Sharon’s note: One of the hardest things about being in a hospital is dealing with other patients. There are entitled, whiny jerks there just like anywhere else, but that’s not what I’m talking about. There is a worse kind of person to deal with. Sometimes they’re in a lot of pain. They are always extremely …
Author Archives: segray42
Liminal Spaces Pt 3
Sharon’s Notes: I like horror, but I have mixed feelings about how horror starts. It’s always slow, and it’s easy to loose your audience when the beginning is slow. Unfortunately, horror has a lot of the same problems as both fantasy and romance. You need time to build the world and tension as well as …
Good Boy Pt 2
Sharon’s Note: So, I like the occasional broody-boy love interest (although far too often do the lines of broody and jerk get blurred), but I think the archetype of the happy-puppy love interest is seriously under utilized. Sometimes you’ll see one in a love triangle, but he gets tossed aside because the broody-boy ‘needs’ the …
Monster Wanted
Sharon’s note: So, the inspiration for this was an old Sesame Street song, that I always loved, but thought had some . . . interesting subtext for a kids’ song. I’m actually a fan of subtext of any kind in kids’ media that they don’t understand. It makes it more consumable for adults, and when …
Carnival Girl Pt 4
Sharon’s note: So, I’m teaching myself to write horror at the same time I’m writing this, and because romance and horror are oddly similar in style, I think they’re starting to bleed together. Meh, it’s probably fine. My husband takes me on dates to horror movies after all. Warning: Creepy and cute, but not quite …
Good Boy Pt 1
Sharon’s note: So, I threatened to write this on Facebook, so here it goes. One wholesome, fated mate werewolf romance, complete with actual alpha behavior coming up. Warning: Author finds herself writing a lot of romance lately, and is curious about this turn in her writing. Dad’s house was across from the park. For a …
Liminal Spaces Pt 2
Sharon’s note: So, writing this is harder than I thought. Horror is a genre of grit and demons, but it’s the personal type of demons. Horror is about people, and has to be character driven to make people really feel the fear. I generally create story driven narratives. It’s what I like to read, so …
For Those Who Need to Read This
Sharon’s note: This isn’t my normal type of story, but I saw something that reminded me of this today, and thought others might like it. Warning: Story is real, and might prove that humanity is worth saving. So, our local animal shelter is very aggressive about getting homes for their animals, and I wholly approve. …
Carnival Girl Pt 3
Sharon’s note: So, a lot of romances these days are light on romance. There’s plenty of ‘hot’ (really what’s with all the burning loins?) and lots of ‘heavy’, but where’s the actual romance? There’s nothing wrong with ‘sexy’. I like ‘sexy’. But you know what can be sexy? Sweetness. Romance can be innocent too. Warning: …
Liminal Spaces Pt1
Sharon’s note: So, I’ve always fiddled around with scary elements in my stories, but this is the first time I’ve ever tried to write straight up horror. It’s fun, because it’s requires a different style than I usually use. Horror is a much more visceral genre. I normally shy away from longer descriptions with a …
Gray Matters: The Works of Sharon and James Gray 