2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 27,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2011 in review

Writing Horror in SA

Hello my Freaky Darlings, I've been a rather horrendous blogger this month. I've been a little busy writing a course on Writing Horror which will be available online shortly. But for today I'm a guest over on David Chislett's blog talking about Writing Horror in South Africa. Please pop in and let me know what … Continue reading Writing Horror in SA

A World of Darkness

Hello my Freaky Darlings, Today I've got a guest on my blog! Fellow South African dark fiction author, Nerine Dorman. So without any further ado I'm handing you over to her. People have often asked me why I have a preference for dark subject matter. I know for a fact that it drove my mother … Continue reading A World of Darkness