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Strange stories and helpful writing strategies—eerily optimized for SEO.

A bizarre collage of three vintage-style illustrations, including handwritten notes, diagrams, and doodles.

An orange bust of Edgar Allen Poe wearing a suit with a bow tie, set against a matching orange background.

“Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health.”

— Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia

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Voodoo, Hoodoo, and Maledictions: How to Start a Sentence and Break the Blank-page Curse

Black magic in the bayou. A bestselling novelist literally can’t write a single word. Pens freeze, keyboards fail, even a Ouija board falls silent. With whispers of voodoo and a rival author prowling, the hunt begins for answers—and the best way to start a sentence.