Kenneth McKinley
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Rob E. Boley:
I recently discovered your work through reading the compilation Best New Werewolf Tales. The book is filled with some impressive stories, yours included, by some of today's heavy hitters and up-and-comers in horror fiction. How did your work come about to be showcased in this compilation? Did you already have the story written or did you write it specifically for this book?
Rob E. Boley
Hi, Ken. Thanks for your questions.
Glad you liked that story. That's a great book, and I was thrilled to have my story in such amazing company!
Q1: If memory serves, I saw a general call for submissions for Best New Werewolf Tales, probably on a site like http://www.darkmarkets.com/ or http://horrortree.com/. Both are great resources for finding horror markets. I submitted the story (after it went through much editing, of course) following whatever directions they called for. Simple as that!
Q2: I had already written Stink of Animosity before Best New Werewolf Tales. In fact, it had been rejected a handful of times by some other great markets. That's how it goes. You can have a great story, but it has to find the right editor's desk at the right time.
Incidentally, that story was later adapted by the amazing team at Pseudopod in audio format. If you'd like to listen, here's the link:
http://pseudopod.org/2011/12/01/pseud...
Again, thanks! Hope this helps.
Glad you liked that story. That's a great book, and I was thrilled to have my story in such amazing company!
Q1: If memory serves, I saw a general call for submissions for Best New Werewolf Tales, probably on a site like http://www.darkmarkets.com/ or http://horrortree.com/. Both are great resources for finding horror markets. I submitted the story (after it went through much editing, of course) following whatever directions they called for. Simple as that!
Q2: I had already written Stink of Animosity before Best New Werewolf Tales. In fact, it had been rejected a handful of times by some other great markets. That's how it goes. You can have a great story, but it has to find the right editor's desk at the right time.
Incidentally, that story was later adapted by the amazing team at Pseudopod in audio format. If you'd like to listen, here's the link:
http://pseudopod.org/2011/12/01/pseud...
Again, thanks! Hope this helps.
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