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100 Electronic Jolts
100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories is now available in digital form from the good folks at Fictionwise.com for under 5 bucks. Pick one up before Monday (3/7) and you'll get a 15% discount. E-books are perfect for reading on a PDA or the computer screen. Fictionwise is a great e-book distributor for science-fiction, fantasy and horror titles; you can even buy some of my short stories there for as little as 49 cents. More information on 100 Jolts from the publisher.
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Twisted Prompts for Sicko Writers
+ Describe an invented mental illness in scientific language, as though an entry in the DSM-IV. For structure, visit allpsych.com + Lovingly describe an over-the-top imaginary weapon, as though writing the sales pitch that appears in a mail order catalog. For inspiration, try crkt.com + Write an encyclopedia entry about an infamous (but fictional) massacre. For a model, pick your favorite at the wikipedia list of massacres *** Instigation is a WEEKLY department in Hellnotes newsletter. *** Congratulations to subscriber Terrie Leigh Relf, whose instigation-inspired story, "At the Ophthalmologist's Office," was recently published in FlashShot. If you publish or post…