I was pitching this idea to my writing group a couple of weeks ago and I can't stop thinking about it.

I am envisioning an anthology that is part literary criticism and part new "unpublished" fiction meant as cautionary tell to encourage struggling writers not to give up. We've all heard the legendary tales of authors who were rejected multiple ( Read more... )

Not only is good ol' Neil appear at this year's WorldCon in Montreal in August, its just been announced that he will also appear at Toronto's Luminato's outdoor festival this June where he will help celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's 200th Birth Annivesary.

Neil Gaiman, outdoor art displays join growing Luminato lineup
A host of Gothic-inspired literary ( Read more... )

Apparently the Beeb reckons most people will only have read 6 of these books...

Bold those books you've read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started, but didn't finish

( Book Meme Behind the Cut )

I managed to attend two book launches two Friday's in a row. Both were published by a small regional publisher called Your Scrivener Press owned and operated by Laurence Steven.

The first book launch last week was for local author Sean Costello who was launching his 6th book, a supernatural thriller called Here After about a man who loses his ( Read more... )

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Immersing yourself in a convention devoted to the written word can be an awe inspiring experience. I've been at the 61st World Science Fiction Convention this weekend in Toronto and its been a great experience. Listening to such great writers like this year's guest of honor, George R.R. Martin speak about his writing career. Other writer's I saw ( Read more... )