bryanhowie
from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING.March 17, 2012 - 8:51am
Congrats, Nikki. You're totally the litreactor's Gonzo model/writer. I bet a good story comes out of a photo shoot. Grab those 'head' authority facts while you're there.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
March 17, 2012 - 11:49am
Yeah and it gets better! I just called to schedule a date for the photo shoot and she talked to me about the campaign and it involves cross promotion so they highlight me as a Portland writer and I get to pimp as a writer and also get to plug In Search of City: Lis Angeles in 1000 Words! So our books going to be on the back page of The Portland Mercury! How fuckin cool is that? All I need to do is pick a bar, coffee shop or other place I write for the shoot.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesMarch 17, 2012 - 5:48pm
nice! post up pics, start a thread if you need to. very cool.
aliensoul77
from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall.March 17, 2012 - 5:50pm
I got an offer to be the butt double for Brad Pitt in his new movie but I declined.
Caleb J. Ross
from Kansas City, KS is reading on the toilet by himselfMarch 17, 2012 - 7:42pm
I don't now that I ever actually announced that I Didn't Mean to be Kevin was officially available in paperback now (it's been available in Kindle for a while). Anyway, my super-dooper apologies if anyone was waiting her for an announcement (though I whore myself out plenty elsewhere, so you've liked contracted something from me already).
Available in non-US countries, too. Just do a search anywhere online and you should find it.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesMarch 17, 2012 - 10:48pm
oh yeah. pick this up, people. Caleb is very talented, and he's one of my bros. great stuff.
Typewriter Demigod
from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by JoyceMarch 19, 2012 - 1:14pm
Yay! Storytimes everyone!
That is to say, I've written a short-ish novella and in a moment of existential self loathing horror i stopped, and could not go on, because i thought it was shitty. PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP TO FINISH IT! I cant write now and it would mean so fucking much, I'll include it here, and if you have time to waste, just read it and email me thoughts at roasted22@gmail.com
Reasons why you may enjoy it:
-High school romace!
-Death, sex and blood!
-Rapey characters!
-PLOT!
-Cute, flowery characters
-Psychological...ness?
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesMarch 19, 2012 - 4:13pm
My review of THREATS by Amelia Gray is now live up at The Nervous Breakdown. I remember hearing these threats many years ago at a live reading (Quickies! I think) where I shared the stage with Amelia, Blake Butler and Aaron Burch (who read from Mary Miller's book BIG WORLD) and thought...man, what is she going to do with those? Loved this book.
If you dig it, buy the book. The e-book is cheap and the print is beautiful.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
March 19, 2012 - 5:57pm
SWEET :-)
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.March 19, 2012 - 6:42pm
Nice one Jay. Been waiting to read that one. Good stuff.
Loving the new Thunderdome site too.
Bob Pastorella
from Groves, Texas is reading murder books trying to stay hip, I'm thinking of you, and you're out there so Say your prayers, Say your prayers, Say your prayers March 20, 2012 - 8:57pm
I have a website, www.bobpastorella.com and usually every month I write a writing advice column called WriterDrome. After 20 plus years of writing, I feel there's much I can pass along to fellow writers, even if it's just my opinions and musings. Anyway, the new column is up and I feel like plugging it to you guys and gals, so enjoy.
Grigori Black
from US is reading Radium Girls by Amanda GowinMarch 20, 2012 - 11:52pm
@Jay.SJ
I tried the link, here's the short version of what it kicked back:
Website restricted
Reason:
The Webpage category "Potentially Damaging Content" is filtered.
That made my day. Too bad I have to wait until I'm off work to read it. Heh.
Jay.SJ
from London is reading Warmed and BoundMarch 21, 2012 - 3:46am
I hope you dig it, although that's another mind I have failed to corrupt!
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
March 21, 2012 - 10:32am
Thx @bob. Everyone here is so generous
Michael Hodges
from Chicago is reading Oryx and CrakeMarch 21, 2012 - 1:17pm
I've got a new piece in the Bards and Sages Quarterly April 2012 issue. A literary sort of thing about suburban sprawl called "Street Lamps and Carbaryl". Should be out soon.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesMarch 22, 2012 - 9:30pm
My story "Divining" has now been accepted at Curbside Splendor for an upcoming print issue! I wrote this in the SGJ class I took here at LR.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
March 22, 2012 - 9:44pm
Freakin awesome Richard. I'm gonna start callin you Robo Richard :-)
JonnyGibbings
March 23, 2012 - 3:15am
Thought this was funny, on my twitter feed:
@jonnygibbings You need to come back to CEP Towers - drawings of erect dicks inside your books does not count as signature. #authorfail
#ff @jonnygibbings He draws very good pictures of penises - he practised on the inside of 200 copies of his book yesterday. I am not happy.
I tought it was a good idea lol.
SConley
from Texas is reading Coin Locker BabiesMarch 23, 2012 - 5:48am
I have a story at Curbside Splendor. They loved it, even though it was rejected like 15 times before they took it.
Caleb J. Ross
from Kansas City, KS is reading on the toilet by himselfMarch 23, 2012 - 7:49am
@jonnygibbings You need to come back to CEP Towers - drawings of erect dicks inside your books does not count as signature. #authorfail
#ff @jonnygibbings He draws very good pictures of penises - he practised on the inside of 200 copies of his book yesterday. I am not happy.
Quoted for double hilarity
aliensoul77
from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall.March 23, 2012 - 8:21am
I got a story accepted for Downer magazine. They will be out in May.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
March 23, 2012 - 8:36am
Congratz alien and Conley.
SConley
from Texas is reading Coin Locker BabiesMarch 23, 2012 - 10:15am
Oh mine's a few months old. I don't have anything new coming out until next month. I don't have many stories out there right now, actually.
.
March 25, 2012 - 11:36pm
Keep your eyes open for my short story "K6" that will be featured in the first issue of the Surreal Grotesque Magazine. The magazine will launch May 1st.
manda lynn
from Ohio is reading Of Love and Other Demons (again)March 26, 2012 - 7:22pm
here's a little interview site i've started, the interviews themselves start going up on May 1st. i ask the authors pretty much nothing about writing or books. they have other things to say. here's the direct link to the site, with its info and interview line-up:
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.March 26, 2012 - 7:38pm
Good stuff Manda. I'll be keeping track of the site for sure. I'll link you up next time I'm posting stuff online. Nice schedule.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
March 27, 2012 - 4:11pm
Coo stuff manda! Congratz jacks!
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadMarch 27, 2012 - 6:29pm
It's Live!
Solarcide is featuring an exclusive interview with Chris Lewis Carter, head writer of the upcoming video game, Rival Threads: Last Class Heroes, and author of An Overly Pleasant Apocalypse, which is now available through Amazon and collects six of his most popular stories to see publication over the past couple of years.
Chris has been featured in some of the most respected and toughest markets for writers to publish their work through, such as Word Riot, 3:AM, Murky Depths, Pseudopod, and most recently, Niteblade. His story, "Halloween Knight," was featured in Nelson Literacy 8, a celebrated textbook for eighth graders in Canada where Chris is from.
We've also scored an exclusive on the details around his latest project, Camp Myth, an unprecedented event that calls for the collaboration of creative minds from all over the globe.
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazMarch 27, 2012 - 6:35pm
Congrats C.L.C!
Great Interview.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.March 27, 2012 - 7:20pm
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Nathan is the interview ninja. He can kill you in twelve different ways with a single question.
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazMarch 27, 2012 - 7:40pm
"Ass-face McButt!"
Uh, I want “We’ve All Rented That Metaphorical Clown Costume” on a t-shirt.
Nathan does Rock.
fortunewookie
March 27, 2012 - 10:42pm
Agh it's sooooo good to see Chris winning. I don't get impressed easy and working with him back at chuckpalahniuk.net I could tell his talent was something special. Give his short stories a look....you won't be disappointed.
Thanks for the great interview Nathan. Glad to see ur doin good too
Laramore Black
from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8March 30, 2012 - 3:21pm
My first interview. hope you guys like the shout outs.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
March 30, 2012 - 5:15pm
Supacoo
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesMarch 31, 2012 - 5:48am
It's official. I'm one of six authors (and six visual artists) to be selected by Flying House. I pair up with a painter, as it turns out, and we create a collaborative piece. We'll have a release party, gallery showing and reading all in one later this year. And then there will be a nicely produced coffee table book produced, as well. Check out the website for more details. I'm honored to be a part of this excellent Chicago non-profit. Should be a lot of fun. More info to come.
Americantypo
from Philadelphia is reading The Bone ClocksApril 1, 2012 - 9:01pm
Manda, checked out the zine- what are they looking for exactly word length wise and genre wise? The submissions section was pretty loose.
Americantypo
from Philadelphia is reading The Bone ClocksApril 1, 2012 - 9:07pm
Also congrats! smiley face, etc.
manda lynn
from Ohio is reading Of Love and Other Demons (again)April 1, 2012 - 10:06pm
hard to say - the two thngs they liked of mine were TOTALLY opposite. the first was about a girl and guy going to a cabbage patch in the middle of the night. this one was the aplocalypse boring. they like offbeat, i think, but maybe not too dark? i'm not sure. read some of the other stories, as they say - maybe even mine ;)
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
April 1, 2012 - 10:19pm
congratz manda!
Laramore Black
from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8April 3, 2012 - 6:37pm
My website is now equipped with SubmishMash and I'm calling for submissions.
Upcoming interviews and book reviews:
Phil Jourdan (Praise of Motherhood)
Richard Thomas (Transubstantiate)
Jonny Gibbings (Malice in Blunderland)
I'm also interested in reviewing books for free from any LR user and giving them an interview to match.
Laramore Black
from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8April 4, 2012 - 7:27am
Here I am again 12 hours later to whore you a short story from LitReactor's very own Martin Garrity.
Previously seen on We Are Vespertine.
Michael R. Herrman
April 4, 2012 - 9:03am
The Legend of T93.
No one would write the post apocalyptic novel that I wanted to read, so I had to do it my own bloody self.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
April 4, 2012 - 10:26am
Congratz guys. Oh and go see the Joss Whedon's Cabin in the Woods.
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadApril 4, 2012 - 11:20am
@Laurance: Can't see the link because I"m at work right now but will check it out at home. It's "Cloud," right? Good story!
Laramore Black
from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8April 4, 2012 - 11:39am
Congrats, Nikki. You're totally the litreactor's Gonzo model/writer. I bet a good story comes out of a photo shoot. Grab those 'head' authority facts while you're there.
Yeah and it gets better! I just called to schedule a date for the photo shoot and she talked to me about the campaign and it involves cross promotion so they highlight me as a Portland writer and I get to pimp as a writer and also get to plug In Search of City: Lis Angeles in 1000 Words! So our books going to be on the back page of The Portland Mercury! How fuckin cool is that? All I need to do is pick a bar, coffee shop or other place I write for the shoot.
nice! post up pics, start a thread if you need to. very cool.
I got an offer to be the butt double for Brad Pitt in his new movie but I declined.
I don't now that I ever actually announced that I Didn't Mean to be Kevin was officially available in paperback now (it's been available in Kindle for a while). Anyway, my super-dooper apologies if anyone was waiting her for an announcement (though I whore myself out plenty elsewhere, so you've liked contracted something from me already).
Available in non-US countries, too. Just do a search anywhere online and you should find it.
oh yeah. pick this up, people. Caleb is very talented, and he's one of my bros. great stuff.
Yay! Storytimes everyone!
That is to say, I've written a short-ish novella and in a moment of existential self loathing horror i stopped, and could not go on, because i thought it was shitty. PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP TO FINISH IT! I cant write now and it would mean so fucking much, I'll include it here, and if you have time to waste, just read it and email me thoughts at roasted22@gmail.com
Reasons why you may enjoy it:
-High school romace!
-Death, sex and blood!
-Rapey characters!
-PLOT!
-Cute, flowery characters
-Psychological...ness?
My review of THREATS by Amelia Gray is now live up at The Nervous Breakdown. I remember hearing these threats many years ago at a live reading (Quickies! I think) where I shared the stage with Amelia, Blake Butler and Aaron Burch (who read from Mary Miller's book BIG WORLD) and thought...man, what is she going to do with those? Loved this book.
http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rthomas/2012/03/review-of-threats-by-...
My new story is live at Thunderdome, whom have also revamped their site: http://thunderdomemag.com/collections/the-collective-speaks/la1k-ebook-c...
If you dig it, buy the book. The e-book is cheap and the print is beautiful.
SWEET :-)
Nice one Jay. Been waiting to read that one. Good stuff.
Loving the new Thunderdome site too.
I have a website, www.bobpastorella.com and usually every month I write a writing advice column called WriterDrome. After 20 plus years of writing, I feel there's much I can pass along to fellow writers, even if it's just my opinions and musings. Anyway, the new column is up and I feel like plugging it to you guys and gals, so enjoy.
http://bobpastorella.com/2012/03/20/writerdrome-walk-the-line-chalk-line...
@Jay.SJ
I tried the link, here's the short version of what it kicked back:
That made my day. Too bad I have to wait until I'm off work to read it. Heh.
I hope you dig it, although that's another mind I have failed to corrupt!
Thx @bob. Everyone here is so generous
I've got a new piece in the Bards and Sages Quarterly April 2012 issue. A literary sort of thing about suburban sprawl called "Street Lamps and Carbaryl". Should be out soon.
My story "Divining" has now been accepted at Curbside Splendor for an upcoming print issue! I wrote this in the SGJ class I took here at LR.
http://curbsidesplendor.com/
Freakin awesome Richard. I'm gonna start callin you Robo Richard :-)
Thought this was funny, on my twitter feed:
@jonnygibbings You need to come back to CEP Towers - drawings of erect dicks inside your books does not count as signature. #authorfail
#ff @jonnygibbings He draws very good pictures of penises - he practised on the inside of 200 copies of his book yesterday. I am not happy.
I tought it was a good idea lol.
I have a story at Curbside Splendor. They loved it, even though it was rejected like 15 times before they took it.
Quoted for double hilarity
I got a story accepted for Downer magazine. They will be out in May.
Congratz alien and Conley.
Oh mine's a few months old. I don't have anything new coming out until next month. I don't have many stories out there right now, actually.
Keep your eyes open for my short story "K6" that will be featured in the first issue of the Surreal Grotesque Magazine. The magazine will launch May 1st.
here's a little interview site i've started, the interviews themselves start going up on May 1st. i ask the authors pretty much nothing about writing or books. they have other things to say. here's the direct link to the site, with its info and interview line-up:
http://curiousinterviews.wordpress.com/
and here's the facebook page where i'll also be posting all the site updates and links:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Curiouser-and-Curiouser/304516562938553
May Interviews:
Stephen Graham Jones
Craig Wallwork
Michael Gonzalez
Pela Via
Eddy Rathke
Good stuff Manda. I'll be keeping track of the site for sure. I'll link you up next time I'm posting stuff online. Nice schedule.
Coo stuff manda! Congratz jacks!
It's Live!
Solarcide is featuring an exclusive interview with Chris Lewis Carter, head writer of the upcoming video game, Rival Threads: Last Class Heroes, and author of An Overly Pleasant Apocalypse, which is now available through Amazon and collects six of his most popular stories to see publication over the past couple of years.
Chris has been featured in some of the most respected and toughest markets for writers to publish their work through, such as Word Riot, 3:AM, Murky Depths, Pseudopod, and most recently, Niteblade. His story, "Halloween Knight," was featured in Nelson Literacy 8, a celebrated textbook for eighth graders in Canada where Chris is from.
We've also scored an exclusive on the details around his latest project, Camp Myth, an unprecedented event that calls for the collaboration of creative minds from all over the globe.
Read the interview here.
Congrats C.L.C!
Great Interview.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Nathan is the interview ninja. He can kill you in twelve different ways with a single question.
"Ass-face McButt!"
Uh, I want “We’ve All Rented That Metaphorical Clown Costume” on a t-shirt.
Nathan does Rock.
Agh it's sooooo good to see Chris winning. I don't get impressed easy and working with him back at chuckpalahniuk.net I could tell his talent was something special. Give his short stories a look....you won't be disappointed.
Thanks for the great interview Nathan. Glad to see ur doin good too
My first interview. hope you guys like the shout outs.
http://radikalnews.com/?p=170
Supacoo
It's official. I'm one of six authors (and six visual artists) to be selected by Flying House. I pair up with a painter, as it turns out, and we create a collaborative piece. We'll have a release party, gallery showing and reading all in one later this year. And then there will be a nicely produced coffee table book produced, as well. Check out the website for more details. I'm honored to be a part of this excellent Chicago non-profit. Should be a lot of fun. More info to come.
http://ourflyinghouse.com/
That looks amazing Richard. Kudos, man. Very cool.
Sweet Richard! Congratz!
thanks, guys. been talking to the painter today, it's really exciting, what we're going to do.
'Trotlines' up at Menacing Hedge. there might be a zombie in it. and boobs.
this is the main page, in case anyone wants the mag on e-reader, they've got that option at the bottom.
http://menacinghedge.com/spring2012/
Manda, checked out the zine- what are they looking for exactly word length wise and genre wise? The submissions section was pretty loose.
Also congrats! smiley face, etc.
hard to say - the two thngs they liked of mine were TOTALLY opposite. the first was about a girl and guy going to a cabbage patch in the middle of the night. this one was the aplocalypse boring. they like offbeat, i think, but maybe not too dark? i'm not sure. read some of the other stories, as they say - maybe even mine ;)
congratz manda!
My website is now equipped with SubmishMash and I'm calling for submissions.
Upcoming interviews and book reviews:
I'm also interested in reviewing books for free from any LR user and giving them an interview to match.
Here I am again 12 hours later to whore you a short story from LitReactor's very own Martin Garrity.
Previously seen on We Are Vespertine.
The Legend of T93.
No one would write the post apocalyptic novel that I wanted to read, so I had to do it my own bloody self.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/116809
Congratz guys. Oh and go see the Joss Whedon's Cabin in the Woods.
@Laurance: Can't see the link because I"m at work right now but will check it out at home. It's "Cloud," right? Good story!
@Nathan
Yep, that's the one!