Tag Archives: entertainment

Wylding Hall

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

Posted in Artists That I Admire, Hard Weird, New Wave, On Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Adventure Stories For Young Readers

I am partnering with Cedar Sanderson’s newly formed Sanderley Studios to produce a collection of short fiction for young readers. I am looking for exciting adventure stories that showcase (but not preach) virtues, suitable for boys and girls in their … Continue reading

Posted in Artists That I Admire, On Publishing, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Truly Steller Achievement

Ninety authors. Nearly two hundred stories. Eleven volumes. Tuscany Bay’s Planetary Anthology Series is now complete. This is really an extraordinary body of work. Originally conceived by Superversive Press and then handed off to Tuscany Bay Books, it has been … Continue reading

Posted in Artists That I Admire, On Promotion, On Publishing, On Writing, pulp revival | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pulp On Pulp

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

Posted in Artists That I Admire, Hard Weird, New Wave, On Promotion, On Publishing, On Writing, pulp revival, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Florida Man

To make it very clear, I am talking about the Audiobook in this review, and not the Graphic Novel project with the same name. Given that they use the same cover art, I am guessing that they are the same … Continue reading

Posted in Artists That I Admire, Hard Weird, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dark Fantasies available for pre-order

I love it when a plan comes together! Yes, I do have a plan, although it may not be evident from my publishing schedule. Ever since I realized that short fiction is the ideal medium for me, I have been … Continue reading

Posted in Artists That I Admire, On Promotion, On Publishing, On Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Pulp On Pulp, moving forward.

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

Posted in Artists That I Admire, On Writing, pulp revival | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Followup and clarifications: Pulp On Pulp

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

Posted in Artists That I Admire, On Writing, pulp revival | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

“Exiled In The Desert”: A review

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

Posted in Artists That I Admire, Hard Weird, On Writing, pulp revival | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A Call For Essays: Pulp On Pulp

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

Posted in Artists That I Admire, On Writing, pulp revival | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments