Stuart Young's Blog

A couple of recent conversations about the hardships of writing reminded me that I had this languishing on my hard drive. Written during my "Why the hell do I put myself through this?" phase (also known as "my entire career.") So, after complaining about editing yesterday I'm now going to stick the boot into writing:



Hack.



That’s what he felt like, his attempts at creating literary

"So," I said to Peter Mark May. "Can I submit a story to this black magic anthology you've got planned?"

"Of course you can," said Peter with an eagerness that should have made me suspicious. "But only if you edit the book."

Now, I have no interest in editing. Editors have to organise things, display communication skills and make important decisions that can make or break a project. I'm a

Nice review of Demons and Devilry at Dark Musings.

It's a brand new year and what better way to start than to discover that an anthology of black magic stories has received a good review. It's true. Hellforge loves Demons & Devilry.

Interview abut my story in The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes 2. I discuss the nature of pulp fiction, my musical tastes and why W.E. Johns is such a big influence on my writing. 

Ginger Nuts of Horror lists Demons & Devilry as one of the best horror anthologies of 2013. I'm deeply touched by this honour and I would like to thank all the contributors to the book for their dedication and tireless efforts. I'd like to thank them but frankly they did bugger all, I did all the hard work. Struggling to decipher the childish crayon scribbles in Peter Mark May's manuscript;

Ginger Nuts of Horror has included Demons & Devilry in their list of horror Xmas gifts.

Yes, I know Christmas is virtually upon us but the book makes just as good a gift at Easter, birthdays, wedding anniversaries and any other occasion you can think of.

For all of you desperate to read my interview that I did last year over at Ginger Nuts of Horror the website has moved so there's a new link to follow if you want to revel in my words of wisdom.

Excellent review of Demons & Devilry over at Ginger Nuts of Horror. "Demons & Devilry is a brilliant anthology, one which manages to perfectly balance stories of a lighter tone with more dark and heavy tones."

Well done John Llewellyn Probert, Thana Niveau, Peter Mark May and David Williamson. And me.

My story The Impossibility Dissection appears in Strange Aeons 12. I know The Impossibility Dissection sounds like an episode of The Big Bang Theory but it's actually cosmic horror with a dash of black humour.