Mar 31, 2008
By Dave Wilson
When it rains, it pours. We’ve all heard that a million times, and though it’s a generalization with no real basis in fact – it’s also true that when things get overwhelming, they only seem to get crazier. This year has been that way for me, so I figured I’d take a [...]
When it rains, it pours. We've all heard that a million times, and though it's a generalization with no real basis in fact – it's also true that when things get overwhelming, they only seem to get crazier. This year has been that way for me, so I figured I'd take a day here, write a post and see if I could put it in perspective.
For several years I had very little published…those were recent years. It happened ... Read More
Feb 28, 2008
By Wayne Allen Sallee
Wayne Allen Sallee
I had thought about calling this month’s entry “Butcher’s Raindance.” Sounds like a good story title, right? Even though I have no idea what it might be about…yet. Is it a ritual done by a serial killer, the dance being the way he sanitizes his crime scenes? Is it [...]
Wayne Allen Sallee
I had thought about calling this month’s entry “Butcher’s Raindance.” Sounds like a good story title, right? Even though I have no idea what it might be about...yet. Is it a ritual done by a serial killer, the dance being the way he sanitizes his crime scenes? Is it a song by an emo band (or whatever kind of music genre my oldest niece listens to these days), which, now that I’ve typed that, I realize ... Read More
Feb 23, 2008
By Brian Knight
First, I’d like to thank James Moore for covering my ass on the 23rd of last month. As always, his contribution was excellent. It’s pretty much a given that anything with Mr. Moore’s name on the byline will be good. If you haven’ had the opportunity to read one of his novels [...]
First, I’d like to thank James Moore for covering my ass on the 23rd of last month. As always, his contribution was excellent. It’s pretty much a given that anything with Mr. Moore’s name on the byline will be good. If you haven’ had the opportunity to read one of his novels you’re denying yourself a treat.
Of course I happen to think all of the essays you’ll find here are good. Storytellers Unplugged is a cornucopia of advice ... Read More
Jan 1, 2008
By Dave Wilson
I had a lot of ideas this month that I thought would make fabulous essays, but in the end, I settled on one that came to me while reading someone else’s writing. It’s important to be able to shift through the many hats of our craft, I think, author, editor and reader, and to [...]
I had a lot of ideas this month that I thought would make fabulous essays, but in the end, I settled on one that came to me while reading someone else's writing. It's important to be able to shift through the many hats of our craft, I think, author, editor and reader, and to grasp what is important to each. As a reader, I've come to classify genre fiction most judgmentally on one particular criterion. How real is it?
I've mentioned ... Read More
Sep 30, 2007
By Dave Wilson
Here at Storytellers Unplugged we started a semi-traditional practice last year of posting fiction during October to celebrate Halloween. When we started out, there was a predominance of horror writers in the group - we are much more diverse now. Some of us will still be posting fiction this month, and for my [...]
Here at Storytellers Unplugged we started a semi-traditional practice last year of posting fiction during October to celebrate Halloween. When we started out, there was a predominance of horror writers in the group - we are much more diverse now. Some of us will still be posting fiction this month, and for my own entry I've chosen a very old story of mine. It was written for and published in a fanzine titled "Norfolk by Night," and it's a ... Read More
