Hey, guys! ICYMI, here is the hourlong live video I did on New Year's Eve, featuring a retrospective on 2021 and some announcements about what's coming up in 2022. Enjoy!
Monday, January 24, 2022
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Publish Like a Motherfucker Course 9: The Life Audio-quatic With Steve (Matt, Too!)
Hey, everybody!
This time around I am delighted to welcome podcaster, audio engineer, cover designer, and author of such books as the HORRORS UNTOLD series, EDGE OF TWILIGHT, and MELANCHOLIA, the one, the only, Mr. Matt Wildasin!
It has been almost (but not quite) a year, and the time is ripe for another installment of "Publish Like a Motherfucker (With Stephen Kozeniewski)."
Stop by my business page Wednesday, February 2, at 8:00 pm EST. I will, of course, be recording for posterity, but if you have questions, you'll want to be there live to participate. And, as always, if you're interested in future PLAM courses, let me know in the comments below, on social media, or during the course.
Course 9: The Life Audio-quatic With Steve (Matt, Too!)
Course 9: The Life Audio-quatic With Steve (Matt, Too!)
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Time: 8:00 pm EST
Syllabus: The paperbacks and ebooks were no issue to write, format, and publish. But now your insatiable fans have demanded yet another format: audio! With special guest author and sound engineer Matt Wildasin we'll discuss:
- should you read your own work or hire a professional? pay up front or do royalty share? and where does all this shit happen, anyway?
- say, I've got a built-in microphone and a free Saturday. what's to stop me from just recording my book tomorrow?
- how are audiobooks different from podcasts, radio shows, and other aural media? what should you look for in a narrator and/or sound engineer?
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
2021 Splatterpunk Award Nominations
Hey, everybody! It's nomination time for the 5th Annual Splatterpunk Awards. If you think anything I wrote last year is worthy, please email splatterpunkawards@gmail.com and include the category, title of the work, and author or editor. Here are my eligible works:
BEST SHORT STORY (for works from 500 to 14,000 words)
- "Tool Story" by Stephen Kozeniewski
- "Terrible Two" by Stephen Kozeniewski
- "Sun Poison" by Stephen Kozeniewski
BEST ANTHOLOGY (for multiple-author collections over 50,000 words)
- BLUDGEON TOOLS edited by K. Trap Jones
- GOREFEST edited by K. Trap Jones
- BATTERED, BROKEN BODIES edited by Matt Shaw
I've included a sample e-mail below. Other categories which you can recommend are Best Novel, Best Novella, and Best Collection. The deadline for nominations is January 17th. Thanks, everybody!
BEST SHORT STORY (for works from 500 to 14,000 words)
- "Tool Story" by Stephen Kozeniewski
- "Terrible Two" by Stephen Kozeniewski
- "Sun Poison" by Stephen Kozeniewski
BEST ANTHOLOGY (for multiple-author collections over 50,000 words)
- BLUDGEON TOOLS edited by K. Trap Jones
- GOREFEST edited by K. Trap Jones
- BATTERED, BROKEN BODIES edited by Matt Shaw
I've included a sample e-mail below. Other categories which you can recommend are Best Novel, Best Novella, and Best Collection. The deadline for nominations is January 17th. Thanks, everybody!
To: splatterpunkawards@gmail.com
Subj: Splatterpunk Award Nominations
Body:
Dear Organizers,
I would like to nominate the following works for the 2021 Splatterpunks:
Best Short Story: "Sun Poison" by Stephen Kozeniewski
Best Anthology: BATTERED, BROKEN BODIES edited by Matt Shaw
Thank you!
Monday, January 3, 2022
The Quintessential BATTERED, BROKEN BODIES Post
Hey, everybody! BATTERED, BROKEN BODIES, featuring my short "Sun Poison" is now available.
You can read about BBB on Goodreads or purchase it via:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon Canada
Here are some other places around the web to learn more about this latest compilation from the demented mind of Matt Shaw: