Honorable Mention for "The Franchise"

Dark Pages Vol. 1 received six honorable mentions in the Best Horror of the Year 2010 - one of them for "The Franchise", by yours truly. Yay!

Two Story Acceptances!

I'm very pleased to announce two story acceptances: "The Moral Education of a Mad Bastard" will appear in Beneath Ceaseless Skies and "Fated" in the inaugural issue of Phantom Drift: New Fabulism. A great start to the year!

Dark Pages Vol. 1 shortlisted for an Australian Shadows Award

Dark Pages Vol. 1 has been shortlisted for an Australian Shadows Award. Congrats to editor Brenton Tomlinson!

Be sure to get yourself a copy from the publisher or from Amazon or Amazon.co.uk.

Also available on Kindle from Amazon and Smashwords.

Year-end Review

A look back at 2010:

Most of my writing time has gone into a novella and a novel, both of which are still in progress.

Short stories completed: 4.

Short stories accepted for publication: 2.

Stories in submission: 3.

Short stories currently under construction: 1.

Read "Famous Monsters Remake" online at 52 Stitches

Just in time for Halloween, "Famous Monsters Remake" is now online at 52 Stitches!

The Celebrity Bimbo sneaked through the dark forest. Right on cue, the Wolfman popped out from behind a tree, a machete held high in his hairy paw. The Celebrity Bimbo assumed a fighting stance and let out a battle cry.

Go check it out.

Meet the Author - I Wrote a Guest Blog

The kick-ass crime novelist Jim Thompson invited me to write a guest blog. Head out to his site, Jimland, to find out what makes Joe L. Murr tick - shocking revelations await!

Story Acceptance: "Death-in-Life Songs"

Hooray! Albedo One has accepted "Death-in-Life Songs" for publication in a future issue!