CHIMERAWORLD #1 ANTHOLOGY NEWS
Today I sent out the first batch of rejection notices for CHIMERAWORLD #1 submissions - not an anviable task but it's done.
This leaves me with 30 more appropriate submissions (and any that come in in the final days of the submission period, end October) to whack into shape and see what works best as the 23 stories that will go into CHIMERAWORLD #1.
Here's how I decided to edit CHIMERAWORLD #1 - I had a not-going-in and could-go-in folder. This way I could say for sure that "the style of chimerworld will be like this" as I have my bulk of "could go in"s to now shape a nice cohesive collection from.
But that is not all ...
I have been a strict but fair editor and (where the story needed it) I have asked for some quite severe changes (be it cropping of the first paragraph (a common one this), be it length or pacing alterations, be it reshaping of narrative and losing or amalgamation of characters, be it restyling of the entire story) - absolutely all of the writers took on board these requirements, suggestions, call them what you will and both parties were more than happy with the results after resubmission.
It's been an interesting experience being an anthology editor and given the chance I will do it again (maybe with a tighter submission window of say The Month of September 2004 for CHIMERAWORLD #2) - there are some truly wonderful non-mainstream writers cowering in the dark corners of all of us.
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Now to kick Terror Tales into shape for its Xmas relaunch.
This is gonna be great fun!
Tombstone Award-winning writer of various extreme short story collections, collaborations and thirteen novels.
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Saturday, October 11, 2003
HERTZAN CHIMERA RUNS TERROR TALES
In the coming months' run up to Xmas, psycho-erotic author Hertzan Chimera will be reworking the entire content of the Terror Tales website in a bid to relaunch it and expose more of the avant garde to the horror community. The relaunch issue will be based around the theme of BODY HORROR and will feature some really revolting articles, galleries, fiction and poetry.
"This re-interpretation of the TERROR TALES site will be something to set the slightly dusty horror literature wigwag on fire." an official source reveals.
Long live the new flesh
In the coming months' run up to Xmas, psycho-erotic author Hertzan Chimera will be reworking the entire content of the Terror Tales website in a bid to relaunch it and expose more of the avant garde to the horror community. The relaunch issue will be based around the theme of BODY HORROR and will feature some really revolting articles, galleries, fiction and poetry.
"This re-interpretation of the TERROR TALES site will be something to set the slightly dusty horror literature wigwag on fire." an official source reveals.
Long live the new flesh
Monday, October 06, 2003
THE DODSLEY PAGES premieres YOROPPA
In a unique twist of fate, THE DODSLEY PAGES has just unleashed upon
the net the opening segment of Hertzan Chimera's long-anticipated
third novel, the 100,000 worder "Yôroppa".
Already garnering some very ego-shining comments on the page:
Comment-by-The Townsman
"I favour tales written in the first person narrative. However, it is only if the writer constructs a strong leading character through the early narration do I really sit up and take notice. To his credit, Hertzan achieves this without a doubt - Geoffrey is already up and running in my mind even after such a short excerpt as this.
For me, there was shades of Thomas Mann’s, Death in Venice in this work..."
Comment-by-M.J. Hewitt - Hertzan Chimera - Breaking Down Barriers
I have said this before but i will say it again, Hertzan Chimera breaks down all barriers, he is a true artist. His writing is scary, Dark, sexy, and full of power.When you talk about horror in this country, Hertzan Chimera is well up there with the best.
enjoy the madness.....
In a unique twist of fate, THE DODSLEY PAGES has just unleashed upon
the net the opening segment of Hertzan Chimera's long-anticipated
third novel, the 100,000 worder "Yôroppa".
Already garnering some very ego-shining comments on the page:
Comment-by-The Townsman
"I favour tales written in the first person narrative. However, it is only if the writer constructs a strong leading character through the early narration do I really sit up and take notice. To his credit, Hertzan achieves this without a doubt - Geoffrey is already up and running in my mind even after such a short excerpt as this.
For me, there was shades of Thomas Mann’s, Death in Venice in this work..."
Comment-by-M.J. Hewitt - Hertzan Chimera - Breaking Down Barriers
I have said this before but i will say it again, Hertzan Chimera breaks down all barriers, he is a true artist. His writing is scary, Dark, sexy, and full of power.When you talk about horror in this country, Hertzan Chimera is well up there with the best.
enjoy the madness.....
Sunday, October 05, 2003
TERROR SCRIBES & HWA (UK CHAPTER) GATHERING
The venue for the 2003 gathering was the Princess Louise pub near Holborn tube station in central London – a beautifully decorated pub with its own range of ales and host to more than a few gatherings and book launches in its time. By 2pm a steady trickle of authors had started to arrive and the introductions begun...
the full Chimera photo report of the gathering is now online
The venue for the 2003 gathering was the Princess Louise pub near Holborn tube station in central London – a beautifully decorated pub with its own range of ales and host to more than a few gatherings and book launches in its time. By 2pm a steady trickle of authors had started to arrive and the introductions begun...
the full Chimera photo report of the gathering is now online
Friday, October 03, 2003
BFGS - SECOND REVIEW ARRIVES
Hertzan Chimera's rather stunning sex-horror collaborative publication BFGS (formerly knows as boyfistgirlsuck) has received only it's second review. The venue is a forthcoming issue of BLEEDING SKY and obviously I won't spoil it by publishing the whole review, but here's a teaser:
"It makes little difference which section or story you (try to) read; virtually all these stories are the same. Depraved boy meets depraved girl, then they brutally rape, torture, mutilate and kill each other."
BFGS continues to upset even the hardiest horror reviewers, it seems.
buy BFGS from here, if you dare!
Hertzan Chimera's rather stunning sex-horror collaborative publication BFGS (formerly knows as boyfistgirlsuck) has received only it's second review. The venue is a forthcoming issue of BLEEDING SKY and obviously I won't spoil it by publishing the whole review, but here's a teaser:
"It makes little difference which section or story you (try to) read; virtually all these stories are the same. Depraved boy meets depraved girl, then they brutally rape, torture, mutilate and kill each other."
BFGS continues to upset even the hardiest horror reviewers, it seems.
buy BFGS from here, if you dare!
Thursday, October 02, 2003
THE POWER OF VULVA
Few of you may know this but Hertzan Chimera has written one or two poems in his thirteen years of writing. A brief selection of these poems called "I've got nothing in my head now" and a sexy cover designed by Mike Philbin is available for $1 download from BizarrEbooks.
Christ on a bike, here's what the owner of BizarrEbooks had to say about it, "Damn, your cover'll more than likely get me kicked from my hosting service, yet if I charge a buck for it, it will be the best selling thing on bEb. One way or the other... I'm charging for it, because let's face it... people love vulva. People click and purchase even on the vague chance that they may become one day closer to a vulva. External gentialia is the wave of the future." and I agree with him.
let the power of vulva dictate your purchasing clout!
Few of you may know this but Hertzan Chimera has written one or two poems in his thirteen years of writing. A brief selection of these poems called "I've got nothing in my head now" and a sexy cover designed by Mike Philbin is available for $1 download from BizarrEbooks.
Christ on a bike, here's what the owner of BizarrEbooks had to say about it, "Damn, your cover'll more than likely get me kicked from my hosting service, yet if I charge a buck for it, it will be the best selling thing on bEb. One way or the other... I'm charging for it, because let's face it... people love vulva. People click and purchase even on the vague chance that they may become one day closer to a vulva. External gentialia is the wave of the future." and I agree with him.
let the power of vulva dictate your purchasing clout!
HALLOWEEN GOODNESS
Here's one for the completist Hertzan Chimera collector out there - The 2004 Cyber Pulp Halloween Anthology. This year it contains a whole heap of genre stars and there's a story in there (a classic in so many ways) called VIXEN-NAKED ULTRA-LUNCHEON by Hertzan Chimera. The anthology is a free download that will be marketed through about eight radio stations across America.
Last year's C.P.H.A. was downloaded 100,000 times and that's great publicity.
Here's one for the completist Hertzan Chimera collector out there - The 2004 Cyber Pulp Halloween Anthology. This year it contains a whole heap of genre stars and there's a story in there (a classic in so many ways) called VIXEN-NAKED ULTRA-LUNCHEON by Hertzan Chimera. The anthology is a free download that will be marketed through about eight radio stations across America.
Last year's C.P.H.A. was downloaded 100,000 times and that's great publicity.
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
SPIDERED WEB - freaky interviews to take into the bath
Here's a scoop. Hertzan Chimera has interviewed (in his unique style) such horror luminaries as Jack Ketchum, Tom Piccirilli, Edward Lee, Charlee Jacob, DF Lewis and a plethora of others. Cyber Pulp will very soon be bringing out all these interviews in a single collection called SPIDERED WEB. Included in the collection are some rare interivews with Chimera himself, and some classic pieces of Chimera/Severin BFGS polemic too.
Cyber Pulp LOVE Hertzan Chimera, it would seem
Here's a scoop. Hertzan Chimera has interviewed (in his unique style) such horror luminaries as Jack Ketchum, Tom Piccirilli, Edward Lee, Charlee Jacob, DF Lewis and a plethora of others. Cyber Pulp will very soon be bringing out all these interviews in a single collection called SPIDERED WEB. Included in the collection are some rare interivews with Chimera himself, and some classic pieces of Chimera/Severin BFGS polemic too.
Cyber Pulp LOVE Hertzan Chimera, it would seem
GET 'EM NOW - WHILE YOU STILL CAN
When I first started using the Hertzan Chimera diet, I was putting away several big fat genre novels a WEEK, you should have seen the size of my book shelves!
Available in three original flavours, the Hertzan Chimera diet is designed so that you can dip into it when it suits you and unlike other sorts of pulp formulae, it comes in non-bleached Palm Reader format. It has changed my commuting life.
read the rest of the plan, here
When I first started using the Hertzan Chimera diet, I was putting away several big fat genre novels a WEEK, you should have seen the size of my book shelves!
Available in three original flavours, the Hertzan Chimera diet is designed so that you can dip into it when it suits you and unlike other sorts of pulp formulae, it comes in non-bleached Palm Reader format. It has changed my commuting life.
read the rest of the plan, here
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
CYBERPULP TO PUBLISH CHIMERA PAPERBACKS
Cyber Pulp publishing, run by Bob Gunner, who recently agreed to bring out ebook versions of forthcoming Hertzan Chimera titles CHIM&HER (collaborative collection), CHIM&HIM (collaborative collection) and CHIMERAWORLD (anthology, H.C. editor) have upgraded the publication deal on these three titles to include trade paperback.
This is great news especially for CHIM&HER and CHIM&HIM as Chimera was holding back special Tricephallic (three writers as one brain) and Group stories for the paperback versions - they will become Collector's Items.
Cyber Pulp publishing, run by Bob Gunner, who recently agreed to bring out ebook versions of forthcoming Hertzan Chimera titles CHIM&HER (collaborative collection), CHIM&HIM (collaborative collection) and CHIMERAWORLD (anthology, H.C. editor) have upgraded the publication deal on these three titles to include trade paperback.
This is great news especially for CHIM&HER and CHIM&HIM as Chimera was holding back special Tricephallic (three writers as one brain) and Group stories for the paperback versions - they will become Collector's Items.
Friday, September 12, 2003
REVIEW + ABSURDISM
Hertzan Chimera's review of Greg Iles "artistic" thriller novel DEAD SLEEP has just surfaced on FeoAmante.com - hit the link.
Hertzan Chimera has five stories on THE ABSURDIST website - you can vote for them, as it would seem.
That's all for now.... more as it comes in.
Hertzan Chimera's review of Greg Iles "artistic" thriller novel DEAD SLEEP has just surfaced on FeoAmante.com - hit the link.
Hertzan Chimera has five stories on THE ABSURDIST website - you can vote for them, as it would seem.
That's all for now.... more as it comes in.
Sunday, September 07, 2003
PURPLE IS NOT A LETTER
It was a crisp day in September when Hertzan Chimera met polycarp kusch (a fellow capricorn) in some pub near Paddington Station in West London.
The founder and administrator of both Absurdist World and BIZARReBOOKS and author of tremendous ebooks GOTT MILK, MACABRE and DECLINE IN THE HUMAN LIFE CYCLE turned out to be an absolute riot. He was lively, he was zany, he was totally uncontrolable. Yes, he lived up to his reputation as the bad-boy of avante garde lit, kicking up a fuss all down the Praed Road. I interviewed pk via the internet for Terror Tales way back in some warped out time and space and to meet him in person is to know that he is not only a unique writing talent, but he is a true charmer, he is, after all, polycarp.
Nice one, pk, that was a great day of international schmooze-skin-shinin'
It was a crisp day in September when Hertzan Chimera met polycarp kusch (a fellow capricorn) in some pub near Paddington Station in West London.
The founder and administrator of both Absurdist World and BIZARReBOOKS and author of tremendous ebooks GOTT MILK, MACABRE and DECLINE IN THE HUMAN LIFE CYCLE turned out to be an absolute riot. He was lively, he was zany, he was totally uncontrolable. Yes, he lived up to his reputation as the bad-boy of avante garde lit, kicking up a fuss all down the Praed Road. I interviewed pk via the internet for Terror Tales way back in some warped out time and space and to meet him in person is to know that he is not only a unique writing talent, but he is a true charmer, he is, after all, polycarp.
Nice one, pk, that was a great day of international schmooze-skin-shinin'
Saturday, September 06, 2003
HERTZAN CHIMERA HAS GONE EBOOK CRAZY
Double Dragon Publishing has agreed to bring out both his novels-- SZMONHFU and UNITED STATES--in e-book format. In the latest spate of e-book sale mania, Hertzan Chimera's collaborative culture shock collections, CHIM & HER (co-written with Charlee Jacob, Alex Severin, Amy Grech, Destiny West, Dawn Andrews, Brutal Dreamer, Queenie Tirone and Christina Sng), CHIM & HIM (co-written with DF Lewis, MF Korn, Mark McLaughlin, Simon Logan, Greg Wharton, Marc Sanchez, John Lawson and Vincent Sakowski), and CHIMERWORLD (Hertzan as editor, with the submission deadline by the end of October 2003) have all been snapped up by Cyber Pulp for e-book release in 2004.
Hertzan's new story up at The Dream People (a reprint from Redsine in 1990) called "The Getaway Girl" features a brand new photo-montage piece of sleaze art from Mike Philbin his-self!
Double Dragon Publishing has agreed to bring out both his novels-- SZMONHFU and UNITED STATES--in e-book format. In the latest spate of e-book sale mania, Hertzan Chimera's collaborative culture shock collections, CHIM & HER (co-written with Charlee Jacob, Alex Severin, Amy Grech, Destiny West, Dawn Andrews, Brutal Dreamer, Queenie Tirone and Christina Sng), CHIM & HIM (co-written with DF Lewis, MF Korn, Mark McLaughlin, Simon Logan, Greg Wharton, Marc Sanchez, John Lawson and Vincent Sakowski), and CHIMERWORLD (Hertzan as editor, with the submission deadline by the end of October 2003) have all been snapped up by Cyber Pulp for e-book release in 2004.
Hertzan's new story up at The Dream People (a reprint from Redsine in 1990) called "The Getaway Girl" features a brand new photo-montage piece of sleaze art from Mike Philbin his-self!
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