I attended Philcon, the annual convention sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, the weekend before Thanksgiving. I’ve attended Philcon off and on fro about eighteen years, first as a game designer (for Ravaged Earth, an rpg I had published in 2008 and 2012) and more recently as a fiction author. Though sparsely attended, IContinue reading “My Philcon Adventure”
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Blood Family Cover Reveal
The cover for Blood Family, the third book in The Martyr’s Vow series, is here! Check out the awesome work by artist Greg Chapman! Here’s the spooky blurb: A bloodline curse haunts monster hunter Armand Tarkanian, granting him the ability to summon the dead. But the more spirits he channels, the more supernatural energy threatens toContinue reading “Blood Family Cover Reveal”
Short Story September
This month has been especially busy for me. I worked on four short stories, averaging one per week. I’ve never written four short stories in a month before, and the output has been tremendous. Of these, one is a novelette, weighing in at about 12,000 words. I’ve also set my sights on writing a taleContinue reading “Short Story September”
Hunting for Words (or How to Feel Relevant Again)
I chase the words outside, hunting them down one by one, following their tracks through deep snow. They twist and turn and laugh at my feeble attempts to capture them. Some escape into the woods, while others succumb to my net. I trap them and nail them to the page. They scream and curse me,Continue reading “Hunting for Words (or How to Feel Relevant Again)”
Fellowship in Prose
I announced this news in February on my socials, but I was awared a 2024 Fellowship in Prose from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. I applied once before a few years ago and received a rejection. When the application process came around again last year, I submitted an excerpt from my debutContinue reading “Fellowship in Prose”
Got the Morbs?
How to keep writing when you’re feeling blue Ever sit down to write and the words won’t flow? Not only are you blocked, but you’re sliding off a precipice into an existential crisis, blindsided by thoughts of sadness and futility. Why bother writing? What’s the point of writing anything? Why don’t readers flock to yourContinue reading “Got the Morbs?”
Behold My Works for 2023
This is the obligatory end-of-the-year writing post, wherein the author explains what they have accomplished this past year. I don’t like writing these kinds of posts, because I think I haven’t accomplished enough. I didn’t make a big enough impact than I would have liked, but there were some significant milestones, and I have writtenContinue reading “Behold My Works for 2023”
Eric Avedissian 