The Indie Spotlight has a very short interview with me about my ebook Invocation of the Incisor and Other Dark Tales.
Invocation of the Incisor and Other Dark Tales (ebook): Now Available via Kobo and iBooks
Quick update: My short story collection is now available via Kobo and iBooks (as well as usual suspects Amazon, Smashwords, and soon B&N). For the iBooks version, you’ll need to click on this link from your iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. There are already some nice reviews on Amazon. If you like quirky, cerebral, and dark horror stories (there’s not a zombie [...]
One Writer’s Journey: From Nowhere to Somewhere, But Not Quite There Yet
I guest blogged at Helluo Librorum, a terrific writing blog run by Teresa Frohock. Writing a novel and trying to get it published is often a lonely, brutal, and soul-crushing adventure, and I wanted to offer some tangible and candid advice that might help others avoid my unrealistic expectations and embarrassing gaffes. I hope it [...]
Books About Writing by Two Stephens
I’m a junkie for books about writing, but out of the dozens I’ve read over the years, two books written by guys named Stephen rise far above the rest: Stephen King’s On Writing and the unfortunately titled but indispensable The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction by Stephen Koch. King’s [...]
Profile in CityLit
CityLit Project (a terrific organization that deserves your support) interviewed me for their newsletter. It’s available as a PDF here.
Borderlands Boot Camp followup
I had a blast reading (aloud) the short assignments of the boot camp grunts at the 2009 Borderlands Boot Camp. The crew was great this year, including: writers Tom Monteleone, F. Paul Wilson, Doug Winter, Mort Castle, and Gary Braunbeck; editors Ginjer Buchanan and Jaime Levine; and friends like Norman Prentiss, Beth Blue, and Paul [...]
New short story to appear in Terrible Beauty, Fearful Symmetry anthology
My short story, “Invocation of the Incisor,” will be appearing in the upcoming anthology Terrible Beauty, Fearful Symmetry by DarkHart Press. If you like witchery and teething babies, you’ll enjoy this one. Publication is set for October—stay tuned.