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A Terrible Title for a Blogpost (Redirect)

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I need help.  I need input.  Check out this blogpost over on the group blog and then leave your comments there or here.  Thanks! 

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Editing for Fun and Profit (Redirect)

Hey there all you cool cats and kittens.  If you've ever wondered what my editing process looks like, then look no further!  Well, actually, do look further because it's over here on the group blog.  Or, better yet, just look further down the page and watch the video directly.  Enjoy!

Bad Reviews (Redirect)

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Make sure to swing by ye olde grouppe blogge this week for an oldy but a goodie: my thoughts on bad reviews.

FarPoint 28 or Bust!

Hey all!
I'll be appearing at my first (and hopefully not last) convention of 2021 this weekend.  Make sure to stop by Farpoint 28 and join in all the fun!



Farpoint 28

Dates: Saturday and Sunday February 20-21
Location:
VirtualPanels:  Saturday 11:00 AM - "Are We Just Going Mad?  Online Civility and Social Media" (M) with Jay Smith and Gregory A. WilsonSaturday 2:00 PM - "Narrative in Different Mediums"

Publish Like a Motherfucker Course 8: Fans, Friends and Fuckers (Redirect)

Hey, all!

In case you missed the update, my video interview earlier this month went off splendidly and I'm sharing it on the group blog today.  

Or, if it makes it easier, check it out right here:

The Quintessential BLUDGEON TOOLS Post

Hey, everybody!  BLUDGEON TOOLS, featuring my short "Braineaters in the Mist" (including, yes, the triumphant return of Braineater Jones) is now available.  You can grab a copy on Amazon or Godless.  The anthology also has a page on Goodreads.

Her are some other places around the web to learn more about the latest diabolical creation from Evil Cookie Publishing:

The book page on the Evil Cookie websiteA release announcement on Brian Keene's blogA submission announcement on The Horror TreeA purchase link on Takealot A submission announcement on Dark MarketsA purchase link on DyMocksA purchase link on BolA mention on the Ohio Horror Writers Association pageA submission announcement on Authors PublishA review on Christine Morgan's World of Words
A review on Horror Bookworm Reviews
A review on My Indie MuseA Russian-language review on Darker MagazineNamed a favorite read of 2020 by Glenn Rolfe

The Quintessential BLUGEON TOOLS Post

 

Hey, everybody!  BLUDGEON TOOLS, featuring my short "Braineaters in the Mist" (including, yes, the triumphant return of Braineater Jones) is now available.  You can grab a copy on Amazon.  The anthology also has a page on Goodreads.

Her are some other places around the web to learn more about the latest diabolical creation from Evil Cookie Publishing:

A release announcement on Brian Keene's blogA submission announcement on The Horror TreeA purchase link on Takealot A submission announcement on Dark MarketsA purchase link on DyMocksA purchase link on BolA mention on the Ohio Horror Writers Association pageA submission announcement on Authors PublishA review on Christine Morgan's World of Words
A review on Horror Bookworm Reviews
A review on My Indie Muse

2021 Appearances

Hey all!

Here is my schedule of appearances for 2021.  I anticipate it will be light and mostly virtual as long as the pandemic persists, but with a little luck, perhaps I'll make some live appearances this autumn.  As changes occur, I will update this page, so be sure to check back often.  Events in red have occurred in the past.

If you'd like me to make an appearance at a convention, signing, or other event you're organizing or attending, feel free to contact me and we'll discuss it. Most events in Baltimore or Philadelphia are a slam dunk for me to attend, but I'll consider travelling if invited.

Farpoint 28
Dates: Saturday and Sunday February 20-21
Location:
VirtualPanels:  Saturday 11:00 AM - "Are We Just Going Mad?  Online Civility and Social Media"Saturday 2:00 PM - "Narrative in Different Mediums"

Women in Horror Month 2021 Kicks Off!

Hey, everybody!

Happy Women in Horror Month!  I'm glad to see we're still going strong for the 12th year with this worthy celebration.

I like to play on the level with you, my blog readers, to the maximum extent possible.  (You should be grateful you're not my Instagram followers.  I feed them nothing but bullshit and promises.)  I considered continuing my WiHM interview series in 2021 but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.  I like to think I rarely protest "pandemic" on anything, but this might just have to be my lone tradition that falls by the wayside.
I do genuinely apologize because in a lot of ways this blog series is the highlight of the year for me.  But I worry I'd be doing myself and my guests a disservice trying to put it together now with everything else that's going on in my life.  However!  If you really need some spotlights on some great women in horror, I've got about seventy of them here for you.  First, let's look back at 2020, and then all the years before.  Hope you enjoy and find a new author to check out!
2020

Melissa Hayward
Mar Garcia
Sarah Pinborough
Ellen Datlow
Lynne Hansen
Zoje Stage
Gwendolyn Kiste
Carmilla Voiez
Lucy A. Snyder
Hildy Silverman
Caroline Kepnes
2016
Ursula K. Raphael
A. Giacomi
Lily Luchesi
Sharon Stevenson
Samantha Kolesnik
E.M. MacCallum
J. Rudolph
Rachel Aukes
The Sisters of Slaughter
Rhiannon Frater
Chantal Noordeloos
Trista M. Borgwardt
Tonia Brown
J.L. Murray
Rebecca Snow
C.A. Hoaks
Vanessa Ionta Wright
Stevie Kopas
Renee Pickup
Erin Sweet al-Mehairi

2017

S.C. Parris
Kayleigh Marie Edwards
Somer Canon
C.V. Hunt
Jaime Johnesee
Crystal Connor
Mary SanGiovanni
Amber Fallon
Nikki Howard
Kindra Sowder
Lesley Conner
Rose O'Keefe

2018

Lisa Morton
Shelly Rosamilia
Monica J. O'Rourke
Christine Morgan
Claire C. Riley
Suzanne Robb
Damien Angelica Walters
Kelly A. Evans
Pippa Bailey
S.L. Perrine
Jennifer Loring
Veronica Smith
Suzanne Madron

2019

Sadie Hartmann
Mary Fan
Stephanie Wytovich
Elizabeth Massie
Catherine Cavendish
Gemma Files
Ania Ahlborn
Kelli Owen
Tlotlo Tsamaase
Kristi DeMeester
Christina Sng
Yvonne Navarro
Nadia Bulkin

2020 Splatterpunk Award Nominations

Hey, everybody!
As I mentioned a few weeks ago it's awards season around the horror community (and the arts world in general.)  I don't anticipate getting a National Book Award or a Pulitzer Prize any time soon, but for those of us in the indie horror world there are, fortunately, a few honors with popular nominations processes.
If it strikes your fancy, I do have one work up for this year's Splatterpunk Awards.  One of my greatest achievements to date was seeing THE HEMATOPHAGES nominated for best novel in 2017 and I still look forward to bringing home a Bernie of my very own.  
You can nominate my short and the anthology it was included in by e-mailing splatterpunkawards@gmail.com and include the category, title, and author/editor.  (All of this information is helpfully included below.)  More rules and information can be found here.
So, without further ado, here are my eligible works for 2020:

Best Short Story
"Braineaters in the Mist" by Stephen Kozeniewski

Best Anthology
BREWTALITY edited by K. Trap Jones


Other recommendations:
To help you round out your ballot, here are some of my recommendations for the other categories:
Best Novel
    THE MAGPIE COFFIN by Wile E. Young    GONE TO SEE THE RIVERMAN by Kristopher Triana   (Oh, and if you want to recommend THE PERFECTLY FINE HOUSE by Stephen Kozeniewski and Wile E. Young I guess you can, but I'm hard-pressed to call it splatterpunk or extreme horror so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but maybe it's better not to take the space from someone more deserving.)
Best Novella
    RED STATION by Kenzie Jennings    THE NIGHT SILVER RIVER RUN RED by Christine Morgan

Best Collection
    BLOOD RELATIONS by Kristopher Triana
    THE ESSENTIAL SICK STUFF by Ronald Kelly