Tag: Horror
Aeryn’s Archives: Tomb of the Blind God
I’m in a reflective mood, so let’s look back at my twenty-plus-year writing career and talk about one of my favorite projects. This is another D&D adventure, and while I wrote a fair number of those while I was working in the gaming industry,… Continue Reading “Aeryn’s Archives: Tomb of the Blind God”
On This Day in Submission Land: June 12th
It’s time for another installment of On This Day in Submission Land. Today, we cast our gaze back to the dim, misty past, to the ancient before times of 2015 and 2020, and a pair of rejections for two of my most-rejected stories. Let’s… Continue Reading “On This Day in Submission Land: June 12th”
The Monsters the Guidelines Forgot: Zombies
In this series of posts, I’m going to talk about writing and selling stories featuring classic monsters. You know, the ones you often find in publisher guidelines after the words “absolutely no”. It’s usually the big three—vampires, werewolves, and zombies—that make the do not… Continue Reading “The Monsters the Guidelines Forgot: Zombies”
The Regularly Rejected Story: Give Up or Keep Submitting?
Although most of my recent submission efforts have been focused on querying my novel, I have sent out the occasional short story submission. Admittedly, I haven’t written much new material over 1,000 words in a while, so I’ve been grinding away at the stories… Continue Reading “The Regularly Rejected Story: Give Up or Keep Submitting?”
Query Quest: Full Manuscript Request
I started querying my novel SECOND DAWN back in early June, and I expected to rack up a bunch of rejections and change my query and synopsis half a dozen times before I even sniffed a full manuscript request. Well, I’m delighted to be… Continue Reading “Query Quest: Full Manuscript Request”
Path to Publication: Hell to Pay – Installment Plans Available!
Time for another installment of Paths to Publication, wherein I recount a story’s arduous submission journey, complete with all the gory details and eventual publication triumph. This time, the story is “Hell to Pay – Installment Plans Available!”, which was recently published by Tales to… Continue Reading “Path to Publication: Hell to Pay – Installment Plans Available!”
Submission Statement: January 2023
Well, the first year of 2023 is in the books, and it wasn’t exactly a barn-burner. More on that in a bit. January 2023 Report Card Submissions Sent: 6 Rejections: 5 No Response: 0 Acceptances: 0 Publications: 3 Further Consideration/Shortlist: 0 Withdrawals: 0 I… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: January 2023”
Submission Statement: October 2022
October was another solid month. Details below. October 2022 Report Card Submissions Sent: 6 Rejections: 2 No Response: 0 Acceptances: 2 Publications: 2 Further Consideration/Shortlist: 0 Although I didn’t send as many submissions as I would have liked, I still managed to nab a… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: October 2022”
Novellas by the Numbers
I recently had a novella published by Grinning Skull Press called Effectively Wild, and I’m currently writing a follow-up novella. I’ve also written novellas for Privateer Press in their steampunk fantasy setting of the Iron Kingdoms. Since I’m focused on novellas right now, I… Continue Reading “Novellas by the Numbers”
Effectively Wild Launch Day & Other Weird Baseball Stuff
Today, my baseball horror novella Effectively Wild launches in print and e-book. Be a friend, and head on over to Amazon or your online book retailer of choice and grab a copy. Okay, now let’s have a little fun. While you don’t need to be a… Continue Reading “Effectively Wild Launch Day & Other Weird Baseball Stuff”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 