Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Deep Cuts Anthology Free at Amazon

Cover of Deep Cuts Anthology which Includes the story, Lucky Clover by Kelly A. Harmon If you’re interested in reading my latest story, “Lucky Clover,” in the new anthology, Deep Cuts: Mayhem, Menace, & Misery, you might want to grab it today or tomorrow at Amazon.

The publishers are offering it FREE for the next two days (March 26 and 27) – so get it now.

Deep Cuts also includes stories by Nancy Holder (of Buffy fame, and a five-time Bram Stoker Award™ winner), Mehitobel Wilson (nominated for a Bram Stoker Award™ and awarded Honorable Mention in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Anthology five years in a row!) and Yvonne Navarro (also a winner of the Bram Stoker Award™).

Here’s the link: Deep Cuts Anthology at Amazon.com.

You don’t need to own a kindle to read the book, as Amazon has a free viewer you can use on your computer.

Please spread the word!

(And if you do read the antho, please leave a review somewhere. Reviews are golden!)

Sunday, February 10th, 2013

Deep Cuts Anthology Now Available!

Deep Cuts Horror AnthologyI have a new story out in a horror anthology called Deep Cuts: Mayhem, Menace, & Misery.

My story is in the “Misery” section: a psychological thriller/ghost story called Lucky Clover about two high school grads who embark on a road trip before college, and get more than they bargained for.

As I said in October when I signed the contract, I’m super excited to be in an anthology with great writers such as Nancy Holder (of Buffy fame, and a five-time Bram Stoker Award™ winner), Mehitobel Wilson (nominated for a Bram Stoker Award™ and awarded Honorable Mention in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Anthology five years in a row!) and Yvonne Navarro (also a winner of the Bram Stoker Award™).

Published by Evil Jester Press, the anthology is part of a month-long celebration of Women in Horror.

You can read more about the anthology (or the players!) at the Deep Cuts Kickstarter page (campaign now closed) or the Deep Cuts Web site. But, of course, I hope you’ll buy Deep Cuts: Mayhem, Menace, & Misery.

The folks over at I Like Horror Movies have posted a review, too. (Rare, that, I think: a book review on a horror movie review site.) I think I more than like “I Like Horror Morvies!”

If you live on the West Coast, there’s a book signing coming up at the end of the month:

Mysterious Galaxy Book store, Redondo Beach Location: Saturday, February 24.

I’ll be there in spirit!

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Editing, Editing, Editing…

Picture of a Ghost Near a Car WreckI just received the first-round edits for my story “Lucky Clover” slated for inclusion in the Drollerie Press anthology Magicking in Traffic.

I’m pleased to say that I have no problem accepting nearly all the changes the editors have made or suggested. There’s only one item that I have a question about, and quite likely, I’ll take the advice of the editors there, too.

Included with the edits are two suggestions I need to act on yet – both excellent ideas – but I’ll need to spend some time on those. So I’ll be in “edit mode” for another day or three.

It always amazes me how I can submit what I think is a finely crafted story and then receive back edits for a hundred or so necessary changes in the document. I’ve spell-checked it, re-read it, sent it to my critique partners, gave it to beta readers…and still the editors find errors and make suggestions – good suggestions.

So far in the fiction game, I’ve been pleased with my editors. They make me look better. (Thanks, guys!)

 
 

*Photo from Monster Legends’ Scary Ghost Photos. Lucky Clover might be a ghost story…or it might be something else.