Another Women in Horror month

I was co-editor on A New York State of Fright and I can say we have some wonderful women writers represented in this anthology of terror!

Join us for readings in honor of Women in Horror Month by female authors from the New York State of Fright, the latest anthology that grew out of the NY Chapter of Horror Writers Association. 

Readers include:

Meghan Arcuri

Alp Beck

Elizabeth Crowens

Amy Grech

Charie D. La Marr

Kathleen Scheiner

and emceed by Carol Gyzander and James Chambers.

Women in Horror Month (WiHM) is an international, grassroots initiative, which encourages supporters to learn about and showcase the underrepresented work of women in the horror industries. Whether they are on the screen, behind the scenes, or contributing in their other various artistic ways, it is clear that women love, appreciate, and contribute to the horror genre.

We'll be reading from 7pm to 9pm at the classic literary venue of KGB Bar, on the second floor. Fair warning - there is a long flight of stairs and no elevator. While there is no admission charge, we ask that you try to support the establishment with the purchase of two beverages and a nice tip for the hard-working staff!

Please join us for a chilling night of New York horror! Invite your friends, and bring some with you!

Welcome to the world of Hybrid Authors!

Those who have followed me for the past 7 years know that my first novel, Chasing The Trickster, came out from Damnation Books in 2011.

In 2012, I had the sequel, St. Nick's Favor, ready to go. Unfortunately, the contract from Damnation for this sequel, part 2 of a series, wasn't to my liking. I gave it a pass. Leaving me with a series waiting to get the first book rights back in 2014.

In 2015, I decided to go with Damnation Books for my third novel, Finding Perdita. It's a stand alone and so I had a contract I could live with.

Sadly, the owner of Damnation Book's mother became ill, and sold the company. I don't blame her, I would have done the same for a family member who needed me. And the hope was that the company would be in good hands with Caliburn Press.

Caliburn tried. I got my cover, shown here done by Dawne Domnique, which I loved and two edits. What I didn't get was a release date which my contract specified would be within two years of the signing of the contract. I took back my rights last year.

And mourned.

I grieved a lot. In my years at Damnation Books, I fell in love with the authors and editorial staff there.

But that's how sausage (and books) are made. With the exception, perhaps of the big six or is it now big five or four(?), publishing companies come and go.

So years after Finding Perdita coulda, woulda, shoulda been published, I have the proof copy in hand.

I hope that traditional authors won't kick sand in my face. I don't think they will, because unless it's their first rodeo they know that this is a crazy, heart-breaking business.

Welcome to the World Finding Perdita!

And to show my love, reviewer's ebook copies are available for gratis. Just email me: lorned@nyc.rr.com for a PDF. If you can, please leave a review at Amazon.com, explaining that this was a review copy, and leave a review.

Many thanks and wishing you a wonderful New Year!

Happy Krampusnacht!

Welcome to the Blog Hop, featuring Amy Grech on this blog and if you click on the links below, Jake TS Wryte, Phillip T. Stephens, Alex Binkley, Carole Ann Moleti and yours truly. All are writers that I have known and greatly admired for many years and most have stories in the Hell's Anthologies, as well as many other publications. So without more ado...

AMY GRECH

Amy Grech's story  “Burning Love” is pure horror in flash fiction size and can be found in Hell’s Heart, October, 2018

Copies can be had at www.amazon.com

Amy writes: 

I wrote this story around Valentine’s Day, inspired by all of the philandering men out there…

I admire Stephen King— an Aunt introduced me to his novels when I was 12. I started with Cujo and have been hooked ever since!

  

Other authors that influence my writing include: Franz Kafka, H. P. Lovecraft, Joyce Carol Oates, Edgar Allan Poe, and Mary Shelley.

Amy Grech has sold over 100 stories to various anthologies and magazines including:

A New York State of Fright, Apex Magazine, Beat to a Pulp: Hardboiled, Dead Harvest, Deadman's Tome Campfire Tales Book Two, Expiration Date, Fright Mare, Needle Magazine, Real American Horror, Shrieks and Shivers from the Horror Zine, Space and Time Magazine, Tales from The Lake Vol. 3,Thriller Magazine, and many others. New Pulp Press published her book of noir stories, Rage and Redemption in Alphabet City.

She is an Active Member of the Horror Writers Association and the International Thriller Writers who lives in Brooklyn. Visit her website: at Crimson Screams. Follow Amy on Twitter: twitter.com/amy_grech.

To continue on the blog hop:

Amy Grech 

Jake TS Wryte 

Phillip T. Stephens

Alex Binkley 

Carole Ann Moleti  

Krampusnacht Run Blog Hop

Welcome to the Krampusnacht Run Blog Hop

From December 5th (Krampusnacht) to New Years Eve you will be able to enjoy the blog posts of:

Amy Grech, Alex Binkley, Carole Ann Moleti, Jake TS Wryte, Phillip Stephens and myself.

Just follow the links at the bottom of each post, starting here. Or jump to any blog you'd like.

I'll be kicking it off tomorrow with Amy Grech's blog post about her submission to Hell's Heart, "Burning Love."

Busy Busy Busy

What a year it has been!
After publishing Hell's Bells, decided to go with theme of love gone amok with Hell's Heart:

Over the summer, Oasis Community Garden in Hell's Kitchen hosted Summer Dark 2, with the help of James Chambers of our local Horror Writer's Association.

It went very well with 3 authors reading their works on Friday evenings in June and July.

I also had a very romantic cruise for my 25th wedding anniversary, getting to check out graveyards in Bar Harbor Maine and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

And in honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, I was pleased to participate on a panel at the Bronx Music Heritage Center.

This month I will be hosting the Krampusnacht Run Blog Hop starting Dec. 5th (Krampusnacht) and going to New Year's Eve. Please check back for all the fun!

NY State of Fright

So proud to announce the release of an anthology of which I was part of the editing crew:




Featuring the talents of: Marc Abbott, Meghan Acuri, Alp Beck, Allen Burd, Amy Grech, Elizabeth Crowens, J. G. Faherty, Trevor Firetog, John C. Foster, Patrick Freibald, James Teel Glenn, Grady Hendrix, Erik T. Johnson, Hal Johnson, Jack Ketchem and Edward Lee, Charie La Marr, Lisa Manetti, Moncia O'Rourke, Dave Sakmyster, Kathleen Scheiner, Jeff C. Stevenson, J. Daniel Stone, Patrick Thomas and Steven Van Patten

https://www.amazon.com/New-York-State-Fright-Stories/dp/1614982279/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Available now and all proceeds go to Girls Write Now.

Summer Dark 2

Following the success of last year’s Summer Dark

Readings in Oasis Community Garden Continue

For five Friday evenings in June and July, authors from the Horror Writers’ Association will be reading their scary works in the beauty and peace of Oasis Community Garden, located at 505 52^nd Street in Manhattan between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. Each evening will have three different readers from the organization present their work.

Unlike last year which had no rain dates, this year if rained out you will be able to hear the readers on the following Friday evening.

Save the dates of June 1, 15 & 29 (rain dates 8, 22) and July 13 & 27 (rain dates July 6, 20 & Aug. 3rd). Readings will begin at 6 pm and end at 8pm.

Bring a blanket and prepare for chills and thrills.

For more information, please check Summer Dark’s Facebook page:

https://bit.ly/2KvYB0x

Oasis Community Garden is a part of NYC Park’s Green Thumb program. www.oasiscommunitygarden

The Horror Writers Association is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, working to promote dark literature and the interests of those who write it. www.horror.org

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