{"id":4133,"date":"2017-09-06T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=4133"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:28:46","slug":"unearthing-dark-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/06\/unearthing-dark-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Unearthing Dark Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guys. I have a confession.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had a<strong> deep, dark urge<\/strong>. Something decidedly <strong>creepy, devilish<\/strong> even. Something sinister inside me has been scratching at the surface and I&#8217;ve finally relented and allowed it to claw its way through&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/maryrajotte\">I opened up my Patreon again!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Promo for Patreon campaign\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1jPQuArrNE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/04\/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new\/divider2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" data-orig-size=\"271,34\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4043\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"34\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>The Goods<\/h1>\n<p>That&#8217;s right! I&#8217;ll be offering a glimpse into my writing life, including posts about:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>my creative process<\/li>\n<li>story ideas &amp; inspiration<\/li>\n<li>sneak peeks at works-in-progress<\/li>\n<li>freebies like stickers &amp; other swag<\/li>\n<li>ebook short stories<\/li>\n<li>flash fiction videos<\/li>\n<li>experimental poetry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/04\/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new\/divider2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" data-orig-size=\"271,34\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4043\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"34\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>A Little Background<\/h1>\n<p>I originally ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/maryrajotte\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a> campaign in 2014. At the time, it made sense for me to shut it down but I&#8217;ve always missed it. I love showing more behind-the-scenes details on how stories start, where ideas come from, and how I transform a tiny story seed into a big plot.<\/p>\n<p>So, that&#8217;s what you can expect!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/04\/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new\/divider2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" data-orig-size=\"271,34\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4043\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"34\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Not sure my writing is for you?<\/h1>\n<p>There are a bunch of archived posts and ebooks available on my page already!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/maryrajotte\"> Go, browse, download, read<\/a> &#8211; 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