April 12th, 2013 
Lorna D. Keach 
For me, dinner used to be a relaxing time. It used to be cooking, maybe 45 minutes or so; then eating, during which conversation or engaging television took place; then a few moments of cheerful tidying up; after which I retreated to the lounge with a glass of port or an after-dinner coffee. Dinner used [...]
March 2nd, 2013 Lorna D. Keach 
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a screenwriter pal of mine (because if you really want to understand creative misery, talk to one of those guys), and he said something that made me want to throttle him soundly about the neck. He said: “I can’t submit anything ’till I’ve registered my stuff.” He [...]
October 7th, 2012 Lorna D. Keach 
Hey, Anthologists! Get out your Anthologizers, because here is a quick-look list of some tantalizing horror anthologies for October-November 2012! Compiled here are a few markets we’ve listed recently and a few that may have yet to pop up. Peruse these foreboding tomes carefully dear writer. Next week may be a great time for polishing [...]
September 4th, 2012 Lorna D. Keach 
Along with publishing short stories and novellas, Dale Eldon is kind enough to give his time and blog space over to other writers of horror and dark fiction. His interviewees have included Tom Galvin, Jason Brannon, and Gary Brandner of The Howling fame. I caught up with him this weekend and he was very kind [...]
August 20th, 2012 Lorna D. Keach 
Looking for a reviewer can make a writer want to throw themselves into the path of a stampeding zombie horde—sometimes it’s just easier to let Bubba eat your brain. Well, writers, whip out your shotguns and search for your shovels (and get out your good begging kneepads) because here’s a starter list of some of [...]
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Tags: book review, dark fiction, horror bloggers, horror sites, horror writers, Major book reviewers, reviewers, reviews 
6 Comments » August 11th, 2012 Lorna D. Keach 
So, an unforgiving publishing wasteland stretches out before us. The only tools we have to survive are a busted hammer and a damp chocolate biscuit. And, we’re being mobbed by mutant duck salesmen. Wait, what? I think part one through four are starting to pile up on each other. Anyway, we have a book published, [...]
July 29th, 2012 Lorna D. Keach 
Sure, there are worse tortures than the dreaded book signing. Say, for instance, being force fed fire ants or gargling hot gravel. Swimming naked through fiberglass. Selling used cars. Lots of things are more painful than sitting behind a table, alone in a vacant bookstore, weeping into a pile of print-on-demand copies—but are any of [...]
July 6th, 2012 Lorna D. Keach Ah, now here is the real chance for a writer to find an audience; the book review. Anyone who’s ever glanced at New York Times will know The Book Review is a big deal. Once you get your book reviewed, you’re an instant blockbuster! They’ll sing praises to you in the annals of history, they’ll [...]
Posted in The Horrors of Horror Writing Tags: book marketing, book review, horror, horror fiction, horror writers, horror writing, pinhead, puzzle, writers, writing No Comments » June 22nd, 2012 Lorna D. Keach I’m not related to any used car salesmen. I’ve never personally known any used car salesmen. What I’m about to say might be terribly prejudiced, but sadly, it works to convey my point because the common perception is that used car salesmen are irritating, selfish money grubbers without the capacity to shut up. I don’t [...]
May 19th, 2012 Lorna D. Keach (Or, you can have my auxiliary verbs when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers.) Today we’re gonna get a little English Geeky up in here. We’re gonna to use spooky words like conjugation and modality and, at the end I’m gonna make you diagram a sentence. Just kidding! I know we’d all rather claw our own [...]