Orange and black,
The night attacks.
The ghosts snear,
The sun sets in fear.
Brown and gold,
The year is old.
Don’t try and reason,
It’s a frightening season.
Yellow and red,
Dance with the dead.
Faint hearts cower,
Vampires devour.
The colours of ‘ween,
An unsettling scene.
Yet I feel content
In this sick temperament.
-2007
Well, what a week. I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who participated in my free giveaway of Tenebrae Manor. The amount of books pushed out the door was phenomenal. To give some perspective – I ran a 5 day giveaway back in May; this Halloween giveaway saw twice as many downloads of Tenebrae Manor ON DAY ONE ALONE! Needless to say I am very grateful to get my novel to new readers. I only hope that you enjoy reading it; if you do, let the world know! Post a review on Amazon or Goodreads, tell your friends, or even lend your copy to someone else.
Amongst the celebrations of Halloween week I was privileged to attend the inaugural Lane Cove Literary Awards, where I had two works receive great accolades. Tower Of Fog made the shortlist in the short story section, while Gull & Leviathan took out the award for poetry. Again I say thank you to the organisers of this new event, and hope this program moves on to greater things next year.
How was your Halloween? Did you dress up? Did you watch a scary movie? I adore this holiday, if last week was any indication. So allow me to close out the Halloween festivities with my costume for this year; from my favourite video game The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, here I am as the Skull Kid. Happy Halloween! See you next year!
‘You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you?’
Happy Halloween, you little goblins! Don’t get too scared! There is still time to download Tenebrae Manor for free, but only a few hours remain! Click the image to get your copy now!
‘…But just remember, life without me would be even more unbearable…’
– Lestat De Lioncourt.
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“May the night know no end!”
As we get closer than ever to Halloween, I’ve saved my best costume for today. Here is 2011’s costume, Edward Scissorhands:
“I’m not finished”
Here is a poem from yours truly; it’s a bit of an oldie, I wrote this way back in 2007. Hitherto untitled, but in the spirit of the season, let’s call it ‘Halloween’:
Orange and black,
The night attacks.
The ghosts snear,
The sun sets in fear.
Brown and gold,
The year is old.
Don’t try and reason,
It’s a frightening season.
Yellow and red,
Dance with the dead.
Faint hearts cower,
Vampires devour.
The colours of ‘ween,
An unsettling scene.
Yet I feel content
In this sick temperament.
Happy Halloween for tomorrow! Don’t forget to download your free copy of Tenebrae Manor!
I am very happy to announce that Gull & Leviathan has won the inaugural Lane Cove Literary Award for poetry. Congratulations to the other winners and shortlisters; to be part of this event is something to be proud of. Here’s hoping that it becomes a great annual event for aspiring writers to have their craft critiqued. I was privileged to meet many faces of the literary scene, and have my work shared with other writers and readers. I would like to also mention my short story Tower Of Fog, which made the shortlist for the short story section. Thank you to the judges Simon Kennedy and Jeni Mawter who read and critiqued my work, and also to Waterbrook for sponsoring the prize. It was a great night, and cheers to the success and future endeavours of all the writers involved!
