WELCOME TO THE #RRBC OCTOBER-WEEN BLOCK PARTY!

21/10/2019

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hi and “WELCOME” to
Rave Reviews Book Club’s BOOK, BLOG & TRAILER BLOCK PARTY

Here’s What I’m Giving Away Today:

$5 Amazon Gift Card x 2
eBook Halloween Writing Prompts x 2
eBook Tails x 1
eBook Hieroglyph x 1
eBook Fairy Dust x 1
eBook Magic Writing Prompts x 1

# of Winners for this stop: 8

Just leave a comment to be in to win!

Let's play a Halloween game using one of my writing prompts …

In the comments below write a short paragraph - let's see how creative you are!!!

It’s trick-or-treat time and your best friend has dared you to knock on the door of the haunted house. No one lives there, but when you creep through the overgrown oak trees you spy a light flickering in an upstairs’ window. Who answers the door?

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Once again, thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of this post. Good luck on winning my giveaways! I’ll see you at the next stop of this awesome BLOCK PARTY!

And the winners are:
(2) $5 Amazon gift cards - D. L. Finn & Susanne Leist
(2) ebook copies of HALLOWEEN PROMPTS - Charles Jones & John Howell
(1) ebook copy of TAILS - Bernard Foong
(1) ebook copy of FAIRY DUST - Shirley Harris-Slaughter
(1) ebook copy of HIEROGLYPH - Jan Sikes
(1) ebook copy of MAGIC WRITING PROMPTS - Yvette Calleiro

Congrats!

30 Comments

Beem Weeks link

26/10/2019 07:25:55 am

A fantastic display you have assembled, Wendy. Wishing your the best!

Wendy Scott link

26/10/2019 11:47:56 am

Thanks, Beem, I love playing with kids' books - it means I never have to grow up.

Charles W Jones link

26/10/2019 09:28:33 am

My heart races harder with squeak of the boards beneath my feet. I glance back at my friend barely visible through the overgrown trees and vegetation. I'd seen the flickering light when I came through the trees, but now as I stand on the front porch, I wonder if it had been my imagination. No one had lived in the house since before I was born. Everyone knew that, but it didn't explain my apprehension. Nothing was going to happen when I knocked on the door. I was being silly.

My hand shook as I raised my fist and banged on the termite weakened door. The door swung in from the pressure my hand had put on it. I felt warmth at the front of my pants moving down my legs. The terrifying face stared back at me from the shadows. I couldn't move as a gaped back at the horror before me.

Howling came from behind me. A chill puckered my skin as another fiend approached from behind the first. Hands gripped my shoulders at the same moment the second monster took hold of the first in the same fashion.

26/10/2019 11:49:16 am

Wow, Charles, I had goosebumps! Thanks for playing.

26/10/2019 09:29:35 am

Thanks for having such a fun activity today. Have a great day!

26/10/2019 11:49:50 am

Happy Halloween, Charles!

Forrest R Stepnowski link

26/10/2019 10:44:56 am

What a wonderful post today Wendy! I think these should be implemented for educational usage. There are not alot of programs out there that promote creative writing!

26/10/2019 11:51:56 am

Thanks, Forrest, I'm planning on doing some creative writing workshops in schools in 2020.

Shirley Harris-Slaughter

26/10/2019 11:51:35 am

An old man stared down at me with vacant eyes as he eased open the door. I backed away, hoping I could disappear. Too late. I can't move as he held me in his terrifying grip with only his eyes. Is my friend behind me? Eddie please help me! Then I woke up. What happened? Did I drink something that didn't agree with me?

I got to leave this place before something really awful happens. Where is Eddie? I need to talk to him ... find out what just too place.

26/10/2019 11:53:37 am

Hi Shirley, You've got me wondering what you drank!!!!

28/10/2019 12:05:32 pm

Yeah. Must have been a powerful potion. Even my spelling is off. Oh well. I tried. Lol

28/10/2019 12:27:53 pm

Just a bit of Halloween fun, Shirley!

Yvette M Calleiro link

26/10/2019 12:57:14 pm

I rang the doorbell and watched as the door shimmered and became transparent. A silhouette appeared and I stammered, “Tttrick or tttreat.”

A smooth voice said, “Well, which would you like? A trick or a treat?”

“Treat, pppplease.”

A bowl appeared within the door. I hesitated and then reached within the door to grab a treat. I felt a calloused, skeletal hand grab my wrist and say, “Have both!”

He yanked me toward him and through the door, and I disappeared into a portal to hell.

😁 That was fun, Wendy! Thanks! 😊

26/10/2019 05:58:45 pm

Yvette, that was intense!

Rhani D'Chae

26/10/2019 03:05:44 pm

Hi, Wendy. This was a fun post! I hope you had a fun day I'm the tour. 😀

26/10/2019 06:00:07 pm

Thanks, Rhani, I'm enjoying reading the creative pieces.

D.L. Finn

26/10/2019 05:49:35 pm

The door slowly creaks open as my clammy hand pulls away from the cold brass knob. A bright light temporary blinds me and then engulf the sagging porch. I shook my head and held out my empty candy bag. "Trick or treat." I say holding it up to the green hand.
"I didn't have the porch light on. I have no candy."
I gulped loudly but continued to hold out the bag. I couldn't go back on the dare. I had to get something from this...well, I wasn't sure what she was. Her eyes were as black as the cat next to her. Her breath floated to me on a cloud of garlic. A chorus of giggles echoed behind me.
"A dare huh? Pretty brave of you, but I have work to do."
I forced myself to take her in. She was dressed like the witch, like a party.
"I'm sorry to take you from your party but..."
"No party. Want to come in and see?" She laughed as I dropped my bag and ran. I never looked back.

26/10/2019 06:01:26 pm

Hi D.L. - I'd be running, too!

Ted D. Berner link

27/10/2019 03:31:26 am

What a great post! Makes me want to be a kid again :)

27/10/2019 11:21:27 am

Thanks, Ted, I get a thrill out of using my imagination.

Susanne Leist link

27/10/2019 12:38:16 pm

Todd opened the car doors for the women. Linda shivered at the sight of the bleak house, perched at the edge of the forest, the pounding waves of the Atlantic Ocean for its backdrop. Loose tiles dangled from the turreted roof, shutters flapped against the crumbling bricks, and broken steps offered to lead them into the dark hallway. Tom, Edward, Mike, and David strolled the graveled path. Gregg, Judy and Ryan waited by the front door. Todd hooked Linda’s arm through his as they followed the others. They stepped into the darkened entrance. In front of them loomed a staircase with two lines of lit candles traveling upward past menacing-looking gargoyles before splitting in opposite directions on the landing. Candles hung from wall sconces along the hall to the right of the stairs, while the one to the left gaped open in darkness.

I added an excerpt from The Dead Game. I couldn't resist. I love haunted houses!

27/10/2019 09:35:06 pm

That's perfect! Thanks, Suzanne.

Bernard Foong link

27/10/2019 06:37:30 pm

A fun post. You are a prolific writer of children's books. Keep up the great work, Wendy.

27/10/2019 09:35:58 pm

Will do, Bernard!

john howell link

28/10/2019 08:17:51 am

Super post, Wendy. (Sorry I'm late.)

Wendy link

28/10/2019 10:56:18 am

Thanks, John, Happy Halloween!

Jan Sikes

28/10/2019 11:50:19 am

I glanced over my shoulder to make sure Cindy was still with me. Much to my dismay, she'd already returned to the safety of the street. I swallowed hard. She'd dared me. I could never back down from a dare. I'd rather be scared out of three lifetimes than to have her tell everyone I was chicken. The flickering light in the window went out and I heard a loud groan come from somewhere inside the house. I almost wet my pants. I had to keep it together! Trembling, I knocked on the imposing wooden door. "Trick or treat," I muttered. Okay. I'd done it. Now I could leave and save face. Suddenly the door creaked open. I shrieked and ran as fast as I could. Laughter stopped me in my tracks. I'd been played. That's okay. Revenge can be brutal. They'll find out.

28/10/2019 12:24:41 pm

Hi Jan, I think I'd be with Cindy back on the sidewalk!

28/10/2019 11:50:42 am

What fun, Wendy!!!

28/10/2019 12:25:41 pm

Yes, Happy Halloween!

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