Category Archives: Writing

Erm, I don’t really have anything exciting to share about myself this week. But, I do have some SPECTACULAR NEWS to share about one of  my friends/superheroes/mentors, A. Lee Martinez. Alex’s bestseller, Gil’s All Fright Diner, is going HOLLYWOOD. Dreamworks has attached director Barry … Continue reading

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First order of business: Congratulations to Cat Woods. Her new ending to the short story “Guessing Game” is deliciously ambiguous. Cat, drop me a line with your snail mail address at mathmartin@tx.rr.com and I’ll send Half-Minute Horrors your way! I … Continue reading

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“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” –EAP I  love Edgar Allan Poe. His writing drips with florid prose, but no matter. Poe nails horror. His distinctive voice, tenebrous and terrifying, still captivates. One of my favorite Poe … Continue reading

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Have a short attention span? Well, you have clicked to the right place. Just in time for Halloween, I have a giveaway of Half-Minute Horrors, a compilation of spooktacularly short stories written by a constellation of bestselling authors (Neil Gaiman, … Continue reading

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Mmm… I love the smell of cinnamon rolls baking in the oven. I’m not talking about the store bought kind from a can. I’m talking about the from scratch, ‘takes four hours to make’ variety. Homemade cinnamon rolls are a … Continue reading

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Last night was workshop night. DFW Writers’ Workshop meets in Euless every Wednesday night for announcements, readings, and critique. http://dfwwritersworkshop.org/ After the critique sessions, many members meet up at the local IHOP to decompress, debrief, and de-stress. Lots of great … Continue reading

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