Category Archives: #KCLocal

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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Unboxing R.A. Smith’s Shadow’s Lament ARC

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

So proud of my husband, R. A. Smith! He just received the ARC for his first book, Shadow’s Lament, and it looks fantastic! Shadow’s Lament is a 200k word dark fantasy full of exotic peoples, places and situations. The plot is complicated … Continue reading →

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New Tool: Linktr.ee

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Who has time to write and social media? It’s a bit of a conundrum. Up front it looks like we can either spend hours on social media with less time for writing or spend hours on writing with less social … Continue reading →

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Scary Month of May

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

My goal for this year is to submit my work to more outside publications. I’ve gotten spoiled with self-publishing. Time to get out in the community and stack up those rejection notices… and get my name out there more. So … Continue reading →

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N’tl Poetry Month Poet Round Up

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

National Poetry Month may be ending today, but I’m just getting started. Everyday is a good day to celebrate poetry. “Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not … Continue reading →

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Creepy Reading with Ladies of Horror Prompts

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Bela Lugosi once said “It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more.” The Ladies of Horror can agree with that. We’ve produced … Continue reading →

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How Good Writing is Like BDSM

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Mr. Smith and I were discussing how to keep a reader hooked this morning over coffee, and I likened good writing to BDSM. For anyone who doesn’t know, BDSM is an acronym for a specific type of erotic play that may … Continue reading →

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