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Michael wrote: "As some of you know I run a blog that features other authors as well as my own news and interests. I'm looking to add a regular guest blog feature. The post should relate to the other content on ..."
Michael,
I'd be happy to throw something your way. I do a lot of guest posts and writing advice re horror and writing in general. You can see some of what I've done at http://michaelbrentcollings.com/media... and if you're interested you can drop me a line at michaelbrent@michaelbrentcollings.com.
Best,
MbC
Michaelbrent wrote: "Michael wrote: "As some of you know I run a blog that features other authors as well as my own news and interests. I'm looking to add a regular guest blog feature. The post should relate to the o..."
Looks good, an email will be winging its way to you shortly- thanks!
As well as guest interviews for other authors I have started a guest post feature. Laurel Rockefeller has provided the first post with an article about music in books. You can view her post here:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
You don't have to be an author to get involved, you just need to provide an article that would be of interest for my readers. You can message me, or reply to this post to get involved.
Heather James visits my blog as part of her Fire blog tour. She has generously provided her top ten tips for surviving self-publishing as her guest post:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
And a reminder I'm always looking for interesting guest posts.
As part of Angella Graf's 'The Judas Kiss Tour' I have hosted a guest post from her entitled 'Strength of Character':http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
There is also a chance to win a copy of 'The Judas Kiss'.
Marianne Spitzer begins her blog tour with a guest post about how literature affects her as a writer:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
As part of her 'Softly and Tenderly' blog tour Lisa Binion has written a guest post entitiled 'What makes a good horror story'.
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
The Blogger Book Fair has started and get things going Noree Cosper has written a guest post comparing the original Dracula novel with the movie:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
If you'd like to provide a guest post then give me a shout!
The Blogger Book Fair continues with a guest post called 'Gore vs Dread in Horror Writing' by author Brandon R Luffman:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Richard J O'Brien has written an interesting guest post about horror as literature:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
If you have an idea for a guest post then give me a shout.
Today we have a double bill of guest posts!
The first is from Jess Hanna, who kicks off the Mega-Dark Book Blog Tour with an introduction about himself:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
The second is from Marianne Spitzer as part of her blog tour for her book 'The Letter', she's written a post about what is means being a reader when you're a writer:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Richard B. Knight have written an interesting guest post about why horror is scarier in movies than in books:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
I shall be posting my rebuttal on Saturday :-)
The Mega-Dark Book Blog Tour storms onwards, today S. M. White has procided a guest post about why we connect with fictional characters:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
The Mega-Dark Book Blog Tour continues with Jen Cudmore providing an introduction to her series 'The Lawmen of Clayton County':
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Michael wrote: "Michaelbrent wrote: "Michael wrote: "As some of you know I run a blog that features other authors as well as my own news and interests. I'm looking to add a regular guest blog feature. The post s..."
I never got an email. Sad-face me. Did I just miss it?
As part of the Mega-Dark Book Blog Tour Mark Carver has provided a guest post about creating his new series of short stories:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
I didn't - your post just said "an email will be winging its way to you shortly- thanks!" so I assumed the email address (my general fansite email address) I provided in my post was sufficient for you to get started. You need a specific PM?
Checking my email it looks like you replied once, but then didn't get back to me after then.
If so then my deepest apologies if I am the one who dropped the ball. If you want to re-pick up I will be a better player, if not I totally understand. I looked through my emails before posting to make sure I hadn't missed anything, so I'm wondering if your followup got eaten by my spam filter, which at times chooses to be hyperselective about what I get to read for some reason. ;o) Cheers!
No problem, I've resent the last email - thanks!
Got it! Replied and will send you a post forthwith!
Lex Allen has provided a guest post asking 'Should we fear contrast dogma?" What is 'contrast dogma'? you may well ask, it's all explained in the post:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Michaelbrent Collings has provided today's guest post about 'What is True Horror?':
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
If anyone wants to contribute a guest post then get in touch and we can set something up.
Do you have to be a 'guest poster' to comment on any of these? Can anyone simply browsing, insert a remark?
Michael wrote: "As part of her 'Softly and Tenderly' blog tour Lisa Binion has written a guest post entitiled 'What makes a good horror story'...."
(back) update: no, I see that you can't. You have to be 'registered' in some way. Seems counterproductive.
So I will just post here.
The first one I read was by Lisa Binion. Its just a kind of lightweight set of musings on today's 'scary reads'. Consistent behavior in characters; etc. It was just 'okay'. There's a lot more she could have contributed; but didn't. For the same amount of time in reading this kind of thing one could go to HP Lovecraft's famous essay and find some really challenging assumptions. Or Poe, who wrote criticism on his craft as well.
Anyway, Lovecraft posits that the primary goal of horror is to invoke sensations of dread. I agree; his statement is simple but he expands on it wonderfully, his essay is at least 60 pages long.
Michael wrote: "Michaelbrent Collings has provided today's guest post about 'What is True Horror?':..."
Nothing to add as a follow-up to this author's statements--he just didn't lay anything down that was controversial. He spoke to his own subjective reasons for being a horror author; fine..but that hardly sums up all the reasons why any other author might turn to this genre. In his own case, he says that he's been through some hairy-scary experiences. Okay so, what about authors who have not? What lies behind their writing careers? Oh and why title the discussion 'true horror'? Curious.
He did make the point that everyone experiences their own horror in their lives in varying guises, so we draw on those experiences and transpose them into a different form.
The blog post on, "What makes a good book review". This is a huge topic that here is only given a glancing treatment. The discussion might be better framed as "what's the minimum one is expected to do when reviewing someone's book online" --but even at that, the naming of just three admonitions is sidestepping a raft of issues. Yes, its worthwhile to be reminded about politeness. A lot more left unsaid though--online book reviewing is currently exploding and causing all sorts of havoc. Lots to address.
Michael wrote: "Richard J O'Brien has written an interesting guest post about horror as literature:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/190...-..."
Couldn't disagree with this guy more. Receiving his remarks was a mildly painful 90 seconds; wincing, grimacing, smirking, and rolling my eyes. We would not get along at a keg party.
This is not as stern a criticism as it sounds. Although I disagree with O'Brien; at least he invoked a strong reaction in me. Some of the other posts lacked his cogency. In a threaded-discussion, I want opinions to provoke me and move me to reply. At least he did that much!
The blog post, 'Strength of Character' was the best I encountered from the offerings available from the TOC at the right. I would say I sampled maybe half of the post choices? Slightly less than half?But this one was a decent read (even though brief) which could conceivably arouse a peck of rebuttals. But still there's no way to do so without registering on your site. Its unfortunate.
Any blog post is a distilled aspect for a larger topic, after all they are usually around 500 words. She's made the key points I think are needed for a well written review (of course the post was hers, not mine :-) ). Be polite, be honest and say what you liked or didn't like about it.
Feliks wrote: "The blog post, 'Strength of Character' was the best I encountered from the offerings available.Decent read which could conceivably arouse a peck of rebuttals. But still there's no way to do so wi..."
Sorry you need to have a Google login.
Michael wrote: "Michael Brookes (Technohippy) | 580 comments Any blog post is a distilled aspect for a larger topic,..."Oh. This is news to me. I'm not very familiar with the world of blogs, I reckon. I don't frequent them often. So, there's a larger discussion of which Ms. Binion's is just a sliver? Or are you saying that this is what might potentially occur somewhere?
Yes, the login requirement is an obstacle for me. I'm sure there's a good reason for it but it definitely thwarts my participation.
Feliks wrote: "Michael wrote: "Michael Brookes (Technohippy) | 580 comments Any blog post is a distilled aspect for a larger topic,..."Oh. This is news to me. I'm not very familiar with the world of blogs, I re..."
Blog posts tend to be bite sized chunks rather than full essays.
The required login keeps most of the spam at bay, it also means I know who I'm speaking with :-)
Aha. I get it now.My caution in these areas is well-founded. As authors, readers, and reviewers often seem to waging digital war on each other via the net these days--belligerence which only looks to be increasing--I won't 'sign up' anywhere. That's part of my reasoning.
No worries, thanks for reading and your comments here.
Jo Donahue introduces his forthcoming novel 'The Last Requiem' in today's guest post:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Dustin Stevens (author of 21 Hours) provides today's guest post about screenwriting:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
If you have an idea for a guest post then feel free to get in touch.
May Woodworth provides today's guest post about ghosts in Novia Scotia:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Adam Easton provides a rather philosophical guest post called 'A Perception of Reality':http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
If you'd like to write a guest post for my blog then get in touch and we can set something up.
Jerome Brooke provides a guest post entitled 'Astarte and her Dark Empire' telling us about the world he has created:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
If you have an idea for a guest post then drop me a line!
Discover ThirdScribe, a new place for authors and readers to connect in a guest post from its founder:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Horror author Kit Tinsley has provided a guest post for my blog called 'Synergy: How Influence Shifts From Page to Screen and Back Again', check it out here:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
If you'd like to provide a guest post then drop me a line.
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The post should relate to the other content on my blog in some way, so it could be about writing, or horror, or science fiction. If you have other thoughts then let me know and I'm happy to judge the proposal on its own merits.
If you are interested then drop me a line.