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anthony izzo
- May 14
- 1 min
Making the Most of the Morning
Our senior dog decided it was a good idea to start barking before six a.m. this morning. After getting up with her, feeding her, and...
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anthony izzo
- Apr 12
- 1 min
New Horror Books
I started on a new book this week. It'll be a Sasquatch book. I've been toying with the idea of writing about the big guy for a while....
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anthony izzo
- Apr 9
- 2 min
Writing Advice: There Are No New Ideas
I'm between books right now. I have a novella on submission and another novella waiting to be edited. For the first time in a while, I...
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anthony izzo
- Mar 15
- 6 min
Horror Excerpt of the Week
I'm going to start featuring an excerpt from one of my title's each week. This week, I chose Murderland. I just re-designed the cover for...
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anthony izzo
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Horror Novel Gets a New Cover
One of my writing business goals for this year is to redesign/rebrand some of my covers. Some of them are fine, but they are also generic....
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anthony izzo
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Novellas in Progress
The sequel to The Island is almost done. Should clock in around 35-40K words. It's got plenty of action. And monsters. Lots of monsters....
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anthony izzo
- Feb 14
- 1 min
On Consuming Too Much Content
There comes a time when you have to stop consuming You Tube videos, how-to-books, and blog posts. I'm referring to posts that tell you...
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anthony izzo
- Jan 31
- 1 min
For Writers: It's Not Always About Sales
My wife teaches special education and reading. She shared with one of her students that I write horror novels. The student was very...
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anthony izzo
- Jan 29
- 1 min
When You Feel Like Quitting Writing
Writing can be disheartening. You aren't making progress. No sales. Rejections. The book deal seems like an unattainable dream. The next...
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anthony izzo
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Playoff Time
Anxiously awaiting the Bills-Chiefs game. In the meantime, did some drawing this morning and going to work on The Return before the game....
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anthony izzo
- Jan 7
- 1 min
Dodged a Winter Storm
After avoiding any major snow for all of December, the Buffalo area finally got hit. I live around 20 miles south of the city, and we...
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anthony izzo
- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
Progress On Horror Sequel
I'm currently working on the sequel to my 2015 novella, The Island, which is set in the NIghtshade world. The Island and its sequel (yet...
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anthony izzo
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
Do Characters Need to be Good?
I recently saw a thread going around social media regarding whether or not characters need to be good. They certainly can be, but the...
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anthony izzo
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
Horror Novella Done
I finished up the draft of Skull Walker this weekend. It came in just over 30,000 words. Also working on a short story for an open...
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anthony izzo
- Oct 24, 2021
- 4 min
Some Thoughts on Halloween Kills
CONTAINS SPOILERS: TURN BACK NOW TO AVOID. I watched Halloween Kills on Peacock last night. I was excited when I found out it would be...
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anthony izzo
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
Progress on the Horror Novella
Skull Walker is nearing completion. I passed the 27K word mark. I'm anticipating it will finish up around 30K words. Coming to the final...
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anthony izzo
- Oct 6, 2021
- 1 min
Writing Updates: Skull Walker
Having fun writing this one. Had two characters "walk on" and found a role for them in the story. They're two gunslinging,...
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