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Axel Howerton is a former entertainment journalist, and the author of the Arthur Ellis Award nominated detective caper "Hot Sinatra", the modern gothic fairytale "Furr", and the forthcoming "Wolf & Devil" urban fantasy series. His work, including short stories, columns, poetry and essays, have appeared the world over, in no fewer than five languages. Axel is the Prairies director of the Crime Writers of Canada, and a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, the Calgary Crime Writers, and the Kintsugi Poets. He is also the editor of the books "Death by Drive-In", "AB Negative", and "Tall Tales of the Weird West", and is the organizer behind one of Canada's first recurring "Noir At The Bar" events, #NoirBarYYC. Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com to sign up for the GotHow? email list and receive free exclusive ebook collections, sneak peeks, and more.#AxelHow #GotHow
COFFIN HOP 2013, Writing

Here comes the boom! #CoffinHop style!

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Yeah, baby. World Series action tonight. Check out my fackin’ angry champeen beahhdy face… GO SOX!

On top of that, I need to do another recording of Amy K. Marshall‘s super-boss story The Ghosts of Kuskulana for the #CoffinHop

Yeah, I guess I also have to start writing posts for #CoffinHop

I’ve pretty much spent what feels like about 10 hours per day the last week getting everything set-up for the Hop, finalizing DEATH BY DRIVE-IN publishing with the absolutely amazing team from Sirens Call Publishing, chasing down lollygaggers and miscreants, updating website lists, twitter handles, email rosters, blah blah blah… on top of working my two day jobs.

As I mentioned yesterday, COFFIN HOP: DEATH BY DRIVE-IN is now available and entirely benefitting the good folks at LitWorld.org as does the newly-refurbished COFFIN HOP STORE, now featuring exclusive COFFIN HOP PRESS gear. Pick that shit up. Wear it to yo office Xmas party. Get a little drunk. Chance a little grabby. Send me a copy of your mug shot.

Now… OFF TO HOPPIN’! Check back tomorrow for the first of any posts and prizes and check out www.coffinhop.com for all the fun starting tomorrow morning!

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DEATH BY DRIVE-IN now available!

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Just in time for #CoffinHop (which starts on Thursday, don’t forget)

I just found this on the Amazons:

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DOZENS of amazing stories from the likes of Jessica McHugh, Dan Dillard, Pavarti K. Tyler and many many more of our great Coffin Hoppers.

Go get your copies now! KINDLE and PAPERBACK with all proceeds going to our friends at www.litworld.org

NOW LIVE ON SMASHWORDS!

Also available as of five minutes ago… This lovely little piece of horror antho from #CoffinHop ‘s own Katie John, and featuring dark poetry from yours truly, and a story from ol’ big sis Red Tash – NIGHT SHADE: VOLUME 1

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Now, housecleaning-wise, Scotty Phillips is unavailable for Saturday night’s scheduled movie time, which makes THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER just that little bit less appealing. In the hopes of making things a little more accessible to all of my tweeps, I’m switching up to a drunk-and-on-drugs-super-happy-fun-time viewing of BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, which is readily available on the Netflix. 10PM (MST) this Saturday night. @AxelHow for all the 80’s retro-sci-fi-mindfuck-bizarro glory you can handle.

Also, don’t forget about the CH Art Show right here on http://www.axelhowerton.com . I’ll be taking submissions from the 24th to the 30th at axelhow@gmail.com, just e-me a photo of your creations… sculptures, paintings, doily-weaving, crayon-on-napkin-murals, burned-toast-Leatherfaces… whatever, man. Winner gets a painting and a book!