Writers Do It for Love

Writers write for love. They write because they love it. They write because readers give them love in return. It's all love. Every story is a gift given, received and reciprocated with love. Very few writers write for money. First, the grand majority of writers never make a fortune doing it. Those rare few who make it into the big…

Review: Chanson Noir by Nathan Crowder

Angel's Adjectives: Moody and Monstrous CHANSON NOIR is the first in a series of books that take place in fictional Cobalt City, in a world where superheroes and supervillains make life interesting. There is no one main character, but rather numerous, all with super powers. The story is a heart-pumping race through the blackest layers of the multiverse. Despite the…

Rec: Steam and Sorcery by Cindy Spencer Pape

Angel's Adjectives: slow and sentimental Steam and Sorcery is one of many romance novels written by Cindy Spencer Pape. Anyone who doesn’t like romance novels will not enjoy this book. I picked it up thinking it was steampunk, but it's actually romance with a dash of steampunk for flavor. Fortunately, I was a romance novel junkie when I was in…

What’s Game Writing Like?

Occasionally, I get people who ask me questions about my job, and I know others may also be interested. One bright young woman just sent me a bunch of questions, so I thought I'd share my answers here as well. :) What's it like to write computer games? Well, that's a big question. It's a job, first and foremost, and…

Necrotic Tissue #14

I have had the distinct honor of having a story chosen to appear in the final issue of Necrotic Tissue. As you can imagine, this is a bittersweet joy. This magazine has had an amazing run, led by editor R. Scott McCoy (no relation to me), who, through it, has helped to advance the horror industry as a whole. I'm…

Wily Lisa Morton Interviewed

Lisa Morton was one of the early Wily Writers and a definite score for the ezine. She has inspiring talent across numerous fields, including writing short fiction. She contributed "Sane Reaction" to our repertoire of podcasts. It's a horror story about a couple who meet in a bar and find they have more in common than they ever expected. This…