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Hey Writer! Yes, You!

Yeah, I’m talking to you. Listen up.

Your words matter. You have something to say, and you say it. You contribute a verse.

You work hard as hell. They don’t see it, because you’re locked away in a room, bleeding onto a keyboard. They don’t see you bleed. They think you do nothing. They think the words appear out of nowhere. They don’t understand. They don’t bleed.

Fuck them. You matter.

Don’t let them tell you no. I don’t care if you’ve a bestselling superstar, or an indie novelist struggling t...

Guest Blog: Author Ross S. Simon

What a treat! Today we have a guest blog from a fantastic author, Ross S. Simon. Simon is the author of The Snow, from Eternal Press, and Red Dhalia, from Damnation Books. He’s a helluva talent. Check out this essay on how his influences helped to hone his craft. All of his pertinent links are at the end of the essay.

HORROR ON THE WING

Ross S. Simon

Grappling with the culture of horror is about as much a part of my life and career as is absorbing it. There are elements I agree and disagree with...

Take Me to Church, by Hozier

Holy shit, if you thought the song was powerful, take a look at this amazing video. I’m still stunned, so stunned that I had to blog about it.

Yes, I realize that I’m late to the party, but it only recently started getting air play in the USA.

Words don’t usually fail me, but anything I say about this video will only take away from it.

Neck Surgery and What’s Next

Don’t worry, it’s not as serious as it sounds.

On Friday I had surgery on my neck to remove a fatty mass (insert “fatty mass” joke). It was my first time under the knife, and I admit that I was a scared little puss.

It’s not that I didn’t logically know that it was safe. Of course it was safe. My surgeon is very competent, and a nice guy too. It’s not that it was on Friday the 13th and a full moon. That kind of thing doesn’t bother me. It’s that I have a pretty severe anxiety disorder, and get...

All Authors Blog Blitz: Casey Harvell

Hey everyone. As I mentioned the other day, today is the All Authors Blog Blitz. Help me welcome author Casey Harvell to my blog, as she tells you a little about herself and her growth from reader to writer. Enjoy!

Meet Bestselling Amazon Author Casey Harvell

A long-time resident of the Hudson River Valley, I’ve always been a reader—like a big time reader! Sometime in fourth grade (long after tearing through series like The Babysitter’s Club and the Sweet Valley High books) I sunk my teeth into...

All Authors Blog Blitz: Coming Soon

I’m excited to announce that I will be participating in All Authors Magazine’s “Blog Blitz.” Each participant will host a guest blog post from another writer. My essay on The Heroic Journey in Modern Fiction will appear on Rachael Rippon’s page.

On my page, I will have a post from the very talented author, Casey Harvell. Casey will be plugging her new release
Shocked

(Book Two of the Electric Series). I’m about 2/3 through the book, and I’m enjoying it very much.

I hope everyone’s having a gre...

Northeast Wrestling’s Spring Slam: Results and Review

C. A. Sanders:

I went to an indie wrestling show Friday night. Check out what I have to say about it.

Originally posted on The Jobbers Wrestling Review:

I don’t get to see many indie shows, but when one comes to my backyard, I have to go. Friday night, Northeast Wrestling put on a fantastic show in Spring Valley, NY, to benefit their football program. I was lucky enough to go, and it was fan-fucking-tastic. My throat is still hoarse from cheering.

I didn’t know much about Northeast Wrestling othe...

Raw Recap 6/2/14 (and a little bit about Payback)

C. A. Sanders:

Last night’s RAW was pretty good. Check out my recap at my sister-site

Originally posted on The Jobbers Wrestling Review:

The first thing I should say is that Payback was amazing. I thought that it would be the midcard that stole the show, and while they were great matches, it was the main events that dominated. Cena/Bray was epic, and Evolution/Shield was even better. There’s so much talent on the roster now, and even more waiting in the wings on NXT. Now is a good time to be a w...

Craiggers’ Predictions for Payback 2014

C. A. Sanders:

my predictions for tonight’s WWE PPV. Read the full thing at the link.

Originally posted on The Jobbers Wrestling Review:

I know that it’s a little late to be posting predictions (3 hours before showtime,). I wanted to get these in so my Wookie partner can laugh at me when I get them all wrong (laugh it up, Fuzzball!)

I think that this is the ppv where the midcard really steps it up. The WWE title isn’t on the line, which makes this show a little odd. The midcard is going to have t...

Philosophy joke

I stole this from The Facebooks.

What?