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Horror 101 – New Book for Writers

Horror 101: The Way Forward has just been released by Crystal Lake Publishing, and if you're a writer on the dark side, I highly recommend it. As Mort Castle wisely notes in the book's introduction, this book is a successor, of sorts, to JN Williamson's classic writer's guide, How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and enters the canon of "essential reference" for the dark fiction author, alongside the HWA's On Writing Horror and Michael Knost's Writer's Workshop of Horror. It's a great collection of "advice from seasoned professionals" on how to sustain a career in the…
April 29, 2014Posted inArnzen News
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Diabolique Strategies: Random Provocations into the Dark Side

I've long admired the "Oblique Strategies" -- an infamous deck of creativity cards invented by musician Brian Eno and artist Peter Schmidt that has a cult following among artists and musicians. It is one part thinking game, one part fortune cookie. They made it as a way to spur them into thinking differently about their current projects, by drawing random lateral thinking triggers from the deck (like “destroy the most important thing” or “give the game away”). But I've always wondered: What would they look like if Eno had been in a Death Metal band instead of Roxy Music? Or…
March 23, 2014Posted inArnzen News, Instigation
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Anthology Updates

I've finally gotten around to adding an Anthology page to the bibliography here on gorelets.com, and though it's still rudimentary I plan to update it with links and images and more. In the mean time, I wanted to share a few updates about recent anthology appearances, in case you missed the news from the latest issue of The Goreletter. One of the books coming out this month is Drawn to Marvel: Poems from the Comic Books from Minor Arcana Press. I'm really excited to be in this one, as it features a number of really impressive poets to write about…
February 16, 2014Posted inArnzen News
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Kindle Countdown: PLAY DEAD – this week only!

KINDLE COUNTDOWN | Feb 10th-15th | PLAY DEAD One Week Discount on Play Dead for Amazon Kindle Act fast and get the PLAY DEAD ebook cheap from Feb 10th-15th PLAY DEAD publisher Raw Dog Screaming Press is running a "Kindle Countdown" special offer next week! Kicking off on Monday, February 10th, you can get the Amazon Kindle version of my second novel for just .99 cents. It will go up a dollar a day afterward, until returning to its regular price on the 15th. So don't hesitate! Not only will you get a great deal if you act quick, your…
February 9, 2014Posted inArnzen News
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“Limber” – A Lost Audiovile Track – Discovered and Remixed

In 2014, I am planning to return to recording and to produce my first audiobook for Mastication Publications. So in early December, I started getting set up... and I stumbled upon an old recording of my short story, "Limber" hidden in the old master tapes for my 2007 CD from Raw Dog Screaming Press, Audiovile. I'd completely forgotten I'd even recorded it! As I listened, the only reason I could guess that I abandoned it was that it didn't quite "fit" into Audiovile...but now I like the "Pink Floyd" styled guitar that backed the vocals, and the storytelling still stands…
January 2, 2014Posted inArnzen News