Tag Archives: Horror

First Faltering Steps into #AI Art

Posted on May 25, 2023 by annabellefranklinauthor

In my last post I mentioned how I like to doodle cartoons of my characters to inspire my writing. Since then I’ve gone a step further and tried to create images with NightCafe, an AI art generator. First I made … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged AI, AI Art, Artificial Intelligence, Children's books, Children's series, Horror, Middle Grade, Supernatural, Writing process | 6 Comments

Dark God of Chaos!

Posted on April 27, 2023 by annabellefranklinauthor

I’m no great artist, but I like to doodle cartoons of my characters to help me describe them. Here is a monster from my current WIP. Personally, I think the most heinous thing about him is his underpants – but … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, Cartoon, Characters, Children's books, Children's story, Drawing, Fantasy, Horror, Writing, Writing process | 9 Comments

Night in the Sock Garden #Halloween

Posted on November 2, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

Here’s a spooky little snippet from my kids’ novel Gateway to Magic, the story of a gaming fanatic trapped in Fairyland where all tech is banned by law. Steven has been made to live in a toadstool and work for … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, Children's books, Children's story, Fairy Queen, Fairyland, Fantasy, Halloween, Horror, Humour, Monster, Writing | 2 Comments

#Lockdown Locks

Posted on May 13, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

It’s only a minor consequence of the lockdown, but many of us are feeling the lack of a hairdresser at the moment. My hair has always been unmanageable – more than ever now I can’t have it cut – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, Hair, Hairdresser, Horror, Humour, Inspiration, lockdownuk, Short Stories, Writing | 5 Comments

Nightmare Hair #dreamdeeply

Posted on February 13, 2019 by annabellefranklinauthor

Have you ever wondered why you can go to bed with perfectly tidy hair and yet wake up in the morning looking like you’ve swapped heads with Worzel Gummidge? Maybe you thought it was down to tossing and turning in … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle | Tagged Blogging, Fairies, Goblins, Hair, Hairdresser, Horror, magic, Nightmare, Scarecrow, Supernatural, Worzel Gummidge, Writing | 7 Comments

Spooky Writing Competition: Update

Posted on October 12, 2016 by annabellefranklinauthor

Earlier this year I posted about a writing competition run by Swansea and District Writers’ Circle, with winners receiving cash prizes and inclusion in an anthology to be released later in the year. I’m pleased to announce the anthology is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle | Tagged Anthology, Books, Halloween, Horror, Story, Supernatural, Swansea and District Writers Circle, Writing, Writing competition | 2 Comments

Spooky Writing Competition!

Posted on February 12, 2016 by annabellefranklinauthor

Swansea and District Writers Circle is is putting together an anthology with a supernatural theme, which they plan to publish next Halloween. As well as submitting their own contributions, they’re inviting non-members to submit short stories, poems and scripts … Continue reading →