There are many internets, and I browse several iterations. But if you’re reading my blog, chances are you frequent the internet that writers know and love, and so you probably know that this particular internet has exploded this weekend. The culprit: Duotrope, who has announced they’re ceasing free operations and are switching to a subscriptionContinue reading “Duotrope charges fees, and Missouri Review (of all places) complains”
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A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 3
Man, I cannot believe I have only a week left. And you know what? This might be the year I don’t make it. It’s not for lack of trying. I’ve just been busy with schoolwork and, somewhat unexpectedly, moving. Because, you see, my wife and I have just bought a house. Or will have whenContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 3”
A friend in need
Eirik Gumeny is Jersey Devil Press’s founder and godfather (I have yet to kiss his ring, but only because we’re several states apart). And right now, Eirik needs our help, folks. With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many families are unable to shoulder the financial burden of such a procedure. The Children’sContinue reading “A friend in need”
A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 2
Is it week 2 already? I’m all over the place in the stories and characters I’m playing with, and the writing is coming in fits and starts — some days I manage fewer than 1,000 words, some days I knock out twice that many; sometimes I hammer out all the words at night after work,Continue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 2”
Bram Stoker’s birthday!
I love vampires. No, not sparkly emo teens: I’m talking about VAMPIRES: And there is no one — I’m sorry, Anne Rice fans and Chelsea Quinn Yarbo fans and Richard Matheson fans and Steve Niles fans — there is NO ONE who has ever written a vampire story as brilliant as the one that launchedContinue reading “Bram Stoker’s birthday!”
Hurricane Sandy vs. the big bad Jersey Devil
Jersey Devil Press, y’all. Superstorm Sandy ran over us like a goddamn steamroller, and you know what? Screw that storm! We’re still here! Seriously, our content editor, Mike Sweeney, lives in Jersey and rode that bitch out. He spent five days without electricity, surrounded by wreckage, and what did he do with the little powerContinue reading “Hurricane Sandy vs. the big bad Jersey Devil”
Interview with Bill Roorbach, author of Life Among Giants
I’m just going to say this: I love Bill Roorbach. Like, I want to hug the man. He’s not just a terrific writer, he’s also a fabulous human being. But today, I’m interested in him as a writer: my first Bill Roorbach was his story collection, Big Bend, but I quickly moved on to hisContinue reading “Interview with Bill Roorbach, author of Life Among Giants”
A conversation with Marie Marshall
I talk a lot. This time, it was to the excellent Marie Marshall, who interviewed me for her blog. “The difficulty with interviewing writer and teacher-of-writing Samuel Snoek-Brown,” she writes in the introduction, “is that his web site is so comprehensive that there is little left to ask. I’m reduced to quizzing him about theContinue reading “A conversation with Marie Marshall”
Life Among Amazon’s “Best Books”
Bill Roorbach’s Life Among Giants,which officially releases on November 13, has been named to Amazon’s “Best Book of the Month” list. Congrats to Bill! If that’s not enough to convince to you to buy the book right this minute, check out my review of the book. And if that still doesn’t do the trick, tune inContinue reading “Life Among Amazon’s “Best Books””
A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 1
It’s only the second day of National Novel Writing Month, but I’m off to a running start. As of 2 pm, I’m sitting on just over 5,500 words. Some of my fellow WriMo buddies have been congratulating me on the output, but I keep reminding them that I have a LOT of work to do thisContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 1”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 