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Major Squeeeeee

Just saw the galleys for The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2011, edited by Paula Guran and I couldn’t help but give a squeeeeee of excitement. Why, yes, it did scare some (okay, all) of my colleagues.

But it looks so awesome and I read over the beginnings of a few of the stories – Norman Partridge’s Lesser Demons OMG,
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Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

Paula Guran has announced the ToC for the 2011 Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror … and Brisneyland by Night got a berth!!

Snoopy dancing? Who? Me? Maybe a little …

Look at those names on the cover
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Reading with Extreme Pleasure …

… I was handed a copy of Holly Black’s new book, White Cat, the other day. I haven’t read anything of hers before, but I know she’s a mate of Kelly Link and I regard Kelly Link as a deity, so I figured it would be ‘okay’.

It’s way better than ‘okay’ – it’s freaking awesome! Cracking pace, great characters,
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First Rule of Write Club: Talk About Write Club

My talented friend and writing buddy, Peter Ball (author of the rapidly becoming notorious novella Horn) and I have been conducting Write Club for nigh on two months now. This started out as a result of me whinging about my writer’s block and Pete regaling me with the tale of how Holly Black (Spiderwick Chronicles) and Kelly Link (Magic for
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