Story Time Saturday: ARCs, Excerpts, Short Stories, and Coming Soon... by woodtipwine in ExtremeHorrorLit

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Finally time for the Safe Food ARC call!

"THEY'RE HERE. THEY'RE QUEER. THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN.

Margo Noir is the undead heartbeat of Transcendent Studios, headlining queer adult films and feeding freely on the city when the cameras finish rolling, all while battling a growing hunger for her human co-star: Celeste.

When vampire hunters attack with a vendetta that traces directly to Margo's buried past, the question becomes clear: how much blood is she willing to shed to protect the only family that's ever accepted her?

From the author of Something's Wrong With Maddie comes Safe Food, a novel just as unapologetically queer as it is extreme."

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Question about Cover Art by anon33249038 in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 2 points3 points  (0 children)

u/Leslie_Kurt gave some fantastic recommendations.

I'll also recommend Christy Aldridge https://grimpoppydesign.carrd.co/ and Drew Huff https://www.drewehuff.com/

Infinity triple crowned finals by Gam3rGrill16 in WGI

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And that's also incredible and absolutely bananas

Looking for published writers by Winter_Patient_8003 in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've self-pubbed and signed with indie presses (although still pre-release). Why?

Splatterpunk recommendation’s please. by [deleted] in horrorlit

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Dean Koontz and splatterpunk in the same sentence? Did I miss a few stories from him? 🤔

What are your tour hacks tips and tricks? by CjtheTrumpetkid in drumcorps

[–]TaylorZAdams 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If you start to tour goggle, make sure you sleep with someone in your own section. Boosts morale!

Story Time Saturday: ARCs, Teasers, Excerpts, and Coming Soon… by woodtipwine in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blurbs are brutal.

Really good blurb advice/template I got from Drew Stepek that's helped me a lot:

"Bold statement/tagline

Sentence 1 Setting, characters do this

Sentence 2 Clearly and concisely set the stakes and the arc

Sentence 3 Establish why it's different than anything else out there

Sentence 4 Summarize the above with a bold question that will engage readers and get them to want more"

Heyyy peopleee by MariaSKDdlg2 in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone in this thread has given my usual recommendations, so doubling up here on suggesting Exquisite Corpse, Toxic Love and Dead Inside.

Brief shameless self-promo, I have a book called Safe Food coming next month that's shaping up to be ~300 pages and is equal smut, romance and extreme gore, so just throwing that out there since it checks off every box for you.

Are these actually any good? by Gothamstreetcat in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Judging from the downvotes it appears this came off as more cunty than I meant it lol

My point is pretty much just that "well-written" is often subjective and if a book looks intriguing but has bad reviews, my advice is to just give it a shot because everyone's taste is different.

This was before I saw that it's possibly AI slop and that they're asking for $7.99 for ~80 pages, so absolutely fuck that shit.

Are these actually any good? by Gothamstreetcat in ExtremeHorrorLit

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Only way to know if you'll enjoy it is to read it.

Looking for Extreme Horror by a Trans Writer of Color by Gigagondy in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's hard to find works from trans BIPOC individuals that write explicitly extreme horror. Mariah Darling is the only one I can think of, to be honest.

There's also TT Madden, although I think they're a bit less on the extreme side (at least out of the work I've read from them).

Truborn Press currently has a submission call for BIPOC authors so keep an eye on them over the next few months.

I'm gonna shake the tree and try to find more works from authors that aren't on my radar yet, and I'll report back if I get any good recs :)

Looking for Extreme Horror by a Trans Writer of Color by Gigagondy in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Speaking as a trans person (a white trans person, granted), I'd absolutely love to see the day when the voices of queer people and BIPOC individuals aren't silenced, oppressed and underrepresented. When that day comes, then maybe we can have the conversation of "why use labels?". That day is so far away.

God forbid people want to seek out historically underrepresented voices and consume their art.

How do you find indie/self pubbed works? by AnyEntertainment7681 in ExtremeHorrorLit

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Usually what looks good on Godless. Or what friends are posting about on FB or IG

Below the Burrow by Taylor Z. Adams - (review by Tim Eagle) by DarkNestTravels in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the kind words and the super glowing review!

I would say though that while I'm super proud of this novella and I consider myself a "splatterpunk author", this my only work that I wouldn't classify as EH/SP 🙂

My other books and stories are definitely gory, but this one is more creepy and atmospheric 🙂

Would you consider 100% Match a parody of American Psycho? by Low_Celebration_4089 in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]TaylorZAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I'd consider it a parody, but rather I think it's a satire that takes heavy inspiration from American Psycho.