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Horror Takes No Holidays: 2012 Wicked Women Writers Challenge Assignments

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

This morning I stepped up to my talking fortune-telling calendar and asked the big question. Will the 2012 Wicked Women Writers Challenge be a success? Then I pressed the two answer-request buttons.

“Your heart’s desire is manifesting as we speak,” said Carma the Wise.

“You’re in luck,” Dr. Fortune agreed.

Carma and Dr. Fortune don’t always hand out such positive predictions. Needless to say, their comments made my day. WICKED WOMEN WRITERS ROCK, and even my wall calendar knows it.

Here’s the list of story assignments for the 2012 Wicked Women Writers Challenge.

Chantal Boudreau
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Location: Wal-Mart
Object: A sack of marbles

Jennifer Caress
Holiday: New Year’s Day
Location: A campground
Object: An eagle feather

Amity Green
Holiday: St Patrick’s Day
Location: An opera house
Object: A leather shoestring

Jaki Idler
Holiday: Valentine’s Day
Location: A train station
Object: A Gucci handbag

Jenna M. Pitman
Holiday: The Fourth of July
Location: A cruise ship
Object: A silver candelabra

Michele Roger
Holiday: Columbus Day
Location: A computer mainframe room
Object: A walkie-talkie

Killion Slade
Holiday: Passover
Location: A seashore
Object: A garden rake

Hollie Snider
Holiday: Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Location: SPCA/dog pound
Object: A copy of the Wall Street Journal

Rebecca Snow
Holiday: Christmas
Location: A tunnel
Object: A Matzo ball

Charissa Udar
Holiday: The Queen’s Birthday Holiday
Location: A dentist’s office
Object: An ancient arrowhead

Jeri Unselt
Holiday: Memorial Day
Location: A museum
Object: A peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Maria Violante
Holiday: Halloween
Location: A gas station
Object: A mink coat

Warm and wicked wishes to our twelve writers this year. I’m so excited. Podcasted stories are due by July 1, and fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite this summer. Who will be “Most Wicked 2012?”

Laurel Anne Hill (Most Wicked 2011)
http://www.laurelannehill.com

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When a Good Gal Goes Wicked…

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Where did I go WICKED?

Okay, I know what my website claims. Laurel Anne Hill crafts stories with inspirational premises, right? Worthiness is rewarded, right? Yet many of my short stories these days lurk in shadows of the horror genre. In fact, Horror Addicts (http://www.horroraddicts.net) just named me “Most Wicked 2011″ for my entry, Flight of Destiny, in their Wicked Women Writers Challenge. How can a gal who believes in worthiness be most wicked?

Worthiness has its reward. Unworthiness does, too.

But wait, I’ve been known to inflict horror upon my characters who try to live decent lives, even let some of them lose their battles against evil. How do I reconcile that disparity with my website statements?

Bad things happen to good people every day. They misread situations. They miscalculate their own abilities. Sometimes, through no fault of their own, they end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Encounters with “the dark” forces characters to find strength within their weaknesses or else succumb.

In other words, the power of love, honor, faith and duty really can surmount daunting obstacles and transform lives. But sometimes such power fails, leaving characters to fend for themselves whatever way they can.

To listen to Flight of Destiny, go to http://www.mevio.com/episode/287550/horror-addicts-wwwbonus-01-laurel-anne-hill. Flight of Destiny stirs steampunk, infidelity, jealously, and a radioactive poison into a delicious hot-pot of horror.

Warm wishes,

Laurel Anne Hill
(Author of HEROES ARISE)
http://www.laurelannehill.com

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Wicked Women Writers Challenge and Six Deadly Sins

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Select your favorite sin

Get ready for those Halloween time-of-the-year tingles down the old spinal column. The Wicked Women Writers Challenge podcast (Six Stories of Sin) goes live on October 28. Go to http://www.horroraddicts.net, episode #49.

My contribution is entitled “Beyond Her Reach: A Tale of Sloth.” Other contributors are Hollie Snider, Michele Roger, Kimberly Steele, Rhonda R. Carpenter and R.E. Chambliss. Listen to all six podcasts and vote for your favorite by November 16.

One lucky voter will receive a Horror Addicts prize package.

Warm, chilling wishes,

Laurel Anne Hill, Author of “Heroes Arise”
(http://www.laurelannehill.com)

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Wicked Women Writer's Challenge (Guest Judge: Laurel Anne Hill)

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Happy almost Halloween. If you're a fan of creepy stories, be sure to listen to Emerian Rich's "Wicked Women Writer's Challenge," recorded on "Horror Addicts" on October 11. I served as a guest judge for the contest and offered my comments on Emerian's podcast. The link to "Horror Addicts" is as follows: http://www.horroraddicts.net/.

For more about me and my writing, please visit my website at http://www.laurelannehill.com.

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