I thought I’d include one of my favorite excerpts today: a piece from last year’s holiday release, Holly and Ivy. Despite taking place over the course of a year, this story is distinctively Christmasy to me and encompasses a lot of things I love: love, fairies, hope, symbolism, magic, and some healthy plot, as well. … More Holiday Excerpt: Holly and Ivy
I thought I’d lead up to Christmas by posting some excerpts of my own Christmas stories. Today’s choice is a bit from a holiday story in Lost in the Shadows called A Newborn King to See. Like everything else, I’m always fascinated by archetypes and characters of the holiday season, so this is an exploration … More Holiday Excerpt: A Newborn King to See
Since it’s December, I thought I’d get everyone in the spirit with an excerpt from my holiday title, Holly and Ivy! If you’re looking for a short read to get you in a cozy, wintery mood, then you definitely want to check it out – plus, you can be amazed that I can actually write … More Holiday Read: Holly and Ivy
Artist Rick Stanton needs a commission. He faces eviction from his apartment and his latest project is on hiatus. Worse, his muse refuses to cooperate. A recent letter may contain the inspiration he needs. Inside is the photograph of a mysterious woman, her face hidden by an umbrella. But there’s no identification, no way for … More Excerpt: Family Tradition by Pamela Turner
I’ve got a treat for your Monday! This is an excerpt from Virtual Blue, straight from the author RJ Sullivan! Amazon B&N Kobo iBookstore Sony Did you ever wish you could escape to a virtual world? What if you could…but then couldn’t get out? Two years after her deadly clash with a vengeful ghost, Fiona … More Excerpt: Virtual Blue by R.J. Sullivan
This week I’m taking another bit from a horror story, but it’s somewhat different than the other-worldly fiction of The Invisibles. This piece is from Candles, which can also be found in my collection Lost in the Shadows. It’s a zombie story set against the backdrop of Christmas Eve, where a widowed mother with two … More WeWriWa: Candles
Have you gathered yourself from the last blurb? Good, because there’s more where that came from! Imagine a world where everyone must work in the worst conditions imaginable, where long shifts blend together with sci-fi technology and landscapes and the odd mutilated body or two. This probably isn’t a job that you’d like to punch … More Fear Friday: Hellshift by Tom Olbert
Welcome, fear fiends, to another Fear Friday! Today, I’m going to be bringing you blood-curdling blurbs from select Mocha Memoirs Press horror titles…there may even be an eerie excerpt or two. To start our foray in to the frightening, we’ll start with a title that starts out nice enough: a man goes to help the … More Fear Friday: Alicia by EA Black
I’m baaaack! Since we’re well and into October, this week’s sentences come from a short horror piece called The Invisibles, from my book Lost in the Shadows. It’s about the things that almost exist, that aren’t quite real, that lurk between thoughts, between moments, waiting and hungry… The eight: We live between what is real. We … More WeWriWa: The Invisibles
I’m excited to have D.A. Adams with me today to talk about sword and sorcery. He’s one of the authors in the Thunder on the Battlefield anthology, and he just so happens to be in the same book I am, Sorcery, so you should get that volume right now because it’s the best. At any … More Guest Post: The Lure of Sword and Sorcery by D.A. Adams
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