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Even before WordFire Press became his publisher, I was a fan of Mike Baron’s dark, edgy fiction. I accepted two of his stories for my BLOOD LITE anthology series. I read his ground-breaking comics work on NEXUS, THE PUNISHER, THE BADGER, DEADMAN, STAR WARS, THE FLASH, and others. He has won both the Inkpot and […]

I just finished judging the eight finalist stories for the third quarter of the Writers of the Future Contest. I came home from my recent writing retreat in Breckenridge to find a stack of manuscripts waiting for me to read, and I worked my way through them, one or two per day. I’ve been a […]

Kobo Writing Life, one of the staunch supporters and sponsors of Superstars Writing Seminars, has offered a generous opportunity for YOU to attend the next Superstars in Colorado Springs, CO, February 6–8, 2014.  The Kobo Writing Life scholarship will provide one lucky winner with a free tuition for Superstars, currently a $799 value. To sign […]

Next week is Halloween, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead to the Holiday season.  I’ve edited a new anthology of 18 magical, imaginative, and haunting tales of the holidays, A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON, just released by WordFire Press. Grandma gives a sweater she knitted, Dad receives a necktie he doesn’t really like, […]