My Flash Fiction on a Horror Podcast Site

For the first time my fiction was turned into something you can listen to and not just something you read.

Prey on Pseudopod.org

This was a great experience for me; the editors were very kind, prompt and professional. This particular piece, as I had mentioned just the other day, was a very successful work of fiction for me.

The writing of this was a bit different because, as an animal lover, I wanted to toy around with how an animal might think, feel or react to an unnatural ritual going on around, in this case, her.

Flames Rising features Pseudopod.org today as well, and I know Matt’s goal is to highlight more authors as they contribute to the horror and dark fantasy genre.

February 5, 2008
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Freelancing for Newspapers | a Book Review

Freelancing for Newspapers

Writing for an Overlooked Market

Written by Sue Fagalde Lick
Published by Quill Driver Books

As the title suggests, this book is a comprehensive “how-to” for freelancers wanting to break into the newspaper print market. I stress the words newspaper and print, because the material here was written by a professional lady with lots of experience in tried-and-true journalistic markets. Her experiences alone are great for any freelancer to read up on and understand, but it also means that her take on freelancing for newspapers is a fairly traditional one based on years of experience.

Read More…

February 4, 2008
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POD People

Beating the Print-on-Demand Stigma

POD People. Seems like they’re everywhere all of a sudden. Thousands of authors are publishing their books via print-on-demand, but only a very small percentage of them find any kind of success. Why? POD People must not only act as author, but also publisher, advertiser, editor, agent and graphic designer.

The sad truth is that many POD People don’t know what to do when they’re starting out and plunge blindfolded into the publishing world. Most POD books fade into obscurity, selling only a few copies and leaving the author disappointed and in many cases, broke.

This failure is due primarily to the negative POD stigma. Many people avoid self- published books and loathe POD books even more. It’s a harsh reality, but there is hope. Bestselling POD author, Jeremy Robinson, reveals how to beat the POD stigma and make your book stand out.

About the Author: Jeremy Robinson is the author of the wildly successful Print-On-Demand novel, The Didymus Contingency, which was a Barnes&Noble.com bestseller, an Amazon.ca bestseller and is now available in several languages from various traditional publishers.

POD People is available at Amazon.com

February 1, 2008
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Blog Update: New Functionality

Just wanted to let you know that we’ve been working on ensuring the blog is up to technical snuff (so to speak)…we’ve added a “contact” form and have an updated RSS feed. I’m a bit behind on the re-categorization of older posts, and I thank you for your patience.

I would like to feature other author blogs and content; if you have a blog you would like included, feel free use the new “Contact Form” or post in the comments.

Happy scribing!

January 28, 2008
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The Wand in the Word

Conversations with Writers of Fantasy

In a series of incisive interviews, Leonard S. Marcus engages thirteen master storytellers in spirited conversation about their life and work, providing inspiring reading for fantasy fans and future writers alike.

What kind of child were you? When did you decide you wanted to be a writer? Why do you write fantasy?

"Fantasy," writes Leonard S. Marcus, "is storytelling with the beguiling power to transform the impossible into the imaginable and to reveal our own ‘real’ world in a fresh and truth-bearing light." Few have harnessed this power with the artistry, verve, and imagination of the authors encountered in this compelling book. How do they work their magic?

Finely nuanced and continually revealing, Leonard S. Marcus’s interviews range widely over questions of literary craft and moral vision, as he asks thirteen noted fantasy authors about their pivotal life experiences, their literary influences and work routines, and their core beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and in our lives.

The Wand in the Word is available at Amazon.com

January 10, 2008
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