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[Night Bazaar] How I Found My Strengths as a Writer

From my new column at The Night Bazaar, about finding your strengths and weaknesses as a writer: I’m far from convinced there’s any such profession as “writer” anymore; we’re all multi-taskers, by definition. But there is this thing called “writing,” yes, and occasionally I get to do it. When it comes to writing itself, I [...]

Posted 09 December 2011 † thomasroche § Horror § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

Mind Meld at SF Signal

I was asked to participate in a recent Mind Meld over at the science fiction blog SF Signal. The question was “What book did you last read that you would recommend to a friend.” I love the answers — it’s always great hearing what other readers are enjoying. In keeping with my recent Steampunk reading [...]

Posted 21 October 2011 † thomasroche § Books § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Free Audio Story — The Panama Laugh: "St. John of the Throwdown"

The 5,000-ish word “St. John of the Throwdown” is set in the zombie-infested world of my debut novel The Panama Laugh, and is available only as an audio download — free! — with Violet Blue reading, on Violet’s podcast Open Source Sex. In it, a homeless teen sleeping on the beach in San Francisco wakes [...]

Posted 26 September 2011 † thomasroche § Audio § Books § Horror § The Panama Laugh ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,