Something that was written working in the library.

The paranormal, ghost stories, legends, folk lore, are they real or just a figment of our over active imaginations? Some say they are real. I have no doubt that ghost exist but I can’t explain them, at least to most folks satisfaction. Some are friendly, even playful and some are not. Read more…

A joke/incident that supposedly is a true story too.

This is an inside-information all about me

Ancient peoples knew a lot more and could do a lot more than we usually give them credit. Don’t believe me? Well, then you need to check out the book "Ancient Inventions" by Peter James and Nick Thorpe. This book will open your eyes to ancient technologies we often think of as being only modern.

Reader’s Digest has published some pretty good individual books over the years, including one of my personal favorites, "Mysteries of the Unexplained." If you are interested in one book that can provide a solid background on things like the occult, ghosts, monsters and other supernatural elements, this is the book for you.

Throughout history, there have been plenty of evil people. 19th Century serial killer H.H. Holmes has to be among the worst of the worst. The man possibly killed hundreds upon hundreds, snaring them in his "castle" and then doing horrible things to them. The best book about this murderer is "Depraved," by Harold Schechter.

Author : Iklim.

Sometimes non-fiction books can have an everlasting influence upon a writer, as well as novels. In this instance, a book about screenwriting by author Syd Field allowed one fantasy writer to reach a turning point in his craft and his career.

What point is it that a quotation makes that the writer quoting it cannot make by their own hand? Some writers do not feel complete unless they quote someone famous. Indeed they are compelled to put in a quote by Lincoln or Ghandi for the sake of it, even where that quote has little relevance to the subject at hand.