Friday the 13th Giveaway: Win The Gorelets Omnibus on Goodreads!

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New in ebook: Many Genres, One Craft

A quick update to note that the massive fiction writing guide that I co-edited last year, Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction, is now available in an affordable ebook form for the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook. You can learn more about this title, read an excerpt, and even order a copy from the new book page I've added to the jazzy new Books and Other Creative Works catalog here on gorelets.com. Many Genres has not only swept up an astounding number of industry awards, it also is getting rave reviews from writers who…

The Fourth

You imagine bruising the bully who once burned you with the firecracker down your pants -- beating then cutting him, exposing the bone and watching him bleed as you fork him onto the barbecue -- as the coals spit their fireworks: everything red, white and blue. Grill marks stark as prison bars on the meat as you celebrate your freedom and imagine.    

The Books Page is Alive

I've made some good progress on the new bibliography/book catalog for gorelets.com -- not complete yet, but most of the titles in print are ready to view. You can get to them through the "Books and Other Creative Works" button at the top of this page. Surprises lurk therein, from audio samples to downloadable excerpts to extended tables of contents and great photos. I've been slowly updating the entire website at gorelets.com this summer. I recently updated my bio page with some funky photos and updates, for instance, and I've set up a youtube channel (see the micro-buttons in the…

Photos from Seton Hill WPF Book Signing 2012

Our Writing Popular Fiction program at Seton Hill University took over the gymnasium and McKenna Center last night to host a mass book signing, and it was great to see so many new book releases from students, alums and faculty alike. It was fantastic to have two of my publishers in the house -- Raw Dog Screaming Press and Headline Books. Here's a few snapshots from the event. (You can see some from last year here, too.) Thanks to all who visited campus, dropped by my table, and picked up copies of The Gorelets Omnibus, Many Genres, One Craft, Play…