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Appearances in October 2008

Oct 11, 1:30-4:30pm | PARSEC Meeting | Squirrel Hill Library (5801 Forbes), Pittsburgh, PA "What is Horror?": Join Lawrence C. Connolly (author of Veins), Scott Johnson (author of Cane River) and I in a discussion of the genre and the state it's in today today with PARSEC: the Pittsburgh Area Science Fiction Enthusiast Club. Meeting held at the Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh. Attendees must join PARSEC ($15). Oct 25th 4-5pm | Zombiefest 2008 | Monroeville Mall, Pittsburgh, PA Zombiefest is a two-day zombie-themed convention held at the Monroeville Mall, site of the Romero zombie classic Dawn of…
October 9, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Arnzen Podcast with “Writer’s Talk” — airing on WCBE (Ohio NPR) tonight

Halloween approacheth. Look for the "Writer's Talk" series on WCBE (Ohio's NPR station), which will be airing interviews with Michael Arnzen, Gary Braunbeck, Lucy Snyder, and Lawrence Connolly each Wednesday in October. The topic is "The Business & Life of Writing Horror" and all of us had a blast together answering questions about this crazy genre of dread and terror. The Arnzen session airs tonight on WCBE (10/8/08) at 8pm, and I think it turned out really well. If you miss it, don't worry:  you should be able to hear the podcast online, provided by Doug Dangler and the Ohio…
October 8, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Appearances in September 2008

Sept 26th, 3-5pm | "The Business & Life of Writing Horror" Panel | 010 Page Hall, Ohio State University | Columbus, OH Authors Lawrence C. Connolly, Lucy A. Snyder, Gary A. Braunbeck, and Michael A. Arnzen will discuss making a living at writing, with a book signing to follow. This program is free and open to the public. Parking is available at the Ohio Union garage next to Page Hall. A podcastwill likely be available online after the event. Sept 26-28 | Context-21 | Columbus, OH I'll be running a workshop on flash fiction writing (sorry, seats are sold out),…
September 16, 2008Posted inArnzen News
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Twisted Prompts for Sicko Writers (27)

+ Write a poem that draws language directly from all the song titles from a death metal music album. (Here's a list of some at the Cannibal Corpse fan site). + Craft a story around a doctor, dentist, or other health worker who secretly uses one of the job's instruments for his or her own unhealthy pleasure. (Here's a list of health care jobs from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics) + Describe a mass hallucination in a surreal and dreamy manner, using first person plural ("we"). (Here's some historical inspiration from the Skeptical Inquirer). *** Review the entire "Instigation"…
September 9, 2008Posted inInstigation