I have a new post up on Cemetery Dance Online celebrating a GREAT short story that was originally published in The Dark Magazine. Check it out here! The article also includes a fun little writing […]
Author: grendelguy
Some years ago I made the mistake of deciding to become an author. I literally chose to dedicate hours per day to writing stories no one will read, editing stories no one will read, and sending out stories no one will read to publishers who most often reject me offhand.
Steven Graham Jones’ Ethereal Slasher
I’ve been dying to write about Stephen Graham Jones’ book, The Only Good Indians. The problem is, every time I start writing about something specific, someone else gets to it first! That’s the downside with such […]
The Terror Feels REal!
In this week’s column on Suspense Magazine, I write about Alma Katsu’s The Deep and delve into the benefits of research when writing fiction. Katsu is a fantastic writer, and the details she puts into […]
Writing the Dinner Scene
I have a new blog post up on Suspense Magazine featuring Rachel Harrison’s awesome book, The Return. I also have a writing activity that teaches you how to create a “dinner scene” in your stories! […]
The Overstory and trees
So I finished The Overstory, by Richard Powers. If you’re not familiar with it, here’s the official description: The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism […]
Picking Locks
I’ve been trying desperately to experience new things during this pandemic (or as I now call it: the summer of Hell). I have no idea why lockpicking seemed like a fun thing to learn, but […]
Death on the Farm
I didn’t expect to spend the evening helping birth a cow. Hell, it seemed like a pretty fast turnaround. In the morning, my wife says she’s pretty sure one of her belted galloways is ready […]
Galapagos, Day 1
We arrived exhausted. As the plane made its final descent onto the old military landing strip on the tiny island of Baltra, we were treated to a comical video about the do’s and don’ts of […]
Great Presidents
So I’m watching the Masterclass by Doris Kearns Goodwin on Presidential Leadership, and I’m struck by a couple things that stand out …
Ken Brosky, Author 