For those writers who’ve gotten short fiction rejected (aka every writer), I recently learned something that might help put it all in perspective.
Putting Rejection in Perspective
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JWN #46: Venomous Creatures (with Jeff Oliver)
On episode #46 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg hunts for an antidote with Jeff Oliver, author of VENOMOUS WORDS, after they’re bitten and stung by poisonous organisms.
“There Is No Zombie Outbreak!” in O IS FOR OUTBREAK
My short story about people in denial of the zombie apocalypse–“There Is No Zombie Outbreak!”–can be found in O IS FOR OUTBREAK from Red Cape Publishing.
“O IS FOR OUTBREAK is the fifteenth book in an epic series of twenty-six horror anthologies. In this book you will find a selection of thirteen unsettling tales from some of the most talented independent horror authors writing today. From government conspiracies to historic plagues, otherworldly viruses to deadly insects, O IS FOR OUTBREAK brings a wide selection of pandemic-inspired horror tales that will have you hiding away, face mask in place.”
Fellow authors include: Pauline E. Dungate, Carlton Herzog, Jonathan Inbody, S.G. Kubrak, John Ryland, Damir Salkovic, Eric Thomas, B.F. Vega, and Lisa Zang.
JWN #45: Hospice Horrors (with Patrick C. Harrison III)
On episode #45 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg checks out with Patrick C. Harrison III, author of GRANDPAPPY, as they succumb to the horrors (and wonders) of hospice.
Do Politics Belong in Horror Fiction?
Whether it’s social media or a world spinning out of control, people are becoming more and more politically opinionated. Which begs the question of us horror authors and readers: What should be the role of politics in fiction?
JWN #43: Horror is the Best Medicine (with Sean Murphy)
On episode #43 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg takes a sick day with Sean Murphy, author of “The Blue Lady,” to administer a dose of medicine in horror fiction.
CHARWOOD
My eco Jewish folk horror novel, CHARWOOD, will be published in 2023 by Aggadah Try It, an imprint of Madness Heart Press.
JWN #42: Bring Out Your Dead! (with Andrew Adams)
On episode #42 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg plays undertaker with Andrew Adams, author of SYMPOSIUM OF THE REAPER, as they eulogize different ways humans handle the recently deceased.
Horror Fiction: Art, Entertainment, or Business?
A writer creates a piece of horror fiction. To stand a chance of getting it out there, there must be some sort of potential readership. And for it to end up in readers’ hands, it must be published.
These three very different but essential components bring us to the question: Is horror fiction art, entertainment, or business?
JWN #41: Horror Fiction: Art, Entertainment, or Business?
On episode #41 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, horror author, editor, and publisher Josh Schlossberg explores the conflicts and confluences of self-expression, readership, and making money in horror fiction.
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