Scared off another one
We finally got some rain yesterday. At first it looked like it was going to be another one of those teases. The sky got very dark, stayed dark, and then it rained for about 30 seconds and stopped. However, an hour later the dark sky reappeared and this time it rained for a good 15-20 [...]
Remodeling a story
The short story that I submitted on Saturday was received favorably by the two editors who’ve read it so far, one of them tells me. It still has to pass by one more editor, so it’s not exactly accepted yet, but it was passed on to him with “glowing remarks,” so it looks promising. This [...]
Best Laid Plans
Probably the only good thing about this drought we are in is the fact that I don’t have to mow the lawn. I think I’ve had the mower out once in the past six weeks. The grass is growing a little, but it seems an insult to lop it off when it’s struggling. Besides, I’ve [...]
Be Seeing You
No, I’m not going anywhere. The subject line is inspired by this nine-minute trailer for the AMC remake of The Prisoner, which will air in November. It looks awesome–the original seen through new eyes. It reminds me of Life on Mars crossed with Burn Notice. Sir Ian McKellan and Jim Caviezel will chew up the [...]
Have a horrible time in Austin
A World Horrible time, that is. The web site for WHC 2011 is now up and ready for registrations. In a moment of weakness I allowed myself to be roped into joining the committee, although my responsibilities will be limited to one specific function: keeping the Guests of Honor happy. Should be easy, eh?
I posted [...]
Tesseracts Thirteen
Tesseracts Thirteen: Chilling Tales from the Great White North, edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell, will be published in September by Edge Books. I’ve submitted to this anthology series once or twice before, but this is the first time I’ve made it. My story “Overtoun Bridge,” which was originally released as a limited edition [...]
Precip Tease
The new season of Burn Notice has come and gone quickly. Only two more new episodes left this summer. I guess that’s why the lead actor was at loose ends, allegedly driving around under the influence. Other than the rather poor performance by the young actor who played the teenage son in last night’s episode, it was [...]
First gender, then identity
I got close to the end of the first draft of a 2500-word story this morning. It started out as a 500-word flash piece, but I always felt like I was paying the story short shrift, even though it was written specifically for a flash market (one that folded). The title, which I first intended [...]
The Bar
I checked out an electronic version of a novel from our local library, just to see how it’s done. The novel is What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman. Couldn’t transfer it to my Kindle–at least, I don’t think so, I didn’t try–but reading it on my computer screen is working out pretty well. I’ve [...]
Burned
I think I finally got a handle on the final essay I’m doing for an upcoming encyclopedia. I only had 500 words to work with, but I’m quite satisfied with the draft I completed this morning. I’ll read it over once more and then send it off to the editor tomorrow, finally putting that project [...]
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Bev Vincent is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. He is a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
