Things I’ve Learned As a New Author (Part 2)

  Yesterday’s list of things I’ve learned as a new author seemed to go over quite nicely, but I saved the more controversial things I’ve learned for today’s post, Part 2. You can love it or leave it or mull it over for a bit before giving up entirely on me…   No one wants … Continue reading →

27 Horror Publishers Currently Open to Novels/Novella Submissions

Well, hell. It’s the end of September, and I haven’t written shit here since January (Look at that. I just wrote “shit.”). I guess “busy” is a bit of an understatement. The state of the world–of note, the U.S.–is chaotic. COVID-19 all over, coupled with  the singular, most wretched administration in my lifetime. It’s just … Continue reading →

24 Horror Novel and Novella Publishers Open for Subs (Jan 2020)

Hello again. I know I’ve been away for quite some time. A lot has happened. The writing. You know how it goes. A limited edition hardcover of Reception will be out by Thunderstorm Books this month. I’m working on the last chapters of a western horror novella, a slasher set in a home station, for … Continue reading →

38 Publishers Open To Horror Novel Submissions (late summer 2017)

I know I’ve not been blogging much at all over the summer (apologies to my blogger buddies, too, for lack of response on my end), but I’ve been working quite hard on the horror novel, and I plan to have the first draft finished by mid-August just before school begins.  Anyway, I promised myself that … Continue reading →

32 Publishers Open to Horror Novel(la) Submissions

So I realize I’ve neglected my blog quite a bit, and I’ve been a lousy responder to everyone else. I apologize for that. I’ve a free week coming up, and while I’ve tons to grade, I will devote some time to being a thoughtful blogger in the community. It’s work, primarily, that sucks my days … Continue reading →

Ten Minutes of Bitching on Pitching.

So I’ve done something I never thought I’d ever do: I’ve committed myself to attending a writing conference’s pitch sessions. It’s an internal commitment, mind you, not a I’ve-paid-the-conference-fee sort of set-in-stone commitment. My workplace has had me add this to my Faculty Goals form, probably because if I am successful (even though the odds … Continue reading →