On September 30, I launched my book The Lightning of Possible Storms (Book*hug Press) in a virtual event hosted by McNally Robinson Booksellers and MC’d by my editor for the book, the outstanding author Stuart Ross. You can find out more about the book at www.possiblestorms.com. You can watch the replay of the evening below, […]
While I was in Toronto launching my new book, The National Gallery, I sat down at The Drake Commissary with thriller author Andrew Pyper to discuss the process of writing his novels, specifically how he creates and makes use of story outlines. Pyper’s latest novel is The Homecoming, a genre-blending thriller with science fiction and horror elements. I also rather […]
Veteran author and artist Nick Burns (nburnsart.com) on writing comics, fiction, and film in a world where audiences are more fragmented than ever, and some of the challenges that new writers face. Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | GooglePlay | SoundCloud Resources & Notes Nick Burns has a website where you can check out […]
Keith Cadieux and I discuss our short story collections in-progress and the most important thing writers need to know when putting together a short fiction manuscript. Check out Keith’s snazzy new website at https://www.keithcadieux.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | GooglePlay | SoundCloud
Keith Cadieux joins me to discuss our shared obsession, horror author Thomas Ligotti. Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | GooglePlay | SoundCloud Episode Resources: Laird Barron’s short story “More Dark,” about a Ligotti-like figure An article on the X-Files episode (by Ligotti) that was too bleak for TV Ligotti’s great Penguin Classics omnibus edition, Songs of a Dead Dreamer and […]
French author Grégoire Courtois’s first novel to be translated into English is The Laws of the Skies, a brilliant, malicious and perverse horror novel in which numerous six-year-olds die mercilessly in the woods. The story begins simply, with a group of first graders and a handful of supervising adults heading into the woods on a […]
Welcome to the second part of my 2015 interview with Tony Burgess, horror writer and screenwriter. The first part is available here. I have a new book publishing this year, THE NATIONAL GALLERY. See what award-winning filmmaker Guy Maddin (MY WINNIPEG) has to say about it and get a sneak peek at my favourite poem here!!! […]
Part one of a two-part interview conducted in 2015 with horror writer and screenwriter Tony Burgess. When it’s published, part two will be available here. Tony Burgess is best-known for the novel Pontypool Changes Everything and the horror film Pontypool, which he also wrote. I have a new book publishing this year, THE NATIONAL GALLERY. See […]
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Angie Abdou discusses the research process for fiction writing. Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD is the perfect podcast for serious writers who want to stand out in a crowded industry by becoming more productive while taking more artistic risks. Jonathan Ball, an author with a PhD in literature, interviews writers, screenwriters, musicians, […]
