Darker Minds.

So, Darker Minds has been sent to the publishers - not long till we get to see the real thing. I'm very excited about this, I'm biased obviously but I think this is a really strong collection of themed stories from some of the best writers out there at the moment. I'm already in discussions with Ross about the next Dark Minds Press project which I'm very, very enthusiastic about.
Anyhoo, by way of a teaser, here's a trailer for the book from the immensely talented Mark West. Not only is he a great writer - I'm chuffed that we have one of his stories in the book - he can put together some pretty nifty visuals too.
Enjoy...

You can order the book here.

Darker Minds - The Stories...

 I'm very happy to reveal the list of stories which have made it into Darker Minds, the second publication from Dark Minds Press. It is:

                                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflections From a Broken Lamp - John Travis

Tale of the Abnormal Beauty Queen - Robert Essig

Waste Disposal - Ray Cluley

The Man Who Remembered - Stephen Bacon

Cinder Images - Gary McMahon

The Way of the World - Gary Fry

John Bane's Grave - Charles Muir

Rise, Dead Man - Joe Mynhardt

Looking at Me, Seeing You - Mark West

The Listening - Benedict J Jones

Seeing Things - Robert Mammone

Slip Inside This House - Daniel Kaysen

Houses in Motion - Stuart Young

Shutdown - Clayton Stealback

Laws of Aquisition - Simon Bestwick

 

It's a great collection of stories from some amazing writers. It's an honour to have them in the book and it's a massive compliment to Dark Minds Press that they took time to submit their work to us. The selection process wasn't always easy, there were many great pieces of work sent to us that didn't get in and it was a privilege to read them. It is a themed anthology though and we were strict about applying the guidelines with regard to acceptances.

I say "we". I have to give my co-editor Ross Warren all the credit here. I had cunningly arranged to undertake a massively stressful house-move right in the middle of the reading period so as a result Ross did all the real work, filtering the stories before sending the real contenders to myself. Cheers Ross, you did a great job - much appreciated - and that is definitely reflected in the quality of the stories that have been assembled.

And so the final editing begins (I have moved now and therefore have no excuses...) I'm genuinely excited about this and can't wait to see the final product. We're aiming for publication in April so watch this space, and boards scattered across the internet for details on how to order.

 

 

Darker Minds cover art.

So here it is, the cover for Darker Minds, the second anthology from Dark Minds Press. It's been created by the immensely talented Ben Baldwin. The brief he was given was simply to create an image to reflect the phrase "Darker Minds" and I have to say he'smanaged to convey that, and the tone of the book, incredibly well. The closing date has now passed for submissions and Ross and myself (mainly Ross it has to be said!) are working our way through the last few stories to get past the finishing line. I'm really excited about this, we've already accepted some excellent stories from some brilliant authors. There'll be names you'll recognise instantly and perhaps a few that are new to you.

We're looking to publish in March and books can be ordered from the Dark Minds website (along with copies of the original Dark Minds anthology). As soon as we have the finalised TOC I'll post it up here.

Darker Minds.

Because we - by which I mean myself and Ross Warren - had such a good time with the Dark Minds Anthology (I had such a good time because Ross did all the actual work) we've decided to do it all again and next year we'll be publishing our second book Darker Minds. (Can you see a pattern..?)

We're now open for submissions, to wit:

The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.”

H P Lovecraft


Dark Minds Press is now open for submissions for their second anthology, Darker Minds, to be published early in 2012.

We’re looking for submissions of between two and eight thousand words of dark fiction on the loose theme of “the power of the mind”.

How you choose to interpret this is entirely down to you but we’re looking for tales that will disturb and horrify.

Please e-mail your submissions to mail@darkmindspress.com formatting your story in .doc or RTF format. Manuscripts should be double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman and use Italics, Bold or Underline as required. Please also supply a brief biography which will be included in the book if you are successful.

Payment is a flat rate of £10, on acceptance by Paypal, plus a contributor’s copy of the book.

Closing date for submissions is January 31st 2012

So please, utilise your own minds, and the hidden depths lurking within them, and send us your stories. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who bought a copy of Dark Minds - without those sales this second project wouldn't have been possible.  If you haven't already got a copy, pop over to Dark Minds Press and order yourself a copy, you won't regret it!