-
Follow Spencer Seidel
Recently Active Members
OH, THAT FRICKIN’ HURRICANE
Our power flickered out at exactly 8:00 PM on the night hurricane super-storm Sandy hit the NJ coastline. We’d been watching the news with growing dread. The storm actually was going to be as bad as predicted. When the lights went out for good, I poured myself a drink and turned my chair around so I [Read More]
The OTHER Portland
You hear a lot about the city of Portland. Portland, Oregon, that is. There’s even a hip and funny TV show that takes place there. But 3200 miles across the US, there is another Portland, in Maine. And I happen to love it. The history of Portland is interesting. For one thing, it has burned to [Read More]
THE DEADSHINE a short story about a tragedy at the “Cut” by @SpencerSeidel -read the pdf
So there it is, my trusty Olympia SM-9. I’ve had a fun time completing my utterly pointless goal of writing a short story on it. It wasn’t nearly as much of a pain as I thought it would be, and I kind of like the story that eventually came out of it, The Deadshine. I’m [Read More]
Now I’ve Gone and Done It
A few blog posts ago, I mentioned that after I’d finished the first draft of my latest novel, I was planning on writing a short story about a typewriter . . . on a typewriter. Well, that time has come, and I’ve been tapping out pages on this typewriter. It’s, well, if I’m being honest, crap. [Read More]
Livin’ Lovin’ Luddite
When I was 10 years old, my father brought home an Apple ][, set it up on the kitchen table, turned it on, and said to me, “I don’t know what this thing really does, but maybe you can figure it out.” Something like that, anyway. 30 years later, I’m still not sure I can [Read More]
Thrilled with Thrillerfest VII
I love the Thrillerfest conference. Maybe it’s being in New York in the summer, or seeing monster authors like Lee Child and Joe Finder walking around the makeshift Thrillerfest bookstore checking out books. I don’t even mind the blatant (and probably pointless) self-promotion some authors do there, like the guy who approached me directly with [Read More]
Dear Readers
Dear Readers, As I write this, it’s been not quite a year since my novel Dead of Wynter was published. My ebook, Lovesick, has been published for about eight months now. In that time, I’ve learned more than I thought possible about the business of selling books. I learned that the so-called “independent” publishing industry [Read More]
What Happened to Funny?
I don’t know about you all, but when I was younger, say high school, it seemed like everyone and everything was funny. We were always laughing and kidding around and doing dumb things. Lately I find myself thinking too often (especially in meetings), Jesus, would everybody please lighten up? Life’s way too short! Sometimes, I feel [Read More]
My Pantser Novel
Chances are, unless you’re a writer, you’ve never heard the term “pantser.” Let me explain. There is an eternal debate among novel writers about whether it’s better to outline novels or dive in and write them and let them go where they will. In other words, writing by the seat of your pants. Get it? [Read More]