Category Archives: #AMWRITING

Shall We Corpse Again?

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Soooo… my life has been a bit busy of late, but all for good reasons. Things are settling back into a new flow, which means I can get back to what I love. Soooo—it’s time to create another Exquisite Corpse! … Continue reading →

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Back in the Closet

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Where do I begin? The last week+ has been busy, grueling, amazing, brilliant… and more. And I’m tired. The people I met on a Greyhound bus were tragic and beautiful. The 72 year old woman who has been a truck … Continue reading →

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Read·a·long with R.A. Smith

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

My prompt inspired poem, She Waits, went up on Nina D’Arcangela’s blog for the Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge. You can find the poem here. But wait! There’s more… You can also hear native Australian (and my hubby) read She Waits on … Continue reading →

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Hear “Sepia” Read by R.A. Smith

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Yesterday my flash fiction story, Sepia, went up on Nina D’Arcangela’s blog for the Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge. It’s a terrible story, I won’t lie. I wrote it just before StokerCon, meant to edit and ran out of time. I … Continue reading →

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End of Mae/Fin de Mae, Free on Curious Fictions

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

End of Mae was my first book, originally published in 2010. For a first foray into fiction it did reasonably well. With 28 reviews averaging a solid four stars, I can’t complain. Writing it taught me a lot. Were I … Continue reading →

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Busy Days Writing, Neglecting Blog

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I have kept this blog going since 2010. My goal has always been to post daily. I’m obviously struggling with that since StokerCon—but all for good reasons. I came back with two publishers+ interested the complete story arc of Bitter … Continue reading →

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Taking a Breath…

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

StokerCon was, as always, AMAZING! I apologize for my vanishing act here… I’ve been a bit busy as a result of all that amazing-ness. I didn’t win the Stoker for Bitter Suites, but I couldn’t be happier. Rena Mason won … Continue reading →

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Off to StokerCon!

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

We head off early in the morning before the sun comes up. I’ll be trying to keep my blog updated… but no promises. It will be a busy next week! The awards banquet will be live streamed on YouTube, and … Continue reading →

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Free “Bitter Suites” for StokerCon Weekend

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Final countdown! Bitter Suites will be free at Amazon all weekend to celebrate being selected as a Bram Stoker Awards® finalist. Thursday we head to StokerCon 2019 in Grand Rapids to celebrate the finer side of horror, and Saturday is the … Continue reading →

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Conversation Overheard: Author Attitude Matters

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I was at an event hosted by our local library the past weekend and I overheard an enlightening conversation between two librarians: Librarian One: Did you get to meet all the authors you were hunting and get your books signed? … Continue reading →

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