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How I Write a Novel

March 9, 2022 / Zé Burns / 1 Comment

Some of my novel/novella manuscripts I believe that there are very few rules to writing. No one way to do it. For instance, one of the most common designations of writers is plotter or pantser (i.e., outline or no outline). I am firmly (if not obsessively) in the former category, but for every author it’s … Continue reading How I Write a Novel

What I Read – November 2021

December 2, 2021 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

Welcome to a new segment where I share the books I read each month. This list might be shorter than usual as I had a slow start to the month, combined with travel and holidays. One of my favorite Booktubers Well Read Beard ends each video with: “I hope you’re enjoying all your books as … Continue reading What I Read – November 2021

My Favorite Bizarre Books – Summer 2020

August 29, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

This will be my final post of weekly content on this blog. After this, I’m taking the next two weeks off to prepare for the Babou 691 launch on September 14th! I’ll continue to post monthly writing/life updates here as well as any news about my writing. However, my focus will be on Babou. It’s … Continue reading My Favorite Bizarre Books – Summer 2020

Author Interview: Madeleine Swann

August 15, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

For my final Featured Author, I could not have made a better choice than Madeleine Swann. If you follow this blog, you’ve heard my repeated praise of her collection Fortune Box. It was actually the second review I ever posted on this blog, before “Featured Authors” was a thing. As one of the bizarros across … Continue reading Author Interview: Madeleine Swann

Author Interview: Karl Fischer

July 18, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

Like many of my Featured Authors, I met Karl Fischer at BizarroCon 11. He was kind enough to chat with a wall-flowering newcomer like myself. But my clearest memory of Karl was at the Bizarro Showdown. His act? A sales pitch about teaching horses to ski, stopping here and there to moon the audience who … Continue reading Author Interview: Karl Fischer

Bizarre Books That Made Me a Writer

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 / Zé Burns / 2 Comments

How did I become the writer I am today? Books, of course. Anyone who tells you that reading isn’t important for writing is a stinking liar. I can trace my evolution of thought and style precisely by examining the books that made the greatest impact on me. The Cloven Viscount & the Nonexistent Knight by … Continue reading Bizarre Books That Made Me a Writer

Author Interview: Gina Ranalli

June 27, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

Gina Ranalli has been in bizarro fiction since the beginning. She even helped come up with the name after once describing her work as “mondo bizarro.” Like many of the Featured Authors, I discovered her work through the Bizarro Starter Kits. Her novella Suicide Girls in the Afterlife made me an instant fan. Since then … Continue reading Author Interview: Gina Ranalli

The Carlton Mellick Challenge

May 23, 2020May 24, 2020 / Zé Burns / 3 Comments

No one possesses a larger or more renowned oeuvre in the bizarro community than Carlton Mellick III (or CM3). It was in fact his novel Satan Burger that catalyzed the genre in the first place. Putting out roughly three books a year since 2001, he has a bibliography of over 60 books. It was this … Continue reading The Carlton Mellick Challenge

Author Interview: Douglas Hackle

May 16, 2020 / Zé Burns / 1 Comment

Amy M. Vaughn, bizarro author and friend of the blog, describes Douglas Hackle as "the best bizarro absurdist in the business." He is the author of two short novels and two collections and was nominated for the Wonderland Award. I discovered Hackle’s work in the Red volume of The Bizarro Starter Kit and soon encountered … Continue reading Author Interview: Douglas Hackle

Women in Bizarre Fiction, Pt. 1

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

This week I’m taking a look at some of my favorite female authors on the bizarre fiction scene and their work. Some I’ve mentioned previously on this blog, but I feel the need to trumpet them, as they are just that good. -- Gina Ranalli Swarm of Flying Eyeballs It would not be a list … Continue reading Women in Bizarre Fiction, Pt. 1

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