Desk Job: Sarah In Office-Land Review by Neil K. Henderson
Set in the offices of a big Sydney business concern of the 1990s, Desk Job by former Masque Noir editor, Rod Marsden, reads like staring through a hothouse window at…
Suspension of Disbelief
When I began submitting short stories, the editors bounced them back with comments such as “characters not believable” or “no suspension of disbelief.” This usually happened when I included a…
Zombie Apocalypse Forthcoming…Seriously Speaking
Yes, that’s right. I believe we’re headed for a zombie apocalypse down the road. I may or may not live to see it, but it’s coming. And I’m as serious…
Writer Bewares and Watchdogs
Over the last year, I'm seeing a lot of small press book companies set up shop, accept work for publication, and then close without communicating with the authors / artists,…
Scorched Earth Warfare
My home was a forest. Balloon trees grew in every room. Butterflies, Disney characters, flowers, and glittering stars. Before Parkinson's disease consigned Mike to a nursing home, we danced to…
Editing Software, Anyone?
I've read good and bad about writing software over the years, and once considered such gadgets a handy way to flush your money down the sewer pipe. About a year…