I absolutely hate that I made the rules for Courting Morpheus the way I did. I’m having difficulty choosing from the lucky inmates…er…writers that made it to the lock up…er…second round. I know Jeff is sitting there, drumming his fingers on his desk and mentally skewering me in his next short…I can tell. Settle down, ya’ll…it’s comin’.
So while I have CM sitting and stewing slowly on the back burner of my mental oven, I’m also laboring gently with the YA novel. I’ve got the main character to the …

Gratia Placenti – For the Sake of Pleasing
Gratia Placenti
Date of Publication: December 1st, 2007
SPECIAL TBP Pre-Order Price: $12.95
This is the much anticipated follow up to the Stoker nominated featured writer anthology Aegri Somnia. Gratia Placenti translated means “for the sake of pleasing.” 13 of the most sinister, darkest writers in the horror business were tasked with conveying their take on the theme of gratia placenti.
Table of Contents
“Only Spirits Cry” – R. Thomas Riley
“Crasher” – Debbie Kuhn
“Follow the Canary” – Athena Workman
“Translatio” – Geoffrey Girard
“Party Makers” – Adrienne Jones
“Some Glue Never …

If you have a print copy of Echoes of Terror, and would like it personalized and signed by me, contact me with your mailing address and the specifics of what you’d like the personalization to say. I’ll mail out a sig-plate (big sticker for the inside of the cover) and you can stick it inside your copy!
PS – that link there has a spam guard attached to it, in the email address, so make sure you’ve got that fixed when you email.

Official Notice for the Editor of The Vampire Guide:
Re: The Fiction Contest
http://www.thevampireguide.com/wrcontestsubmit.html
On May 26, 2007 I submitted my story, Faith & Lies to your then open to the public contest. After several weeks, I sent an email requesting more information. After three months, I sent a withdrawal notice. A week after that, I sent a request of receipt and verification of withdrawal. Since then, the website has not changed, although tVG Writer’s Cafe has changed to friends only view.
I have not received any email, snail mail or message in regards …

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