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Temple Library Reviews: Horror Authors Talk

Written by admin on October 31, 2009 – 9:49 am -

4) David Barr Kirtley - Bio: Profilic short fiction writer with a rather lengthy bio that can’t be summed up in a few sentences to capture the whole awesomeness. See original here:  Temple Library Reviews: Horror Authors Talk  Read More →


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Halloween Candy: Three Tales of Horror, by Douglas Clegg « Red …

Written by admin on October 31, 2009 – 4:00 am -

The descriptions were just enough to be horrifying without overwhelming the reader . Mr. See the original post here: Halloween Candy: Three Tales of Horror, by Douglas Clegg « Red …  Read More →


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Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent: This Week in Publishing

Written by admin on October 30, 2009 – 1:57 pm -

I do screen read a significant portion of short fiction , news, entertainment, research, and work reading, hundreds of thousands of words a day. But for a novel entertainment, give me a convenient book , a mug of cocoa and a clean, private, quiet, … Read the original here: Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent: This Week in Publishing  Read More →


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Cosimo Blog » Cosimo celebrates Halloween

Written by admin on October 30, 2009 – 6:01 am -

With a series of new editions of Le Fanu’s works , Cosimo is proud to reintroduce modern book lovers to the writings of the early master of suspense fiction who pioneered the concept of “psychological horror.” … The Evil Guest: A wonderful example of the Victorian haunted-house tale , this is one of Le Fanu’s almost-forgotten works , yet one that is still hugely enjoyable for today’s readers . See the original post here:  Cosimo Blog » Cosimo celebrates Halloween  Read More →


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Apocalypse Soon | Santa Fe Reporter

Written by admin on October 29, 2009 – 2:39 pm -

Today’s environmental horrors could lead to a scary Sci-Fi future. By: Laura Paskus 10/28/2009. Within the short stories and novels penned by science fiction writer Paolo Bacigalupi, the planet has fallen apart and humans confront unimaginable moral challenges. Here is the original: Apocalypse Soon | Santa Fe Reporter  Read More →


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Female and Male Sci-Fi Writers (And Readers) | National Novel …

Written by admin on October 28, 2009 – 1:43 pm -

For what it’s worth, most of my stories featured mixed protagonists. I actually like having at least two points of view, one male and one female, to work with. Read the original post:  Female and Male Sci-Fi Writers (And Readers) | National Novel …  Read More →


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Cemetery Dance Extras » Blog Archive » “The Aha! Moment” by …

Written by admin on October 28, 2009 – 1:24 pm -

“Harming Obsession” resonated with readers , more than anything else I’d written to that point. I realized that I had to stop treating my characters like pawns on a chessboard. More here: Cemetery Dance Extras » Blog Archive » “The Aha! Moment” by …  Read More →


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Cemetery Dance Extras » Blog Archive » The Aha! Moment

Written by admin on October 28, 2009 – 1:24 pm -

I spent another year or so learning from what I read, and figuring out what my fiction needed to work as genre, then submitted a few stories to Chizine. Read the original post: Cemetery Dance Extras » Blog Archive » The Aha! Moment  Read More →


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Badass Moments in Sci-Fi History by Ben Thompson » BSCreview

Written by admin on October 27, 2009 – 5:21 pm -

I probably don’t need to tell the readers of BSCreview.com that science- fiction is probably one of the most badass genres of fiction to ever explode out of someone’s brain. I mean, any genre in which genetically modified .. Read the original:  Badass Moments in Sci-Fi History by Ben Thompson » BSCreview  Read More →


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Wuthering Expectations: A lot of great books do not have …

Written by admin on October 27, 2009 – 9:00 am -

So (again excepting Booth) none of these books were that helpful. One argument, my strongest, is perhaps so obvious that no one bothers to make it: a lot of great novels ( stories , poems) have characters with whom no sane, mature person should …. See original here:  Wuthering Expectations: A lot of great books do not have …  Read More →


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