Alex Laybourne's Blog, page 39

Here is our interview with Paul Flewitt

Reblogged from authorsinterviews: Name: Paul Flewitt Age: I don’t do time, but I’m reliably informed I’m 31 Where are you from: Sheffield, UK A little about your self `ie your education Family life ect  I live at home with my partner and two children. I was born and raised in Sheffield, England. School life didn’t […]

Here is my interview with Armand Rosamilia

Reblogged from authorsinterviews: Name - Armand Rosamilia Age - 44 November 21st Where are you from - New Jersey boy currently living in Florida A little about yourself - i.e. your education Family life etc. - I have 3 children, worked retail management jobs for way too many years before giving up that life to […]

On writing and raising children

Reblogged from ALISON WELLS: Head Above Water: It’s been quite a while since I posted here and for good reason. I’ve been making a concerted effort to bring many of my projects to completion. My novel The Book of Remembered Possibilities about the stories we tell ourselves about our lives and two women who need […]

Guest Post: Tovah Janovsky

Reblogged from Armand Rosamilia: APOCALYPSE Tovah Janovsky        Thundering hoof beats fiercely gallop across the expanse of time.  The 4 horsemen come racing out of the prophetic past into the now.  Oblivious nations are caught by surprise.  Dark sun, blood red moon, scarlet seas, a carpet of dead fish coats the waters' surface as […]

Guest Post: Michael West

Reblogged from Armand Rosamilia: I love short stories.  When I was a kid, I remember falling in love with Ray Bradbury’s “Sound of Thunder” and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.”  I remember staying up all night reading Stephen King’s first short story collection, “Night Shift.”  Staying up first to read it, and then, when I had […]

OUT NOW – The Jellies (a 666 short story)

Having seen their boat sunk, five friends, lost and adrift, battling the elements and a fast approaching storm, soon realize that they have bigger problems. A far greater danger lives in the water. A new evil has been awoken. Will they find salvation? Dry land to escape the monsters? But what if….   Every time […]

Playing Away from Home Again

Once again I am playing away from home. Today, my words of wisdom (or at least misguided overconfidence) can be found at the home of Louise Wise.   I am kicking off horror month in style talking about the limits of writing horror, and how pushing the boundaries is the best way to keep the […]

Would You Give Your Child The Code?

I have been meaning to write this post for about 3 months now, but every time I sit down to try to get it written something comes along to screw up my plans. I know that Dexter has finished now, a fact that pleases and haunts me. The show had run its course, and contrary […]

Guest Post: Alex Laybourne

Reblogged from Armand Rosamilia: Going to Hell is No Easy Task The Highway to Hell series was my first real attempt at writing a novel. I had no idea what was going to happen as I wrote it, and as I have discussed before, I went through many versions before the story finally found its […]

Cover Reveal: The Jellies (A Short Story)

It is that exciting time again. I have a new short story coming out any day now. The Jellies, is a horror story as part of the 666 Series from my publisher J Ellington Ashton.   The 666 series is an innovative and exciting in-house project, or rather, series of projects. This on revolves around […]