Dead Languages

The gang talks about that weird space between a short story and a novel—the novelette. What secrets does it hold? Do we even know what they are? Do we write them? What are some of our favorite novelettes? All that and more on the Dead Languages Podcast.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/learn-the-differences-between-novelettes-novellas-and-novels

https://diymfa.com/reading/deep-dive-short-forms-novelettes-and-novellas/

https://jerichowriters.com/how-long-is-a-short-story-novella-or-novelette/#:~:text=The%20Metamorphosis%20by%20Franz%20Kafka%20is%2011%2C500%20words%20and%2046%20pages

PLM loves conventions. Carson hates them. But what's the real deal with these behemoths—and are they worth your time? Find out in the latest episode of Dead Languages.

https://www.stokercon2023.com/

https://ghoulishbookfest.com/

https://horrorcons.com/

https://fancons.com/events/schedule.phptype=horror

https://horrorconla.com/

https://prixaurorawards.ca/

https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/

https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/

https://theurbanwriters.com/blogs/publishing/13-most-prestigious-literary-awards-for-book-authors

PLM and Carson talk about one of their favorite horror archetypes: the vampire! Hear the gang explore the origins of vampire in myth and legend, as well as some of their favorite portrayals of vampires in fiction.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/vampire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/01/12/books-first-vampire-in-literature
https://www.wired.com/2012/04/vampire-fiction-history/
https://talesofmytery.blogspot.com/2013/12/augustus-hare-vampire-of-croglin-grange.html
https://www.historicmysteries.com/croglin-grange-vampire/
https://theconversation.com/older-than-dracula-in-search-of-the-english-vampire-105238#:~:text=The%20vampire%20first%20made%20its,Lamb's%20novel%20Glenarvon%20(1816).
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history
https://study.com/learn/lesson/vampire-literature-genre-analysis.html#:~:text=Vampires%20may%20represent%20many%20different,being%20cast%20out%20from%20society.
https://www.shortform.com/blog/vampires-in-literature/
https://us.ukessays.com/essays/english-literature/the-changing-portrayal-of-vampires-in-literature-english-literature-essay.php

Carson and PLM chat about reviews, how they're used, where to find them, their importance, and more! These goblins even review each other!

Sources:

https://www.netgalley.com/

https://booksirens.com/

http://barksbooknonsense.blogspot.com/p/an-easy-guide-to-locating-horror.html

https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/chm-blog/review-agonys-lodestone-by-laura-keating/

https://www.plmcmillan.com/blogging/agonys-lodestone-book-review

Events:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/aseptic-and-faintly-sadistic-launch-event-tickets-629565556527

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/les-petites-morts-live-reading-event-tickets-629580601527

Carson and PLM are writers so that means they're also mentally ill. On this episode, the team talks about all the emotional pain that comes from writing and how they work through it.

Sources:

https://gingernutsofhorror.com/features/the-horror-of-humanity-the-author-vs-the-voice-of-discordia-by-pl-mcmillan

https://horror.org/mhi-of-monsters-and-mental-health-by-sarah-sigfried/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/13/writers-depression-top-10-riskhttps://www.health.com/condition/depression/10-careers-with-high-rates-of-depression

https://lithub.com/ghosts-demons-and-depression-writers-and-their-many-hauntings/

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aseptic-and-faintly-sadistic-launch-event-tickets-629565556527https://a.co/d/hznrHw4

PLM and Carson talk self-publishing and how it's actually the worst/best thing ever. Find out our own personal history with self-publishing and stick around for the tangents.

Sources:

https://litreactor.com/columns/best-self-published-horror-books-in-2020-so-far

https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/8-tips-for-self-publishing-a-book

https://wnba-books.org/ten-tips-for-aspiring-self-publishing-authors/

https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/innovation/kindle-a-year-in-review

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/71828-horror-authors-take-a-stab-at-self-publishing.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-publishinghttps://becomeawritertoday.com/pros-and-cons-of-self-publishing/

The goblins, Carson and PLM, chat with Christopher O'Halloran (author, voice actor, AND editor!) about his experience editing the upcoming anthology, Howls from the Wreckage. We deep dive what it's like moving from the writer mindset to the editor mindset, the process of creating an anthology, and also include a reading of Carson's tale in the anthology, "Children of the Event."

Special Dead Languages song cover: Christopher O'Halloran

Anthology: https://howlsociety.com/anthology/

PLM and Carson talk about what literary horror is, whether they write it or not, and also wallow in its inherent elitism.

Sources:

https://bookstr.com/article/whats-the-future-of-literary-horror/

https://www.tor.com/2017/06/08/the-creeping-resurgence-of-literary-horror-six-places-to-start/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_fiction

PLM and Carson talk with Matt and Alex from Tenebrous Press about the importance of a good pitch! The dos, the don'ts, and the different kinds! We also sit them down and get live reactions from listener-written pitches!

Carson and PLM take their cues from listener mail (thanks Erik McHatton!) this week and recommend each other a story, then talk about them! Listen in to see what we picked for each other and how our tastes disappoint.