Tag: creative writing
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A Nice Review For The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume II
I want to take a moment and thank Joy Tashlik for offering some kind words about my short story collection entitled The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume II. She wrote, “This collection of short stories reads like a series of Twilight Zone episodes, in the most excellent way. The narratives start off plausibly enough, in an old…
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Dr. Nekros Is Dying For Your Readership
Between 2011 and 2014, I published a bi-monthly electronic serial exclusive to the Kindle called Dr. Nekros. I’m dead serious when I say he came to me in a dream and wouldn’t rest until I wrote his tale. I won’t lie, I started the serial without really knowing where it would lead. I had the…
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You Better Know the Score
I once read that Stephen King loves to listen to rock music while he writes. Unfortunately, I can’t do that. I get too distracted by lyrics and, well, words. However, I do actually love to listen to music while I work. For me, scores work well. When I say “score,” I’m talking about movie music.…
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A New Andropia Review
Thanks very much to Natalie Fee for the thoughtful review concerning my science fiction novel, Andropia. I very much appreciate her time. Please do take a moment to read it …
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Share My Passion
In 2011, I began an experiment called Dr. Nekros. I’d created the character a few years prior, but it wasn’t until that time that I fully committed to telling his story. Amazon Direct Publishing arrived on the scene, and I realized it provided the perfect platform to execute a form of storytelling I’d never experienced…
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Read “Christmas At the Cemetery” – A Story To Warm the Heart
Why would a mother and father bring their small child to a cemetery every Christmas? Why would that child actually be excited to do so? Here’s a hint: there’s a grandmother involved! Some holiday traditions are stranger than others, but rest assured, “Christmas At the Cemetery” will warm the heart. Read my $00.99 short on…
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This Is a Great Time To Read “A Christmas Confrontation”
Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories Traditionalist James Henderson is enraged and he’s got a bone to pick with Marty Yaple, a youth minister. In fact, James is so angry that he raids Marty’s church, catching Marty off guard. It’s James, though, who is surprised in the end, because Marty is not…
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Halloween Is the Perfect Time To Read The Dr. Nekros Series
I can’t think of a better time to read all eighteen episodes of the Dr. Nekros series. It’s got humor, drama, action, adventure, and best of all, I like to think it can be downright creepy. Follow the address to find links to the entire saga. https://scottwilliamfoley.com/dr-nekros-occult-aficionado-e-series/
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Read “Send-Off” – My Most Disturbing Short Story
In one of Scott William Foley’s most disturbing tales, a runner happens across a smart phone along a mountain path. After realizing the phone is not secured, and after discovering why the phone lay near the mountain’s edge, the runner takes actions that will both appall and terrify you. Originally published in Illinois State University’s…
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For All You Binge Readers – Now Is the Time
After years of serialized release, my eighteen-part Dr. Nekros saga is finally complete and available to read in one massive binge. If you enjoy stories that span centuries, encroach upon the boundaries of reality, delve into family dynamics, provide nonstop action, and demand contemplation, then you’ll love Dr. Nekros. You can read yours today by…