This very blog that you feast your eyes upon has recently become rather book review-heavy. Now this is not a bad thing, and I’m not complaining to you (me?) about this. I could argue that the increasing number of book… Read More ›
short stories
Book Review – Itch by A. A. Medina
I’m on a bit of a short story collection marathon at the moment. They’re all I want to read at the moment, which is different for me as I’m usually a novel man. But right now I seem to be… Read More ›
Book Review – Dreaming at the Top of My Lungs by Israel Finn
What a superb collection of stories this turned out to be. I jumped into this book not really knowing what to expect. I love my horror, and usually when looking at a short story collection I’m inclined to lean towards… Read More ›
Book Review – Tales From the Realm Vol 1. An Anthology from Aphotic Realm
Aphotic Realm is a website that any fan of horror short stories should check out. These guys are fans, and great at publishing and promoting indie authors who strive to create dark and creepy tales that stay with you long… Read More ›
Naming Those Darn Characters
Right then, character names. It’s a subject many writing blogs address so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and throw my probably-just-this-side-of-ignorant theories out there. Are you going to be inspired to change your methods on coming up with… Read More ›
Book Review – More Bizarro Than Bizarro, An Anthology
With a title like this you know you’re going to be in store for some crazy, strange, and insanely mental stories. And yes, this anthology doesn’t disappoint. In fact I’d go as far as to say there isn’t a dud… Read More ›
Dealing With Rejection Without Crying Like a Little Girl
We’ve all heard it before. “You know (insert best-selling book title) by (insert best-selling author’s name) was rejected twenty times before someone took a gamble on it, and look how that ended up.” This is the mantra for the aspiring… Read More ›
Is Being an Author Like Being a Musician?
I’m here again comparing the written word against the sounds made by musical instruments and the human voice. Successful authors have long careers spanning many years with many novels and articles published in much the same way as bands and… Read More ›
Under the Bed, Featuring… Me!!
http://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js http://www.fictionmagazines.com/wp-content/themes/neighborhood/js/excanvas.compiled.js http://www.fictionmagazines.com/wp-content/themes/neighborhood/js/respond.min.js The blogging and murdering has dried up a little this past week or so. I could blame it on a lack of ideas and a rather disappointing selection of victims to hand, or perhaps it’s down… Read More ›
