Reading is as important to writers as writing. Simple. Which is why I love when stories stick with me long after reading; it makes me dream that my work will have the same effect. Today at the decomP Magazing blog, I write about three pieces that still work on me, even these many months after originally reading them. 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 at Lit Drift I write about one of my favorite topics: the intersection of cultural intelligence and cartoons. I love cartoons. I love feigning intelligence. I love combining these loves. I hope you love reading about the combination of these loves. 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 would normally hold off on announcing a publication until the publication in question has been, well, published. But Warmed and Bound is different. Warmed and Bound is a story collection many, many years in the making. Honestly, since the start of The Velvet forums, the idea of a collected story collection has been tossed around. And finally, with talent figuratively forcing apart the forum seams, it's about time the group warmth is bound for all to read. What makes this collection especially amazing is not only the number of stories included, but the degree of talent to be contained within. This table of contents features some of the greatest writers going right now, honestly. I truly consider my small contribution to this thing a very, very high point of my short career. Seriously, look at this Table of Contents. This is for real, people. I'm excited to be bound…
Today, at BL Pawelek’s blog I write about the overlap of visual arts concepts and creative writing concepts. This post is all a call to action for anyone with additional insight into the overlap to post in the blog comments. I am trying to gather some resources for a possible larger project for the future.. 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
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