Worldbuilding is more than just maps! Culture is the WHY we think, believe, and behave the way we do. Creating a believable secondary world, with consistent internal logic, idioms, taboos, and politics can be tricky. Luckily, I'm here to help you devise the best possible setting for your story! Filled with thought exercises, explanations, and question lists, I encourage you to grab your prettiest notebook, pick out your favorite pen, and start following along. If you'd like a paperback version of this workbook, so you can scribble directly on the pages, please visit jmfrey . net / books.

This mystery/thriller short story follows the case of Ann Dawson, a murdered teenager, as a psychologist pieces together the oddities of the town and solves the holes in the case.

They say I'm crazy but that isn't true,...right? "What is it that you have and I have that's abnormal to everyone?" "We both have demons on the side of our beds... Disguised as guardian angels." Her anxiety, asthma, insomnia, paranoia and depression all attacked her as she stands there. Pictures with blurred and scratched out eyes surrounding her. In the same place she drew. His blurred eyes. Warning: contains aggressive vocabulary! Read at own risk ❗️❗️ #8 in horror-thriller 🏅 #2 in tobecontinued #79 in creepy

When Nathan moves into a fancy new apartment, he finds out that there is a locked storage room which no one seems to know how to open. Deciding to ignore it, he continues living his life normally. Then, one night he wakes up to find the door wide open and what he sees inside is far from a normal storage.

A town full of hate, sickness, and death. A girl who cannot leave the town. The town is sick. The town is always watching. The town is not as it seems. The town has a truth that is impossible to see until it is much too late.

Athena Pierce loves to explore old abandoned buildings, so when she gets a chance to check out the abandoned Sarton Asylum she takes it. What she doesn't know is that a little girl name Effie Richmond still lives there with a horrible past and secret. ------------------------------ Completed and under edit. Highest rankings: #1 in mentalasylum #21 in creepystories #21 in mentalinstitution #34 in scarystories #36 in myyouth #55 in horrorfiction #90 in haunted #123 in horror-thriller #174 in insane #310 in psychological #350 in psychologicalhorror #442 in scary #505 in hospital #558 in insaneasylum #684 in paranormal #735 in england Amazing cover by PiratesandWizards

Valerie Conrad just graduated from culinary school. She hoped to find a place to fulfill her dreams. When a job opening at a diner turns out not at all what it seems, her dreams quickly turn into a nightmare. After soon discovering the disturbing history of the diner, she begins to wonder if she will be the next victim in this chilling game of survival. Will she get out alive? Find out in this addictive suspense thriller that will leave you wanting more! Featured On: Wattpad's Official Mystery & Thriller Profile: @mystery @CommunityTeam Highest Rankings: #11 - meat #16 - short horror stories

A little bit of inspiration... Check out this book when in need of some inspiration to get you back to that keyboard! We all know how hard it can be to stay motivated with anything, especially writing! So don't sit around waiting for inspiration to hit you! Come find it! Feel free to use any of these for your endeavors. No credit needed. Highest rankings: #1 in writing prompts #1 in writing challenge #5 in tips

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EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston