Hey, friends. Today is probably a newsletter in its more traditional form because rather than provide you with a life lesson or writing tip, I literally want to give you a couple of pieces of This Is Horror news. Firstly, the This Is Horror Podcast Discord now has a general channel open to the public. You can click here and join it right now. See, I want the This Is Horror Podcast Patreon to be a family and community for all who want to be part of it. That includes those who don’t have the...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Hey, friends. My debut novel, House of Bad Memories, is only $0.99 on Amazon for this weekend only. I am so proud of this book and would love you all to check it out. Grab House of Bad Memories on Amazon US here. Grab House of Bad Memories on Amazon UK here. You have until 8 a.m. BST on Monday October 14th to purchase House of Bad Memories at a bargain price in the UK and until 8 a.m. PST on Monday October 14th to grab it in the US. You'll save a whopping $5 off the regular price, so do take...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey, friends! I hope this email finds you well and you're having a great day. There's a lot going on in This Is Horror land. The first thing you should check out is the public nominations for the This Is Horror Awards 2023. You have until to submit your nominations. Then, later this year, we'll be announcing the shortlist for both the 2022 and 2023 This Is Horror Awards in a double extravaganza. The truth is, as some of you know, my life has been very chaotic these past few years, 2020–2022...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Happy Friday the 13th, friends! To celebrate such a day in horror, you can read THEY’RE WATCHING by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella free-of-charge on Amazon Kindle. This is the first time we have run a Kindle promotion for They’re Watching. The promotion is live right now and will stay open until Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 11:59 PM PDT. You could read all the details about the promotion here but honestly, it's just as simple as it's free on Amazon worldwide and you can get it in one...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Hey, friends. I hope I find you well and you've had a good and peaceful week. In just over a month, my debut novel, HOUSE OF BAD MEMORIES, will have been out one year. Time flies when you're having fun and podcasting and writing, huh? To commemorate the occasion, we are running one hell of a competition at This Is Horror. You have the chance to win a signed A3 print of the cover art from legendary horror artist, Vincent Chong, in addition to various goodies from Michael David Wilson (hey,...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Hey, friends. Right now whenever I sit down at the computer I have so many things I could be doing that are all important to me. Here are just a few: Work on a secret project that will take around a year to complete Work on one of multiple existing books in various stages of disarray Work on a pitch for one of my completed 'ready to publish' books Study Japanese Answer emails (okay this one isn't so important to me, hence why I'm terrible at it) Write down the bare-bones of a new story idea...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Hey, friends. I started this email on July 1st and by started I mean I wrote the subject line ‘making the best of bad situations’ then got so busy that only now on August 7th have I sat down to finish it. And by ‘sat down to finish it’ I mean I’m writing this tiny opener in a cafe as I await my order and will no doubt finish it later (he said correctly as he finished this sentence on August 11th). When I first envisaged this email it was because my Macbook had broken and I was without it for...
4 months ago • 9 min read
Hey, friends. It’s been a couple of weeks since the last instalment of the This Is Horror newsletter. Today’s message is a simple one: just keep going. You can apply this to your writing, to other creative projects, to your fitness, or indeed to any other aspect of life, including life itself. One step at a time. One word at a time. One breath at a time. Keep on going. See, any progress is better than no progress. When it comes to writing, maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed and overworked....
6 months ago • 5 min read
Hey, friends. If you’re struggling to get something done that you know would be beneficial for you but for whatever reason it’s not happening, one practice that might help is coupling these good practices with things you love. This will help with the resistance and will help you to develop the habit and stick with it in the early stages. Here are some examples. I mentioned studying Japanese kanji before. It is a daily practice that is incredibly monotonous. Looking at flashcards for kanji...
6 months ago • 5 min read