Thought for the Day

"Don’t say you were a bit confused and sort of tired and a little depressed and somewhat annoyed. Be tired. Be confused. Be depressed. Be annoyed. Don’t hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident."

~ William Zinsser

 

 

 

Gamebook Friday: Temple of the Spider God

Tin Man Games have slashed the cost of my Gamebook Adventures app Temple of the Spider God. It's now available for $0.99 or £0.69! How awesomely cheap and mightily tempting is that, eh? (Consider it a Valentine's Day gift from the Tin Man to you.)

And in case the price-crash is not enough of a sweetener for you, then check out these review stats.

• 39 5-star reviews on Google Play
• 4.5 out of 5 stars for the latest version on iTunes
• An average rating of 9 out of 10 on Desura
• 4.5 out of 5 on Amazon

And then there are the reviews:

"This game is very fun. It has a great story... It has everything I love. If you like strategy, board games, and reading, this game is perfect for you. It's great for passing the time."

"Of all the Tin Man gamebooks I have purchased, I enjoyed this one most. The Phobia checks were an added element to the story making it that much more interesting. There were just enough options in this story for it to feel as if you had a good deal of control."

"I don't see anyone with arachnophobia playing this game, but it looks great!"

Download Temple of the Spider God for your device today!

Thought for the Day

"I’m very personal as a writer. I don’t mean to be."

~ Tennessee Williams

 

World Building Wednesday: A Grimoire of Eldritch Inquests

Calling all budding horror, fantasy and thriller writers. Emby Press is looking for contributions for a new anthology of occult detective stories.

Call For Submissions:

Give us your best, most fascinating and eccentric characters, or continue the adventures of a character in the public domain. It’s up to you. Just make certain that they are investigating something, be it murder by monster, death by curse, blackmail, fraud, theft, extortion, kidnapping, child endangerment, alimony payments, or anything that makes up a compelling mystery. And make certain that the mystery is supernatural in nature, or at the very least appears to point in an otherworldly direction, even if it ends with a gang of thieves using hallucinogens, a mastiff covered in phosphorescent paint, or even teenagers pulling off a villain’s mask. Occult Detective fiction reaches back to at least 1855, and now we want to continue the tradition in grand fashion with A Grimoire of Eldritch Inquests!

And the most exciting thing about this anthology? It's being co-edited by m'colleague Mr Josh Reynolds, he of Gotrek and Felix and the Royal Occultist fame.

So what are you waiting for? You have until 1 August 2014 to get your submissions in.

Maybe it's about time I unleashed a new character of my own upon the world...

Been there. Done that.

Thought for the Day

"Realist dialogue doesn’t exist. We are all actors and we all play roles."

~ Joseph L Mankiewicz

Short Story Saturday: DIABOLOS MMXIV

Breaking news from Luzifer-Verlag (the German publishers of Pax Britannia: Unnatural History)...

The horror anthology DIABOLOS MMXIV is scheduled for release on 24 April 2014 and is available for pre-order now. To paraphrase the publisher, "whether subtle or brutal, the stories in the anthology are always horrible, creepy and frightening! This is DIABOLOS, a collection of stories that are not suitable for the faint-hearted."

The anthology features stories by the likes of Simon Clark, Adam Nevill, Christopher Fowler, Mark Hodder, George Mann, and - you've guessed it - Yours Truly!

You can find out more by clicking this link.

In other news, Necropolis my story from Jurassic London's Stories of the Smoke has been sold internationally and will be appearing in translation later this year. Watch this space for more news on that one!