I would like to thank Rose. This evening I was given the Liebster Blog Award. It is a German term for 'dearest' and is given to up-and-coming bloggers. If you would like to check out Rose's blog you can click here and drop by. I hear someone in the crowd shouting, "Speech, speech, speech!" So I …
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Updates and Who I Endorse In 2012
First off, I have made some more tweaks to the page and you can now view the Facebook section on the sidebar. That is for the page I set up for just the writing gig, so if you haven't already, go and 'Like It' so I can feel better about myself. There are author links in the …
The Year That Was 2011
Well, this is it. Here we are at the end of 2011 and it was one hell of a year. When the year first started, I had just finished out 2010 with a fun reading at Mo*Con IV and a few rejection slips from editors. That was pretty much my writing career till 2011. Considering …
Time…and some news.
I can feel it breathe its hot breath on the nape of my neck. I know it lurks behind me like my shadow and walks lock-step with me. I feel it start to close its grip around me while I stand in the palm of its hand. Every time I awake the days gone by leave …
Finishing Strong- November News
The past few days have been very busy here. I have received the galley for Pill Hill Press's Daily Flash 2012: 366 Days of Flash Fiction which includes my stories "The Conversation" and "On the Wings of Darkness: A View From the Dark Frontier". The book should be going to the printer next week and I …
Crossroads (and not that crappy movie…)
Those words are like my battle cry. They are words from a man who I respect very much and I credit along with my friend Wesley Southard of starting this whole wild ride. Without those two would I be sitting here now blogging to the masses? Hell no, I wouldn't care or have anything to say. …
Coffin Hop 2011 Winner and Some Things to Ponder
In honor of the winner, I shall use the big ass banner. It is a shame to retire it, I rather liked it. All of you lucky visitors have been placed into the Cubs hat (yes, the Cubs) and the name has been drawn for the Coffin Hop 2011 winner from my site. And the …
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Happy Halloween Coffin Hoppers!!!!!
Well, tonight is the night boils and ghouls! This night is the real most wonderful time of the year, it is Halloween. Now that the kids have gotten their fill of candy and I prepare to take the 'daddy tax' from their bags, it is time to settle in for the evening. First off, I'd …
Coffin Hop: Author of the Day for Thursday
This week in honor of the Coffin Hop Blog Tour, I have been featuring an author a day. Each one has in one-way-shape-or-form, influenced my work. With the exception of Stephen King on the first day, I have focused on writers who are not as well-known as King, but deserve some attention. Friday's 'Author of …
Coffin Hop Day 3: Sad News and Author of the Day
Welcome to-day 3 of the Coffin Hop! I realized that my blogs about me are no longer on the front page, so I will recap what has gone on before. My name is Brent Abell and I write horror fiction. I have only been writing for a year and a half and have already had …
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Our Darkest Fears 