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I am the author of The Dark Tower Companion, The Road to the Dark Tower, nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
My short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. In 2010, four of my stories were collected in When the Night Comes Down and my story "The Bank Job" won the Al Blanchard Award.
I am a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. I also write book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
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Author Archives: Bev Vincent
Move me onto any black square
Yesterday I posted about two unusual writing places: the elliptical trainer and the shower. When I started writing seriously, I was an avid cyclist. I used to go out for 15-mile rides each day, 30- or 45-miles on the weekends, … Continue reading
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Where I write
Some people write like this: Others still write like this: I imagine there are a few people who even do this: For all I know, there may even be some of this going on out there: I do some of … Continue reading
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Nothing grows in the right direction
On Saturday afternoon it was 80°. This morning it was 26°, and there’s a freezing rain alert out for tomorrow morning. The kind that could, depending on how the thermometer swings, end up in ice on power lines and trees. … Continue reading
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Even vultures can fly south for the winter
Yesterday, I spent a little over an hour at the front of a classroom. My buddy Danel Olson invited me to speak to his Gothic class at a local college, something I’ve done once previously. It was a relatively small … Continue reading
Posted in Castle, Justified, NCIS, Rizzoli and Isles, Survivor, SVU, The Amazing Race
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A curling stone gathers no moss
Chilling Tales: In Words, Alas, Drown I received a very nice review from Publishers Weekly. It says, in part, “the prose itself is of a solidly consistent level, the work of professionals experienced at their chosen genre. Collectively, the authors prove … Continue reading
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This is a world where nothing is solved
On Friday, we went to see Gordon Lightfoot at the Cullen Performance Hall at the University of Houston. I’ve never seen him live before, but growing up in Canada, he was as omnipresent as snow and moose. The hall was … Continue reading
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Ice Cold — anthology release
On April 29th, the MWA will launch its newest anthology, Ice Cold, edited by Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson. The launch party will be held at The Mysterious Bookshop in New York, starting at 6:00 p.m. Many of the contributors (alas, not me) … Continue reading
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Six minutes in a stash house
I posted two new book reviews this weekend: Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto and Murder in the Ball Park by Robert Goldsborough. I really liked Galveston and intend to read Pizolatto’s recent short story collection soon. I’m currently reading The Troop by Nick Cutter, which is … Continue reading
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Snowpocalypse 2014
It’s a good thing they didn’t have a good handle on this morning’s weather or else everything in Houston might have been canceled again. As it turns out, we saw more winter precipitation at our house today than during the … Continue reading
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Superb Owl
I did a little bit of writing this weekend, but mostly I read. I finished Nemesis by Jo Nesbø, the fourth of the Harry Hole books, and Killer by Jonathan Kellerman, the upcoming Alex Delaware book, one of the better ones in a while. Then, … Continue reading
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