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Terrye Turpin

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Born

in McKinney, Texas

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https://terryeturpin.com/

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Fiction, Horror, Paranormal

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Stephen King Margaret Atwood Shirley Jackson Ray Bradbury Neil Gaiman ...more

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Terrye is a native Texan who writes stories set in her home state and other strange places. In her free time Terrye enjoys exploring antique, junk, and thrift stores for inspiration and bargains. She’s had stories published in small print and online journals, and writes short, humorous essays for her blog - https://terryeturpin.com/. ...more

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Average rating: 4.67 · 12 ratings · 6 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Imposter: And Other Stories 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trains in a Perfect World: A Short Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Weird and Whatnot: November 16, 2019 by Valerie Haskin (Editor), Rachel Rodman, D.L. Shirey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Very Short Stories

When words matter, pick the right ones

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I cut my writing teeth on short stories. Sometimes, they were very short. Working on a novel is quite different. But I’ve found the process of choosing the right words to express what I want to be similar to those exercises in flash fiction. Maybe I learned something? Time and editing will tell.

For now, here are five of my favorite very

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Writing Magic: The Ultimate Guide To Creating Your Magic System (Mastering The Art of Fantasy Worldbuilding)

by Leo Hambling

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Activate: a thesaurus of actions & tactics for dynamic genre fiction (live wire writer guides)

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The Darkest Night

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In this book Jennifer McMahon sets up such a believable horror story that I had trouble reading it after dark. The story focuses on the toxic relationship between the main character, Alison, and her estranged mother, Mavis. Alison agrees to take care ...more
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Although I did enjoy this book, it fell short in some places. It is a portal fantasy, and there are chapters written in the point of view of an omniscient "storyteller" that give the novel the feel of a fairy tale, but at times this feels a bit intru ...more
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Terrye Turpin and 53 other people liked Jenny Lawson's review of The Lost Story: "Look, it's going to look like I just a dozen books today but actually I was just too tired to update my goodreads until now because all of my blood is gone. THANKS, ANEMIA. Anyway, I loved this book. Kind of a dark narnia vibe? I liked it so much I p" Read more of this review »
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