Poison-Pen
A WebRing for
Writers of Dark Fantasy & Romance
Kissed by the Darkling Muse



Welcome to all those dedicated to
the DARKER side of LOVE

The Craft and Art of
Speculative Erotic Romance:
Gothic, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, Time-travel, Alternative, Yaoi...!


If you can't handle the Darkness -
- Get out of the Attic.

Anything that combines magic and the paranormal with a modern to futuristic back-drop, is a Modern Gothic. Anything that deals with “dangerous power” is a Dark Fantasy.

However, the darkness in such Dark & Gothic tales is not expressed and defined by graphically detailed, and gruesome, violence, as it is in a Horror. The Drama of Angst rather than the Action of Violence is the vehicle of the Gothic.

Dark & Gothic tales are metaphors, proverbs, fables, and fairy tales for Spiritual Reality; the Nature of the Soul, Goodness and Evil in its purest forms, the hidden and buried Nightmare side of the Human Psyche. The parts of our souls we don't want to face.

EVERYONE has shadows locked behind the secret doors of their mind -- memories of Bad Things that happened to them, or to those they know. And the more one DOESN'T look at the darkness hiding under the bed (sexual issues), or in the attic (violence issues,) or in the basement (physical health issues) or in the closet (family issues) the bigger and badder they get.

Every parent knows, the only way to deal with Fear of the Dark, is to peer into the darkness and face what's there.

Gothics are both a warning of what lurks in the shadows, and a guide through the darkness.

If you are among the writers that faces their fears and delves into those hidden parts of your psyche to craft your tale -- then you belong with us.


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To join this ring:
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You MUST be Over 18.
Your Site must involve, or be related to:
Speculative Erotic Romance

Author Homepages & Blogs Welcome!

Free workshops, references, articles, writing blogs... OK!
Publishing Houses and EZine sites OK!
Editor blogs & homepages OK!
Review sites OK!
Cover Art sites - with free galleries OK!

Not a Poetry Ring.

No strictly Commercial / Shopping / Service sites or directories.
(Book sellers are Exempt - they may join if they like.)

ABSOLUTELY NO Porn sites or directories.

This is NOT a Promo ring.
ANY sites spamming the others will see your membership TERMINATED.

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