Joshua Alan Doetsch's Blog, page 10
March 2, 2012
Raven's Eye
Is my one-eyed cat, Raven, actually a supernatural familiar summoned forth to help me cast my scrivnomancy? I'll let you decide.
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February 9, 2012
February 7, 2012
Alternative Titles
Incidentally, the title of my novel used to be, WHAT THE F@$# IS HE DOING WITH THAT CADAVER.
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February 6, 2012
Of Keys & Locks
The arts are important. Not for fuzzy-corny-sappy-flaky, sentimental reasons, but because they are keys to our messy, metaphor-encoded brains. Sometimes the tumblers all click into place.
December 20, 2011
In Ink & Audio
Would you like to hear a story? This is a good one. And very short. This is the story and the story goes: Simon meets Janie D. at work. She tells him who hurt her. She smiles. This is love. This is rigor mortis.
My first novel, Strangeness in the Proportion, is now available in print. This makes me more than a little giddy, more than a little, "Cousin Larry, we so happy, we do the dance of joy." Why not buy a copy and share my giddiness?
If we can define power as the degree one affects the universe — and if we agree that buying a book by a mega-popular author (say Steven King) has less effect on his universe (by degrees) than a less popular, less accomplished author — then we can conclude that buying Strangeness may just be the most powerful purchase you make this year.
[image error]My tome received a blushingly nice review from the cool cats over at the Booked podcast.
Also did an interview with them the following week.
Not so long ago, I was somewhat worried that no one would like Simon and his scalpels and head full of undead crows and cadaver romancing. But people seem to be falling for the little weirdo. That almost feels more important to me than whether or not they liked the book. Maybe I'm just attached. We've been co-living in my head for over half a decade.
I recently ordered some business cards. I can't resist Poe references. And you should respect my addiction.
To the Russian Clive Barker fans who found this blog via the internet search term "сенобиты" — I say to you:
Здравствуйте и добро пожаловать в этот дом странности.
And remember:
November 28, 2011
Who says six years of writing about a necrophile doesn't pay off?
It's milestone time, my lovelies. My first novel is finally up for sale — Strangeness in the Proportion (published by White Wolf). Just tickle the beautiful corpse below:
Boy meets girl.
Boy looses girl.
Boy gets girl back…
…one piece at a time.
To answer a few questions about the book:
· The PDF sells for $4.99. The e-reader formats are not available yet (e-pub, kindle, etc.), but if people get the PDF at DriveThruFiction, those formats will be free for customers once available – they'll appear as additional downloads.
· Print on demand is on the way, though I don't know a date or price just yet (stay tuned!).
· Once all of the are formats are sorted out, the ebooks will be available at storefronts like Amazon, B&N, and the like.
And finally, in celebrating Vampire the Masquerade's 20th anniversary, I have an essay over at FlamesRising.com about how I met the Masquerade. Warning: contains gore, slashers, and me as a grade school boy.
It's been a long road and a surreal day. I've heard a few people, in retrospect, say that Vampire and World of Darkness fandom has been something more than gaming fandom, almost like the fandom for a favorite band. I feel like my favorite band asked me up on stage to play a few sets with them. Rock on.
November 13, 2011
November 2, 2011
The tentacles that swim under the skin
I'm guest-blogging over at the lovely Martine's digital house–on horror and the question:
"How can you write this stuff and not get screwed up?"
For the answer to this question–and more–simply tickle the tentacle skeleton below.
October 22, 2011
Horror of the Plasma Mirror
Defining silly:
Sitting with a friend, watching horror flicks, everyone angrily heckling the protagonists' every ill choice—and then realizing we had made the exact same mistakes the night before, getting our characters killed during a session of a horror-themed roleplaying game.
So let this be a public service message:
This Halloween season, take it easy on them horror protagonists. They're having a rough go of it. And perhaps—just perhaps—the critical thinking skills of someone having a hatchet swung at their head differ from the critical thinking skills of someone sitting comfortably on a couch eating pumpkin pie.
P.S. If you find yourself in a horror film, don't look in the mirror. Seriously. What good can come of that?
