In this podcast we provide you with some of the best clips from the patrons only Q&A sessions with Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella.
About Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella
Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella are the co-hosts of the This Is Horror Podcast and co-authors of a forthcoming novella scheduled for release in 2018.
Michael is the Founder of the popular UK horror website, podcast and small press, This Is Horror (hey that’s this website!). A professional writer, editor, and podcaster, Michael has worked for various publications and companies including 2000 AD, Terrorizer, LitReactor, Broken River Books, Dark Moon Digest, and Scream. A professional ESL Teacher and graduate of the University of Warwick’s English Literature and Creative Writing Programme, Michael is currently working and living in Japan. You can connect with Michael on Twitter @WilsonTheWriter. For more information and a blog packed full of writing advice visit www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk
Bob is the author of the weird crime novella, Mojo Rising, and the zombie western short story, ‘To Watch Is Madness’. Bob is featured in Warmed & Bound: A Velvet Anthology, The Booked. Anthology, In Search of a City: Los Angeles in 1000 Words, and Borderlands 6. His fiction has been published widely both online and in print, and he is a former columnist for ManArchy Magazine and Revolt Daily. Bob lives in Southeast Texas, and is currently working on several projects.
Show notes
- [03:30] Ross Byers asks about music and our writing process (taken from TIHP 001: Writing Process, Dream Guests, Music, Book Purchases and Day Jobs)
- [13:40] Mark N asks about who we turn to for feedback after finishing drafts and how constructive criticism shapes finished work (taken from TIHP 003: Personal Strengths, Horror Magazines and Fighting Horses)
- [22:20] Travis Earl, asks about time management techniques (taken from TIHP 005: Time Management, David James Keaton VS Stephen Graham Jones, and Favourite Horror Subgenres)
- [26:10] John Kilgallon asks about writing tools, story bibles, file sharing (taken from TIHP 006: Writing Tools, Beta Readers, and The Next This Is Horror Publication)
- [48:50] Kendra Temples asks about indy/self-published writers and small presses (taken from TIHP 007: Self-Publishing and Small Presses, Current Reads, and Looking to the Future)
- [01:25:00] Wrap-up
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Resources
Music We Listen To
John Carpenter Lost Themes The Revenant Soundtrack by Ryuichi SakamotoDeep Focus Playlist on Spotify
Ulver Sunn O))) Tool Goblin It Follows soundtrack The Doors Mojo Rising by Bob Pastorella Sigur Ros Portishead GoatsnakeWriting tools
Small Press, Independent Publishing, and Author-Entrepreneurs
(as compiled generously by Kendra Temples)
This Is Horror Recommends
This Is Horror Podcast episodes corresponding to recommendations included
~~Recommended Indie/Hybrid Authors Who Write Horror/Weird Fiction~~
Iain Rob Wright – Ep. 89/91 (Has free self-publishing course)
Michaelbrent Collings – Ep. 107/108
Philip Fracassi – Ep. 150/151/152
Matthew M Bartlett
Ania Ahlborn – Ep. 135/136
David Moody – Ep. 2, Ep. 21, Ep. 100
Chuck Wendig (Check out blog Terrible Minds & books about writing)
Adam Nevill – Ep.137/138/139
~~Recommended Small Press~~
Crystal Lake
Perpetual Motion Machine (Max Booth + Lori Michelle) – Ep.56/57
Infected Books (David Moody)
Ritual Limited (Adam Nevill)
This Is Horror
Broken River Books (J. David Osborne) – Ep. 26/27, Ep.116/117
Word Horde (speculative fiction of all varieties)
Dim Shores
Sinister Grin
Eraserhead Press (bizarro fiction)
Dark Regions
Cemetery Dance
PS Publishing
Black Static
TTA Publishing
Cohesion Press (Geoff Brown)
Crowded Quarantine (Adam Millard) – Ep. 23
~~Horror & Weird Fiction Magazines~~
Black Static
Interzone (TTA Press)
Nightmare Magazine (John Joseph Adams) – Ep. 42/43, Ep. 46
Apex Magazine (Jason Sizemore)
The Dark Magazine (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Dark Moon Digest (Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing)
Strange Aeons (Kelly Young + Justin Steele)
~~Other Authors Mentioned~~
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Paul Tremblay
Andy Davidson
Stephen Graham Jones
John Langan
Joanna Penn (Self-publishing podcast – thecreativepenn.com)
Mark Dawson (Self-publishing podcast – Mark Dawson’s Self-Publishing Formula)