So all in all, this has been an interesting WiHM 2015. I have to admit, going in I had mixed feelings – I usually do. While I love having a chance to explore the genre I dearly love and am fascinated by, and I truly do feel that we need to explore gender roles within … More If only I was as Hot as Stephen King: WiHM 2015 Thoughts
Today’s guest is the lovely Tanya Nehmelman. I love talking craft and hearing where other authors get their ideas, especially in the realm of the horror genre, so this is an especially cool post for me. Enjoy! *** On Writing Horror By Tanya Nehmelman Author in Paying the Ferryman (upcoming) My horror stories are influenced … More On Writing Horror by Tanya Nehmelman
I’m stoked to have an awesome lady here on my blog today, and like so many others, she’s brings with her some really, really great insight, as well as encouragement. On Being a Woman Horror Writer Margie Colton Editor: Paying the Ferryman (upcoming), Carpe Noctem: Truly, Madly, Deeply (upcoming) Author: State of Horror: New … More On Being a Woman Horror Writer by Margie Colton
So a lot of work has gone in to creating my vampire stories that appear in the Big Bad anthologies. I’ve been craving to set a vampire story in the fifties for over a decade now, because I just love the juxtapositions that presents. I was almost deterred when I found out that American Vampire … More Influential Irritation: We Don’t Just Exist to Bang Fang
I’ve also tried to get back into the swing of taking part in the ever-awesome Sean Taylor’s writing round tables! There have been some really good ones lately, ones that you should definitely peek in on if you’re into writing. If you aren’t familiar with his blog, every Thursday or so he gathers a group … More Writing Round Table Roundup
More of a casual essay, this piece is also included in Lost in the Shadows. People brushing off art or their own possibility by claiming they’re not creative has always bothered me. I don’t get that thought process – you’re breathing, you’re thinking, you can have ideas. I’ve also never quite got the process of … More Prose: Ideas Abound
I’ve been working on a few projects lately, and that always gets me thinking about the process of writing. I love words and how they fit together, the imagery they conjure, the emotions they evoke. Words are magic…sometimes literally, like in this case. This is another little bit from Lost in the Shadows, a little … More Prose: Obsolete Words
I’ve been debating if I was going to mention this for a few weeks now, ever since a friend of mine posted it on Facebook. I agree with a lot of it, but I also think that it (somewhat) takes for granted what a hard time it is if you choose to make a creative … More Real Life as an Artist or How Much are You Worth?
So I want to tell you about a really cool event happening next week. It’s called Imaginarium and it’s a writing convention unlike any other. So why should you go? If you’re a writer, you’re going to get information you won’t get anywhere else: We have full panel tracks that deal with the writing … More Why Imaginarium?
My apologies for being quiet, but I’m juggling a lot. It’s something I’m still learning, that balance. I definitely haven’t forgotten those whose interviews I still have to schedule, and I’m going to try to do some more entries of my own. At the end of the day, though, at the moment I’ve got a … More The Balancing Act
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