Weavers of Dark Tales

R Scott McCoy, editor of Necrotic Tissue (no doubt you already know that), has posted an excellent blog post on changes he thinks the HWA should make to its membership rules. Among other things, I discovered the 90% rule means my pro-pay sale to NT doesn't count towards Active Membership, and with my only other pro-pay sale being a dark fantasy tale to Fantasy Magazine, I guess I'm back at the beginning.

Anyway, don't listen to me whitter, either go check his post or get back to your NaNoWriMo novel... Here's today's bits and pieces.



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NaNoWriMo Prompt Words:

Styrofoam Cup
Cloudy Mornings
Parachute Man
Sweat Trail
Motion Sickness
Rusting Skin
Psychadelics
Fencing Pipe Cleaners

Necrotic Tissue Review

Head over to Horror News.net, click on book reviews, and to your right (yep, I just held my hand up to check which was the left and which was the right, and I do that in cars all the time) you'll find a link to a fabulous review of Necrotic Tissue #7. Woot! Anton Cancre is now officially my favourite person (okay, I do have a soft spot for R Scott McCoy, Nate Lambert, and everyone on my blog list but that's a whole other/sordid story).

I quote:

But the true monster here is “The Scratch of an Old Record” by Catherine Gardner, a surreal piece haunted slipstream that confounds as much as it wounds. Damn straight she earned the pro-pay prize of the issue.

Can the day get any better? Glows a shade of purple - oh yes, I am kind of having a Torchwood week (I'm not supposed to like the show) and John Barrowman is growing on me (did I say that out loud - good lord).

Happy, Happy Birthday

On this day last year, Edward Lupak accepted my story 'Through the Warped Eye of Death' for Sand. A very nice thing to do on a girl's birthday. This year, the fabulous R. Scott McCoy, perfectly timed the arrival of the first print issue of Necrotic Tissue. Woot! Which of course wins him the 'Best Editor of the Year' award. If you want to share the title with him, please send an acceptance today. You have until midnight to comply (I'll honour all time zones). :)




My name's on the cover!!! Stands up to prove she can still shake her butt.



If you haven't ordered your copy yet, do so now. It looks fantastic. The issue includes stories by Horace James, Justin Pilon, Jason L Keene, Jeremy Kelly, and Doug Murano.