I am a different kind of publisher. I want to pay professional rates for top stories in anthologies.* See Guidelines.
I am also looking for stories with meaning, the meaning of life and death, the meaning of religion, the philosophy of what it means to be human......or unhuman. I want stories with grit, but will also make you think.
Do you remember the Twilight Zone Magazine? Those were brilliant stories, well written, engaging and usually had an 'oomph' at the end. I lived for that magazine, and I would read it cover to cover. Or how about Ray Bradbury, Robert Block, or Richard Matheson.....those were incredible writers that told a story and sucked you in.
That is what I am looking for; I want intelligent horror, philosophical horror, funny horror, erotic horror....you get the gist. Now go create some magic!
Writing is an art. To be able to weave words into something that makes a reader feel lost is a craft unlike any other. Where can you create magic out of thin air and lose a person so completely that they willingly give up hours of their life for you? And all they did was throw some words on a page.
Brilliant! What a gift. Some people have this in spades and some of my favourite authors can be found on the Solstice List. These are books that are soaked in magic. They transport you to another world, another life, another place, and for a a few precious hours, nothing else exists.
That is the essence of writing. And that is the magic of Spellbound Books. When I think of the great ones, Robert Bloch, Richard Laymen, Bentley Little, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Anne Rice, Neil Gaiman and many, many more, it brings me a great fondness.
Over the years, however, I have discovered many others. And most of these are unknowns. How unfortunate. Not just for them, but for the rest of us. You have no idea what you are missing. And that is what I want to bring to the world. So, if you will allow me to, I shall bring you more great minds.....and more magic.
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