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Robbed of Sleep, Vol. 1: Stories to Stay Up For (The Robbed of Sleep Anthology)
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Blog postI've been deliberately interviewed in connection with my involvement in the brilliant 'A Shadow of Autumn' anthology, which you can find in paperback and Kindle form here. The interview is available here. I get real 'in-depth' with a lot of stuff, like pumpkins.
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Blog postThat's right... My new book, 'Under the Wall,' is the fourth book I've written about magic cats. True, out of my available books, Under the Wall is the second book in the so-called 'Leviticus' series. (I say 'so-called' because I had to tell Amazon the series was called something, but I had never really thought about the series having a title and just typed in the name of the main character.) But in terms of my writing, it's the fourth book about these magic kitties. But, even that is
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Blog postWhere 'Through the Woods' ended, the real story begins...
Out of an entire litter of dangerously telekinetic felines, two cats alone remain. Deinonychus, bent on domination, has been adopted by an apathetic mother and her overly-enthusiastic little girl. Without the live food or freedom to wield his power, he is going slowly mad with boredom and is furious at how useless he feels. His powers might be dried up until he can bathe them in blood once more, but his cunning and ruth -
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Blog postToday marks five years since I began writing in earnest. It's been crazy. It's also 49 years since 'Rubber Soul' came out, and boy are my arms tired.
I had intended to release 'Under the Wall' today, but the book has been pushed back until the summer. I'll be putting together a pre-order page for the book soon, so you can at least get your copy reserved. This book has been a much bigger undertaking than I envisioned at pretty much every step along the way, and I am hopeful that your -
Blog postA lot of people write songs. It might be the first creative act of every child. It was undoubtedly one of the major occupations of our species centuries before pigment ever met cave walls. You can step outside in most populated regions of the Earth and hear any number of birds engaging in the same habit. It is a craft that seems instinctive not only to humanity, but to intelligence, awareness. To instinct itself.
Yet it is a craft. A life spent striving to perfect the impulse that c -
Blog post'Breaking News' by Troy Blackford
A murderer was invaded by Cuba this morning, scoring five goals.
"He seemed so happy," reported the perpetrator's father, who wasn't expected to recover ahead of prepared remarks. "We're very proud of him."
"Or her," according to the mother of the patient, though opinions as to the proper usage vary.
"Regular flossing is key," insisted several eyewitnesses, citing growing tensions a -
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Blog postIt's time to put some neat signed copies back up on the block. Do we hear a 'Gimme, gimme, gimme?!'
First up is the newest paperback, the 9-author, 18-story anthology I edited (and contributed two stories to), the aptly titled 'ROBBED OF SLEEP: STORIES TO STAY UP FOR.' I have six of these beauties available on hand and can get more within a week. This offering is, unfortunately, only signed by me and not the other eight contributors.
SIGNED ROBBED OF SLEEP PAPERBACKS
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Blog postIn this episode of 'Writin' Lessonz,' I'm going to inadvertently ruffle some feathers. Not my intention, but I am concerned about it. Please note: I mean everything I'm about to say constructively.
I was prompted to write this because I just noticed that my Facebook Fan Page (here, if you wish to snoop) is at 997 'likes.' (Oh, how I loath the quotes around the word 'like' when it comes to Facebook. I'm so glad it never caught on with Twitter follows.) The nearness of this figure to -
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Blog postFirst off, numinous. Good work. That’s a good one, right there. How’d you arrive at that?
Not by trying. Because people who try don’t come up with things like ‘numinous’ right off the bat. That’s somewhere you get to by earning your way into it. But what I want to know is how did you mean it?
You can fill pages with words. We've got plenty of those books. They’re called ‘dictionaries.’ But it takes people to supply the meanings.
You build a thing with the righ -
Blog postWhenever I write, I sit down, flip my computer screen open, and start typing. But I could, just as easily, describe it thus:
I go to sit down in a chair, take my computer screen and move it up so that the computer is open, and then I would start to type.
In fact, I realized not that long ago that I had a pernicious tendency to describe things in precisely that manner. Which is a big ol' no-no to a writer. Why? Because it introduces needless layers of abstraction into your writin -
Blog postA well-meaning former High School teacher posted a webcomic in which a Kindle 'threatens' to burn a book and explains how much better the Kindle is than mere paper. The book then 'taps' the Kindle's off switch, thus 'proving' that paper is better.
I see this sort of thing a lot: people unwilling to give up the delightful 'smell' of their paper books acting as though eBooks wish to pull a Fahrenheit 451 on their beloved hard-and-soft covers. I don't understand this mindset at all. On -
Blog postIf you listen to advice most authors give, 95% of the world's suckiest books suck because the author was an idiot about dialog attribution. Half of this suckage is for using adverbs, like "Die in a fire," Esmerelda said smoulderingly, and the other - and by far the more correctable - half was for being an idiot and using words other than 'said.'
Not flashy words like "Get your damn hands off me, Pumperholden!" I gnashed (vexedly) - though doing so is the writing -
Blog postA novella that skirts a strange line between horror and comedy, while planting both feet firmly in the 'most peculiar, sir' camp:
I say, all is not gas and gaiters in the old metrop. Young Broderick Booster - that would be Brodie to his friends, mind you - is sitting down for a nice evening of video games and vodka when in ankles his manservant Reeves to spout a lot of rot about the shuffling undead and the end of the world. It's a dashed bother, dealing with all these brain-munching reven -
Blog postFor the month of September, we have what is referred to in the industry as a 'deelio' going.
It's quite simple: one out of every ten people to purchase either 'For Those With Eyes to See' or 'Critical Incident' during this lovely month will receive a free signed paperback of 'Strange Way Out.' All you have to do is tweet the purchase, or post it on Facebook (or, as a last resort, as a blog comment on this entry). That way I know you aren't some strange 'auto-prize winning algorithm' -
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Blog postPick up your own paperback copy of my 50-page novelette 'Strange Way Out,' signed with a personal message upon order.
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Blog postI'll be honest. Nearly one year ago exactly, when I launched my first Kindle title, 'Critical Incident,' I hadn't yet developed very exemplary self-editing skills as a writer. (Read: 'I really had no business selling people the things I had written.') I've worked very hard since then, and it increasingly bothered me how sloppy that first book was. So much so, in fact, that I decided to do something about it.
For over a month now I've been revising the book in secret, spending nearly -
Blog postThe seminal and ubiquitous style handbook 'The Elements of Style' by Strunk & White (often referred to simply as 'Strunk & White') is an incredibly useful and worthwhile resource for anybody who wants to better their understanding of English or improve their ability to compose English sentences.
But it isn't the infallible word from on high it has been made into over the years. I would discourage an unthinking acceptance of all the advice inside the book, along with blind de -
Blog postIs there a section on Angie's List for 'Gullable Saps?' This story examines the situation of two sisters working as hired help for a very old-fashioned old lady with a fiery personality and a heck of a strong idea about how she wants the two young women to clean her house.
Like 'Hanging Weight,' this story is featured in the 'Over My Dead Body!' Mystery Magazine.
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Blog post20 Reviews: 13 Five-Star & 7 Four-Star
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Today marks one and a half months since the release of my Kindle exclusive 'long' short story 'Strange Way Out.' I'm pleasantly surprised to find that it is receiving positive reviews at a faster rate than anything I've ever written before. Here's just a smattering of what people are saying.
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Blog postThis is my latest story to be published, though it was written a little over a year ago. I'll let Chuck explain his behavior in his own words. As 'they' are so fond of saying, "you be the judge."
It has been printed in the Over My Dead Body! Mystery Magazine, which features book and movie reviews and interviews in addition to fiction. Please check it out.
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Blog postThe wait some of you were aware of is over! My new Kindle 'long' short story, 'Strange Way Out,' is now available.
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Only .99 cents, .77 pence, or similar smattering of whatever the smallest unit of currency in your home country might be called, this 'novelette' is too long to be a short story, too short to be a novella, and too tempting a read for you to pass up.
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Blog postIf you're like a typical mountain goat, you can't read. If you're like a typical person who comes to this site, you love reading. Either way, you'll want a signed copy of 'For Those With Eyes to See,' my new short story collection.
If you're a literate human, you'll want to feast your brain on the delicious mindscapes of otherworldly insanity that fill its pages. If you're a goat, you'll want to ruminate its fiber-filled goodness in your multi-chambered stomach. It's win-win, -
Blog postI'm going to collect all the blog reviews about my new short story collection 'For Those With Eyes to See' right here in this post.
First up, Tasha of 'Thirty, Nerdy, and Fabulous' fame has seen fit to give the collection four and a half out of five stars. Check out what she has to say right here.
Next, Mark of 'From the Couch... Musings of the Sports Doofus' has written a review at this link.
The first customer review is in, from Amazon US. Read it here. T -
Blog postThe stories just keep coming! May has seen the release of my first audiobook, my first published poem, a lengthily-titled dystopian tale, my first short story collection, and now this.
'Good Dreams Can't Last for Long' is a horrific story of regret, magic folding chairs, deep, dank caves, and an unseen presence of ultimate evil known only as 'the Seritz.' It's simultaneously introspective and metaphysical, delving into the darkest recesses of human misery and making a nest there.
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