With a hat tip to darkmarkets.com we have "Through the Eyes of the Undead II" anthology which is looking for shorts of 3000 to 9000 words with pay at 1cent a word. They want stories told from the zombie's point of view, in other words your protag is a reanimated zombie. http://undeadeyes2.blogspot.com/ for details. Deadline is Apr/May 2011.
DL Snell has an interview with this anthology's editor, Robert Essig, here http://marketscoops.blogspot.com/2011/01/through-eyes-of-undead-2-antho.html
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Mind Writing
Have you ever gone to open a story file and discovered that the full-blown story in your head hasn't made it to the page yet? I've been piecing together scenes and ideas for a story the last few days and went to do some revisions only to discover that I haven't actually written the darn thing yet. Oh well, at least I know where to begin - just open a file and start typing.
Anthology Reviews
Jedidiah Ayres has a list and short reviews of his favorite 2010 anthologies and collections over at Ransom Notes. http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Ransom-Notes-The-BN-Mystery-Blog/Short-Story-Collections-amp-Anthologies-of-2010/ba-p/786588
And we have the anthology "Damn Near Dead 2" edited by Bill Crider and reviewed by Chuck Barksdale http://bookreview.mostlyfiction.com/2010/damn-near-dead-2-edited-by-bill-crider/
And we have the anthology "Damn Near Dead 2" edited by Bill Crider and reviewed by Chuck Barksdale http://bookreview.mostlyfiction.com/2010/damn-near-dead-2-edited-by-bill-crider/
Monday, January 3, 2011
Westerns
As most of you know, I don't stick to just one genre when I write and besides crime fiction, I have a deep love for the Western genre. But the truth is, they can be pretty much interchangeable. Westerns aren't just shoot 'em ups and cattle rustling, they can, in the right hands, be so much more. Edward A. Grainger's short story "Melanie" is a prime example. While it's a Western on the surface, it's noir to the core. You can read it here at http://tainted-archive.blogspot.com/2011/01/wild-west-emonday-melanie.html
After you've read the story, stick around the blog because Gary Dobbs is hosting Wild West eMonday, with all kinds of Western goodness being posted during the day to show support of the genre.
And if Gary has whet your appetite for Westerns, the 16th issue of Frontier Tales has gone live and includes a short story by friend of the blog, Oscar Case, called "Butch Cassidy and the Thirsty Old Man". http://www.frontiertales.com/ However much life changes, human nature remains the same.
After you've read the story, stick around the blog because Gary Dobbs is hosting Wild West eMonday, with all kinds of Western goodness being posted during the day to show support of the genre.
And if Gary has whet your appetite for Westerns, the 16th issue of Frontier Tales has gone live and includes a short story by friend of the blog, Oscar Case, called "Butch Cassidy and the Thirsty Old Man". http://www.frontiertales.com/ However much life changes, human nature remains the same.
This and That
So, we've got a little of this and a little of that today.
Over at the BareBones ezine, they've got more of Fredric Brown and his shorts and novels. http://barebonesez.blogspot.com/2011/01/night-of-psycho.html
Ekaterina Sedia has posted about editing the anthology, Bewere the Night, that was listed here. There were over 300 submissions and the TOC will be posted soon. http://fishmonkey.blogspot.com/2011/01/things-ive-learned-from-bewere-night.html
The January issue of All Due Respect is out with "The Ballad of Jimmie Jazz" by Tony Deans http://www.all-due-respect.blogspot.com
And the 7th issue of 10Flash has gone live. This is one of those zines that just keeps roaring along with great stories in quarterly issues and monthly flash and reviews. http://10flash.wordpress.com And while you're there be sure to check out Jodi MacArthur's story, "The Girl Who Was Chased by an Abominable Snowman with a Machete". It will brighten your day!
Over at the BareBones ezine, they've got more of Fredric Brown and his shorts and novels. http://barebonesez.blogspot.com/2011/01/night-of-psycho.html
Ekaterina Sedia has posted about editing the anthology, Bewere the Night, that was listed here. There were over 300 submissions and the TOC will be posted soon. http://fishmonkey.blogspot.com/2011/01/things-ive-learned-from-bewere-night.html
The January issue of All Due Respect is out with "The Ballad of Jimmie Jazz" by Tony Deans http://www.all-due-respect.blogspot.com
And the 7th issue of 10Flash has gone live. This is one of those zines that just keeps roaring along with great stories in quarterly issues and monthly flash and reviews. http://10flash.wordpress.com And while you're there be sure to check out Jodi MacArthur's story, "The Girl Who Was Chased by an Abominable Snowman with a Machete". It will brighten your day!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Sunday Musing
I'm a big believer in coincidence. That clashing together of fate that opens your eyes to something new and walks you into an unknown world. Last year I read an article about short story writer, Pinckney Benedict, found him mentioned two days later in a blog post by Jedidiah Ayres, then found the book Jedidah mentioned at the monthly book sale. "Town Smokes" by Pinckney Benedict. If you enjoy Larry Brown, you'll love Mr. Benedict's work. He takes you deeper into that well of human despair than you've ever gone but never lets go of your hand. Don't believe me? Try this story, "Pig Helmet and the Wall of Life" http://www.fiftytwostories.com/?p=1258
So, how do you find new authors?
So, how do you find new authors?
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Markets Opening Today
For those of you ready to jump on your New Year's resolution to write/submit, Duotrope has a list of 74 markets opening for submissions today. They include:
Necrotic Tissue
CrimeSpree
DF Underground
Yellow Mama
Wigleaf
http://www.duotrope.com/recentupdates.aspx
Listed in the new markets is a site called RuneWright who has submission calls out for six anthologies. This market makes me nervous because it provides services for writers, so proceed with caution if you decide to submit here. That's just my gut-feeling, they could be perfectly legit. After last year, I'm a little leery of markets that suddenly pop up with a large number of calls.
Necrotic Tissue
CrimeSpree
DF Underground
Yellow Mama
Wigleaf
http://www.duotrope.com/recentupdates.aspx
Listed in the new markets is a site called RuneWright who has submission calls out for six anthologies. This market makes me nervous because it provides services for writers, so proceed with caution if you decide to submit here. That's just my gut-feeling, they could be perfectly legit. After last year, I'm a little leery of markets that suddenly pop up with a large number of calls.
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