words. You just have to reach that goal.
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Journal
A Note To My Fellow Writers
Since I’ve been on Vocal, which has only been two months having joined mid-August, I’ve come to realize there’s a pretty big and obvious demon that a lot of us are burdened by and that is weighing us down - and that is self doubt. Or I should say Self Doubt.
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Motivation
The Truth About (Vampire) Bats
[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
Stumbling into SEO
I’ve read a few articles on Vocal and Medium about using SEO (search engine optimization for the tiny fraction of people who don’t know what that stands for), in helping their articles reach wider audiences, go viral, and potentially, make more money.
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Journal
The Truth about Stakes
[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 awhile. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C ]
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Horror
Welcome to the Dark & Shadowy Places
Six years ago I was briefly into flash fiction writing challenges. And for some reason, looking back now, I'm not totally sure why they are as dark, depressing, twisted and disturbing as they are. I don’t think I was in a dark place or anything. I think perhaps that’s just the kind of fiction I’ve always written - dark fantasy with monsters and, it turns out in this collection, a whole bunch of post-apocalyptic and dystopian stories. Maybe some sort of social commentary, even back in 2015 when these were originally written, but they are apt for today’s pandemic world.
By Caitlin McCollabout a year ago in Fiction
