Angela Slatter's Blog, page 107
May 11, 2014
A Stitch in Time
Rackham;’s Sleeping Beauty
The opening of the next Tallow-Wife tale, “A Stitch in Time” is below:
Cordelia is dying and there is nothing they can do. Her injuries from the fire, determinedly refusing to heal, have gotten worse. The arm and her face are the most troubling, suppurating, decaying, creeping across the
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State of the Writer
I’m around, I’m breathing, I’m writing.
And I’m waiting.
Waiting, waiting, waiting.
Coz being a writer, if you’d not noticed, is largely a waiting game. Of course, it’s not ideal to be idle whilst doing said waiting. You need to keep writing coz that’s the job. But sometimes the waiting takes on a weight of
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May 5, 2014
And so this happened
I’ve finally bitten the proverbial bullet and released this page, which is basically The Flensing Factory, for writers who want help with their short stories.
For more details, go here.
April 29, 2014
More Bearskin
For the longest time he stares out the tiny window into the night where nothing can be discerned until the full moon rises over the reaching fingers of skeletal treetops. Everything is bathed in silver-blue. Torben looks down at the lean-to; he can just see the edge of the bear skin stretched
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April 28, 2014
Bearskin
Photo by Jules Cox
Working on one of the last Tallow-Wife stories, this one is “Bearskin”:
He listens closely in case Uther is sneaking up behind to scare him so he pees his pants again. Torben would have thought that trick would grow old quickly, but apparently not. All he can
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 25
And The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 25 is ready for pre-order from Constable & Robinson. ‘Tis the 25th anniversary edition and I’m very happy to say Mr Jones has selected one of my stories for it.
“The Burning Circus”, which originally appeared in the British Fantasy Society’s first Horror
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April 23, 2014
Review of Home and Hearth
The first review of “Home and Hearth”, my Spectral Press chapbook is in, from Mr Mark West over on goodreads.
Mark said: This is Spectral Press chapbook 11 and Angela Slatter brings the quality flooding back (I wasn’t overly keen on the last two entries) with a heart-wrenching tale that hooks
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April 12, 2014
Galleys for The Bitterwood Bible
My weekend has been vastly improved by the receipt of the proofs for The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings from Tartarus Press!
With illustrations by Kathleen Jennings, this book is looking very lovely indeed.
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April 9, 2014
Angie and Suze
Suze and Angie at Clarion South!
Two of my very dear friends, who also happen to be extraordinarily talented emerging writers, Angie Rega and Suzanne Willis, are making names for themselves!
Visit Suzanne’s new website here and check out her growing bibliography – including the very disturbing
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April 8, 2014
Zombie Apocalypse: Endgame! Cover Release
I’m pleased to see the cover for the final Zombie Apocalypse anthology has been released into the wild. The book is available for pre-order.
Blurb:
IS THIS THE END . . . OR JUST THE BEGINNING?
Human Reanimation Virus (HRV) has spread around the globe and most of the major cities
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