Jonathan Cosgrove

Tag: short stories

  • Arm Cast Podcast

    Arm Cast Podcast

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    Recently, I was the guest on the Arm Cast Podcast hosted by Armand Rosamilia. We talked about the anthology we’re both in (Arterial Bloom), pretending to be pro wrestlers, getting started in fiction, and the ever-changing game of publishing. It was my first ever podcast interview and Armand was a really great person to chat…

  • In-Sentence Suspense

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    This is from the first exercise Matt Bell has posted on his “Writing Exercises” emails about creating an “in-sentence” suspension. To briefly, and poorly, explain it’s about creating a simple sentence and then delaying the ending by using prepositions but you can also use a whole slew of other techniques. I realise I’m not explaining…

  • Some lovely words about “Mouths Filled with Seawater”

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    Last week (on my birthday, no less) my friend Kev Harrison let me know of this interview over on Writers, After Dark. Mercedes M. Yardley, the editor of Arterial Bloom, said some lovely things about my first ever published story “Mouths Filled with Seawater”. “It is dreamy and obsessive and terrifying and beautiful.” Mercedes M.…

  • Arterial Bloom Review

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    “Arterial Bloom injects the ‘literary’ piece into the horror genre with works that excel in well-crafted surprises, powerful senses of place and character, and works that stand out from the crowd. Contributors to this anthology are diverse in their approaches, plot development, and themes, and so under the general ‘horror’ umbrella there is no unifying…

  • Six Easy Steps to Never Get Published

    Six Easy Steps to Never Get Published

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    My housemate and I were recently talking about jiu jitsu and goals. I say recently, but really we talk about these things every other day.  Essentially, we were talking about having hard and soft goals.  With jiu jitsu, for example, I aim to get to AT LEAST 1 class per week – this is my…