Spec-tacular: Fantasy Favorites from Raven Electrick Ink, edited by yours truly, is now available as a Kindle e-book for the bargain price of $2.99. Please note that you do not need a Kindle device to read the book. Amazon.com has free Kindle reading apps for the PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, etc. Spec-tacular brings together editor and reviewer ( Read more... )

I'm delighted to announce the official table of contents for Spec-tacular: Fantasy Favorites from Raven Electrick Ink. Spec-tacular is an anthology of editor and reviewer favorites selected from my sf, fantasy, and horror anthologies, Sporty Spec, Cinema Spec, Retro Spec, and Jack-o'-Spec. The anthology is scheduled for release in February 2012 as ( Read more... )

I'm at the halfway point with sending out contracts for Spec-tacular: Fantasy Favorites from Raven Electrick Ink, a planned Kindle e-book for editor and reviewer favorites from Sporty Spec, Cinema Spec, Retro Spec, and Jack-o'-Spec. The stories and poems already lined up are listed below.

• Paul Abbamondi, "Art Deco and the Infestation of New ( Read more... )

Fourth review of Jack-o'-Spec: Tales of Halloween and Fantasy! "Jack-o'-Spec is the perfect book for a cool Halloween night." Reviewer Brooke's favorite stories and poems were written by Bruce Boston, Gregory Norris, Cliff Winnig, and Leslie Brown. Remember to ask your local library to buy a copy! HH!

http://www.brookereviews.com/2011/10/review-jack ( Read more... )

Third review of Jack-o'-Spec: Tales of Halloween and Fantasy! "This is a Halloween treat you’ll want to find in your Trick-or-Treat bag this year!" By Judy Comeau at Creature Feature:

http://www.countgore.com/gore/tomb.htm

The 2011 SFPA Halloween Poetry Reading is now live and includes an MP3 recording of yours truly as I read "Death in a Harlequin Suit," my prose poem just published in Jack-o'-Spec: Tales of Halloween and Fantasy. Other poets offering spooktastic fare include G. O. Clark, Elissa Malcohn, and David Lee Summers. Check it out! (And please forgive my ( Read more... )

Second review of Jack-o'-Spec, the kind of review an editor dreams about... "... this book delivers." "It's out to dazzle and it does its job well." "Highly recommended." Authors mentioned include Michael M. Jones, Daniel R. Robichaud, and Samantha Henderson. I'm reaching for my hanky...

http://monsterlibrarian.com/anthologies.htm#Jack_O_Spec: ( Read more... )

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First review of Jack-o'-Spec: 4 stars! (out of 5), "pure Halloween fun."

http://bendingthespine.blogspot.com/2011/10/reviewgiveaway-jack-o-tales-of.html

Wanted to give a little shout-out to all the contributors to my "Spec" anthologies (Jack-o'-Spec, Retro Spec, Cinema Spec, and Sporty Spec), but particularly to those who have appeared in three or more anthologies.

The incomparable Lyn C. A. Gardner has sold work to all four anthologies, and in both the fiction and poetry forms, so how talented is ( Read more... )