Sharon’s note: I got this idea from a discussion in the chat of an AutoCrit video. The line was “He said I’d gotten stronger. I agreed, so I punched him in the face.” I wanted to build on that idea, so here it is. Warning: Author took an idea and ran with it. Something they …
Author Archives: segray42
Good Boy Pt 4
Sharon’s note: In most romance, werewolf alphas are pictured as broody power-tripping jerks. I’m not a huge fan of the dark and troubled romance option at the best of time. I like a guy who can make me laugh. Besides, true alphas are caretakers. Warning: Author is really tiered of the same old romantic interest. …
Liminal Spaces Part 4
Sharon’s Note: So, I’ve been watching more horror movies lately, and I realized I had never watched the 1963 version of The Haunting. It’s a great movie, even if the dialog is a little cheesy in places. It’s a great reminder that the greatest horror is in the smallest thing, and dread will get under …
Carnival Girl Pt 6
Sharon’s Note: I find straight romance boring. Romance is a very character driven genre, and if the only movement in a story is ‘the character grows as a person’ then it’s going to lose my attention. Give me a mystery. Give me a monster. Give me complex world building and a magic system I need …
2021 Halloween Story Contest
Hey all, it’s time for the 2021 Halloween contest. This year’s theme is ghosts. Follow the links to give both stories a read, then vote to let us know which one you like best. The Last Halloween Ghost and Demons
The Last Halloween
ACTUAL WARNING: Contains discussion of suicide, death, and depression. Sharon’s note: So, here’s this year’s entry into our annual Halloween contest. Subject: ghosts. So far it’s one to one, and I won last year’s bout. I’m hoping this one helps me keep the crown. Hope you enjoy! My heart ached as Maggie picked at the …
Ghosts and Demons
James’s Note: Another Halloween, so we have another competition between Sharon and I. Let us know which ghostly tale you like better. This year I think we’re both aiming for the feels. My daughter Sarah was crying again as we unloaded boxes into the new house. I didn’t blame her. Moving was always hard when …
Shift Change
This is another offering by one of our guest authors, Lee McMullen. Some sentiments are universal. 🙂 Tick. And the second hand moves to another number. How can time move slower at the end of a shift? It had been a typical Saturday night shift from 1830 to 0630 Sunday. The only possible description was …
Good Boy pt 3
Sharon’s note: I like writing date scenes. Most date scenes in romance today just talk about how sexually attracted the characters are to one another and forego building chemistry all together. I miss chemistry, gosh darn it. Warning: Author is going for cute. Sam was waiting for me at one of two tables inside the …
Carnival Girl Pt 5
Sharon’s Note: Character development is tricky. You have to try to balance story progression versus character progression, and you don’t want to leave either one behind. In romance, it’s kind of weird because the character development is the main story, and anything else happening is b plot. You still can’t abandon it, but it shifts …
Gray Matters: The Works of Sharon and James Gray 