Steve's Picks

Author's recommendations for aspiring writers; Favorite Stories and Novels; Author's Biography

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	Top 6 Picks
	Author Bio
	Writing Sources

Novels

Short Stories

• Stephen King – The Stand

• Thomas Ligotti – The Nightmare Factory

• Clive Barker – The Hellbound Heart

• H.P. Lovecraft – The Watchers out of Time

• Dean Koontz – Nightchills

• John Saul – Shadows / The God Project

• Dean Koontz – Twilight at the dawn (Masters of Darkness II)

• David Morrell – Orange for Anguish, Blue for Insanity (Black Sunday)

• Clive Barker – The Thief of Always (A Novella)

• Thomas Ligotti – The Frolic (Songs of a Dead Dreamer)

• Edgar Allen Poe – The Telltale Heart (Selected Short Stories)

• Stephen King – The Body (Screenplay for “Stand by Me”)

Biography

Author Name:

Steven Marshall

Born:

1970, Brooklyn, NY

From:

St. Petersburg, FL

Sign:

Aquarius

Status:

Married

Children:

3 Baby Black Panthers

Education:

Long Ridge Writer's Association

Inspirations:

Poe, Lovecraft, Barker, Koontz
Novels:
"Rituals of Terror", Authorhouse, 2006 
"The Banished", Lulu 2008
Short Stories:
“Fresh Flesh”, New Blood Magazine, 1993, 
“Nemesis of Tranquility”, Weird Tales 1994, 
"Dread & Breakfast", Nightmare Theater, 2007
"Halloween in Heaven", NVH Magazine 2008 
"The Beauty of Decay", NVH Magazine 2008 
"Sweet Dreams for the Dead", NVH Magazine 2008
Poems:

“A Thought in the Black”, Library of Poetry, 1994

Scariest Movie:

The Exorcist (1973)

Advice to writers:

“Publishers won't accept you without a literary agent. Agents won't accept you unless you have been published. Start with the small press market and do it yourself!”

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Steve's Picks for Writers
Writer's Market	Get your copy of the Writer's Handbook in the most recent year here before submitting for publication. The original source of publishing for writers to find agents and publishers in their markets.
Library of Congress	Get your copyright here before submitting any work. It's your only protection from having others who are less talented plagiarizing or stealing your work. It's a writer's condom!
Preditors & Editors	A complete review source of publishers: Who's legit and who's not, if they are a royalty paying or vanity publisher, etc. An aspiring writer's bible for breaking into print and submitting for first time publication.
Authorhouse	A first time writer's print-on-demand self-publisher with fee. A place for writers to see their book in print but not make a lot of money. Professionally bound, great artwork and typeface, 6x9 books.
SNM Horror Magazine	My new free online horror magazine published monthly, featuring eight new horror stories from first and second time published authors. Also featuring monthly book reviews and author interviews.
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