Matt Bell's fiction originally captivated me the way most lasting fiction captivates me: grotesque imagery. Today, at Matt Bell's blog I write about why the grotesque is such an arresting form. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
Bob Pastorella, keeper of the enviably-titled Obscuradrome blog, just posted a pants-tinglingly beautiful review of Stranger Will. Some excerpts: Saying Stranger Will is compelling is the understatement of the year. Quality fiction is both compelling and unpredictable. It’s also dangerous, which is why we read it. Ross writes with all of these factors in mind. From the first pages, he takes you by the hand, leading you down dark corridors where you really don’t want to go, but you’re unable to turn away. And when you look back at him, and he gives you that sly grin, you know that you have to walk the path, there is no turning back because you’re in too deep. Fiction 101 dictates we know our characters, and it’s obvious Caleb has spent a lot of time with his story people. Readers seek out this intimacy and relish the thrill when they find it. Consider…
BULL Men's Fiction was kind to post this letter I wrote to Drew Estate. My intention was to get the cigar company, maker of my favorite, ACID cigars, to sponsor me as a writer in return for free cigars. So far, it hasn't worked. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
I almost completely failed to post about this >Kill Author tour stop. >Kill Author does something damn cool; they ask contributors to write blog posts about other stories from the site. As soon as I read Brian Hurley's "The North" I felt compelled to offer a word or two. Recommended reading for everyone. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
Today, Jay Slayton-Joslin has posted an interview he conducted wherein I discuss the idealogical differences between myself and the characters of Stranger Will. Which, I assure you, is a necessary distinction to make. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. About the Stranger Will Tour for Strange: My goal is to post at a different blog every few days beginning with the release of his novel Stranger Will in March 2011 to the release of my second novel, I Didn’t Mean to Be Kevin in November 2011. If you have connections to a lit blog of any type, professional journal or personal site, please contact me. I would love to compromise your integrity for a day. To be a groupie and follow this tour, subscribe to the Caleb J Ross blog RSS feed. Follow me on Twitter: @calebjross.com. Friend me on Facebook: Facebook.com/rosscaleb See all tour stops here