Merry Writer Podcast broadcast September 4th! (updated, now links to recordings available!)
I’m glad to have had the opportunity to be on the Merry Writer Podcast, which broadcast on September 4th 10AM EDT/9AM CDT/ 8AM PDT–recordings are now available!
EPISODE SHOW NOTES
Have you ever thought about going to school for creative writing? This week, Jason Harris joins us to discuss what getting a creative writing degree may look like.
In this episode, we cover:
- Benefits of having a creative writing degree
- Typical lesson plans for a creative writing class
- How creative assignments may be graded
- Exercises you can do at home
PodBean recording now available!
YouTube Also Now Available!
Master of Rods and Strings January 12th 2024 Launch!
Launch day for Master of Rods and Strings from Crystal Lake Publishing!
Video of reading the opening pages of Master of Rods and Strings!
Thanks to Steve Pattee over at Horror DNA for the opportunity to share “Five Obsessively Ambitious and Wildly Vengeful Protagonists.”
And here is an interview about the writing of the book. Thanks to Rick Hipson and his new column “What Screams May Come” at Cemetery Dance.
Master of Rods and Strings: Preorders Coming Soon!
Keep up with the latest news from Crystal Lake Publishing! Book comes out Jan 12th, 2024.
Cover Reveal for Master of Rods and Strings 2024!
Master of Rods and Strings returns 2024. Crystal Lake Publishing to republish novella.
Sadly, Vernacular Books closed up in November 2022, but one bit of good news here: got signed by Crystal Lake Publishing:
We are super excited to have signed MASTER OF RODS AND STRINGS, a novel by Jason Marc Harris.
Jealous of the attention lavished upon the puppetry talents of his dear sister—and tormented by visions of her torture at the hands of the mysterious Uncle Pavan who recruited her for his arcane school—Elias is determined to learn the true nature of occult puppetry, no matter the hideous costs, in order to exact vengeance.
“Jason Marc Harris’s Master of Rods and Strings is a masterful work the likes of which I have not read in many years. Among its other admirable qualities, it is an adept exemplar of the novella, a literary form peculiarly suited to tales of dark and mysterious themes, among them being Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Henry James’s “Turn of the Screw, Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” and Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, as well as numerous other works of a nightmarish or fantastical nature. In captivating and expert prose Master of Rods and Strings brings to life a world where the enchantment of puppetry inexorably descends into a magical perdition.”—Thomas Ligotti