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R. Scott McCoy - Horror Author

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About Me

I write a lot of short stories and have one novel accepted. Most of what I write is Dark Fiction, but occasionally something else slips out.Here is a list of fiction that I've had accepted:A Boy and His Gun (www.blazingadventures.com)Daydream at 30,000 Feet (www.redjackbooks.com/Anathema)The Rules (www.fracturedpublisher.com)Day 20 & The Morning After & Horse Cusser (www.bewilderingstories.com)Cruch (Runner up in Shroud Magazine's 1st MySpace Photo Flash contest, featured in Shroud Magazine Issue 2)Good Dog (Shoud Publishing's Abominations Anthology)Awakening (Runner up in Shroud Magazine's 2nd MySpace Photo Flash contest, featured in Shroud Magazine Issue 3)The Rules (P&E Help Anthology)Jihad (Strange, Weird and Wonderful Issue 1)Best Dressed (The Drabbler Issue 12)The Offering (Shroud Publishing's Northern Haunts Anthology)My first Novel will come out from Shroud Publishing early 2009, we are still working on the title.The Beast & Frostbite (that's right baby, two in one book!) (Darkened Horizons Issue 6)One Thousand (Flashes in the Dark)Garbage Man (New Bedlam Project)I also publish a kick ass horror zine called Necrotic Tissue (www.necrotictissue.com) currently in PDF format, but going to print for July 09, with great horror from new and professional writers. The PDF is free, but I'm going to have to charge for the print :)

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Having trouble finding the right gift for that someone special?

If you haven't purchased your very own copy of FEAST yet, now is the time. I have some blurbs from some excellent writers and some darn good reviews, but here is the bottom line. FEAST is a fun read t...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:06:00 GMT

Duotrope. I can quite any time I want...

http://rscottmccoy.blogspot.com/2009/10/duotrope-i-can-quit- anytime-i-want.html
Posted by on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:31:00 GMT

It's Official, FEAST now available @ Shroud and Amazon

My first novella FEAST, has been officially released and is now available at the Shroud website and also on Amazon. It's on sale on Shroud's website for $7.95 and $8.95 on Amazon. http://www.shroudmag...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:05:00 GMT

REVIEW: FEAST By R. Scott McCoy

http://www.darkrecesses.com/?p=762Wow!! My first review for my first novel.Order it here from Amazon!http://www.amazon.com/Feast-R-Scott-McCoy/dp/09819894 38/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252957891&...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:14:00 GMT

April has been very, very good to me.

April is a great month. My novel will be coming out from Shroud in late April, and that is a dream come true. www.shroudmagazine.com I am fortunate enough to be the Spotlight Scribe on Choate Road. ww...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:06:00 GMT

Northern Haunts Anthology Now Avaiable!!

Shroud Publishing has released this awesome anthology, of which I was fortunate enough to be included. You can pick up a soft cover copy starting now from either Shroud: http://www.shroudmagazine.com/...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:02:00 GMT

Bad Day

So Monday sucked pretty bad. We had to put our oldest dog down. Tasha was 13 and had a large tumor that wasn't cancerous, but had gotten so large it was effecting her internal organs. Basically, she c...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:06:00 GMT

Reposted: Please Help Apex Books

..Please help APEX BOOKSMany on my friends list are writers and artists within the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genre. Many also have worked published by the ever decreasing Small Press. Well if you are...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:12:00 GMT

12 days

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Twelve vampires drinking, Eleven zombies eating, Ten werewolves changing, Nine banshees screeching, Eight spiders spinning, Seven, ghosts a-hau...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:58:00 GMT