David C. Cassidy is a writer, photographer and graphic artist who is earning a reputation as one of the best book cover designers today, and as an author of gripping horror/fantasy books, with The Dark and Velvet Rain. I asked him to tell Written Words readers about how he creates such arresting, beautiful and evocative […]
The multi-talented author David C. Cassidy has completed his third book. He’s releasing The Dark, a very creepy, scary and riveting tale on December 15. It’s available for pre-order on Amazon right now. What’s it about? It knows what you want. It knows what you need. In denial over his father’s death in a horrific […]
I’m very excited because my third book is getting closer to publishing! I’ve settled on a title: Army of Worn Soles. Thanks to my good friend Martin Champoux for suggestions that led me to this. I’ve just received the second editing pass by my editor, none other than the renowned Rebecca Tsaros-Dickson. So while this […]
I began reading Gae-Lynn Woods’ The Devil of Light in January, at about the same time I started watching True Detective on HBO, the gritty series starring Woodie Harrelson and Matthew MacConaughey, and was immediately struck by the similarities between the two stories. Both stories feature victims of ritual murders, corpses found in bizarre […]
Photo: Satiray in Flickr. Creative Commons License While I post book reviews regularly on this blog, I decided years ago not to publish a negative review of a book by an independent author. I also promised never to publish a positive review unless I really meant it. My reviews are candid, and while I hope […]
Am I ready to kill? A cloud of swirling mist sighed out between Kuneprius’ lips, rising into the night to smear the glow of the winter moon. He watched it dissipate, then exhaled another long plume, blowing it out the way he’d seen the Brothers do when they smoked their pipes filled with sweetweed. Instead […]
Book 2 in Chris Ward’s original and excellent Tube Riders trilogy has just launched.Earlier this year, I gave five stars to Ward’s stand-alone novel, Head of Words. It’s a deep and dark psychological story that shows Ward’s talent and professionalism as a writer.Now, I’m telling everyone I can to pay attention to this original writer’s […]