The Cult of Me - Interviews, Guest Posts, Short Fiction Contest and so much more!

[Michael]

February's short fiction contest has now started and this month we have a rather happy clown face as inspiration!

It's easy to enter and there's no entry fee, just write a story of no more than 500 words based upon this month's image and submit it through the compeition page linked below:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

The winning story will receive a £50 Amazon gift card, there'sprizes for second and third place as well.

I'll announce the winners for January's contest next weekend, in the meantime get your entries on for February's contest and please share the competition link wherever you can!

[Michael]

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from Justin Bienvenue' western horror 'A Bloody Bloody Mess in the Wild Wild West':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[David]

The novel I have in 2nd draft at the moment features a clown that I envisaged as being very much like that, except mine is carrying a bloody axe.

[Michael]

Sounds like fun :-)

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview I welcome Harrison Davies, author of The Aduramis Chronicles:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[David]

Michael wrote: "Sounds like fun :-)"

It was fun writing it.

After the axe-wielding clown things get worse.

[Michael]

I will have to check that out.

[David]

Michael wrote: "I will have to check that out."

I don't know when it will be finished. I'm only on the initial read-through of the first draft at the moment, but I'm quite pleased with how it's turning out.

[Michael]

In the latest guest author revisited interview I catch up with Stacy Bender, author of The Sav'Ine Guard series:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Tuesday Tease we have an excerpt from Julia Kavan's short story 'Dreaming, Not Sleeping':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview we meet Bethany Turner, author of the Abigail Phelps series:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest authors revisited interview I catch up with thriller author Karl T Smith:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

Have you entered February's short fiction contest yet?

We're two weeks into the latest short fiction contest and so far I've received 15 entries inspired by this month's rather happy looking clown. I'm sure there are more stories to come!

It's easy to enter, write a story of no more than 500 words based on this month's image, you can then submit the story through the form on the competition page, you'll find the rules for the competition there as well:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

There's no entry fee and the winning story will win a £50 Amazon gift card, there's prizes for second and third place as well.

If you haven't read the winning stories from January's contest then you can do so here, they're a cracking read!

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you're a fan of short and fan fiction, or your a writer wanting to show off your work in those forms you should come and join the Facebook group I have set up:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/short...

As always a big thanks to everyone who has entered so far, thanks also to everyone who has posted or tweeted about this contest, your support is much appreciated and please continue to help spread the word.

[Michael]

Book shout out for Sherrie Cronin's new release 'C3', find out more here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from Kath Middleton's excellent debut novella 'Ravenfold':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview I meet May Woodworth, author of the serial 'Heart of the Hurricane':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest authors revisited interview I catch up with J S Riddle, author of 'Rise of a Queen':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

John Rachel (author of 'Blinders Keepers') joins me in today's guest author interview:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

This week's Tuesday Tease is an excerpt from Marc Nash's dystopian detective novel 'An Eye For An Eye For An Eye' and I bought my copy it intruiged me so much, maybe you will too!

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

Come and see my celebration of the darker side of Valentine's Day as part of The Bloody Valentine Blog Hop:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Make sure to check out the other great blogs taking part, you'll find their links at the bottom of the post!

[Michael]

You only have one week left to enter February's short fiction contest, this month's scary clown has already inspired 24 suitably creepy stories and I'm looking forward to reading through them. The competition isn't over yet though, you still have time to enter and it's easy to enter. All you have to do is write a story of no more than 500 words based on this month's picture. You then submit your story through the form provided on the competition page, you'll also find the rules there as well.

There's no entry fee and you could win the first prize of a £50 Amazon gift card, enter the competition here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you haven't read the winning stories from January's contest yet then now is a good time to check them out, there are three cracking stories for you to enjoy:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

For fans of short and flash fiction you can find more great stories to enjoy in the Facebook group I've set up for these forms:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/short...

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview I welcome fantasy author Jordan MacLean:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

This week's Tuesday Tease is the first chapter from J. D. Brink's military sci-fi novella 'The Thorne Legacy':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview Scarlett Jensen (author of The Angel With Burnt Wings) takes her place in the hot seat to tell us about herself and her writing

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

Amon Amarth's 'Under the Northern Star' is the first song featured in my new Thursday Tune feature, find out why I like this song so much here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

Sue Perry (author of 'Was it a rat I saw?') joins me in today's guest author interview:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Trish]

Lovely to take part in this discussion, but somewhat confusing as not sure of rules of game and how to proceed. Newcomer trish Watson author Eternal Spain: corruption and crisis Amazon kindle.

[Michael]

Trish wrote: "Lovely to take part in this discussion, but somewhat confusing as not sure of rules of game and how to proceed. Newcomer trish Watson author Eternal Spain: corruption and crisis Amazon kindle."

Trish wrote: "Lovely to take part in this discussion, but somewhat confusing as not sure of rules of game and how to proceed. Newcomer trish Watson author Eternal Spain: corruption and crisis Amazon kindle."

I'm not sure what you mean, do you want feature on my blog?

[Michael]

March's short fiction contest has now started and this month we have a rather mysterious African face mask as inspiration. To enter you need to write a story of no more than 500 pages and then submit it through the form provided on the contest page here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

There's no entry fee and the winning story will win a £50 Amazon gift card, there's prizes for the second and third place winners as well.

I will be announcing the winners from February's contest this coming weekend.

For fans of short and flash fiction why not come and join the Facebook group I've set up, there's some great stories to be discovered there!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/short...

[Michael]

Joseph Mackey (author of Fools) joins me in today's guest author interview:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Tuesday Tease we have the opening chapter from Bonnie Ferrante's 'Terror at White Otter Castle':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview we meet Jody Sumemrs, author of the interesting paranormal novel 'Dark Canvas':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Thursday Tune I cheat and feature a whole album and it's one of my favourites - Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds:

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[Jim]

You're allowed to cheat :-)

[Michael]

Thanks :-)

[Michael]

Congratulations to the winners of February's short fiction contest:

First prize of a £50 Amazon gift card goes to Elizabeth Foshee for her story 'Face in the Window'
Second prize of a £20 Amazon gift card goes to Daniel Richardson for his story 'Smiles on a Screen'
Third prize of a £10 Amazon gift card goes to Darren Grey for his story 'My Father, The Clown.'

You can read the winning stories through the link below and there are three cracking stories for you to enjoy:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

Martyn Stanley, author of the 'Deathsworn Arc' series joins me in today's guest author interview:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from Gregor Xane's 'Six Dead Spots', his book is now in my TBR after reading the chapter he provided, maybe it will entice you to do the same!

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest authors revisited interview I catch up with with Jim Webster, find out what he's been up to since I last interviewed him here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Jim]

It's an interesting exercise Michael sets those who've been on before. They're the sort of questions that you really should ask yourself

[Michael]

There's only two weeks left to enter March's short fiction contest, if you have a story inspired by this month's mysterious mask image then submit it through the contest page here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

The rules are simple, the story can be no longer than 500 words and must be submitted through the form provided on the competition page. If your story is picked as the winner then you will win a £50 Amazon gift card, the second and third prize winners will receive £20 and £10 Amazon gift cards.

Thanks to everyone who has entered so far, I'm looking forward to reading through all of them by the end of the month. A big thank you to everyone who has shared the competition through blogs, facebook and twitter, please continue to do so, your help is much appreciated.

The winning stories for February's contest were superb, if you haven't read them yet then you can read them here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

For fans and writers of short and flash fiction I've set up a group on Facebook that all are welcome to join for sharing and discovering great stories. Come and join the group here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/short...

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview I welcome Sophie Meredith, author of 'With Me For Pieces':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Tuesday Tease we have chapter 11 from L. F. Falconer's novel 'Exit Strategy', take a look here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you'd like to take part in the Tuesday Tease then drop me a line, note that the tease only includes books that I like to read, you can find out what they are by looking at the reviews on my blog :-)

[Michael]

Discover ThirdScribe, a new place for authors and readers to connect in a guest post from its founder:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Thursday Tune I feature the wonderfully mournful track 'Ruska' by Apocalyptica:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In today's guest author interview I welcome fantasy romance author Helen C Johannes:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from James M Corkill's thriller 'Cold Energy':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you'd like to feature your book in the Tuesday Tease then get in touch, you can take a look at my reviews and other teases to see what type of books I like to feature!

[Michael]

Pink Floyd's 'On the Turning Away' is featured in this week's Thursday Tune:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

Romance author Teresa Keefer joins me in today's guest author interview:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Michael]

April's short fiction contest has now started and this month we have a nice happy (ok rather creepy) image of a doll that I'm sure will inspire some suitably dark stories.

I will announce the winners for March's contest next weekend and a big thanks to everyone who entered and also to those who helped spread the word, please continue to do so, your help is much appreciated.

The rules for the contest remain the same, you can find them on the contest page linked below, but simply put you just write a story of no more than 500 words based on this month's image and submit it through the form provided. You can enter the contest here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

For fans of short and flash fiction come and join the Facebook group set up for those forms of stories:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/short...