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The first issue of Killing Time Horror E-Rag(TM) is available now in the Battered Spleen Productions(TM) Store. ( http://tinyurl.com/yhwoocu ) Please check it out and pass the word. Thank you. Creating PDFs is not as easy a task as might be imagi...
November 20
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Welcome back after the break for all of the Hallowe'en madness. I have one more guest blogger for you, Stewart Sternberg. When I set out the call for guest bloggers Stewart was the one person I did not know already. I looked over his blog and imme...
November 6
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Have you ever heard of the Bizarro genre? Well today I'd like to introduce you to one of its finest writers, Jeremy C. Shipp. Jeremy has been published in the likes of Cemetery Dance, ChiZine, and The Bizarro Starter Kit (blue). He has also receiv...
October 23
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This is just going to be a quickie. I have been hard at work revamping the Battered Spleen Productions Store ( http://tinyurl.com/7qshz8 ). Please head on over and check it out. If you find any problems, mistakes, or such please do not hesitate to...
October 16
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Today I would like to introduce you to author Lee Pletzers, who has graciously offered to tell us about finding and forming ideas for writing and screenwriting, and then progressing from there. Lee is a writer who is very active in the genre world...
October 9
I'm looking for advertisers for my magazine. http://tinyurl.com/yamhnnx
October 2
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It's no secret that an author is a business. Sometimes though it feels as if this gets lost in the reams of information and sites on how to write, and the courses that push the writing. It is extremely important to write well, to strive to improve...
October 2
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Sometimes its easy to fall into the trap of feeling like Patricia Arquette in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in Nancy's house running in place on sticky red goo. Work, work, and more work only leads to additional work in a never-endin...
September 18

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About Me:
I write blogs, produced an online horror publication for three years and an additional issue (19 issues total), and write short fiction and novels. I've even recorded a complete story in audio book fashion complete with original music, and would like to do another when a good story presents itself. I also do web design and 3D rendered art.
Website:
http://www.batteredspleenproductions.com
Favorite Authors
Graham Masterton, Stephen King, John Sandford, Clive Barker, Dean Koontz
Favorite Books
Death Dream by Graham Masterton, Prey by Graham Masteron, Cujo by Stephen King, Midnight by Dean Koontz

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Malevolent Magazines Live

The first issue of Killing Time Horror E-Rag(TM) is available now in the Battered Spleen Productions(TM) Store. ( http://tinyurl.com/yhwoocu ) Please check it out and pass the word. Thank you.

Creating PDFs is not as easy a task as might be imagined. This is especially true when using new software. I created this issue by laying out pages in HTML and then printing them to PDF. Then with each page created I assembled them in some PDF software, added links… Continue

Posted on November 20, 2009 at 3:03pm —

Robert G. Male

Why Lovecraft?

Welcome back after the break for all of the Hallowe'en madness. I have one more guest blogger for you, Stewart Sternberg. When I set out the call for guest bloggers Stewart was the one person I did not know already. I looked over his blog and immediately decided I had to have an article from him. He asked me what I would like to see and based on his recent blog entires I said something on Lovecraft or making a mythos would be great. This is it and I won't hold you up any more.

Why Lovecraft? by… Continue

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 5:00pm —

Robert G. Male

Find Your Author's Path

Have you ever heard of the Bizarro genre? Well today I'd like to introduce you to one of its finest writers, Jeremy C. Shipp. Jeremy has been published in the likes of Cemetery Dance, ChiZine, and The Bizarro Starter Kit (blue). He has also received great reviews including a memorable glowing recommendation from Piers Anthony. Besides his Bizzaro work--or nestled squarely within it--Jeremy also writes a mean horror story. Now Jeremy is going to tell us about how he writes and what he has learned… Continue

Posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:00am —

Robert G. Male

Store Revamp 2009

This is just going to be a quickie. I have been hard at work revamping the Battered Spleen Productions Store ( http://tinyurl.com/7qshz8 ). Please head on over and check it out. If you find any problems, mistakes, or such please do not hesitate to contact me.

I have redone the layout and add pages, streamlined some bits, and there are some more behind the scenes changes yet to come. Be sure to check out the Magazines tab. There you will find a sneak peek of the cover for Killing Time -Horror E-… Continue

Posted on October 16, 2009 at 4:45pm —

Robert G. Male

It All Starts with an Idea

Today I would like to introduce you to author Lee Pletzers, who has graciously offered to tell us about finding and forming ideas for writing and screenwriting, and then progressing from there. Lee is a writer who is very active in the genre world, online and off. Over 40 of his short stories have found publication in anthologies and magazines, zines and online. Lee is an avid reader and writes reviews for HarperCollins and Hachette via SFFANZ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zeal… Continue

Posted on October 9, 2009 at 10:00am —

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At 7:05pm on January 11, 2009, Zombie Zak said…
Zombies of the world unite! It's time to throw off the yoke of the oppressive living beings that infest this planet. Rise up, shake your fists at the world! Infect the planet!

Oh, and hey, welcome to the world at Graveside!
At 8:10pm on December 25, 2008, Graveside Tales said…
Great to have you here Robert
At 12:16pm on December 24, 2008, Zoe Whitten said…
Hi Robert! Good to see you on GST! ^_^
 
 

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