Gifts for short story lovers

For the lover of horror, two great collections by J.W. Schnarr For the lover of classic Canadian SF and a deeper look at an author’s inspiration two inspiring reads by H.A. Hargreaves And for the devotee of speculative short fiction Susan Forest’s collection paired with Derryl Murphy’s or Lorina Stephens’ provocative, great reads all Or for just plain whacky, weird and just a little bit evil

LibraryThing 5-star review for A Method to the Madness

The following 5-star review of the madcap collection of articles known as A Method to the Madness: a Guide to the Super Evil, appeared on LibraryThing October 23.  This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Book Info: Genre: Short story anthology/Self-help parodyReading Level: MG on upRecommended for: Those who want to be a super villain, or a supervillain for that matter… My Thoughts: Okay, this was just hilarious. A series of articles including advice on all…

Why We Published: A Method to the Madness, edited by Michell Plested and Jeffrey Hite

There are times we all need a little silliness in our lives, something to take us out of ourselves, our work, the humdrum of the day-to-day. For some of us that escapism involves humour. Sometimes the more ridiculous the better. It was that very basic concept that sold me on an idea Michell Plested (author of Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero), and editor/writer Jeffrey Hite pitched to me one Saturday afternoon over a Skype conference. I’d…

A rainbow of skittles to celebrate…and leather

Being the self-centred, avant-garde Evil Genius that I am, people, my priorities may seem a little out of whack to you peons. Be that as I may, at least I’m not a Republican and TOTALLY out of whack and out of touch with reality. Let me make it quite clear that although I am all for World Domination, I’m only for it if I’m the one doing the dominating. Well, unless of course one of…

A Method to the Madness gets 5-stars at Goodreads

A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil by Jeffrey a Hite (Editor), Michell Plested (Editor)  Sarah Reinhard‘s review  May 31, 13 4 of 5 stars bookshelves: 2013-list Read from May 10 to 30, 2013 Are you aiming for world domination? Looking for tips on minions and henchpeople? Need a boost to your moral in a world that just doesn’t appreciate evil the way it should? Look no further, because I have the book for you! A Method…