The “Weird West” is coming to San Diego Comic Con next week! If you’re attending I hope you’ll stop by. I am so excited for this!!

@beverlybambury @semioticstandard Just seeing this now, apologies! I’ve been neglecting regular check-ins into mastodon.
Hope to see you both in San Diego next year! 🌞

StoryBundle's “Weird West” book bundle is an awesome deal of top fantasy and horror western books readers can download for just $5:

Featured Books:
-The Devil's Revolver by V.S. McGrath
-Gnome on the Range by Tammy Salyer
-Melinda West: Monster Gunslinger by KC Grifant (me!)
-Bodacious Creed by Jonathan Fesmire

At the bonus price of $20, you get all four of the regular books, plus seven more weird western books for a total of 11!

Details: https://storybundle.com/weird

Have you preordered @InterzoneMag Issue 295 yet? You'll get great stories from several writers, including my story: Copper by J. Dianne Dotson // Keel Wiltshire isn’t dreaming: her house-bot, Copper, is undergoing a strange and unexpected transformation. https://interzone.press/iz-295/

I have a new sci-fi horror story available to read for FREE at Stupefying Stories!

THE SIGHTING features a tale of Big Foot hunters…

https://stupefyingstories.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-sighting-by-kc-grifant.html

You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy books and that’s kind of the same thing. – Anonymous

Reading for the Uncanny Readers' Poll, Nebula Awards, or Hugo Awards? Try the short story “can i offer you a nice egg in this trying time” by Iori Kusano! https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/can-i-offer-you-a-nice-egg-in-this-trying-time/

Details: https://scifiwri.com/publications/melinda-west-monster-gunslinger/

I’m officially a book author 🥳 MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER (Brigids Gate Press) is now out in paperback and digital!

Vibes: SUPERNATURAL + THE WITCHER + Bonnie & Clyde

#weirdwest #fantasywestern #newbook #indieauthor #MelindaWestGunslinger #bookcommunity #debutauthor #horrorcommunity #indiepublishing #darkfantasy #fantasywestern

I'll be teaching a six-week workshop on Zoom starting February 8. The workshop is hosted by my local literary center, but anyone can register. This was so much fun last year, and I can't wait to do it again!
Registration is at https://www.thecabinidaho.org/all-events/the-art-of-dread

If anyone has questions, there is a contact form on my website: http://christinogle.com/contact

I also made a little guide to getting started in horror writing and publishing to go along with the workshop:http://christinogle.com/the-art-of-dread/

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives. - Toni Morrison

@jacklerner I would remind students: Whenever you read a productivity tip or lessons from someone's process, ask yourself: Who's taking care of the house and kids? Who manages their finances? Who's booking their flights and tracking their expenses and picking up their laundry? Do they have any disabilities, health issues, other challenges?

Do not beat yourself up if you're not able to be as productive as someone with significantly more privileges re: time. We don't all have the same 24 hours.

Spiral Aurora over Iceland

Image Credit & Copyright: Stefano Pellegrini

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230111.html #APOD

Bookmail! Secondhand Daylight is an epic, gritty #scifi adventure. #books #bookmail #reading

Book genres #sff #weirdwest #scifi #fantasy #books

Love this! #bookworm #books #tbr

An exciting last week: I received my first ever #ARCs and my book went on presale!
For two more days, it’s only 99 cents to snag a digital preorder of MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER, thanks to my awesome publisher. If you like epic adventures in the Old West + monsters + diverse characters, check it out here: amzn.to/3VwCSd4
#weirdwest #horror #books #bookstagram #fantasywestern #upcomingbooks #booktok #indieauthor #MelindaWest #bookcommunity #debutauthor #horrorcommunity #indiepublishing

Hi all - just a wee plug for my #art website which I’ve just spent all day updating! I’m a #doctor by day (and night), but an #artist in my dreams! I #draw mostly #portraiture and #Aotearoa #NZ, but have some statement pieces too.
If you felt comfortable, I’d really appreciate a #boost to get myself out on to #Mastodon’s art instances and on to people’s federated timelines. Meri Kirihimete all! X

https://www.elspethfrascatore.com

My five #horror book recommendations for holiday gift giving!

https://readersentertainment.com/2022/12/13/authors-share-the-gift-of-books-kc-grifant-recommends/
#books #bookrecommendation #HorrorCommunity

I’m so excited that my debut #WeirdWest book is available for digital preorder! For a limited time it’s only 99 cents (!!) if you’d like to check it out.

MELINDA WEST: MONSTER GUNSLINGER blurb:
The Witcher meets Bonnie and Clyde in a re-imagined Old West full of diverse characters, desolate landscapes, and fast-paced adventure.

https://amzn.to/3VwCSd4

#fantasywestern #upcomingbooks #bookworms #bookcommunity #horrorcommunity #kindlebooks #booksale #newbook #bookrec