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Guest post – The Copper Promise by Jennifer Williams

by alan • March 7, 2012 • 3 Comments

I’m pleased to present a guest post today from Jennifer Williams, where she talks about the way writing often seems to have a life of its own. I hope you enjoy it. – Alan The Copper Promise Where did it…

by alan • March 6, 2012 • 2 Comments

Tuesday Toot is a semi-regular feature here at The Word. An invite-only series of short posts where writers, editors, booksellers and other creatives have been asked to share their stuff and toot their own horn. It’s hard to be seen…

by alan • February 28, 2012 • 0 Comments

My serial novella, The Darkest Shade Of Grey, is being published in four weekly installments by The Red Penny Papers. It’s free to read online, so get on over there and check it out. Episode 1 is here. Episode 2…

by alan • February 27, 2012 • 2 Comments

I’m very happy to be able to officially announce this new venture. Myself and writers Andrew McKiernan and Felicity Dowker have put together a new website, to fill a void in the Australian dark and weird fiction scene. Since the…

by alan • February 24, 2012 • 7 Comments

I really, really wanted to like this book. But, ultimately, I was a bit disappointed. It’s the sort of thing I should love. Hell, it’s the sort of thing I should fucking write! Competing religious cults, magic and technomancy in…

by alan • February 21, 2012 • 0 Comments

Award season is upon us once again and all sorts of nominations are coming out. Firstly, the Stoker Awards. Each year, the Horror Writers Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards™ for Superior Achievement in the field of horror writing, named…

by alan • February 20, 2012 • 0 Comments

I’ve been very excited about this one for a while. My novelette, The Darkest Shade Of Grey, is finally published. At least, Episode 1 is now up. It’s being serialised over four weeks at The Red Penny Papers. Firstly, check…

by alan • February 16, 2012 • 0 Comments

Mythic Resonance is The Specusphere‘s first printed publication. It is an anthology of speculative fiction short stories by Australian writers following the theme of myths and legends. I’m proud to say that my story, The Everywhere And The Always, is…

by alan • February 14, 2012 • 10 Comments

So I mentioned in my post a few days ago, where I gushed about my love of online magazines, that I would post a follow-up where I list some of the best ones. Here we go then. Please note that…