You know the story. Author meets agent. Author stalks agent. Agent realizes that Author is everything that Agent ever wanted, and stardust falls from the sky as contracts are signed. Well, this story isn’t really like that. It’s even better. I met my agent via Twitter. Twitter took me a while to get used to, [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Writing The Darkness
Posted in Writing, tagged Mercedes M. Yardley, things of a delicate nature, uncomfortable things, what if your muse is sadistic?, writing the hard things on December 11, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I’m working on a new short story for a very cool anthology. And frankly, the story is scaring me to death. It’s dark. I write darkness. There’s bravery and honor in it. I write bravery and honor. But it’s branching out into subject matter that I generally choose not to discuss, especially concerning an old job [...]
The Best CAPTCHA Ever!
Posted in Writing, tagged CAPTCHA, funny, funny things, hang loose brother, Harry Potter, He Who Must Not Be Named, It's Okay To Name Her, Mercedes M. Yardley, Voldemort on December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I just typed in the best CAPTCHA phrase that I have ever seen: Whoomort. It’s obviously Voldemort’s free-spirited brother.
A Plea to the Internet
Posted in Writing, tagged a break up note, breaking up, broken heart, distraction, don't be so shiny, Internet, Mercedes M. Yardley, too much time on the Internet, wasting time on December 6, 2011 | 6 Comments »
My very dear Internet, This is so difficult for me to say. We have spent every day together for years. You’re here when I wake up. You promise me songs and beautiful pictures of wildflowers and live video of Loch Ness just in case the monster decides to show up. We’ve shared cups of hot cocoa [...]
Ho Ho Ho: Horror and Holidays
Posted in Writing, tagged dark fiction, happy holidays, horror, Jack Ketchum, Jennifer Pelland, K. Allen Wood, Kevin J. Anderson, Mark Allen Gunnells, Mercedes M. Yardley, Nick Cato, Robert J Duperre, Shock Totem on December 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Shock Totem has gone digital. You can now buy every dark, sexy issue in a digital format. Hooray, yahoo! But even better, you can pick up a copy of Shock Totem: Holiday Tales of the Macabre and Twisted for 99 cents. Take a look at this beauty. Isn’t this a stunning cover? This special holiday [...]
I Have Fun New Turtles for You to Play With!
Posted in Writing on December 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Temporarily, anyway. Spin them! Feed them! Pet them! Tell them they’re yours. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this IS what I do for fun. ———————->
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