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October 31, 2016
Noir at the Bar in Harrisburg on Election Night
Noir at the Bar returns to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Nov. 8!
That’s right, it’s Election Night! What better way to prep for the results of the election? Starting at 6:30 p.m. at Sturges Speakeasy (400 Forster Street), you can listen to a great lineup of authors read their stories:
Patrick Cobbs
Tony Conaway
Gabriella Gill
Don Helin
Merry Jones
Catherine Jordan
Gina Napoli
Erik Arneson
And perhaps a special guest or two!
I’ll have copies of my new short story collection, THE THROE...
October 27, 2016
Storey, Pruitt, Beetner & Arneson on Word Crimes Podcast
On the Title 18: Word Crimes Podcast, the month of October has been all about writers named Erik. Or Eric. Or Eryk.
Erik Storey, Eryk Pruitt, Eric Beetner and I took turns reading each other’s short stories. If you haven’t had a chance to listen, here are all the stories in one place.
(You can also find them on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.)
Eryk Pruitt reads “Farewell from a Desert Rat” by Erik Storey (download):
http://traffic.libsyn.com/erikarneson/S3E1_final.mp3
October 26, 2016
Guest Column at Shotgun Honey
I’m over at Shotgun Honey today talking about the influence my parents had on my writing and how my short story collection THE THROES OF CRIME attempts to pay that forward.
Read my guest column here: From The Atari Times to The Throes of Crime
Filed under: James Craig Arneson, Jeanne Scoggins Arneson, My Fiction, Shotgun Honey
Noir at the Bar in Philadelphia – Tonight!
NoirCon 2016 kicks off tonight in Philadelphia with an evening of readings by more than a dozen crime writers from around the world.
Join us — you won’t regret it!
The gig starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Pen & Pencil Club, 1522 Latimer St., Philadelphia, PA. The venue is very cool: the Pen & Pencil Club is America’s oldest daily operating press club.
Authors reading their work include:
Don Donovan Kent Harrington Woody Haut Vicki Hendricks Lanny Larcinese Jon McGoran Warren Moore Andrew N...October 24, 2016
How to Organize a Short Story Collection
Working on my short story collection THE THROES OF CRIME, one of the things I didn’t think much about at first was the order the stories would appear in. I only started paying attention as the publication date grew close.
I tried to put the stories in a sensible order, considering things like theme, pacing, setting, and recurring characters. Whether or not I succeeded is, of course, up to each reader to decide, but here are some of the resources I consulted to at least develop a strategy.
October 18, 2016
How Dillon Samuelson Created the Cover Image for The Throes of Crime
Artist Dillon Samuelson (website, Tumblr, Behance) and I first collaborated on the comic book FORTUNE. (You can get a copy of FORTUNE — print, electronic, or free PDF — here.)
Next, Dillon produced an amazing cover for my short story ALL ALONE.
Now he’s created an incredible image for the cover of my first book, a short story collection titled THE THROES OF CRIME.
Dillon and I went through several cover ideas before arriving at the final version. I enjoyed the process; collaborating with Dill...
October 13, 2016
The Throes of Crime – Available Now
The paperback version of THE THROES OF CRIME is now available! (The ebook is coming soon.)
It includes 26 short stories and six true-crime essays. The stories collected here have been published by places like Thuglit, Needle, Otto Penzler’s Kwik Krimes, Akashic Books’ Mondays Are Murder, and Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine. There are also seven brand new stories!
Here’s what some great folks have said about THE THROES OF CRIME:
“Dark, depraved and wickedly funny, THE THROES OF CRIME is a...
October 3, 2016
Close to the Boneyard – New Anthology
CLOSE TO THE BONEYARD, a new anthology featuring stories from the website Near to the Knuckle, is now available.
My short story “Swing and a Miss,” which was published by Near to the Knuckle in 2012, is part of the collection along with stories by the likes of Eric Beetner, Paul D. Brazill, Joe Clifford, Bill Baber, and many more. It’s a great lineup.
“Swing and a Miss” is also available in Spanish.
Filed under: Bill Baber, Eric Beetner, Joe Clifford, My Fiction, Near to the Knuckle, Paul D. B...
September 27, 2016
Interrogated by S.W. Lauden
Author S.W. Lauden recently interrogated me about my upcoming short story collection THE THROES OF CRIME, short fiction in general, and more. We even touch a bit on board games.
Read it here: Interrogation – Erik Arneson
S.W.’s writing is excellent. Check out his books GRIZZLY SEASON, BAD CITIZEN CORPORATION, and CROSSWISE.
Filed under: Interviewed, My Fiction, S.W. Lauden, The Throes of Crime
September 19, 2016
NoirCon 2016 – Oct. 26-30 in Philadelphia
NoirCon 2016 is taking place in Philadelphia next month (Oct. 26 to 30) with a great lineup of noir-focused panels and events.
I’m excited to be a part of the opening night Noir at the Bar reading which takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 26, at the Pen & Pencil Club, 1522 Latimer St., Philadelphia.
The list of readers is outstanding: Vicki Hendricks, Jon McGoran, Kent Harrington, Lono Waiwaiole, Andrew Nette, S.A. Solomon, Joe Samuel Starnes, Jonathan Woods, Lanny Larcinese, and many more...
