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Tim Waggoner

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About Me


My novels include Forge of the Mind Slayers, Darkness Wakes, Pandora Drive, The Thieves of Blood, the Godfire duology, Like Death, and A Nightmare on Elm Street: Protege. I've published close to eighty short stories, some of them collected in All Too Surreal. My articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest, Writers’ Journal, and other publications. I teach creative writing at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. Visit me on the web at http://www.timwaggoner.com
“A fast-paced, over-the-top, blood-and-guts thriller . . . for those who like their horror bloody, their heroes tarnished and their action just this side of unbelievable.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Tim Waggoner is a magnificent horror writer who will be appreciated by readers who like Douglas Clegg and Bentley Little.” ALTERNATIVE WORLDS
“Tim Waggoner is well on his way to being proclaimed horror fiction’s leading surrealist. . . His descriptive powers lend a cinematic quality to his prose that plays out spectacularly in the mind’s eye.” CEMETERY DANCE
“An insane, twisted, exciting, impossible-to-put-down book.” HORROR FICTION REVIEW
“Waggoner is swiftly gaining a reputation as one of the best working in the horror field today.” HORROR WORLD
“Tim Waggoner writes with a passion and imagination that demand your attention.” HORROR WORLD
“Waggoner's Thieves of Blood is a pedal-to-the-metal thrill ride of a novel featuring some of the coolest fantasy characters to come along in years. Highly recommended.” BARNES AND NOBLE BOOK REVIEW
Waggoner “takes us to the abyss, and jumps right in, skinnydipping gleefully in the toxic waste of a thousand wet-dream-nightmares.” CD WEEKLY
“Refreshingly different from most of what’s being published in the horror genre these days.” CEMETERY DANCE.. Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

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Blurbs for CROSS COUNTY

From a couple wonderful writers! "Cross County is a high-tension, sharply etched supernatural thriller that will tantalize and unsettle you right to the last page."  Tom Piccirilli, author of The Col...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:40:00 PST

CROSS COUNTY ARC available on Ebay!

Just found out that an advanced reading copy of Cross County is available on Ebay (but not from me). So if you can't wait until September to read the book --or if you're looking for a collector's item...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:40:00 PST

SKULL CATHEDRAL available for pre-order!

Announcing a limited edition chapbook from Novello Publishers  SKULL CATHEDRAL, a tale of surreal horror. You awake in a strange setting, strapped to a table. A mysterious doctor begins speaking, eac...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:47:00 PST

Newsletter Resurrected!

Writing in the Dark, the newsletter for Tim Waggoner, is back!As technology changes sometimes upgrading means making a major overhaul. Hence this lovely invitation to you! My old newsletter e-mail pro...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:39:00 PST

Award Nomination

My novel Forge of the Mindslayers has been nominated for a Scribe Award in the category of Best Game-Related Original by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW). The Special Gami...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:25:00 PST

New Short Story Collection

I’m excited to announce that my second short story collection, BROKEN SHADOWS, is scheduled to come out in both limited hardcover and trade paperback editions this October from Delirium Books: h...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:31:00 PST

New Forum on Horror World

Thanks to the awesome Nanci Kalanta, I have a new author forum on the Horror World website. Come on by, check it out, and join the conversation! http://horrorworld.org/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewforum.php?...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

Cover for CROSS COUNTY

The cover for CROSS COUNTY, my supernatural thriller upcoming from Wizards of the Coast's Discoveries line, is now up on my photos page (not to mention it's my new default profile image!). The book wi...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:08:00 PST

Gencon Writers Symposium

For the last few years, I've been honored to be part of the Gencon Game Fair Writer's Symposium. It's a wonderful program of panels for beginning writers, and it's the sort of thing I would've killed ...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:05:00 PST

SEA OF DEATH is coming!

SEA OF DEATH, the concluding volume in the Blade of the Flame trilogy from Wizards of the Coast, should be showing up in stores any day now. Here's a synopsis: The lich Nathifa has stolen the mystic d...
Posted by Tim Waggoner on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:59:00 PST