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Sony Pictures scrapped its upcoming movie The Interview.  This after a damaging cyber attack on the corporation in the past few weeks.  Hackers — presumably on North Korea’s authority — stole sensitive financial and personal records and have been leaking … Continue reading →

Yesterday Rocky Wood passed away, after battling ALS for the past several years.  Rocky is best known for his Stephen King work, and he served as current president of the Horror Writers Association.  I expect some statement from the HWA … Continue reading →

Last week novelist J.F. Gonzalez passed away from cancer, and now Fangoria has collected remembrances from his friends and colleagues.  Keep his memory alive by reading one of his books today. The Guardian also summarizes the current tiff between Random … Continue reading →

Here’s an article from The Hollywood Reporter about the changing state of internships in Hollywood.  Looks like things are turning around, but only because people are finally speaking out. A couple cool videos to also share.  The first is a … Continue reading →

Here are a few things of note from around the ‘net. Vulture ran a series of horror-centric articles leading up to Halloween.  One of the best was this piece about the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The New York Times also … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again, when I share a few of my favorite short stories to help get folks in the Halloween spirit.  These tales are best read at bedtime, by candlelight.  Barring that, e-readers work just as well. … Continue reading →

13)  Everybody’s first novel sucks.  Get over it. You have one trunk novel, Blood Money.  You write it right out of high school.  It’s a pretty solid book for being written by an eighteen-year-old, but it’s far too complex an … Continue reading →

9)    Structure is your friend. The sooner you impose structure on your creative process, the faster you’ll see a return on investment.  Writing a book is difficult work no matter what, so embrace any trick or technique that allows you … Continue reading →

5)    Professional is as professional does. Some people define “professional” solely in monetary terms.  A professional is someone who makes a financial living from his or her work.  And I agree with that assessment (to a degree), but I find … Continue reading →

I started writing in 1998, so as of this month I’ve been doing it for sixteen years.  As such, I figure this is a good time to share some things I’ve learned during that period.  Had I the ability to … Continue reading →