Kris AshtonJan 10, 20172 minNetflix and e-books are internet pornI’ve been reading Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke for the better part of a year and I’m only halfway through it. It’s no War and Peace or...
Kris AshtonAug 22, 20163 minWhy doesn’t anyone love my story?It can be difficult to determine whether multiple rejections are a sign that there is something wrong with a story, or if you have simply...
Kris AshtonMay 30, 20163 minAn appreciation of plotting (from a ‘pantser’)The thought of a whiteboard covered in character notes and plot points curdles my blood – but not as much as it once did. In writing...
Kris AshtonMay 9, 20162 minThe DNA of a horror writerLast week I finished reading the grandfather of the small-town horror novel, The Body Snatchers. Enough has been written about Jack...