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A Workshop
on Horror Fiction and the Writing Life
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Thursday,
October 14th • Annapolis Barnes &
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Five writers came together
to discuss Horror in their lives and in their
writing, what it means to be an author doing dark
fiction and how horror has evolved over the years.
Matthew Warner, Ronald
Damien Malfi, John Edward Lawson,
Douglas Winter, Brian Keene
The event was covered by 3 local
newspapers and the store was packed. There was
standing room only to listen to the authors but
the lively discussion kept the audience's attention.
They also had plenty of questions about writing
and a writer's life. Read the initial press
release.
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The panelists kept John busy
as moderator but he was prepared with a lot
of great questions for them. |
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Matt Warner had a lot of
interesting things to say about the common
themes of horror and their universal appeal.
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Ron Malfi tried to answer
the age-old question that grandmothers of
horror authors continue to ask, "Why
don't you write something nice?" Ron's
Grandmother had a lot of questions for the
panel!
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| Doug Winter reminded us there
was a time before horror was a category when
books with dark content were just novels,
not "horror novels." Even an ultra-violent
book like his own Run can be
at the core a love story. |
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After the panel discussion
the authors were mobbed with people wanting
to talk with the authors, get their signatures
and buy books.
Malfi's The Fall of
Never was available for the first
time and the store sold more than 40 copies
of the book.
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| Brian Keene revealed his secret
plan to bring back the mullet and his formula
for hair growth (as you can see his once bald
head is already covered with hair!) |
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Wait a minute Brian, don't
get too carried away!
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Both the panelists and the
audience members really enjoyed themselves.
After such a resounding success
we decided to take the show on the road
and hope to set up similar events in the
mid-atlantic area. Our next target is Richmond,
VA.
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