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Steven Shrewsbury
Wandering Member
Post Number:
290
Registered: 04-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 03:51 pm: |   |
DEATHGRIP: LEGACY OF TERROR is out now! This is a 430-page mass-market
sized paperback for only $7.99. My story "Zenith of the Totem" (featuring
Dr. Elijah Blackthorn) appears in this
collection along with tales from Charlee Jacob, Chris Fulbright, Jason
Brannon, Walt Hicks, and more. Click the link below for more information
and to place an order.
http://www.hellboundbooks.com/deathgrip_legacy.html
THE BLACKEST DEATH, VOLUME I is now available for pre-order ... I'm excited
about this hardcover anthology that features, in addition to my tale
"Harbinger" stories from talented folks such as William
P. Simmons, Jason Brannon, Chris Fulbright, Eric S. Brown and others.
Click the link below to pre-order. Shipping in November!
http://www.khpindustries.com/blackestdeath.html
www.stevenshrewsbury.com
DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY barbarian eBook!
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/fantasy.html#depths
BULLETPROOF SOUL
Coming soon from BLACK DEATH BOOKS
http://www.khpindustries.com/
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Steven Shrewsbury
Wandering Member
Post Number:
296
Registered: 04-2003
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 05:42 am: | |
There is a story in this well produced antho (How do they get such an awesoem quality for 8 bucks out of a tiny paperback?????) by British author Shaun Jeffrey called FLIBBERTIGIBBET that absolutely rocks my world. Anyone ever heard of such a pagan god by that title? |
mark dirschel
Awareness Member
Post Number:
39
Registered: 01-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 08:40 pm: | |
never heard of him / her.
i'm very curious about your writing though, steven. you seem to be bubbling over with the horror bug.
- mark |
Matt Dinniman
Hunger Member
Post Number:
87
Registered: 04-2003
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 12:18 am: | |
Heh. I was just looking at Evilution on Amazon, and it happens to have been written by one Shaun Jeffrey. That's really weird. |
Laurel Johnson
Unity Member
Post Number:
2366
Registered: 01-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 04:46 am: | |
Hi Mark -
Not only does Steven bubble over with lotsa words.....the words he strings together are pretty damn good. YOu oughta check him out. And Steven.....
read Mark's book. |
Steven Shrewsbury
Wandering Member
Post Number:
299
Registered: 04-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 05:30 am: | |
I write many different types of material, but I never set out as saying "Today it will be mystery...or today high fantasy" for many of my stories mix and match. Alot of my barbarian tales are pretty horrific. The Dack Shannon material has a touch of everything, but leans on heavy suspense and mystery/conspiracy etc.
I think there is a huge difference in the barbarian stuff and the Dack stuff, personally. Dunno, it is like one flows better.
The tale fo mine in DEATHGRIP featuring Elijah Blackthorn....that is horror and some high fant I guess one calls it. Where Elijah usually views history, this tiem he must fight for his life. Shrunken heads, totems, Druids in Canada, giant Celts, gotta love ZENITH OF THE TOTEM.
Not to slight BLACKEST DEATH Antho. My tale Harbinger tells of a modern Wizard dying of cancer....and seeing his own death growing larger every minute in his field of vision...and thus, he decides to settle a mountain of scores as the darkness looms... |
Todd Hunter
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
830
Registered: 02-2003
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 05:34 am: | |
Howdy Mark...
Steven is one great writer (and productive beyond belief)...but that's just my humble opinion...
I need to pick up a copy of his Dack Shannon anthology, Nocturnal Vacations... |
Steven Shrewsbury
Wandering Member
Post Number:
300
Registered: 04-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 03:41 pm: | |
That is a good place to start, but I have progressed greatly as a writer since then...NOCTURNAL VACATIONS is a cool way to into oneself to Dack Shannon.
Visit www.stevenshrewsbury.com to learn more.
Thanks Todd. |
Todd Hunter
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
834
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 04:07 pm: | |
We all progress as writers...
that's the nature of writing...
I'm certain the stuff I coming out with now (after Hero) is improved...
At least I'm hoping so... ;-) |
Steven Shrewsbury
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
302
Registered: 04-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 04:28 pm: | |
It just takes time and repeating the process. Since I write alot of shorter tales, when I hit a bigger novel idea, the difference shows. It is all a learning process.
Some writers are slaves to novels. Try a smaller pr0ject for a change and see how it works. Thsi project may not be a winner, but one never knows.
I just got offered to do a tale for a D&D type of module...and I know jack squat about the universe of RPG stuff. However, the guy said, I tell stories good and am not jaded by D&D silliness....so there ya go.
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Todd Hunter
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
835
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 09:05 pm: | |
Actually, I was able to get a smaller (<1000 words) project in the form of a short story...it's currently in a contest at another site I frequent. I'm hoping to be chosen as the winner (by readers), and then I'll have that in my corner for when I submit it...need to figure out where to do that, as well...irk.
Of course, I had a really obvious moment of inspiration which led to writing this short story...if I wait around for another of those for another piece of writing, it might be a long while...who knows?
That's interesting, about the D&D module...I know even less about RPG games (other than those I've had the misfortune of trying to play on computers...irk), but I imagine given some of the genres you write in, you'd be a good fit... |
Steven Shrewsbury
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
305
Registered: 04-2003
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 05:42 am: | |
Wellllll one might think that....
I ground alot of my tales in Eart history. Alot of the D&D stuff is made up worlds aping human history. Shrugs. The basic stuff will be easy....but the names, facts and ruels will be added later, I wager. I do not have the time to role play games, or learn another persons Bible on it...I'd rather make up my own rules. |
mark dirschel
Awareness Member
Post Number:
43
Registered: 01-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2003 - 03:19 pm: | |
just got back from a drunken week-end on long beach island. ah, so wonderful.
hi back at ya, todd.
and laurel, thanx.
- mark |
Todd Hunter
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
848
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2003 - 03:48 pm: | |
Maybe you saw Aston? He was on a drunken weekend as well... ;-) |
Steven Shrewsbury
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
316
Registered: 04-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2003 - 03:55 pm: | |
What is this I hear that Aston is really me?????? Damn, news to me. I have better thing sto do than such nonsense.
Gimme a beer, Mark. |
Kevin P. Grover
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
938
Registered: 03-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2003 - 04:27 pm: | |
Hiya Mark! Glad to hear you had a bit of relaxation time!
www.winterwolfpublishing.com |
Todd Hunter
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
849
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2003 - 05:07 pm: | |
I've seen Aston, and he looks nothing like you, Steve...
pretty amazing... |
Steven Shrewsbury
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
317
Registered: 04-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 27, 2003 - 06:05 pm: | |
Yeah, ain't that something? Some folks are so brilliant they cannot see the forest for the trees.
Back to the original point of this thread, the DEATHGRIP antho is like a reg little paperback...not an oversized one. It is really a quality product from HELLBOUND BOOKS.
http://www.hellboundbooks.com/deathgrip_legacy.html
Walt Hicks (editor) tells me it sold out first week on SHOCKLINES.
The few folks who have written me tell me this contains my best Elijah Blackthorn tale ever. I dunno, still plenty more to tell... |
Todd Hunter
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
851
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 05:31 am: | |
Hopefully Laurel got her copy... :-)
At least I believe Blackthorn was her favorite character... |
Laurel Johnson
Unity Member
Post Number:
2377
Registered: 01-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 05:42 am: | |
Yes. Blackthorn is INDEED my favorite Shrewsbury character. Steven if there is a hard copy version available of ANY Blackthorn story I need to contact someone for a review copy.
I can't do any more WORD or pdf files. Let me know about a hard copy. |
Steven Shrewsbury
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
320
Registered: 04-2003
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 06:01 am: | |
Yeah, it is in paperback alright....maybe I can contact Walt...hey, I got a spare at home here. Email me your addy again and I will send you one!
How's that for service? |
Todd Hunter
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
853
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 03:34 pm: | |
Just don't loan it out, Laurel...
;-P |
Laurel Johnson
Unity Member
Post Number:
2382
Registered: 01-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 04:14 pm: | |
haha Todd. I'm done loaning out books. Learned the hard way. |
Steven Shrewsbury
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
321
Registered: 04-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 04:20 pm: | |
Will have that in the mail quick like here Laurel THANKS! |
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