It seems as if Hollywood is entirely bereft of fresh material. Next year, three different live-action Snow White films will be released in the States. Disney is still terrorizing audiences with the threat of fifth and sixth Pirates of the Caribbean flicks. The undoubtedly abysmal ninth Hellraiser film was released this year. And yet the dudes with the deep pockets can’t find it within themselves to fund adaptations of some of the greatest sci-fi novels of all time? Producers, if you’re out of ideas, please allow me to help. I work for beer.
I follow a lot of literary journals and independent bloggers, so about three or four times a week I’m hit with that update regarding so-and-so’s top however-many tips on social networking—typically, a litany of how-to’s in relation to Twitter hash tags and Goodreads book giveaways. They never tend to be anything particularly enlightening (read enough of these and you start to see the same ones crop up), however, these posts seem to be contributing to a prevailing trend in literature that is: getting people to pay attentio
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Christopher J. Dwyer is the author of WHEN OCTOBER FALLS (Brown Paper Publishing, April 2011) and numerous short stories that skirt the edges of noir, horror and science-fiction. His work has been featured in numerous magazines (both online and print), including Twisted Tongue Magazine, Pendulum, Colored Chalk, Red Fez, Shalla Magazine, New Horizons, Gold Dust Magazine, Nefarious Muse, and Sex and Murder.
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Caleb began writing his sophomore year of undergrad study when, tired of the formal art education then being taught, he abandoned the pursuit in the middle of a compositional drawing class. Major-less and fearful of losing his financial aid, he signed up to seek a degree in English Literature for no other reason than his lengthy history with the language. Coincidentally, this decision not only introduced him to writing but to reading as well. Prior this transition he had read three books. One of which he understood.
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Gordon Highland is the author of the novels Major Inversions and the forthcoming Flashover. His short fiction has appeared in Warmed and Bound: A Velvet Anthology, Colored Chalk, ThunderDome, and Nefarious Muse, among others. Gordon has been directing videos full-time since 1995, and lives in the Kansas City area, where he also enjoys writing, recording, and performing music.
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