Love Us, Love Our Books!
Today I read a post on Facebook that made me so, so sad for a…
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FIRST BOOK LOOK: Mary Rajotte’s THE BONE KEY
First Book Look is an ongoing interview series that gives new authors a chance to…
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FIRST BOOK LOOK: Jason Bussman’s FUMBLE
First Book Look is an ongoing interview series that gives new authors a chance to…
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On AuthorCon V & Networking Etiquette
Photo, from left: Jamie Flanagan, James Sabata, and yours truly This blog post needs to…
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What NOT to say to publishers or editors on social media
I’m writing this post because of comments I have seen recently on social media in…
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Self-Made Monsters: digital ARCs available for review
Okay, they are actually “galleys,” as they are uncorrected proofs and haven’t been through the…
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Why no author account?
Why I choose not to create separate author accounts on social media (Picture: This is…
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‘New Press, Who Dis?’ (Undertaker Books is born)
Life is weird and I know it frequently surprises us with heartache and tragedy. But…
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“Horror allows us to safely explore fear,” an interview with Shadows in the Stacks editor James Sabata
James Sabata, horror author, editor, podcast host, and founder of Spirited Giving, agreed to give…
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CREEP THIS WAY has launched!
Today I am excited to share that CREEP THIS WAY: How to Become a Horror…
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Dark Poetry: What it is, what it can be
With thoughts from Jessica McHugh, Holly Lyn Walrath, Donny Winter, Marisca Pichette, and JG Faherty…
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Submission Etiquette for Writers & Editors
Most writers and editors have received more than their fair share of less-than-polite treatment: from…
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How the word “NO” made me a writer
How learning to say no changed my life and helped make room for who I…
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Book Reviewers’ Raffle
Leave a book review of IN MEMORY OF EXOSKELETONS for a chance to win a…
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“Writing with Friends,” a guest post by N. West Moss
Soon I’ll be going on my own writers’ retreat, so I invited my friend, N.…
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On not self-rejecting…
Photo: Shakespeare Unleashed, edited by James Aquilone for Monstrous Books and Crystal Lake Publishing, which…
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Book Launch!
The day is here–and like most long-anticipated events, ot came on slowly and then all…
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OMG I’m Writing a Novel
Photo of shark by freepik.com During NaNoWriMo 2022, I wrote 20,000 words of absolute crap.…
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Hard Work Works (thank you 2022!)
This is basically a “part two” to my recent “Failing at NaNoWriMo & Winning at…
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“It’s about my own roots,” an interview with NIGHTLIGHT podcast’s Tonia Ransom
Tonia Ransom, creator of the NIGHTLIGHT podcast and Afflicted: A Horror Thriller Audio Drama, talks…
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“Dear Editor, thank you for considering…”
(Image: http://www.freepik.com) I have 42 submissions out. I want to say something about Schrodinger’s cat…
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On Becoming a Writer and Learning To Be Vulnerable: Guest post by Carol Weis
Guest post from author Carol Weis on writing her memoir STUMBLING HOME: Life Before and…
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“[B]e surprised by the process,” an interview with Jessica McHugh
Jessica McHugh is a novelist, a 2x Bram Stoker Award®-nominated poet, and an internationally-produced playwright…
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Writing Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops: Guest Post from Allison Hong Merrill
The blog took a spring break, but is back with Allison Hong Merrill, author of…
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