This and That

For fans of pulp fiction, the mags, not the movie, there's an excerpt of a roundtable discussion between Robert Silverberg, Richard A. Lupoff, and Frank M. Robinson where they discuss how the pulps evolved. http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2010/10/pulp-fiction-a-roundtable-discussion

Speaking of pulps, there's a brand new pulp zine getting set to launch in November called Pulp Carnivale. The link was posted to the SMFS this morning so I thought I'd pass it along. http://www.pulpcarnivale.com this is a non-paying market looking for flash up to 1000 words, short up to 10,000, and serials of 10,000 words for weekly installments. And every genre is open. They even listed a gangster genre which I didn't know existed!

And as one opens, another one closes. Bloody Bridge Review has closed to subs and from the looks it might be permanent. The archives are still open for your reading pleasure though. http://bloodybridge.blogspot.com

Fellow link junky, Brian Lindenmuth, sent me a link to 60 of the best blogs for aspiring screenwriters http://www.bachelorsdegree.org/2010/10/12/60-best-blogs-for-aspiring-screenwriters/

And speaking of Brian, he's got a new gig for you flash writers out there - stack a few books together spinning their titles into a short story, then snap a picture and send it to Brian over at Spinetingler for his Book Title Stories. http://www.spinetinglermag.com He's already got a few posted and they're quite fun to read.

And, as you've probably already heard, there's a new ebook anthology out there, and on sale today, called "Discount Noir" http://store.untreedreads.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68_7_48_63&products_id=53 And yes, I have a story in there along with an amazing group of short stories writers that I admire. A big thank you to both Patti Abbott and Steve Weddle for putting this all together.