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…

Review: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Angel's Adjectives: mythical and meaty Moon Called opens the Mercy Thompson series of urban fantasy novels by Patricia Briggs. The story introduces Mercedes "Mercy" Thompson, a car mechanic who can change into a coyote at will. She's surrounded by paranormal characters who quickly drag her into their dramas. We meet numerous werewolves right from the start, a vampire, a witch,…

“Papa Piraña”

I was invited to submit to The Beast Within 2, an anthology being published by Graveside Press, and from the beginning I knew I wanted to write a story good enough to live up to Jennifer Brozek's standards. She has rejected others of my stories on several occasions, and so I was motivated to give her something extra special. The…

Review: Personal Demons by Gregory Lamberson

Angel's Adjectives: terrifying and twisty A Bram Stoker Award nominee, Greg Lamberson is making his mark as one of horror's new forces. This is his second novel and the first in the Jake Hellman series (of which the second book is also out). It introduces coke-snorting police detective Jake Helman, a man whose life goes from Not Too Bad at…

Awarded 2010 Silver Hammer Award

The Board of Trustees of the Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce that the 2010 Silver Hammer Award is being awarded to Angel Leigh McCoy. The Hammer Award is given periodically to an HWA volunteer who has done a truly significant amount of work for our organization, often unsung and behind the scenes. It was instituted in 1996 and…

Self-Publishing: One Writer’s Blather

Many writers are attracted to the gleam of self-publishing, especially as certain authors announce that they're making a living doing it. The publishing industry is changing in leaps and bounds, and with the advent of print-on-demand, self-publishing has become not only viable, but extremely attractive--on the surface. If you're pondering self-publishing, I would encourage you to carefully consider what is…