A series of 105 vignettes inspired by anything and everything around the author. These vignettes all involve something she considered 'freaky' or thought provoking in some way. This includes death, curses, stalkers, monsters, rituals, kidnappings and/or lots of other intriguing, provocative or taboo topics. Along with each vignette is a personal author's note of what inspired her to write that particular story. "A dark and brilliant read by a master of the craft. Jennifer Brozek's imagination is a deep well of sinister genius!' --David H Burton, author of THE SECOND COMING "Masterfully crafted, this collection of vignettes by Jennifer Brozek will take you on a spine-tingling rollercoaster ride that shatters any illusion that there is nothing to be afraid of in the dark. These beautifully written stories are a thrill to read, but be warned: enter the darkness of In a Gilded Light and nothing, not even an adorable puppy, will ever look the same again." -- Lizzy Shannon, author of Time Twist, Dragon Moon Press "In a Gilded Light is more than a collection of horror stories. It also serves as a portrait for everything that unsettles and defines us as fans of horror and the written word. Perhaps more importantly, it is the prominent milestone of a talented writer that we're likely all going to hear about in the future." -- Barry Napier, Author of Debris

In a Gilded Light

Literature & Fiction

Brozek, Jennifer

Genre Fiction

Dark Quest, LLC

What happens after The End? As social animals, humans can only be traveling loners for so long; we naturally form communities. These eighteen post-apocalyptic tales focus on the phoenix, not the ashes. After the death of a world, you start to consider the things that really matter: transportation woes; seeking family; personal freedom, social conventions; defining love and hope; and making the best of new worlds. Eric Del Carlo, Adam Israel, Jennifer Brozek, Edward Martin III, Bram E. Gieben, David Kernot, Minerva Zimmerman, Nathan Shumate, Jon-Michael Emory, Val Muller, Dean Kisling, Timons Esaias, Melissa Dominic, Chuck Robertson, S.R. Algernon, Butch Kenney, Torrey Podmajersky, Leslie Light

Finding Home: Community in Apocalyptic Worlds

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Israel, Adam

Science Fiction

Timid Pirate Publishing

This anthology of speculative fiction short stories from exceptionally wily writers will take you from looking over your shoulder to pondering the wonders of the universe and back again. The WilyWriters.com podcast chooses only the best two stories per month from its submissions and records them for your listening pleasure. This volume collects Year #1’s best of the best.

Night-Mantled: The Best of Wily Writers

McGuire, Seanan

TAYLOR, Bruce

Patton, Ripley

McCoy, Angel Leigh

Dansky, Richard E.

Crowder, Nathan

Worthen, Mark W.

Stone, Grant

Brucato, SatyrPhil

Wily Writers

Industry Talk is a collection of two previously published columns by Jennifer Brozek, Dice and Deadlines and The Making of an Anthology. The collection also contains brand-new content including step-by-step instructions on how to pitch an anthology and advice on managing a freelance career. "Want to write for games? Want to navigate the dark labyrinths and endless mazes of freelancing? Let Brozek be your guide." - Chuck Wendig, game designer and author of 500 Ways to be a Better Writer "If you're going to make that leap, though, and come over to the freelance side to join us, don't go blind. Do your research. Ask questions. Read this book." - Matt Forbeck, game designer and author of Amortals and Vegas Knights "To those looking to save hours of field research into two highly specialized and hard-to-crack fields, Jennifer Brozek's pragmatic, down-to-earth advice serves as an essential clue-dispenser." - Robin D. Laws, game designer and author of Hamlet's Hit Points As Brozek says, "Freelancing for the RPG author is an active thing. You need to look for (or make) the opportunities and grab them." The first opportunity you should grab is this book. It will give you the information you need to decide whether you're dedicated enough to become a freelance RPG writer or anthology editor, and if you decide you are, then it will tell you how to go about it. Take Brozek's advice to heart. She knows what she's talking about." - Angel Leigh McCoy, writer for Guild Wars 2 and editor of Wily Writers Podcast

Industry Talk: An Insider's Look at Writing Rpgs and Editing Anthologies

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Apocalypse Ink Productions

Kendrick is a city alive in more ways than one. Its borders contain a hidden world composed of secret societies, the supernatural, the lost, and the unexplained. It is the world that Karen, a 911 operator, is thrust into. It begins with a phone call. A stranger begs Karen to save a young woman’s life, opening Karen’s eyes to the world beneath the surface of the city she thought she knew. People are dying. Artifacts are being stolen. The streets are filled with rumors of a city-destroying ritual. Karen is determined to figure out what is really going on and protect her city, whatever the cost… Caller Unknown: Book One of the Karen Wilson Chronicles, is the first of four collections following the trials of Karen Wilson as she delves into the secret side of Kendrick. With enemies on all sides, unknown allies, and a baby gargoyle, what she finds will change her life forever.

Caller Unknown

Consequences of every action are coming home to roost. When one darkness falls, another rises to take its place. Sometimes, the new darkness is worse than the first. Reginald, the recognized Master of the City, controls the supernatural society of Kendrick with Karen Wilson as his mouthpiece. In Caller Unknown, Karen and Reginald went through a traumatic event that almost left Karen dead and Reginald a slave to the Order of the Sacred Eye. The cost of the attempted ritual and the war between the supernatural factions will have lasting effects for years to come. Friendships are broken. Alliances are formed. A deal with the devil has become all too common. Old debts must be paid-sometimes in blood. Worst of all, Karen, and all of Kendrick, must now face the Children of Anu.

Children of Anu

Time Traveled Tales is an exciting journey through stories of time travel, possible futures, strange worlds, and supernatural and alien beings from authors like Aaron Allston, Michael A. Stackpole, Timothy Zahn, Maxwell Alexander Drake, R.T. Kaelin, Janine K. Spendlove, Bryan Young, and many others. Each story is beautifully illustrated by artist Matt Slay.

Time Traveled Tales

Stackpole, Michael A.

ZAHN, TIMOTHY

Allston,Aaron

Drake, Maxwell Alexander

Swails, Kelly

Spendlove, Janine K

Marks, C.S.

Myers, Daniel

Silence in the Library, LLC

Life is full of decision points—those key moments when what we decide can change everything for better or for worse. These 20 tales describe such instances in young people’s lives, ranging from tragic to triumphant, from horror to fantasy to science fiction. Written by authors new and old, those known for Young Adult writing and those known for Adult novels, a few new and barely known at all, these stories will make you think, make you laugh, make you feel angry, sad, determined, etc. as you examine choices and consequences and consider the many paths a life might take and think about your own. Edited by Hugo-nominated editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Decision Points includes both brand new and reprint stories by award winners and bestsellers such as Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold, Robert Silverberg, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, Cory Doctorow, Alethea Kontis, Jonathan Maberry, Nnedi Okorafor, Steven Gould, Mike Resnick and more. Top authors telling great stories about life changing decisions that may well change yours.

Decision Points

MABERRY, JONATHAN

Anderson, Kevin J.

OKORAFOR, NNEDI

BUJOLD, LOIS McMASTER

Sawyer, Robert J.

Myers, E.C.

Kontis, Alethea

Card,Orson Scott

Short Stories & Anthologies

WordFire Press

The Full-Throttle Space Tales series collected action-packed, high octane, science fiction stories across the full potential of the genre. Here, the original editors have teamed up to pick the very best of Full-Throttle Space Tales, eighteen stories collected here for the first time. Stories by David Boop, C.J. Henderson, W.A. Hoffman, Julia Phillips, David Lee Summers, Carol Hightshoe, Irene Radford, Bob Brown, Scott Pearson, Alan L. Lickiss, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Dayton Ward, Anna Paradox, Ivan Ewert, Erik Scott de Bie, Shannon Page, Mark Ferrari, Gene Mederos, Jean Johnson, Mike Resnick, and Brad R. Torgersen Buckle your seatbelts, because we’re going to accelerate to Maximum Velocity!

Maximum Velocity: The Best of the Full-Throttle Space Tales

Boop, David

Torgersen, Brad R.

Resnick, Mike

Henderson, C.J.

Ward, Dayton

Hightshoe, Carol

Summers, David Lee

Schmidt, Bryan Thomas

Hoffman, W. A.

An omnibus edition of the first three books in Jennifer Brozek’s Melissa Allen series.What would you do if you discovered that everyone, in your house, on your street and in your town was dead? Then you discovered you weren’t alone–and whatever was out there was hunting you? Melissa Allen, a troubled teen under house arrest, is the only person left alive in South Dakota. After discovering the mysterious deaths of her guardians and hearing of the massacre on the news, she realizes that there are monsters out there. They are pretending to be human, and they’ve have begun a door-to-door search–for her. Melissa is unable to leave the quarantine zone and has no help except for Homeland Security agent David Hood on the phone. Before the government takes drastic action, she must figure out what killed everyone and stop it from happening again. …or did Melissa herself, in a psychotic fit, murder her guardians–and the rest of the apocalypse is only happening inside her mind? This special edition features the first three books in Jennifer Brozek’s Melissa Allen Series: Never Let Me Sleep, Never Let Me Leave, Never Let Me Die as well as a previously unpublished short story. Never Let Me takes you head first in to Melissa’s troubled, paranoid world – and it will never leave you alone.     

Never Let Me: Never Let Me Sleep, Never Let Me Leave, Never Let Me Die (Melissa Allen)

United States

Permuted Press

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