storytelling and all that goes with it
I have been working as a content editor for a few years now, but my schedule previously did not allow me to take on more than a few jobs a year. If you are looking for content edits, to help identify issues with your story plot, characters or structure, hit me up and we can... Continue Reading →
Our feminist horror anthology is coming quick and will be a great gift for the your friends who want the patriarchy to burn. IN A RUTHLESS WORLD, WE BECOME MONSTERS TO SURVIVE
We are looking for reviewers, interviewer, podcasters who would be willing to read and review an ARC or talk to one of the editors of Spec Pub about our books. We would promote the crap out of your blog in return and I would be happy to return the favor here on my blog. We... Continue Reading →
I have been so furious that I have wanted to scream, so I did, and I asked other authors to scream with me. The result is Incubate and it is awful in the most powerful and beautiful way. It is due to be born in early December so that you can go into the new year screaming.
The Fourth Collection of Utter Speculation and the debut book for Speculation Publications drops today and it is gorgeous. Nine stories from nine authors from all over the world, with masterful musings and terrific twists on what caused the dancing mania of 1518. This is one you do not want to miss. Pick up your... Continue Reading →
I must admit I am a fan of David L. Updike's work. I was lucky to get the chance to critique his award winning story "The Feral Wives" in a workshop, and co-edited SHOCKING VERBS, LAWLESS NOUNS which included two of his very unsettling stories. For this reason, I did not recognize "Shake, Rattle and... Continue Reading →
"When a British university works out how to create a quantum link with the past, Malcolm Hendry is confident he’s the right man to conduct the world’s first 'history field work' in 16thC Strasbourg. Professor Hendry knows only he can make the project a success – and he will, despite the day-to-day irritations of students,... Continue Reading →
One of the things that make the dancing mania so intriguing is that it calls to a sense of longing that is familiar to music lovers. "Searching for the Perfect Beat" captures this sense with the story of Avoye. Author Allison Thurman knows her way around a story, being a book reviewer as well. In... Continue Reading →
There's only so much heartache one can bear before they have to eat a bird with a few demons. At least, that's what I though while reading JD Byrne's contribution to The Dancing Plague: A Collection of Utter Speculation. His story, "The Consequences of Sin" is one of the more humorous inclusions in the book,... Continue Reading →
C. Owen Loftus's story, The Third Ministration is one of those stories that reveals itself in layers. Loftus has worked in journalism and business writing, as well as a teacher, but this story will be his literary debut, however, he has more in the works. "The Third Ministration experiences the Dancing Plague through the eyes... Continue Reading →
Jennifer Lee Rossman's Other People's Tsunamis is the first story you will see when you open The Dancing Plague. "An autistic witch finds themselves caught up in a whirlwind of chaotic cause and effect when they try to prove they have what it takes to join the elite witches in their office." Rossman's unique and... Continue Reading →
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