Author Archives: darkscrybe

E-Books are all the rage in publishing at the moment, with many publishers, including large publishers, using the instant digital world as a marketing tool. Take the novella The Painted Darkness, written by Brian James Freeman and published by Cemetery Dance Press. I was lucky enough to be able to download a free PDF versionContinue reading “The E-Book revolution”

So I’m a writer, but one of the other skills I have is as an artist. When I left school I had good grades in English and Art; I had two choices: Journalism or Graphic Design. I chose Graphic Design and finished a Diploma. On the side though I was heavily into comic books andContinue reading “Dark Scrybe .. Dark Artisan?”

Writing can be very labour intensive on the mind. The writer’s brain is constantly thinking, looking for inspiration or working out what to write to find the 8,000 odd words to finish off the first draft of that novel. (The novel I am writing is close to completion, but there is still daunting task ofContinue reading “Perseverance…”

I’m very excited to announce that I’ve just signed a contract with US dark fiction publisher Damnation Books to publish my novella “Torment”! I can’t give away too much just yet, but Damnation Books has pencilled in a release date of March 2011 – so stay tuned. Take a look at Damnation Books website here: http://www.damnationbooks.com/

Hello world, I’ve created a blog for myself because I think very soon, I might have a lot more to say. I’m an emerging author from Australia in the field of dark fiction. I’ve had a few short stories published which you can find at my website: http://www.wix.com/darkscribe/gregchapman My burgeoning writing career is taking offContinue reading “This is my blog”