Had a great time hanging out with the great Richard Chizmar in DC. He was there signing and promoting his new book, Memorials, which is a stellar novel.
Hangin’ with Horror Authors
A great time at Brian Keene’s shop–Vortex Books and Comics–today. Got to hang out with some stellar folks including Tom Deady, Larry Hinkle, Todd Keisling, and James Chambers. Awesome gang of genuinely cool people at a perfect book shop.
“The Nameless” – New Short Story Just Published
The latest short story, “The Nameless,” was just published today in Night Terror Magazine. Go over to www.nightterrormagazine.com and check out the October 2024 issue (#6) to read for free!
“Graduation” Wins Writing Competition!
The flash short-story “Graduation” submitted to the Weird Wide Web’s “Strange Behavior” 600-Word Writing Competition was selected as one of 10 winning stories. The story will be published on the Weird Wide Web page and will be available for PDF download later this month. The 10 winning stories, including Graduation, are live at the Weird Wide Web, click here to find it!
Long Haul – New Story In Progress
A new twisted tale in the works. Stay tuned.
Breathe – A New Novellete
A new novellete (longer than a short story, shorter than a novella) was finished this month. It is currently being shopped around for publishing. The houses cannot be disclosed and, besides, as any author can attest, it’s a game of persistence unless you have a big name in the industry. After its publication run, Breathe will be included in a collection of short stories. More to come…
Chill – New Short Story Started
A new short story–Chill–is in the works.
New LESS Coming Soon
A new Low-Effort Short Story (LESS) is in the works. It is about 2000 words in and coming along. Stay tuned, updates to come.
The Falls (Novel) Almost Done
First draft of the first fill-length novel–The Falls–is nearly done. It’s not at 98,000 words (roughly 325 pages) with a likely ending total of somewhere around 120,000 or so. The next steps will be edits/rewrites of sections, beta readers, then second draft round before shopping around for publication. Write on.