Monthly Archives: August 2014

As Above, So Below trailer

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

In honor of the opening weekend of the horror movie that shares the title with our succubus novel, I finally finished the book trailer. I’m still learning my way around iMovie, but this one was easier to assemble than the … Continue reading →

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Experiments in Publishing: Wattpad

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

For the last month, I’ve been playing with Wattpad, a site where writers can post their own work free for readers. In the last six days, since Wattpad featured my short memoir All You Need is Morbid, it’s gotten more than 3,000 reads. The … Continue reading →

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The Death Salon is coming to San Francisco

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

I am really honored to be speaking at the Death Salon in San Francisco in October. Added in 2020:  The links to the event are broken on the Death Salon site, but here’s the main page: https://deathsalon.org/meetings/  

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Split in spirit

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

I came back from Michigan on Wednesday, but I feel like I left half myself behind.  Both my parents haven’t been well in the last month. My mom had hip replacement surgery yesterday morning.  She’s 73 and arthritis has been … Continue reading →

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Retreating/Revising

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

Last week, I was lucky enough to take a few days out from my life to go back to the Gilchrist Retreat Center.  I went with my friend Mart again, for two half days and one glorious rainy day that … Continue reading →

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