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Guy Anthony De Marco

Speculative Fiction Author

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BlogFictoriansOn Writing

What Are MacGuffins?

JULES You win. Jules raises his hand off the briefcase. JULES It’s all yours, Ringo. PUMPKIN Open it. Jules flips

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BlogFictoriansOn Writing

Lies New Authors Tell Themselves

Nothing makes a professional author chuckle like listening to potential writers deciding to get into the field. Far too many

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ConventionsEvents

Ghost Town Writers Retreat

I will be a guest instructor at the upcoming Ghost Town Writers Retreat in Georgetown, Colorado in August. There’s a

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FictoriansOn Writing

It Takes a Village (Full of Weirdos)

I’ve been writing off and on since 1977. More off than on, just like my normal mental state. The first

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Guest Blog

The Horror of Addiction, With Compassion for the Addict

Guest Post by Mark Matthews, editor and contributing author to “Garden of Fiends”   Horror is at its best when

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FictoriansOn Writing

Adding Sexual Tension

Sexual tension can always be expected in any romance or erotica story, but it can always work as a major

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BlogOn Writing

Ticking Clock Storytelling: How to Create Tension in Science Fiction

How can you tell when a clock is really tense? When it’s all wound up. If you want better tension

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BlogFictoriansOn Writing

Organizing Your Projects

Like most of the authors I know, I’m not a naturally organized person. Sometimes it’s a struggle to force myself

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BlogMarketingOn Writing

Things to Consider Before Starting a Career as a Writer

Everyone knows it is easy to write novels and short stories. All you need is a pencil and some form

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BlogFictoriansOn Writing

Notes on Creating Dark Creatures

Back in the late 1970’s, I played Advanced Dungeons and Dragons two or three nights a week. Wait, I should

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