An Analysis of Fear

Over the years, I've made Horror my thing. I've watched countless horror movies. I've read countless horror stories. I've viewed the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. I've worked out the formulas for the non-Euclidian shapes of Lovecraftian geometry. I've sampled the wares of multiple cultures; the giallo films of Dario Argento, the existentialist nightmares of French cinema, and … Continue reading An Analysis of Fear →

A Little of This, a Little of That

A lot of the books I read end up adding to what I write. Characters, words, worlds, even just that mix of tones (a little darkness, a dash of magic and a small smidge of humor); it all affects how I write. There are authors who energize; who help me get off of my ass … Continue reading A Little of This, a Little of That →

The Death of a Year

Let's see if I can remember how to do this. We'll start with an opening sentence and take it from there. Oh hi! I don't really know if there are people who still read this. It's been about, oh, two months since I last updated. I'll make the assumption that everyone who reads my blog … Continue reading The Death of a Year →

Writer’s Commiseration

Writing has never been a group thing to me. I don't track down other writers to talk to them about the process. I don't go to forums and chat about plotting and character development. I don't hang out in coffee houses with other writers and discuss the finer points of the gerund. That's just not … Continue reading Writer’s Commiseration →

NANOWRIMO

This year I've decided to write a novel for NANOWRIMO. I'm so out of touch with writing fiction that I figured the best way to get back into shape is to try and write 50,000 words in less than a month. It's like if you decided you wanted to start running every day and figured … Continue reading NANOWRIMO →

Re-Run

I don't feel like writing much right now. There's too much going on and I just...can't. But, here's a re-post of a blog entry I wrote a long while ago that is apropos in more than one way. Since I write horror, I often feel the need to defend it. It’s the creepy, inbred cousin … Continue reading Re-Run →

Clothes Make the Monster

I take my Halloween costumes very seriously. It takes a lot of prep-time to make sure that everything is perfect. It's important that you never break character once in costume. If you do, the illusion is broken and Halloween loses all of its magic. For instance, this year I'm going as a private eye. So, … Continue reading Clothes Make the Monster →

A Break from the Fear

I've been staring at this story for about twenty minutes now and so far I have nothing. I know exactly where this story is going to go. I know what's supposed to happen and when things are going to happen. A will follow B which will lead to C and then comes D. I know … Continue reading A Break from the Fear →

Countdown

The Rock and Shock horror convention is fast approaching and my anticipation levels are near manic levels. There's only one more week left and it's entirely possible that I might explode before then. I've never been to any kind of convention before. I have only a very loose idea of what to expect. I don't … Continue reading Countdown →

Distraction

I have this blog entry to write. I also have a story to write. And a review. I should also be editing my second book. But Instead I ended up watching X-Men: First Class. And looking at cute cat pictures on CuteOverload. And playing tower defense games. I've never been good at avoiding distractions. Instead, … Continue reading Distraction →