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October 20, 2017
Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror: Author Interviews ~ Henry Snider
Welcome to another Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror author interview! These anthologies will be available October 31, 2017. I thought it would be nice to let you all get to know them a little better. Also, proceeds from this anthology go towards the American Cancer Society, so it's for a good cause as well as a good scare.
On that note, please meet Henry Snider! His answers will be in gold.
1) Is this your first year participating in the LGoH?
Yes, actually. I only found out about it last year.
2) If so, tell us what drew you to this anthology.
A friend who's a member of our writing critique group, John Howard, told me about the anthology and what a good cause it was for.
3) If you’ve written for previous LGoH anthologies, list the story titles and years.
This is my first go around with Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror.
4) What is your preferred genre?
Horror for the most part, but I have to admit recently dipping my toes into the fantasy realm.
5) What other titles do you have published?
Several stories in different anthologies over the years. I spent most of my time teaching and running writing groups until recently. Short fiction is being sent out regularly while my first novel is currently under review with an agent.
6) Where do you get your ideas?
Now you know, this is the one question that all authors hate. We fantasize about all the terrible things we could do to people who ask us this question. You know, like tying the interviewer to a chair and force them to suffer reruns of The Brady Bunch until madness sets in. Seriously though, I'm afraid my answer isn't all that different from everyone else's - I get my ideas from everywhere. I wake up and see a bird fly by the window, it becomes a crow with a nefarious agenda (you'll have to read A MURDER OF CROWS in this year's LGoH to know what it is), or a little kid refusing to take a creepy clown mask off (THE CLOWN - Best of the Horror Society 2015). Even a boring drive across Wyoming can give birth to something (SANDCASTLES - Canopic Jars). Letting an author sit quietly isn't punishment, it's opening the door to an amazing playground.
7) Does writing energize or exhaust you?
It actually depends on the scene I'm writing. If I'm building to a climactic point then it's energizing and I just don't want to quit. Of course if I've just written the scene I'm left exhausted, both emotionally - and in some cases physically - spent.
8) Do you write for yourself or your audience?
Early on I was writing what I thought others wanted to read. It wasn't very good. Then I focused on only working on things that filled my daydreams...and sometimes my night terrors. I've stayed on that side of the fence ever since.
9) What other authors are you friends with and how do they help you become a better writer?
Not a fair list. Beyond the normal list, my wife who's a fellow author and editor, everyone in my writing group, Fiction Foundry - we really are just one big dysfunctional family. They make me twitchy, but usually in a good way. But - for the record, they've made me have a drink or two, too.
10) What was the hardest scene to write?
So far a sex scene in my novel because my protagonist is a woman. I wanted to make sure I got the physical /and/ emotional aspects right. Again, my wife, along with the other women in my critique group were fantastic at guiding me through the scene with no teasing (smell that? that's sarcasm, readers - they teased the out of me).
11) Do you Google yourself?
Once in a great while. It's entertaining to see how dead I am in different parts of the country. Boring obituaries, though. Not one rustler, car thief, or drunken pilot in the bunch.
12) Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?
Yes, all the time. A fun one is the abandoned drive-in my novel takes place at. In reality, it's based on an old drive-in theater that was on Broadway in Richmond, VA. In the summer of 1979 I was still eight years old and my parents took me to the drive-in. The double-bill was Fantastic Planet (freshly released here in the states in English) followed by Phantasm. They thought "Oh, a cartoon for him to watch and he'll go to bed." They sat through it mortified at what they'd taken me to. Then came Phantasm. No sleep for me - I fell in love with the silver sphere, demented jawa zombies (let's face it, that's what they are), and - of course - the Tall Man. I told you all of this to pass on that the summer of 1998 - almost twenty years later - I was introducing my wife and nearly two year old son to family back in Richmond and got the grand idea to see if the drive-in still existed. Hollie was in for a movie and off we went. While in line I commented about how high the pines were so no one could even see the screens. She noted that there only appeared to be men and one other couple sitting in line. Yes folks, this is going where you think it is. The old drive in had become - you guessed it - a porno drive-in. And there we are, me with a shocked expression on my face, a wife who's laughing so hard she nearly shot soda out her nose (totally the /wrong/ way to do Coke, by the way) and an infant seat in the back - all three of us lined up innocently to see a skin flick. We left, with me more than a little embarrassed. I didn't hear the end of it until...hell, I think she mentioned it last month. That brings me to my novel which takes place at an abandoned drive-in theater whose history oddly mimics the actual place. The short answer's, "Yes, I do put secret things in my writing," but it's not nearly as fun.
13) Do you have any little known facts you’d care to reveal to us now?
I don't know - I tried out to be an extra in the original Red Dawn and discovered why my parents always caught me in lies - I can't act. I had a hard time keeping clothes on until I was in my mid-twenties (mooning, streaking, skinny-dipping - let's just say Calvin and Hobbes has the right idea). I have little-to-no shame when it comes to a good laugh. Be warned.
~*~*~
Thanks so much for your interview! And yeah, sorry about question number six. But you know, all readers want to know! Plus, I get my ideas from very strange sources. I'll have to tell everyone some day.
Here is another link from Henry for all you readers to visit. It's amazing!:
Ghost Town Writers Retreat
On that note, please meet Henry Snider! His answers will be in gold.
1) Is this your first year participating in the LGoH?
Yes, actually. I only found out about it last year.
2) If so, tell us what drew you to this anthology.
A friend who's a member of our writing critique group, John Howard, told me about the anthology and what a good cause it was for.
3) If you’ve written for previous LGoH anthologies, list the story titles and years.
This is my first go around with Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror.
4) What is your preferred genre?
Horror for the most part, but I have to admit recently dipping my toes into the fantasy realm.
5) What other titles do you have published?
Several stories in different anthologies over the years. I spent most of my time teaching and running writing groups until recently. Short fiction is being sent out regularly while my first novel is currently under review with an agent.
6) Where do you get your ideas?
Now you know, this is the one question that all authors hate. We fantasize about all the terrible things we could do to people who ask us this question. You know, like tying the interviewer to a chair and force them to suffer reruns of The Brady Bunch until madness sets in. Seriously though, I'm afraid my answer isn't all that different from everyone else's - I get my ideas from everywhere. I wake up and see a bird fly by the window, it becomes a crow with a nefarious agenda (you'll have to read A MURDER OF CROWS in this year's LGoH to know what it is), or a little kid refusing to take a creepy clown mask off (THE CLOWN - Best of the Horror Society 2015). Even a boring drive across Wyoming can give birth to something (SANDCASTLES - Canopic Jars). Letting an author sit quietly isn't punishment, it's opening the door to an amazing playground.
7) Does writing energize or exhaust you?
It actually depends on the scene I'm writing. If I'm building to a climactic point then it's energizing and I just don't want to quit. Of course if I've just written the scene I'm left exhausted, both emotionally - and in some cases physically - spent.
8) Do you write for yourself or your audience?
Early on I was writing what I thought others wanted to read. It wasn't very good. Then I focused on only working on things that filled my daydreams...and sometimes my night terrors. I've stayed on that side of the fence ever since.
9) What other authors are you friends with and how do they help you become a better writer?
Not a fair list. Beyond the normal list, my wife who's a fellow author and editor, everyone in my writing group, Fiction Foundry - we really are just one big dysfunctional family. They make me twitchy, but usually in a good way. But - for the record, they've made me have a drink or two, too.
10) What was the hardest scene to write?
So far a sex scene in my novel because my protagonist is a woman. I wanted to make sure I got the physical /and/ emotional aspects right. Again, my wife, along with the other women in my critique group were fantastic at guiding me through the scene with no teasing (smell that? that's sarcasm, readers - they teased the out of me).
11) Do you Google yourself?
Once in a great while. It's entertaining to see how dead I am in different parts of the country. Boring obituaries, though. Not one rustler, car thief, or drunken pilot in the bunch.
12) Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?
Yes, all the time. A fun one is the abandoned drive-in my novel takes place at. In reality, it's based on an old drive-in theater that was on Broadway in Richmond, VA. In the summer of 1979 I was still eight years old and my parents took me to the drive-in. The double-bill was Fantastic Planet (freshly released here in the states in English) followed by Phantasm. They thought "Oh, a cartoon for him to watch and he'll go to bed." They sat through it mortified at what they'd taken me to. Then came Phantasm. No sleep for me - I fell in love with the silver sphere, demented jawa zombies (let's face it, that's what they are), and - of course - the Tall Man. I told you all of this to pass on that the summer of 1998 - almost twenty years later - I was introducing my wife and nearly two year old son to family back in Richmond and got the grand idea to see if the drive-in still existed. Hollie was in for a movie and off we went. While in line I commented about how high the pines were so no one could even see the screens. She noted that there only appeared to be men and one other couple sitting in line. Yes folks, this is going where you think it is. The old drive in had become - you guessed it - a porno drive-in. And there we are, me with a shocked expression on my face, a wife who's laughing so hard she nearly shot soda out her nose (totally the /wrong/ way to do Coke, by the way) and an infant seat in the back - all three of us lined up innocently to see a skin flick. We left, with me more than a little embarrassed. I didn't hear the end of it until...hell, I think she mentioned it last month. That brings me to my novel which takes place at an abandoned drive-in theater whose history oddly mimics the actual place. The short answer's, "Yes, I do put secret things in my writing," but it's not nearly as fun.
13) Do you have any little known facts you’d care to reveal to us now?
I don't know - I tried out to be an extra in the original Red Dawn and discovered why my parents always caught me in lies - I can't act. I had a hard time keeping clothes on until I was in my mid-twenties (mooning, streaking, skinny-dipping - let's just say Calvin and Hobbes has the right idea). I have little-to-no shame when it comes to a good laugh. Be warned.
~*~*~
Thanks so much for your interview! And yeah, sorry about question number six. But you know, all readers want to know! Plus, I get my ideas from very strange sources. I'll have to tell everyone some day.
Here is another link from Henry for all you readers to visit. It's amazing!:
Ghost Town Writers Retreat
October 18, 2017
Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror: Author Interviews ~ Alex S. Johnson
Hey everyone, here is another installment of my Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror 2017 author interviews! Up to the plate today is Alex S. Johnson! His answers are in green.
1) Is this your first year participating in the LGoH?
Second year.
2) If you’ve written for previous LGoH anthologies, list the story titles and years.
LGOH 2016.
3) What is your preferred genre?
Fabulism—as in the fabulous, or fable-like, tales of writers such as Vladimir Nabokov, Franz Kafka, Nicolai Gogol, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville.
4) What other titles do you have published?
I’ve had many stories published in magazines and anthologies—Terror Train and Terror Train 2, Ugly Babies, Surreal Nightmares and much more from James Ward Kirk Fiction, Tall Tales with Short Cocks from Rooster Republic, Bizarro Central, etc. I did a work for hire novel for New Line Cinema spinning off the Jason X movie, titled Death Moon. I’ve put together several collections of my stories and poetry such as Skull Vinyl and the Doom Hippies, and MorbidBooks has issued Doctor Flesh: Director’s Cut and Wicked Candy.
5) Where do you get your ideas?
I’m not sure where they reside, but they seem to live in that space where I’m not purposefully concentrating on any one thing, and sort of letting my mind travel, particularly after highly organized work and thinking, which amounts to the same thing. I like to do what I call “mulching,” which is reading and watching a wide variety of different kinds of entertainment or informational sources with no particular goal other than collecting the material in my subconscious, and later, just watching to see what has stuck.
6) Does writing energize or exhaust you?
When the writing is good, it’s like going into a light trance, a pleasantly alternative state of consciousness where all that exists is the logistics of making the story better once it’s arrived from my fingertips intact in its basic form.
7) Do you write for yourself or your audience?
I like to think that somewhere out there, there are people like myself who will get all the references to culture, other writers, art, movies, music, history, and so forth, who are equally voracious about their culture and want to be immersed in cool media 24/7 if they possibly can be. When I write for myself, I’m writing for those others, some of whom I know, most of whom I don’t. Surprisingly enough for a writer whose work is so weird and experimental, I have readers who get exactly what I’m doing and want more of it.
8) What other authors are you friends with and how do they help you become a better writer?
My closest writer friend is a guy named Chris Ropes, who I met when we were both associated with an “extreme” horror publisher. Since then, over a few years, we both went our ways from that publisher—I was forced out and he quit in protest. But if nothing else, that connection began a conversation that has lasted for what, four years now. He’ll call me up from his home in New Jersey—I’m in California—and we’ll have these long, rambling talks that cover everything from postmodern philosophy to the best Slurpee flavors. Usually I’ll come off the phone so inspired from some throwaway bit of business that emerged from our conversation I’ll go directly to writing that story. For example, that’s how I got the story “Barking Squirrels” which was published in Bizarro Central. It’s magic, it nearly always happens between us. Our styles and approaches have very, very little in common, but we’re very good for each other.
9) What was the hardest scene to write?
There’s a scene in my novelette “Shattergirl” in which this insane homeless lady has kidnapped my protagonist and forces her and her husband to have a ménage a trois with a corpse. Because the setting and the whole tenor of that story is ultra-realistic—very rare for me—it went beyond just an awful but ultimately surreal nightmare situation into something I had to envision as it might literally occur. While I was writing that scene I felt very uncomfortable. I’m gratified to have a reader who works near the story’s setting and wrote a review where she called the story “harrowing” because she could precisely imagine it happening to her. That’s a true compliment.
10) Do you Google yourself?
Yes, I admit I have self-Googled.
11) Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?
Yes and no. Some of the scenes in my least realistic stories actually happened to me in life, whereas my most realistic stories are often the least based on fact.
12) Do you have any little known facts you’d care to reveal to us now?
My story “Deatherz” in the Rejected for Content: Splattergore anthology was based on a real party I attended in 2011, that I was invited to on my birthday. The porn-set background is real. A number of the details of my goth-rock star protagonist, Razor Blakk, belong to an actual person.
~*~*~
Alex, thank you so much for participating in this interview! It gives a whole new insight to how other authors operate and what sort of works inspire them.
You can find out more about Alex S. Johnson in the links below:
Amazon
Facebook Author Page
Thank you, everyone, for dropping by. Hope you have a great week!
October 16, 2017
Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror: Author Interviews ~ Jeff Brown
This pic is from the 2016 Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror Contributors.Hello, everyone! Allow me to introduce the Gentleman who wrote the Foreward for this year's Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror Anthology: A. J. Brown! His answers will appear in red.
1) Is this your first year participating in the LGoH?
No. This is actually my second. I was in the 2016 as one of the Gentlemen of Horror and I had the pleasure of writing the forward for LGoH.
2) If so, tell us what drew you to this anthology.
That’s easy. Jennifer Miller drew me to it. Originally, I was supposed to appear in one of the editions a few years ago—2010, I believe. Things kind of fell through and I really wanted to give it another shot. I followed Jennifer’s post on social media and we talked from time to time, just about stuff, in general, and writing. Then I asked her if there were any available slots in any of the upcoming releases. Turns out, there was a spot in the 2016 version and I jumped on it. It was a wonderful experience. A lot of work, but it was so much fun putting working on it.
3) If you’ve written for previous LGoH anthologies, list the story titles and years.
2016—Crisps Noise
4) What is your preferred genre?
I write mostly dark stuff, so I’m going to say horror, but with a realistic slant.
5) What other titles do you have published?
Oh man, I’ve had over 175 short stories published over the years, but I have several books out and I’ll see if I can get them in the right order here. Along the Splintered Path (a short story collection), Southern Bones (a short story collection), Cory’s Way (novel), A Stitch of Madness (short story collection), Dredging Up Memories (Novel), Ball Four (a short story collection about baseball), All We See is the End (a collaboration with the immensely talented M.F. Wahl), and The Forgetful Man’s Disease (a novella) Whew!
6) Where do you get your ideas?
Real life. Most of my stories have a realistic slant to it (even the horror ones). I find the best stories are often found all around me. They just need to be told.
7) Does writing energize or exhaust you?
Both. Starting a new story is always energizing and exciting. Finishing the story is also a thrilling feeling. The exhausting part is when a story doesn’t seem to want to end.
8) Do you write for yourself or your audience?
Myself. Stephen King said in his book On Writing, the writer is the story’s first reader. With that in mind, I write every story as if I am going along for the ride. I want to be just as moved as the readers are when they read one of my stories. If I’m not moved in some way, then how do I expect the readers to be moved?
9) What other authors are you friends with and how do they help you become a better writer?
I think I have more author friends than I have other friends. There are a handful that help me when I’m struggling or who have taught me a lot as I have gone along. Fran Friel is at the top of the list. As is Justin Dunne, Lisa Vasquez, M.F. Wahl, and John Miller is the most fascinating author I have ever met.
10) What was the hardest scene to write?
I wrote a scene in a book I have not put out yet where a teenaged boy dies brutally. It was the one scene I have written that almost made me quit writing all together.
11) Do you Google yourself?
I do when I am trying to see if any of my books have been reviewed, but other than that, no.
12) Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?
Ha! Yes! There are a lot of hidden things in my stories that if a certain person or certain people read them, they would be like, ‘Hey, I know what he is talking about here, or where this could have happened.’
13) Do you have any little known facts you’d care to reveal to us now?
I’m deaf in my left ear, but you probably want something juicy. To that, I can only say, the really good stuff needs to remain a secret!
~*~*~A. J., thank you so much for allowing me to interview you. It's great getting to know authors!
People can find A. J. Brown at these places:
Facebook author page.
Facebook fan page.
Amazon author page.
Blog
Have a great rest of your week, everyone!
October 11, 2017
Upcoming: Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror 2017
Hey everyone!
So, this year, like every other year, will see a new Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror anthology. It will be available, as usual, on October 31, 2017. There is an absolutely great line-up of authors this year! And the cover? It is stunning!
All proceeds from purchases of this anthology will go to the American Cancer Society like it does every year. In past years, on average, the anthology has raised around $100. However, they're hoping that as the years go on, that number will continue to grow.
I have here, in my hot little hands, the covers for the Ladies, the Gentlemen, and of course, the Ladies and Gentlemen combined. So you get to choose which anthology you prefer.
I also have the line-up of authors! Ready? Here we go:
There we have it! So look for it Halloween 2017, you won't be sorry! Have a great rest of your week!
So, this year, like every other year, will see a new Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror anthology. It will be available, as usual, on October 31, 2017. There is an absolutely great line-up of authors this year! And the cover? It is stunning!
All proceeds from purchases of this anthology will go to the American Cancer Society like it does every year. In past years, on average, the anthology has raised around $100. However, they're hoping that as the years go on, that number will continue to grow.
I have here, in my hot little hands, the covers for the Ladies, the Gentlemen, and of course, the Ladies and Gentlemen combined. So you get to choose which anthology you prefer.
I also have the line-up of authors! Ready? Here we go:
There we have it! So look for it Halloween 2017, you won't be sorry! Have a great rest of your week!
October 9, 2017
What I'm Working On: The BREED
Hey everyone!
So I finally get to tell you a little more about that project I've been working on. It's called The BREED. About two years ago, I was approached by a couple of people to help get a project off the ground. One of these people I have known for some time as we used to game together in that text based RPG I've mentioned way back in the day called Legends of Cosrin. The other person was a complete stranger.
That complete stranger had this idea for a multiverse world full of your usual horror creatures; vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, etc. He wasn't a writer, but still had this idea that he worked on with my gaming friend. His names is Charles and my gaming friend is Ray. Ray knew my writing skills due to lots of posts I had made and role plays I had designed in game. For whatever reason, he felt I was the one who would be able to help get this project off the ground. I'm not only an author on this project now, but I'm the Creative Director as well.
So I was allowed to recruit authors as long as they signed a non disclosure agreement. Let me tell you, that was more difficult than you realize because I couldn't give these authors much information until they signed that NDA. I posted on here looking for people, I scoured my author friends list and I only got a few bites. But let me tell you, those few bites have panned out and we are so close to being able to tell everyone so much more!
In the meantime, all I can say is we have a few stories ready for editing and publication, plus a couple of screenplays. There are about half a dozen more stories in the works. When all is said and done, we're looking at having books, movies, video games, brand merchandise, graphic novels and so much more. It's been a very interesting past couple years!
If you'd like to learn a little more, there is an old article on the Horror Society site here.
You can also check out one of our many pages on Facebook here.
If you think you'd like to be a beta reader, here is the Facebook page for that here.
If you think you'd like to be an author and want more information, contact me here.
More links:
Facebook page for the movie, "Feeding on Fear".
Facebook page for "The Midnight Carnival".
So there it is. That's just the tip of the iceberg of what I can reveal at the moment. I hope it piques your interest enough! Have a good Monday!
So I finally get to tell you a little more about that project I've been working on. It's called The BREED. About two years ago, I was approached by a couple of people to help get a project off the ground. One of these people I have known for some time as we used to game together in that text based RPG I've mentioned way back in the day called Legends of Cosrin. The other person was a complete stranger.
That complete stranger had this idea for a multiverse world full of your usual horror creatures; vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, etc. He wasn't a writer, but still had this idea that he worked on with my gaming friend. His names is Charles and my gaming friend is Ray. Ray knew my writing skills due to lots of posts I had made and role plays I had designed in game. For whatever reason, he felt I was the one who would be able to help get this project off the ground. I'm not only an author on this project now, but I'm the Creative Director as well.
So I was allowed to recruit authors as long as they signed a non disclosure agreement. Let me tell you, that was more difficult than you realize because I couldn't give these authors much information until they signed that NDA. I posted on here looking for people, I scoured my author friends list and I only got a few bites. But let me tell you, those few bites have panned out and we are so close to being able to tell everyone so much more!
In the meantime, all I can say is we have a few stories ready for editing and publication, plus a couple of screenplays. There are about half a dozen more stories in the works. When all is said and done, we're looking at having books, movies, video games, brand merchandise, graphic novels and so much more. It's been a very interesting past couple years!
If you'd like to learn a little more, there is an old article on the Horror Society site here.
You can also check out one of our many pages on Facebook here.
If you think you'd like to be a beta reader, here is the Facebook page for that here.
If you think you'd like to be an author and want more information, contact me here.
More links:
Facebook page for the movie, "Feeding on Fear".
Facebook page for "The Midnight Carnival".
So there it is. That's just the tip of the iceberg of what I can reveal at the moment. I hope it piques your interest enough! Have a good Monday!
October 5, 2017
That Thing Called Life
Wow, was totally trying to get back into the swing of things and life had other plans. Isn't that always the case?
Here I was, silly me, thinking I would be back to blogging and maybe have more to share about the project I'm working on, but Life stepped in, hit me with a whammy and BOOM! I got sick.
For those who remember: This is a Whammy from the game show Press Your Luck!
Blah.
That's okay. Feeling much better. I do want to share something with any of you who are on Facebook.
I'm donating my birthday to the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. I'm raising funds through the whole month of October, so if you can donate, I'd really appreciate it.
I've been there, you know, at that edge. I never want to go back. It's a very dark place. And helping people is kind of what I like to do. I've done it my whole life without ever really realizing it. It brings me joy.
So here is the link if you'd be willing. And maybe share my post as well.
Hope you all have had a great week! I'll be talking to you soon!
Here I was, silly me, thinking I would be back to blogging and maybe have more to share about the project I'm working on, but Life stepped in, hit me with a whammy and BOOM! I got sick.
For those who remember: This is a Whammy from the game show Press Your Luck!Blah.
That's okay. Feeling much better. I do want to share something with any of you who are on Facebook.
I'm donating my birthday to the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. I'm raising funds through the whole month of October, so if you can donate, I'd really appreciate it.
I've been there, you know, at that edge. I never want to go back. It's a very dark place. And helping people is kind of what I like to do. I've done it my whole life without ever really realizing it. It brings me joy.
So here is the link if you'd be willing. And maybe share my post as well.
Hope you all have had a great week! I'll be talking to you soon!
September 19, 2017
Actively Seeking Beta Readers
Hey everyone! I'm going to post this today, then again next week depending on response.
MIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
Midian Entertainment, LLC is actively seeking people, age 18 or older, to be Beta readers for a project currently in creation. This is an unpaid, voluntary position in which, you would read novels and short stories ready for pre-release and give a short, honest review. You will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please email me (paridzule dot keep at gmail dot com) for details.
MIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
Midian Entertainment, LLC is actively seeking people, age 18 or older, to be Beta readers for a project currently in creation. This is an unpaid, voluntary position in which, you would read novels and short stories ready for pre-release and give a short, honest review. You will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please email me (paridzule dot keep at gmail dot com) for details.
September 15, 2017
Funtastic Friday!
Here are some funnies for you for your end of the week celebration!
Have an awesome weekend!!
Have an awesome weekend!!
September 13, 2017
New Look, New Blog...
You'll notice some changes to the blog. A little bit of a new look. It is reflecting one of my new jobs.
I am the Creative Director for Midian Entertainment. This is the big project I'm currently involved with, but unable to discuss much at the moment.
I am allowed to say I am delighted to be working with some amazing authors, editors, artists and such. It's a great project and I can't wait until we can bring it out in the open.
That will be soon!
In the meantime, I am looking forward to getting back to blogging. I have missed the support of you all! This community is still, and will always be, an amazing group of people.
Please! Take the time to comment and get me up to speed on things! I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
I am the Creative Director for Midian Entertainment. This is the big project I'm currently involved with, but unable to discuss much at the moment.
I am allowed to say I am delighted to be working with some amazing authors, editors, artists and such. It's a great project and I can't wait until we can bring it out in the open.
That will be soon!
In the meantime, I am looking forward to getting back to blogging. I have missed the support of you all! This community is still, and will always be, an amazing group of people.
Please! Take the time to comment and get me up to speed on things! I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
September 11, 2017
Hellooooo!
WELL. It has been AGES since I have posted. So much has happened and is still happening. I don't even know where to begin, So I'll just post some random news and info.
Since my last post, I have moved to John Day, Oregon.
What's here? you ask. Well, family. And better opportunities for hubs and I. Well over a year ago, I fell off my curb outside of our apartment and banged up my left knee and really messed up my right ankle. (It still gives me fits sometimes, still) I was basically off my feet for a few months, as well as off work. No one could figure out what I had done to my ankle and in the beginning, I didn't have any insurance.
I ended up taking off work, and then later, having to quit work. I had a really hard time at that point with my depression. It had gotten so bad I was hallucinating and my anxiety was through the roof. I ended up having to go back into therapy because they wanted me to check myself in for a psychological evaluation. My poor brain, though. I truly thought if I checked in, I wouldn't be checking out. So I worked hard with therapy and new meds to get myself back to a normal where I could deal with people again.
Depression and anxiety are such a tough battle, but when you work at it, it makes life more ... amazing, I suppose. It's hard to put into words.
Since I've moved to John Day, I've been working, losing weight, feeling more myself. I've also been working on a huge writing project that I am not allowed to talk about just yet, but when I am, I'll be blogging about it!
I hope to finish up my trilogy soon. It's been sitting on the sidelines because I feel I haven't really done a good job writing it. I have been working on my writing skills, though and feel I have polished them to a nice shine.
So what have you all been up to while I was gone? Leave me a comment! At the very least, just say hi!
