HP 23: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Through November 30, 2022 (or until our quota is filled), submissions are open for volume 4 in our popular HALLOWEEN PARTY series. For submission guidelines and to submit a work for consideration, visit our Duosoma Page.

This anthology will be edited by Jeffrey Keeten, and designed by Juan Cantu! We’re so excited to be working with such a powerhouse duo. If you know anything about Keeten, you know that he knows great writing better than most men. And if you’re at a all familiar with “I love bad art” artist Juan, you know how compelling, dark, and soulful his art is. We’re so excited to see this book!

All authors chosen for the book receive a $25 honorarium in addition to a free copy of the book, and this payment makes them eligible for membership in the Horror Writers Association!

If you’re unfamiliar with the type of stories we prefer, or if you’re searching for a great gift for the horror lover in your life, consider picking up our HALLOWEEN HORROR BUNDLE, available throughout October at $20 below retail. This makes a great holiday gift for that hard-to-buy-for person in your life, like Uncle John!

CHEAP READS!

Mosquitoes and Men is a searing Southern Gothic novel that exposes the hypocrisy of a storied and monied southern family from the brothel to plantation. Winner of many awards, this book will leave you breathless and unable to put it down. Get it today on Kindle Unlimited, or the Kindle Countdown Deal!

Did you know that most of our titles are available for free via Kindle Unlimited? While some of our earlier publications are currently only available in paperback format, we’ll be making those titles available via Kindle in the coming months.

If you’re not a KU subscriber, take advantage of the following specials through the end of 2022:

KINDLE FREE BOOK PROMOTION (available free of charge during the promotional period): 

KINDLE COUNTDOWN DEALS (each title is available for 99 cents during the promotional period):

STEALS AND DEALS!

Did you know that most of our titles are available for free via Kindle Unlimited? While some of our earlier publications are currently only available in paperback format, we’ll be making those titles available via Kindle in the coming months.

If you’re not a KU subscriber, take advantage of the following specials through the end of 2022:

KINDLE FREE BOOK PROMOTION (available free of charge during the promotional period): 

KINDLE COUNTDOWN DEALS (each title is available for 99 cents during the promotional period):

A-TOWN BOUND

If you are local to Atlanta, don’t miss this fall’s Atlanta Writer’s Conference, November 4-5 at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel, 4736 Best Road, in Atlanta. Dianne is so excited to be among the invited guests, and she’ll be on hand to talk with writers about their works, provide feedback, and more!

OH NO, MUST BE THE SEASON OF THE WITCH


Are you scared yet? Why not try this?

LOVE IS A MYSTERIOUS AND FRAGILE THING

What can love do? What can’t it do?

“He nodded and told her, “My granny always said it was a great honor to be visited by Miss Luna.  They only live seven days, you know, only out at night.   Scientists say their only function is to reproduce – they don’t even have mouths for eating.   But Granny said their purpose was Love, and to tell us that life is short and for living.   She said, too, that if they appear around the full moon, it’s to tell you that everything will be alright.   Tomorrow’s the full moon.”

Is Granny right? Are moths harbingers of love?

Get a sneak peak at the brand new Instant Noodles! Read “Miss Luna’s Visit.” Maggie Claypool, girl, you do write a good story!

FREE (& virtual) INDIE AUTHOR EVENT

Do you like Humphrey Bogart movies?
How about Raymond Chandler mysteries?

Join us online for a conversation with William F. Crandell, award-winning author of Let’s Say Jack Kennedy Killed the Girl, Book 1 in The Jack Griffin Detective Series.

In this hard-boiled adventure we find a young senator Kennedy’s personal and political future at risk when he’s set up to take the fall for a ghastly murder. Working against time, bureaucratic red tape, his own personal demons, and individuals who want him out of the way, Detective Jack Griffin must identify the real killer, assuming he survives long enough.

William F. Crandell returned home from the Vietnam War with a taste for adventure, a skeptic’s eye, and a hundred thousand stories. Awarded a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award for his private detective novel, Let’s Say Jack Kennedy Killed the Girl, Crandell has published short stories, book reviews, scholarly articles, journalism, state and federal reports, political analyses, and congressional testimony that he presented in Washington hearings. An Ohio native, Crandell received all his degrees at Ohio State University, completing his doctorate in American History with a study of the interaction of McCarthyism and Republican politics. Bill is a former DC speech writer for Veteran’s Affairs.
Click below to register for the Zoom link:

TALK WITH BILL CRANDELL

FROM MARYLAND ARTS GRANT TO PUBLISHED AUTHOR WITH GREAT KIRKUS REVIEW

Meet William Crandell, this week, on Del Arts!