http://www.writerscafe.org/writers/rickchiantaretto The original writings of author Rick Chiantaretto en-us Copyright 2009 Aresta Enterprise LLC 1259094501 Aresta RSS Generator 15 14153500-1213788785.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/277951/ Has the vampire been overdone? I don't think so. Learn the qualities and standards you need to know in order to create a character all your own. 89749600-1207846542.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/247623/ This poem is an echo of me... 25223900-1205858150.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/235792/ Ever been through Hell? Just take a step... 28558200-1205857905.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/235788/ Written in 9th grade, but it still makes me laugh. Gotta love it :) 83709500-1205857793.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/235786/ A Cinquain. 76595500-1205857717.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/235785/ Part 3. For those of us who need to add a little romance and a little less killing in our writing, here is what I have learned. 37779900-1204559344.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/227508/ Part 2. For those of us who need to add a little romance and a little less killing in our writing, here is what I have learned. 01517200-1204559252.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/227507/ Part 1. For those of us who need to add a little romance and a little less killing in our writing, here is what I have learned. 94945600-1204559172.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/227504/ We've heard it all before, but here are my ideas on how to write a successful opening... 53487000-1204558990.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/227501/ A great start for those of you wanting to learn to write horror. 91725200-1204558852.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/227499/ Edmund, a magical human, was just a child when his home was conquered by men after being betrayed by one of their own. He must now learn to live among them or be hunted and loose his chance to be his race's last hope for salvation. 49942800-1204299457.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225838/ The reality we create is usually the most ensnaring. 76410600-1204298875.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225832/ Every word of the following story is true, and is based off of an experience I had when I was eight. 04485800-1204298391.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225830/ For a contest: A story that touches on sorcery and truth. 13252700-1204297945.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225826/ A modern day vampire story, dedicated to my vampire friends. To them I am a black swan. To me, they are inspiration. 31137300-1204297702.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225822/ A Civil War general is haunted by the ghost of one of his own men, who he had killed for being a confederate sympathizer. 89591400-1204297520.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225818/ At what point do our most extreme beliefs become truth? 99457800-1204297240.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225814/ When our mind knows something we are unwilling to admit because of our own fear that a similar event may come to pass in our lives, when that secret is revealed, you will have The Cliff. 53474200-1204297011.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225810/ Meet Julian, a vampire with a soul, and learn the rules soul-searching and choice. 06719100-1204296534.jpg http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rickchiantaretto/225804/