First off, I would like to congratulate the three winners from the blog contest. The winner of the signed Undead Tales 2 book was Beth Lunkenheimer and the two winners that will appear in some upcoming projects were Ashley Smith and Mark Duvall. I've already filled Mark in on his role and he is very excited …
Category: fiction
In the Beginning…
Hello all you ghouls out there! Tonight we open the casket on the subject of being the new guy in the room, the one just now striking out on their own, and the one who will make mistakes. Nobody who starts writing is a pro from the start. It takes time and it takes some …
Some Random Musings…AVENGERS!!!!!
Ok, I'm going to take a moment to wax poetic about The Avengers. Marvel Studios did an incredible job bringing their superhero franchises together in one big kick ass movie. It helped they had this planned all along with each movie adding something toward the whole (if you stayed after the credits that is...). The …
The Journey: Novella Thoughts Pt.2
I sit here working on some short stuff and preparing to take the next step into a larger world. Soon, I will begin the editing process and rewrites on In Memoriam, my first novella and really a labor of love. Part 1 set the stage with the current stage the novella is in, but tonight …
The Year So Far…(and a pretty good one to boot!)
I started out the year with some modest goals while I tried to build on the beginning success of last year. 2011 was my first full year of writing and I finished the year with 10 stories in 8 anthologies. My goal was 5, so I thought I did ok. Raising the bar higher for …
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Back to the Grind and Ranting!
I have returned. I return a different person, a new man. I've tasted the forbidden cigars of Cuba, got smashed on rum punch while jumping into the Caribbean, and found out there is more rum in the islands then I can consume. The last one was a tough pill to swallow for me. Before I …
The Grid
yep, the grid. I'll be off the Internet for a week to partake in a flood of rum. I'll be curious to see what kind of stories come out of this. I won't be able to communicate, so everyone be nice and we'll talk when I log back in. Goodnight, day, whatever...
Special Guest Blogger…Armand Rosamilia!
Today it is my great pleasure to hand the wheel over to author, editor, and all around kick ass guy Armand Rosamilia. He is the editor at Rymfire Books and is one hell of an author. His newest novella, Dying Days 2 is now out and I found it a really fun read. So my …
The Journey Part 1: Novella Thoughts
For those who are new to the blog, or who will be, let me introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and...wait that's the Devil, not me. I'm Brent Abell, newbie author and general pain in the ass to most who know me. I like my books bloody, my music heavy, and my movies scary. …
Voice in the Wilderness
Busy, busy, busy... I have signed and sent in the contracts for the Chained In The Attic and Undead Tales 2 anthologies, the novella is out there being looked at, and I really want to throw someone under a bus still. That last comment is because I had another story accepted, but the way you …
Our Darkest Fears 