I first met Lucas Mangum five years ago when he was living near me in Pennsylvania. He was a force then who brought writers together with his staged recorded readings. Since moving to Texas he’s continued his force in the horror community, writing and talking about books and movies. I’m excited to share his debut novel here, FLESH AND FIRE, the 8th book in Journalstone's Doubledown Series and featured alongside DARK OF NIGHT, a new novella by Jonathan Maberry and Rachael Lavin. Read my interview Read more [...]
I've been tagged by the wonderfully imaginative and fun Catherine Stine in a blog game called The Next Big Thing. The game involves answering questions about your work in progress or a new piece, that you'd love to become the next big thing! For me, that's the sequel to my book, A HUMAN ELEMENT.
Is my “stuff” good enough to be the Next Big Thing? You be the judge. In turn I’m tagging five other authors to take part. So here goes:
Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing:
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It's been an exciting week. First, I'm honored to be announced as a debut author with International Thriller Writers (ITW) this month. See the full list of debut authors here, including Alma Katsu and Allan Leverone who recently stopped by. Congratulations to all the debut authors! Check out my interview with ITW.
Plus A Human Element Blog Tour is tearing along the dark side. Thanks for coming along the haunting ride! There have been fun guest posts about writing, evil villains, creatures, Read more [...]
In reviewing my top three blog articles I wrote in 2011 I thought it funny the ones people navigated toward, and still do. Then I realized one is comic, one is heart-touching, and one is edgy.
And I guess it represents what we are drawn to when we connect to one another. Things that make us laugh and things that make us feel - sentimental or dark. And here there are, in case you missed them.
#1 I Like Big Butts: Real not Fake
In my 9 year old's eyes, anything with "butts" in it is tops for Read more [...]