One of my New Year’s resolutions is to improve my work ethic. I envy authors like Robert Silverberg and Brian Keene who put out quality work consistently and prolifically while balancing multiple other projects. While I’m nowhere close to them, I’ve found a set of rules that I think will help me achieve my resolution. … Continue reading Living by Heinlein’s Rules
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Announcement: New Acceptance!
My story “The Last Earth Day” was accepted last week! It’s part of the Happy Hellidays anthology put out by Hellbound Books. This will be my fourth story to be published. The anthology called for holiday-themed horror. While it was tempting to write about a big holiday, or conversely, a very obscure one, I chose … Continue reading Announcement: New Acceptance!
Announcement: New Story Accepted!
This week I received an email from Eerie River Publishing, informing me that my story “The Installation” was accepted for their anthology It Calls From Below! This will be my third published story and the second to appear in print. The anthology features horror stories set beneath the earth. Something about that theme sparked an … Continue reading Announcement: New Story Accepted!
Announcement: My 1st Print Acceptance!
While in El Paso last week visiting family, I received an email from Ghost Orchid Press about a story I submitted a while back (you may remember me mentioning it here). I opened it with my mother, expecting another rejection slip to add to my collection. That was not the case. My eyes alighted on … Continue reading Announcement: My 1st Print Acceptance!
How to Grow Bizarro Fiction, Part 2
Two months ago, I wrote an article entitled “How to Grow Bizarro Fiction.” It was targeted at the grassroots—ways the average reader could help grow this wonderful genre. In response, I received amazing feedback, in particular ways that bizarro fiction could be expanded on a much larger scale. In this part two, I’ve included these … Continue reading How to Grow Bizarro Fiction, Part 2
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