Novella Publication

Received some exciting news today. It appears that RS Publishing in Australia has accepted my novella The Ancient Ones for publication. They are an e book distributor and will have the text on their site available for purchase and download. The prices are very reasonable and I enjoy the company and its premise to distribute good stories to a wide audience. I'm glad to see this particular text get out there and honestly have an idea for another novella with the main character off of a script I started in my free time. We'll see how it goes!

Matt

Amy Hempel

Just finished reading her collected short stories. She is highly recommended in the sites I find and I understand why. Not many authors are also artists. She paints stories beyond the words. Her work is beautiful and haunting. Her images stick in your head well after the reading. I found myself reading a story and having multiple "wow" moments. She is deep and multifacited. It was a great learning experience and something I recommend for any casual readers or authors looking to learn something about the craft.

Matt

Short Story Publication

I'm glad to say that I've just picked up the next short story publication for 2008. Yellow Mama has agreed to publish Where the Gods Play in June in their Issue 8. The story is a slice of life night for an angry kid. I enjoy the imagery and it speaks to me at a certain level. I always appreciate a publication and know that they are building blocks to bigger things.
We also went to our first ultrasound today and met the baby. The baby is only the size of a Lima bean at the moment but it is still an amazing thing. I'm sure a story will come of it!

Matt

A New Short Story Publication

One of my short stories that I really enjoyed writing, A Pale Horse, has been picked up by Fantastic Horror for publication in their Issue 5. It is slightly long at 35 pages but I think it tells a quality story that I hope scares and entertains at the same time. Its always great to build the credits and I'm eternally thankful for the editors that choose my work.

Matt