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Wylding Hall

Posted on March 6, 2021 by MishaBurnett

This, in my opinion, is Weird Fiction done right. First, it works as Fiction, without the Weird. That is to say, it’s a story about a Folk Rock Band who rented a house in the countryside in the early 1970s … Continue reading →

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Tales Of Yog Sothoth

Posted on March 4, 2021 by MishaBurnett

I was sent a review copy of this book by one of the contributors. “Lovecraftian” is one of those overused adjectives that people trot out to mean a lot of different things. The stories in this collection are linked by … Continue reading →

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Pulp On Pulp

Posted on January 17, 2021 by MishaBurnett

Well, it’s finally here. What started as a discussion about writing on Twitter has become a reality. A collection of essays from a number of authors with a wide variety of viewpoints will be available in a few days. The … Continue reading →

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Beyond Kings And Princesses

Posted on June 14, 2020 by MishaBurnett

This book was written by Oren Litwin, who is the publisher of Lagrange Books. Lagrange Books is the publisher of Bad Dreams & Broken Hearts, and also several anthologies that feature my stories. Having admitted that connection between us, let … Continue reading →

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Pulp On Pulp, moving forward.

Posted on April 23, 2020 by MishaBurnett

A reminder that the collection of essays that Cheah Kit Sun and I are putting together is open for submissions. I don’t know that Pulp On Pulp will be its title when it comes time to publish it–I just needed … Continue reading →

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Followup and clarifications: Pulp On Pulp

Posted on April 7, 2020 by MishaBurnett

A day after I posted the Call For Essays: Pulp On Pulp I have already received one essay and queries on three others. All of them fit the theme of the collection–maybe I’m getting better at writing submission guidelines. One … Continue reading →

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“Exiled In The Desert”: A review

Posted on April 7, 2020 by MishaBurnett

Recently I picked up that anthology because I know a number of the people who wrote stories in it and the price was right. One of the stories happens to be written by the guy who runs my Sunday night … Continue reading →

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A Call For Essays: Pulp On Pulp

Posted on April 5, 2020 by MishaBurnett

I would like to try to put together a collection of practical essays from writers of Action/Adventure Fiction. Cheah Kit Sun, writer and self-publisher, has agreed to act as publisher. This would be a non-paying project, to be available for … Continue reading →

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Fantasticland

Posted on January 16, 2020 by MishaBurnett

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven will naturally be compared to Lord Of The Flies, and there are some similarities. Bockoven’s novel, though, is more nuanced and complex, and, honestly, far more frightening. To get my one gripe out of the way … Continue reading →

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Smash The Mirror

Posted on August 24, 2019 by MishaBurnett

Describing a character is just about the worst way to introduce a character to me. Sadly, it’s also one of the most common. Now, maybe it’s just me, but when a story opens up by focusing on a character–not just … Continue reading →

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