In honour of Australia Day, I was asked to write an article about Australian horror for This Is Horror in the UK — and it’s now up! The article surveys some of the standout horror published in the past two years by Australian independent presses: so much to talk about, so much incredible talent! Australia…… Continue reading An Introduction to Australian Horror
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Damnation & Dames ToC announced!
Lindsy Anderson – The Third Circle Chris Bauer – Three Questions and One Troll Alan Baxter & Felicity Dowker – Burning, Always Burning Jay Caselberg – Blind Pig M.L.D. Curelas – Silver Comes the Night Karen Dent – A Case to Die For Dirk Flinthart – Outlines Lisa L. Hannett & Angela Slatter – Prohibition…… Continue reading Damnation & Dames ToC announced!
Random Words I Kinda Love
Egypt (this one is the best when written in cursive) Impasto Medieval Lacuna Hacienda Wendigo Waistcoat Spyglass Tessellated Mariner
Random Words I Kinda Hate
Tummy Miasma Moist Disorientated Yeast Tapioca
Pitching Novels to Publishers: Spectacular Spectacular
Now, maybe it’s just me, but I was watching this the other day thinking, “This pretty much sums up what a novel synopsis / pitch to a publisher should be like.” Let’s break this manic performance down. First, there’s the “hook” in the opening (indescribable wonderment), which is then supported by a list…… Continue reading Pitching Novels to Publishers: Spectacular Spectacular
Place as Person: River Anthology Guest Post
The lovely Mary Victoria, who shared some words of wisdom for Tuesday Therapy a few weeks ago, is running a series of blog posts on her website as part of the excitement surrounding the River anthology, edited by Alma Alexander. (Which, btw, includes stories by Mary Victoria, Tiffany Trent, Jay Lake, Deb Taylor, Keffy R.M.…… Continue reading Place as Person: River Anthology Guest Post
Starving — err, I mean feeding — my book addiction
Getting this ArtsSA grant has been fantastic for my writing — it has given me the means to take several precious months off work to write The Familiar. But no one ever said that writing was a lucrative business, and being a “writer on a grant” reminds me of my really frugal scholarship days… (Which,…… Continue reading Starving — err, I mean feeding — my book addiction
Ancient Bathrooms
For a couple of weeks, I’ve had this article open in a tab on my desktop, about a 1,600 year-old bathhouse recently discovered in Israel. It’s just a feature piece, but the photo is captivating, as is the whole concept. It’s discoveries like these that really make me wish I had a time machine. I…… Continue reading Ancient Bathrooms
Hooray! Sale!
By now this news is floating all over the internetz, but HUZZAH! The oubliette streak continues! Spent the day offline, and got back on to discover that ‘Prohibition Blues’, which Angela Slatter and I co-authored, will be appearing in Damnation & Dames, a cool new anthology edited by Liz Grzyb and Amanda Pillar. Our story…… Continue reading Hooray! Sale!
And another one…
Who knew it was possible to get TEN (I had to count them, and yes, there were TEN) stars?? Scary Minds has posted their review of Bluegrass Symphony, and, well. I’m gobsmacked. “Glowing” doesn’t quite cover it… It’s more like “incandescent”. ‘From the Teeth of Strange Children’, ‘Depot to Depot’ and ‘Forever, Miss Tapekwa County’…… Continue reading And another one…
Lisa L. Hannett 