Second to last week of the Blogdom project… awesome. Naturally I’m choosing to write this post after being awake for probably longer than I should have been and yeah… know what? I’m pretty sure I too, have tigerblood. Maybe a bit of that #winning will hit here…
Yeah the Charlie reference was just low and rather pitiful. I blame the early hour (see, I can schedule this to appear much later today, and I will be…) and that I spewed coffee all over the keyboard because of a friend’s …

I love being a small business owner… really.
Paypal has at some point started taking larger chunks for their percentages than I had worked into my business plan. In fact, over the course of the royalty payouts, it turns out it’s easier financially on Belfire to actually use the bank account and checks. But then…
I went in to the PO today to pick up 21 xpresspost envelopes, the size and price I remember getting for some other documents last fall. But then…
Guess what? Discon-freaking-tinued. Only one size remains, and that …

Although my (rather unpopular) opinion is that there are less women submitting to magazines and publishers for the horror genre, I don’t think they’re necessarily being hedged out or glass-ceiling’d. I firmly believe the same goes in reverse for say, the romance or erotica genres. Less men there…seemingly. *shrug*
My experience within the bounds of the horror genre, as an editor and publisher, are limited to say the least. I’ve only been working this field within the fringes of horror for about six years, I think (time loses meaning in New …

The wonderfully talented Mr. W. at the Non-Horror Reader Survey conducted an interview with me, and it’s posted in time for Women in Horror month!
Belfire Bits with Jodi Lee. Leave a comment, let me know if I’m right, or horribly, horribly wrong.
There is also a wonderful post with a list of talented female horror writers – Women in Horror Recognition Month.
You really should take the survey while you’re over there, too. It only takes a few minutes, and it’s really interesting to see the responses!

From Belfire Press:
The early list for the Stoker Awards has been posted, and we send hearty congratulations and continued good luck to our dear Gregory L. Hall, Brock Cooper, and Wrath James White for their preliminary nominations for their works in each of our imprints:
Greg Hall – At The End of Church Street (Belfire)
Brock Cooper – The Devil is in the Details (TNBP)
Wrath James White – Vicious Romantic (Needfire)
As well, Needfire managing editor, Rich Ristow is alongside Wrath in the poetry category for his title, Wood Life, from Snuff Books …