Top 10 Writerly Fears; Also, #NaNoWriMo
Dear inklings, it is National Novel Writing Month! and I have a couple thousand more words to pound out tonight. So, without further ado or adon’t, here is a top ten list to entertain you!
Category: Courtney / Writing
Harlan Ellison, Alan Dean Foster…and Courtney Cantrell
Around Christmas of this year, I shall have a story in the SAME short story collection as HARLAN ELLISON and ALAN DEAN FOSTER. As my friend Josh (who’s gonna have a story in the same collection) says, “This is what we in the business call a pretty big deal.”
Okay, Scifi & Fantasy Fans, This One’s for You
Ladies and gentlehobbits, I present to you: A Consortium of Worlds, Vol. 1 (Fall Issue)!
This is the first issue of the new Consortium Books quarterly, speculative fiction, short story e-magazine for Kindle and Nook. If you don’t know what spec fic is, just think sci-fi and fantasy with, in our case, a little dash of steampunk and mythology thrown in. It’s a yummy stew of otherwordly writerliness, and, as you might have guessed, I highly recommend a generous helping! My ingredient for this recipe comes in the form of a high fantasy short story….
Cat Vomit and Temper Tantrums
Over at UnstressedSyllables.com, I’ve posted my weekly column What I Learned About Writing This Week. Click on over to find out what cat vomit has to do with my short story crafting. There’s a connection. I promise. ; )
Music To Demon By
My dear inklings, I realized I’ve been remiss in sharing my writing music with you. So, without further ado or adon’t, here are my playlists for the first two novels in the Demons of Saltmarch Series, as well as characters and scenes the music inspired….
My Horizon Got Embiggened
Thanks to Josh and a rollicking romp of insanity, I somehow got myself involved with the Kindle All-Stars Project. In short, KAS is the brainchild of one Bernard J. Schaffer, who is putting together a short story anthology for Kindle of various independent authors….
SotU: Birds Carrying Twitterwhales
This is what happens when Twitter is down.
SHADOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT live at Amazon!
Hello, my dears! I know it’s been a stupid long time since you’ve heard anything substantial from me here. I am so very sorry! But it’s because I’ve been working hard to get you this: The paperback of SHADOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT is now available at Amazon. Click here to buy your copy, and happy reading! …
Baby, You Can Too Write a Novel!
Hey sweet’eart. Missing me? Good, I miss you, too. : ) Life’s got me hustling and bustling enough to keep my blogging fingers busy elsewheres — but I promise an update SOON. In the meantime, click to read my guest post about life, the universe, and everything, and how You. Are. Enough. 42, y’all. BANGERANG.
Growing Up in Bowel Town: Marauders
I grew up in the German city of Darmstadt, which literally translates to “Bowel City,” which I choose to render as “Bowel Town” because it sounds funnier. My first home in Darmstadt was an apartment building at Roßdörferstraße 55, which loosely translates to “Horse-Village Street” — I swear I am not making this up…