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Jo Danilo | Writer

Jo Danilo | Writer

Author of Creative Fiction Writing, Books and Stories

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Tag: spooky

Short Stories from around the world

Many thanks to Allan Hudson from the South Branch Scribbler, who chose my short ghost story ‘Saturday Girl and the Heavy Breather’ for his regular feature – ‘stories from around the world’ – in which he shares a new tale every two weeks.

allan hudson, blog, fiction, ghost, horror, scribbler, scribblerblog, short story, south branch, spooky, world, young adult

Any Ideas What This Might Be…?

In which Jo receives a mysterious photo from her friend and has no idea what it is…

author, bird, fiction, garden, ghost, harry potter, mystery, new Zealand, patronus, photo, photograph, spooky, story

Building up a History for ‘Foxfires’

When I’m writing a larger piece of work, one of the fun parts is the conjuring of odd snippets to add to the history or background of the story. Sometimes these snippets end up in the book and sometimes they initiate a complete change of direction…

#amwriting, background, construction, creative writing, curious tales, fiction, history, legend, spooky, story, yorkshire

The Curtain Twitcher’s Handbook: Tip #1

A short guide to the art of curtain-twitching.

Books, coronavirus, covid, curtain, curtain twitchers, fiction, ghost, handbook, spooky, story, teen, twitching, Writing, young adult

Jo’s Books

Foxfires

11:42 pm

The Curtain Twitcher’s Handbook

Blackwood

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