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In this week's blog shout out we visit Scott Marlowe's author blog. Like many author blogs he covers more topics than just his own writing. Discover more in his post here:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
October's Short Fiction Contest on The Cult of Me blog has started.
As October is the month of Halloween I decided that something suitably sinister is in order - although I could be accused of doing that every month! Although this doll has an element of cute about it I'm sure you would agree.
As always the stories can be of any genre. They just have to be inspired by this month's image and no more than 500 words.
Entry to the contest remains free and there are prizes for the three winners.
First prize is a £50 Amazon gift card or PayPal prize
Second prize is a £20 Amazon gift card or PayPal prize
Thirds prize is a £10 Amazon gift card or PayPal prize
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Discover over 200 indie authors from all genres in the guest author interview archive:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/p/g...
Marilyn Peake joins me in this week's guest author interview to discuss her latest release 'Shade'. Discover more here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Another excellent image for your latest competition. Keep 'em coming!
R.M.F wrote: "Another excellent image for your latest competition. Keep 'em coming!"He is quite cool :-)
This week's Tuesday Tease is the first chapter from Lucas Bale's superb debut novel 'The Heretic'. I enjoyed reading this immensely and I think you will to:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
I wasn't sure if I fancied this but the start is intriguing. :)
For this week's blog shout out we visit Lynne Stringer's author blog. Discover more below:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
For this week's Friday Poem Rick Haynes provides a moving poem called 'My Little Runaway':http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
I'm looking for new poems to feature in future posts, so if you have a poem you'd like to share with the world or would like to guest post about a poem written by someone else drop me a line and I'll take a look.
The winners of September's short fiction contest have been announced:
First prize of a £50 Amazon or PayPal prize goes to David Turnball for 'The Book of Remembrance'
Second prize of a £20 Amazon or PayPal prize goes to Kath Middleton for 'Arbow's Notebook'
Third prize of a £10 Amazon or PayPal prize goes to Chad Lutzke for 'The Damned Thing'
Congratulations to the winners - you can read their superb stories here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Oh! How exciting! I seem to be unable to manage first prize. Always the bridesmade. ;) Thanks, Michael. Good and very different stories there.
Second out of 63 excellent entries isn't bad :-)
Kath wrote: "Oh! How exciting! I seem to be unable to manage first prize. Always the bridesmade. ;) Thanks, Michael. Good and very different stories there."Well you don't want to be the bride too often
Now there's a very good point, well made!
Kath wants to be our Zsa Zsa Gabor!
In this week's blog shout out we visit Keely Brooke Keith's author blog. Discover more below:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
As part of A. F. Stewart's blog tour celebrating the release of Killers and Demons II, she has provided a guest post titled Splatter & Gore vs. Psychological Horror.
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
I've bought my copy - maybe you will too!
This week's Tuesday Tease is an excerpt from David Wailing's excellent sci-fi book 'Duallists'. It's available for free from Amazon - so you have no excuse not to give it a try!
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
In this week's blog shout out we visit Elyce Wakerman's blog - 'Birth of a Book'. Discover more here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
This week's Friday Poem is 'Snapshot' by Maureen Duffy, take a look here:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Calling All Poets! If you have a poem you'd like featured then drop me a line and I'll take a look!
We're entering the final week of October's short fiction contest so if you haven't entered yet then you had better get writing! It's easy to enter - write a story of no more than 500 words based on this month's image. Then submit your story through the form provided on the contest page here:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
The winning story will win a £50 Amazon or PayPal prize and there are prizes for the second and third place winners as well.
If you've not read the winning stories from September's short fiction contest then you're missing out on a treat! You'll find those stories here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Michael, is there a chance of a follow up interview? A lot has changed since my original interview.
A.L. wrote: "Michael, is there a chance of a follow up interview? A lot has changed since my original interview."Sure - send me private message with the details and we'll set it up. Although maybe a guest post would be better?
I can never think of anything to write for guest posts.
Well send me the highlights and we can discuss.
In this week's Guest Author Interview we welcome J. D. Brink to discuss his writing and his latest release 'Tarnish'. Discover more here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
For this week's Tuesday Tease Rick Haynes provides a couple of pieces from his book 'Drabbles 'n' Shorts'. I read this recently and it's an excellent collection of short stories and drabbles - definitely one worth picking up!
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
For this week's Blog Shout Out we visit Jennifer Priester's 'Animals and Magic' blog. Discover more here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Nav Logan provides this week's Friday Poem with a rather whimsical piece called 'My Life as a Frog':http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
I'm looking for new poems to feature in this slot, so if you have one you'd like to show off to the world then give me a shout and I'll take a look!
The three winning stories have been added to Short Fiction archive. Discover these and a glorious abundance of other fantastic tales here:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
November's short fiction contest has started. This month I've picked a somewhat classical image of the Tower of Babel and I'm looking forward to reading where that image leads in your stories.
It's easy to enter. Write a story of no more than 500 words inspired by this month's image and submit it via the form provided on the contest page here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
The three winning stories will all win PayPal or Amazon prizes:
First prize is a £50 Amazon gift card or PayPal prize
Second prize is a £20 Amazon gift card or PayPal prize
Thirds prize is a £10 Amazon gift card or PayPal prize
I will announce October's winners next weekend.
In this week's Guest Author Interview I meet Jim Vuksic to discuss his novel 'Levels' Find out more here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
An excellent sci-fi thriller is featured in this week's Tuesday Tease with an excerpt from Jim Webster's novel 'Justice 4.1'. I read this a few week's back and enjoyed it a lot!
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Excellent book. Bit high on yak though...
It is when they have been eating those lichens...
Pah humbug(the latest in yak cuisine, ris de yak avec sauce fumiste)
Yak stew with a bit of rice?
How the mighty have fallen!stew on rice
ha!
In this week's Blog Shout Out Martin Davies tells us about his blog - Gay Literature. Discover more here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
The winners for October's short fiction contest have been announced:
First prize of a £50 Amazon or PayPal prize goes to Jaime Villarreal for his story 'Share'
Second prize of a £20 Amazon or PayPal prize goes to A. W. Hendry for the story 'Dolly Doll'
Third prize of a £10 Amazon or PayPal prize goes to Nathanael Munn for his story 'The Soul Snatcher'
Congratulations to the winners and you can read the winning stories here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Kelly Cozy joins me for this week's Guest Author Interview. Discover more about her and her writing here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
We have a bit of a coincidence for this week's Tuesday Tease. Mike Gullicksen has provided an excerpt from his novel 'The Beginning' which is the first in his 'The Northern Star' series. I also started reading the second book in the series last night and I'm enjoying it so far. The series in a near future military sci-fi adventure with some cool tech and tense action - well worth checking out!
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
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I'm a big fan of drabbles and also enjoy reading horror and the two come together in the superb collection '100 Nightmares' by K. Z. Morano. I reviewed this as a 5 star read because of the quality and dark imagination of the stories. She has provided five of those drabbles for this week's tuesday tease so indulge in a taste of darkness for yourself here:
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...