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  • The Curry Barker/Robert Rodriguez Parallel

    Like a lot of people (and probably some of you), I recently found myself marveling over the success of the new generation of horror filmmakers. Strike that, not just the success—the quality, as well. The recent success of filmmakers like Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me, Bring Her Back), Curry Barker (Obsession), and Kane… Read more

  • Overthinking? Try Unpacking the Suitcase

    In my last post, I mentioned a writers workshop I went to on the coast. One of the presenters was a horror writer/director named Duncan Birmingham. His movie Who Invited Them? is on Hulu, and definitely worth a watch if you’re into unsettling, off putting stories. Duncan’s presentation involved what he called “unpacking the suitcase.”… Read more

  • Let’s Start at the (New) Beginning

    Looking at a couple examples of great book openings. Read more

  • Writing Through Distractions

    To clarify, I’m not offering advice here, I’m asking for it. I remain about 65k words into my latest WIP, where I’ve been stuck since just before Thanksgiving. Why? Because I got distracted and I’m having trouble getting the ball rolling again. But wait, what’s that, there on the horizon? It’s an even bigger distraction!… Read more

  • Word Count Is Only Important If You Want It to Be

    So it’s almost the end of Spooky Season (not really a fan of that term and yet here I am using it, good grief), and I know for a lot of you that means one thing: National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo, aka NaNo) is almost upon us. Starting on November 1st, many of you… Read more

  • We Are One Month Away from #PitDark!

    Are you one of the many writers out there with a finished manuscript, currently querying agents or publishers in an attempt to find it a home? If you are, you may already know about #PitDark, but if not you should definitely read on. Like #PitMad, the other pitch event, #PitDark is a twice yearly querying… Read more

  • Do You All Know This Ira Glass Quote?

    Actually, I guess I should back up a step—do you all know Ira Glass? He’s a journalist and host of the radio program This American Life on NPR. If you’ve never heard it, I’ve seen it described as “journalistic non-fiction.” Between that phrase and the fact that it’s on public radio, you might think it… Read more

  • Publisher vs Agent: Grudge Match

    Just kidding, there’s no grudge. In my last post I alluded to having a decision to make regarding the fate of my novel, since it is now fully back in my hands after the rights were returned to me by the previous almost-publisher. And that decision is one I suspect a lot of writers can… Read more

  • Proof of Life Post

    I’ve never liked it when I read someone’s blog and the first thing the blogger says is “Sorry I haven’t posted in so long.” I always think, Don’t apologize! Life happens, it can be a lot. Post when you can. So I won’t apologize, but…It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted anything, so I… Read more

  • Almost Published to Unpublished, Just Like That

    So, last week I got some news about my debut novel that was due to be published by an indie publisher in Colorado. My editor decided to resign from the publishing company, and they said they simply had no other editors with room on their plate to take on another project. The publisher sent me… Read more