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Twisted Prompts for Sicko Writers
+ Give a monster a makeover. + Write a tribute to a serial killer. + Dismember a character from a children's TV show or family film. *** Instigation is a WEEKLY department in Hellnotes newsletter. If you publish something instigated by this department, let me know at arnzen@gorelets.com and I'll mention it in the newsletter!
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Reader’s Guide to 100 Jolts
Because my flash fiction collection, 100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories, was getting some attention from creative writing teachers -- and because I know some folks were teaching selected excerpts to various classes -- my publisher and I thought it might be worthwhile to produce a free teacher's guide/reader's guide to accompany it. I finished writing the guide this summer and you can now download it free as an .rtf file (MS Word ~500k) or .pdf file (Adobe ~100k) If you're a teacher or someone who's running a lecture on the craft of horror fiction, you might find it useful, whether…
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To the Book Graveyard
My books, Sportuary and Fluid Mosaic are going out of print on October 1st. Sportuary -- a collection of twisted poems about sports -- is exclusively available in e-book form only. Order direct from CyberPulp Digital for $3.00. Fluid Mosaic is a collection of my best short stories from the 90s.
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Comments Removed
I decided to remove the "comments" feature from this website because of a recent "comment spam" attack. This was not an easy decision to make because it meant removing a few really creative short-shorts that subscribers have posted as well as some very kind and interesting feedback from visitors. I apologize for this change but it really had to be done to keep The Goreletter in tip-top editorial shape. I know I'll miss reading your comments, so I invite any visitor who wants to comment on an article to write me personally at arnzen@gorelets.com. I also encourage folks to try…