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Do You Like Creepy Stories For Halloween?

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 19, 2019October 22, 2019

As Halloween approaches and kids and adults alike brainstorm about costumes, tricks and treats, there are a multitude of other ways to get in the Halloween spirit. There are hundreds of freaky movies you can sit down and watch late at night with nothing but the glow of your TV illuminating your house. Haunted houses […]

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The Descent Joins The Wattpad Paid Stories Program

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019

As many of you know, over the last few years I’ve been writing and posting stories, long and short, on Wattpad. I’ve detailed some of my experiences with Wattpad over the years, in particular with regards to my novel The Descent. The Descent was originally written as a 2,000 word short story during the spring months of 2017 (you can read […]

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An Unexpected Ending To NaNoWriMo 2018

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

It was Thursday, November 29th. I had been furiously tapping away at my keyboard throughout the day, using every single moment available to me to get more words in. The deadline of NaNoWriMo was looming, just over 24 hours away. I had to get there. I was determined to get there. The day before, I […]

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Shut It Down And Write – Play Later

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on November 14, 2018October 31, 2018

NaNoWriMo is in full swing at this point and hopefully, you’ve already made some good progress on your story. However, if you’re like many of us out there, there are always other things in life that compete for our attention. Sometimes, they distract and sidetrack us, despite our best efforts. That weekly TV-show that you […]

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Onward We Go – The Post-Wattys Plan

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 7, 2018October 7, 2018

Today, there’s about 60 or so very excited Wattpad writers out there. They’re part of the winners of one of largest, if not THE largest, writing contest on the planet. Out of 300k+ entries, they made it to the very top. I congratulate them on their well-deserved win. CONGRATULATIONS. Well done! Alas, as for myself, […]

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Shortlisted For The Wattys 2018

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 14, 2018

By now, you may have seen the buzz about The Wattys shortlist around Twitter and elsewhere. People all over the place are jumping up and down after finding out they’re on the Wattys 2018 shortlist. I’m one of those people. For those that don’t hang around Wattpad every day, what does that mean? What the […]

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The Shadow Within – Flash Fiction

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 21, 2018

Evening had descended on the village. Stars twinkled in the cloudless night and the bright light of the full moon cast a pale white veil over the cottages. A cool breeze drifted down from the mountains, the trees swaying in harmony as they sang the unintelligible lullabies of the night. In the distance low, dark […]

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The Online Writing Log June Update

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 19, 2018

Summer is finally here and with it, a packed updated to the Online Writing Log. Although not everything is visible or available within the app itself yet, it’ll be soon! Since the last update, I’ve been pretty busy with new features, updates and fixes. Here’s a brief list of what’s new. A new initial setup […]

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Beacon – Short Story

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 26, 2018

Trevyr sat on the bed in his cabin, his eyes on the monitor that hung on the wall across from him. Sweat trickled down his forehead in the abnormally warm and muggy cabin. The space station, once a barely visible pinprick on the screen, had grown in size to the point where he could make […]

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March 2018 Update

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 5, 2018

March has arrived and honestly, I can hardly believe we already have two months in the rearview mirror. The last couple of months have been more productive than I anticipated. January had my highest word count in six months and although February didn’t fare as well as I had hoped, I still did pretty good. […]