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That is a very good point - as well as that much of the Bible is written like a news report. Just the facts ma'am...
Great thoughts. I think sometimes we get so used to hearing certain stories that we forget how truly horrific things were in reality.
The story of the demon-possessed man in the tombs in the NT is horrible. Similarly, Passover in Egypt was (not to mention the other plagues). Imagine writing a story from the perspective of someone who was there (besides Jesus or Moses) and you have…
Light 'er up :).
You write the horror and I'll shock with the reality of the sexual tension between a man and a woman and we'll just smoke them out. What do you say? :P
I'm laughing at my postings on this now! "Willing Blood" won Editor's Choice, and many of the people I thought would ban me from my critique group loved it. And AWR just accepted another horror I wrote :). I've got a few more submitted to various pl…
The story's online now! I guess it's time for all to see just how dark and disturbed I can be...
http://absentwillowreview.com/
Very cool! Great words of wisdom, Mike!
Tamara, Michelle, and Mike--
Thank you for the comments and encouragement. I think my struggle is rooted in worry over what other people think. I read through a list I had compiled right after my story was accepted that explains the symbolism. I ha…
Kat,
I'd suggest that the struggles you're facing are a good thing. It shows you're trying to go deeper, be inventive, be unconventional, follow your writing instincts, and grow as an author. So some people call your work blasphemous. Is it? That's…
Hey Kat, you know I love your mind, allegedly "disturbed" or not! :)
Kat,
This is crazy, but I feel like God is trying to get me to communicate with you.
Here are the crazy facts:
I just started submitting articles for print. My first was the same month as yours in the CFOM. I also write Edgy Christian Fiction, YA fa…
Ok, I had no intention of dredging up this discussion again, but...a story of mine is coming out soon and I'm getting nervous about how my conservative Christian friends are going to react. The story, to me, is only borderline horror--more like dark…
Hey, just to let you know, the Diner is taking submissions again. Just pop on over to the relief Journal (Mike has the link up top) and you should be able to get it figured out from there. Happy writing!
OK, I know you don't want a play-by-play on the whole anthology, but I wanted to make a few more comments. I'm about half-way through (which means I've read your story, Mike--very good--you have a knack for descriptive language!). Here are some gene…
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- At 2:33pm on April 26, 2009,
Michelle Sutton said…
- Hey, cool, Janet is your agent. :) Glad to have you here, Mike! Sounds like you'll fit right in.
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- Reader, writer, or both?
- Reader and writer
- Favorite Genre
- supernatural, speculative, horror
- About Me:
- Mike's short stories have appeared in Coach’s Midnight Diner 1st and 2nd editions, Raygun Revival, Fear and Trembling, and Relief Journal. He was chosen as one of ten authors to be published in Infuze Magazine’s inaugural 2005 print anthology and was also a finalist in the 2005 Faith in Fiction short story contest. Mike was interviewed by the pulp style horror magazine Rue Morgue, Issue #87, for a piece entitled "The Rise of Christian Horror". His essays have appeared in Relevant Magazine, 316 Journal and The Matthew's House Project, and he received the Editor’s Choice award for his creative non-fiction essay entitled “The Ark,” published in the Summer 2.3 Issue of Relief Journal.
Mike has completed a 92,000 word supernatural suspense novel entitled What Faith Awakes, which explores the boundaries of faith and reason, and the people who live on those outskirts. It is currently being shopped for publication. He is represented by Janet Grant of Books and Such Literary Agency. In between blogging, Mike also writes a monthly column for Novel Journey (which was selected by Writer’s Digest as one of 2008’s 101 best sites for writers), and works with the Midnight Diner’s Editorial Team.
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- http://mikeduran.com
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