Hey y’all. Time for another Week in Review. This week’s photo is one I took a few years ago.
In November 2015, my husband and I visited Vicksburg, Mississippi. We both like history, particularly that of the Civil War era. Of course, when I learned there was a “Ghost Tour,” I had to go.
I’ll not get into the details of the tour (and no, I didn’t see any ghosts) but one stop was the headquarters of Confederate General John Pemberton. However, the house next door was the one that caught my eye. While our tour guide told about Pemberton, I was busy taking photos of this old Victorian home.
It was perfect for a story I had in mind. An older women living as a virtual recluse inside her home.
Of course, like many of my ideas, the stories are a long time coming to fruition. However, Woman in Black will be part of my upcoming short story collection. You’ll hear more about this one and others in the months and weeks to come.
In the meantime, here are this week’s writing links:
On this site:
- Mystery Monday: The Sodder Children
- Book Review: Swamp Ghosts by Marcia Meara
- WIP Wednesday: The Dare
- Thursday Thoughts: Taking Time
From Story Empire:
- Keeping a Lid on It With Scrivener – P H Solomon
- Keeping Up to Date – Me
- The Future of Story Empire – Group Post
From Other Writing Sites:
- How to Develop Your Brand as An Author – Nicholas C. Rossis
- 21 Ways to Improve Your Writing – Writing Forward
- Use What You Learn – Writers in The Storm
- 10 Tips on Collaborative Writing – Fiction University
- 5 Ways of Ending an Idea Drought – A Writer’s Path
- Setting Up Your Amazon Author Page – Smorgasbord Blog Magazine
- Is Your Antagonist Plausibly Motivated – Fiction University
- How to Build a Long-Term Writing Career – Kill Zone
- Self Publishing Basics – Nicholas C. Rossis
- Premium Prowriting Aid, Ginger, and Grammarly Price Comparison – Just Publishing
- How to Keep on Blogging – A Writer’s Path
- Don’t Make This Common Writing Mistake: Creating Cardboard Conflicts – Fiction University
- 3 Tier Backups for Writers – Writers in The Storm
- How to Immerse Readers in Setting – Kobo Writing Life
- Setting The Right Tone for Your Novel – Fiction University
- Reclaiming the Creative Spark in Troubled Times – Writers in The Storm
- Infographic: Ways to Enrich Your Writing – Nicholas C. Rossis
- 8 Tips on Balancing Work and Writing – Fiction University
Joan Hall 
That house really catches your eye…and your imagination. Glad it prompted a story for you. I took a haunted house tour in New Orleans and some grim stories went along with the places we visited. Hope your collection’s coming together.
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Most of the stories behind ghost sightings have some intriguing tales. I like to learn about the legends and folklore behind them. I’m sure New Orleans is filled with such tales. Thanks for visiting, Judi!
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I love the photo and your story idea drew me right in, Joan!
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Thanks, Jan. I’ve toyed with the idea for years. Time to do something with it. And it’s good to see you around the blogosphere again.
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Oh, I can’t wait to read that story. I love old Victorian houses. My first house was a 100 year old Victorian. So much history.
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I love them too. They just set the mood for certain stories.
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An interesting week from an interesting blogger.
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Thanks, Rae!
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I went on a ghost tour once and had a great time. You get a lot of history on those tours, and I love history. Did the Voodoo tour in New Orleans, too. Those things are a blast.
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They’re fun and I love the history behind the “sightings.” I’m sure the voodoo tour was interesting.
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That house speaks to me! You wouldn’t catch me on a ghost tour, but I would love seeing homes like this. It has story fodder written all over it. I can see why you were inspired by it. Great photo!
Wishing you an awesome Friday and weekend, Joan!
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I could have missed a ghost because I was entranced by the house! I’ve been on a few ghost walks but have yet to see anything. I love hearing the stories behind them. I’ll be writing about some of these thing in upcoming Mystery Monday posts.
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Reblogged this on Nicholas C. Rossis and commented:
Joan’s weekly writing links!
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Thanks for sharing, Nicholas!
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Ooh, I love it when inspiration strikes! Well done, Joan, and many thanks for the kind mentions 🙂
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Inspiration sometimes comes in the strangest places. And thank you for the helpful blog posts. It’s my pleasure to share them.
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I went on our local ghost tour eager to hear all the locsl stories. I did enjoy it until the guide started a hard sell on his book…Your short story idea sounds exciting!
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That’s too bad. We’ve been lucky to have good tour guides. I plan to write about them in some October Mystery Monday posts.
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Thanks for the links, Joan. That looks like a great photo for writing inspiration. I look forward to your book of shorts when it comes out. Have a lovely weekend 🙂 Reblogged this on: https://harmonykent.co.uk/week-in-review-2/
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Thanks, Harmony. I need to get busy writing and revising the stories. Looks like it won’t be released until next year. Thanks for sharing this and have a great weekend!
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Thank you very much Joan for including the Amazon Author Page post, and for sharing the other links which I will investigate.. Enjoy the day.. Sally
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You are welcome, Sally. I found that post to be particularly helpful and I hope others will as well.
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