Master's of Horror

A few weeks ago I started doing a small activity on The Eclectic Artist Cave called Flash Fiction Wednesday. I started with a simple premise. The Little Black Box. The idea was simple, write a piece of flash fiction, approximately 500 words, and send it to me in an email or a FB message. The flash fiction had to contain the words The Little Black Box.  I read them on the air. The number of responses I received for it were overwhelming to say the least. The number of people that took the time to send in their stories was mind boggling. I carried it over the following week because there was just too much talent sent in and I had to share as many as I could. The cool thing about all of this is that people are wanting to do it again. The topic this time is Dark Horse. The same rules apply....

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Feeling Introverted

The day before yesterday, I received a rejection. It par for the course. Still, with all the changes going on in the publishing industry today, I have to wonder what the correct course of action is. The all illusive golden ticket is even more out of reach than I had thought when I first started this journey. My agent says, "No one wants you unless you're J.K. Rowlings, or Patterson," Here's what I have to say about that. They didn't start out as the stars of the industry. In fact they were where I am right now. They all played the waiting game and were all rejected at some point in time or another. I don't know what to think about the critique, because I didn't receive one. I do know that if I had just a single shot from a publisher, I would do what I needed to make sure it was worth having....

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Writing Tip Tues

YEAH It's back!! Only this time I have a partner! The man's name is Jack Remick, author of Blood is going to be joining me everyother Tuesday LIVE on Fate Radio. He has been involved in the world of writing one way or another for a long time. I will be posting more about his blog at a later date, so stay tuned. Tomorrow join Jack and I as we talk about new techniques and styles of writing.&nb...

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Dream Horse Press

Today I had J. P. Dancing Bear on The Eclectic Artist Cave. We talked about a number of things including his company, Dream Horse Press. One of the things I found to be so beautiful about his spirit was the reason he formed his company. He had a friend who had written a book of poetry and wanted to help him get it out to the public as a book. He stated when he formed the company, he didn't know what to do with it. It has now been in business for 15 years and is still dedicated to bringing to light the poets of today and tomorrow. The one thing he had to say about up coming poets was to read a lot of poetry. Let yourself become immersed  in the words and the feelings that have been laid out. I loved that! It showed that creatively, the one thing you have to do to grow your craft is...

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