It's been a while since I've put anything out here, so I thought I should make some sort of update to the blog. And although I've been quite busy, most of it hasn't been with writing.
But I've found a couple of projects that interest me by checking out the Horror Tree web site.
#1 The Were-Traveler "Don't be afraid, dearie, it's just a story."
When I first saw this, I thought, "Werewolves in space? They've got to be joking." Then I re-read the request, thought about it some more, and said, "They've really got to be joking."
At that point, of course, it became a challenge. So I have a story started, even though I don't really care for werewolf stories, and will submit it for publication. We'll see what happens...
Please don't laugh.
From the Were-Traveler web site:
The Were-Traveler: Big Bad Wolf in a Big Bad Universe
Drabble, Micro, Flash and Short (up to 2000 words). Deadline December 20ish. Where the crazy idea for this e-zine originally came from: a story in my head that is yet to be written. We’ll see what you can do with it. Accepting submissions for drabbles, micro, flash and short stories 2K or less on the following themes:
Lone Werewolf traveling. On the road. The man-beast (or woman-beast) with an itinerary. Werewolf or werewolves in space. I would LOVE a science fiction/horror werewolf story.
Their Duotrope page
#2 Tales of the Undead
Suffer Eternal, is open for submissions
From the Horrified Press website (WordPress Blog):
Eternal life, what does it mean to live forever? What is the cost of such a prize, and is it worth the price?
The scope of such a topic brings forth boundless notions for the budding author. Tales of the undead, and those who cheat the reaper give hope to a readership, or can just as easily take it away.
I want stories of Eternal life. Give me deals with the devil, illegal experiments, and mysterious miracles. Zombies, Vampires, and Spirits are welcome. Make them dark, make them decadent, make them scary – these should be the kind of stories that wouldn’t usually see daylight.
No taboos, just let your imagination run wild.
Dark fairy tales, bizarre, horror, surrealism, dark science-fiction are all cool here.
Submission guidelines:
Deadline for submissions February 20, 2013.
Word Count: 1,000 3,000 words.
Just to let you know, there isn't any money involved here, just glory. And, no, I won't be writing any zombie stories. I'll keep you posted.
© 2012 K. R. Smith
