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Coffin Hop Winners, Of the Night Contest

Coffin Hop Winners: "Of the Night Contest"

I'm already in the spirit that is the 'gift of giving' and I decided to draw from the Halloween bucket twice last night. The winners of my "Of the Night Contest" are John Wiswell and Anthony J Rapino! Congratulations. Both will receive a signed copy of my horror anthology "Of the Night" by Red Skies… Continue reading Coffin Hop Winners: "Of the Night Contest"

Bloody Truce, Hellicious Halloween, love and death, Thrillers Killers 'n' Chillers

Bloody Truce @ TK’n’C

There is no war like that in love, and beneath their verbal bullets, Nick and Emma love each other to death. Check out my short, fast-paced horror, Bloody Truce, at Thrillers, Killers, 'n' Chillers Hellicious Halloween.Thanks, Lily and TK'n'C crew! Have a little crime, thriller, horror oozing from your mind? Execute it with mad precision… Continue reading Bloody Truce @ TK’n’C

Coffin Hop, conflict, writing horror

Coffin Hop: My Formula For Writing Horror

Why do people love to be scared? What whacked-out gene(s) is to blame for fake sawed-off bloody arms in the grocery store? Horror is more than an annual trick-or-treating event; it is a multi-billion dollar industry that continues to deliver people nightmares, paranoia, and visceral fear. I believe this is an evolutionary phenomenon, our innate… Continue reading Coffin Hop: My Formula For Writing Horror

Coffin Hop, Halloween Contests, Of the Night

October Treats

Halloween never fails to stir up activity in the blogworld, and their is plenty going on:The Coffin Hop Horror Web TourThis Halloween hop starts October 24th and goes through the 31st! That means there's going to be a ghoulish amount of chances for you to win free books and other prizes. There are already 96… Continue reading October Treats

deadlines, guidelines, how 'bout a little respect, submissions

How long is too long?

Submission periods. There is nothing expeditious in the writing/publishing arena, except for the time it takes for a reader to download your book - at least we have that.I've spent much of this year researching submissions, submitting, querying, etc. and feeling a little frustrated with the number of submissions still hanging out in cyber slush… Continue reading How long is too long?