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If I could offer any emerging author one piece of advice – if you can, get a mentor! I wouldn’t have been published at all (I say humbly) if it wasn’t for the Australian Horror Writers Association’s mentor program in 2009. My mentor Brett McBean, a well-known horror author from Melbourne put up with meContinue reading “2012 Australian Horror Writers Association Mentor program opens!”

(First published at Thirteen O’Clock April 2012) Night Terrors Anthology Editor: Karen Henderson Publisher: Kayelle Press ISBN: 978-0-9808642-8-1 (pbk.) / 978-0-9808642-9-8 (eBook) Published: 13th April, 2012 Pages: 256 If you’ve never read horror before and are looking for a good place to start, then Kayelle Press’ Night Terrors Anthology might be for you. The 256-pageContinue reading “Review: Night Terrors Anthology”

(First published at Thirteen O’Clock – March 2012)Title: The Broken OnesAuthor: Stephen M IrwinPublisher: Hachette AustraliaISBN: 9780733627132Blurb: Three years ago, on what’s become known as Grey Wednesday, the world became haunted. Everyone suddenly acquired a personal ghost – a friend, a lost sibling, an ex-spouse, an enemy – which is unshakable as a shadow. These peering, silent phantoms haveContinue reading “Review: The Broken Ones by Stephen M. Irwin”

It’s finally here. Just an hour ago I received some author copies of the graphic novel Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times. It was a very welcome surprise as the book wasn’t supposed to have been printed until next week, but given that Rocky, Lisa and I worked quickly with the proofing,Continue reading “The Fruit of My Labours”

There’s been a fair bit of chatter on the web about a recent bad experience an author had with a small press publisher. Before I go on, you should read about the awful chain of events HERE (if you haven’t already). My initial thoughts after reading the article were that the publisher Undead Press had,Continue reading “Don’t Tar All Small Presses With the Same Brush”

My blog has been infiltrated by US author Lincoln Crisler. Lincoln is the author of several books, including Magick and Misery, Wild and he recently edited the superhero fiction anthology Corrupts Absolutely?, which I am currently reading (and thoroughly enjoying!) I think he wants to talk about his latest project though Four in the Morning, soContinue reading “Guest blog: Author Lincoln Crisler”

So what started off as an idea for a trailer to promote my novella The Noctuary, turned into something a lot more adventurous, with illustrations, voice-over and sound effects coming together to create a mini-movie. I took the first one and a half pages of The Noctuary and asked the amazingly talented voice over artistContinue reading “The Noctuary video”

Long overdue I know, but here is the trailer I made for my first novella Torment, made using Windows Movie Maker. I’m currently working on the trailer for The Noctuary, which will be more of an animation using my own own illustration, rather than sourced photos – and if I’m very lucky – it mightContinue reading “Torment trailer”

It’s been a week of diversity and creativity. The Easter weekend, which was over far too quickly, gave me a bit of time to do a few extra-curricular activities in the area of design. I put the call out to a few author friends to see if they needed any promotional poster artwork done and thankfullyContinue reading “The week that was”

I first became acquainted (via email) with Melbourne author Mark Farrugia in 2009 when he contacted me about  illustrating a comic about a vampire seeking a meal while scrounging around the muddy, war-torn fields of the Somme. Not much later that comic – Allure of the Ancients was published in Midnight Echo Magazine #5. WeContinue reading “Author Interview: Mark Farrugia”