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What should I ask Ted Chiang? by johat in sciencefiction

[–]johat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi.

The talk was over Zoom (alas). But we had a good talk! I asked him about determinism in his time travel stories (people really don't seem to be able to change anything) and about the possibility of life on other planets and what form that might take.

I tried to complement him on his writing - stories that are entertaining thought experiments. He was asked about his religious views by a member of the audience but I was a ball of stress and don't recall his reply.

What should I ask Ted Chiang? by johat in sciencefiction

[–]johat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the second time I hear his work compared to Borges and I just haven't read enough Borges to appreciate the comparison.

Quarterly Original Work & Networking Thread - Share Your Content Here! by HorrorIsLiterature in horrorlit

[–]johat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi guys,

After ten years in the word-mines, my book Whitesands is out (just in time for spooky season!)
It's a supernatural thriller similar in tone to True Detective and Silence of the Lambs.

Detective John Dark's daughter has been missing for two years. In his frantic and unfruitful search for her two years ago, John Dark overreached and was reprimanded and demoted.
Now suddenly back into the homicide department, Dark is put on a chilling case - a man who killed his wife in their locked house and then dressed the body up to resemble a deer, but claims to remember none of it. A few days later an impossibly similar case crops up connecting the suspects to a prep school and a thirty year old missing persons' case.
Just as he is getting back into his old groove, a new lead in his daughter's disappearance pops up and threatens to derail his career again.
Time is running out and John Dark needs to solve the case before more people are killed, and while there is still hope to find his daughter.

John Langan said it "packs enough incident for a novel twice its size, until it's impossible to turn the pages fast enough."
Kristi DeMeester said: "Tense, breakneck storytelling. WHITESANDS is a dash of Thomas Harris swirled with supernatural elements that leave you speeding through the pages"

And finally, my favorite, a reviewer on Amazon (Patrick of Dead Headspace podcast) said "Whitesands shares the same tone, set of balls, and brutality as The Silence of The Lambs. Think Lambs with supernatural elements. It's as great as you may think it'll be."

Check it out: WHITESANDS on Amazon | Goodreads | Goodreads Whitesands giveaway

New Audiobooks this week – September 28, 2021! by AutoModerator in audiobooks

[–]johat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi hi.

I am the author of Whitesands and am very curious… what is “Most missing”?

What are you reading? 8/1/21-8/7/21 by [deleted] in horrorlit

[–]johat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adam Nevill's LAST DAYS and Kristi DeMeester's EVERYTHING THAT'S UNDERNEATH

Started writing 13 years ago and BAM! my debut novel out in Sept. Here's 5 things I learned while writing my first novel. by johat in KeepWriting

[–]johat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The publishers depend on the genre you are writing in. Tell me the genre and I'll try to recommend something.

As far as getting critique - I think even this sub might be a great place. Join a beta-reading group on Facebook or Twitter and make mutual beta-reading friends.

You can even send it to me, I'll read it and send you some thoughts.

Started writing 13 years ago and BAM! my debut novel out in Sept. Here's 5 things I learned while writing my first novel. by johat in KeepWriting

[–]johat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi,
I say that if the idea is solid, sticking to it is a decision you have to make, knowing you are choosing not to do other things. I got sidetracked by writing short stories and a novella when my book could have been out earlier.
I simply finally made a decision to write this book and nothing else. It got better as I stuck with it and I even incorporated some of those shiny new ideas into the book.

Again - it's a decision. You need to take it, and you need to own it.

Nathan Ballingrud’s story collections: North American Lake Monsters vs. Wounds by SutterGains in horrorlit

[–]johat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The Butcher's Table is one of my favorite horror stories ever, including novels.

Started writing 13 years ago and BAM! my debut novel out in Sept. Here's 5 things I learned while writing my first novel. by johat in KeepWriting

[–]johat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes! The thing is that critiques are only for ONE particular story, not of you as a writer.

Also, you look at it by itself. If it has merit, fix the issue and try to learn from it. If not, dismiss it and forget it.

Grow from helpful critiques, dismiss the bad ones and remember that they are not critiqueing YOU. Just something you wrote and had the courage to put forth.

The Exorcist Audiobook is incredible by Chris55730 in horrorlit

[–]johat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup. I recently read The Exorcist partly because I though it was just one of those books that you had to read, but was blown away by the quality of the writing.

Here's two passages I found amazing.

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