Sidney Williams Interview with Dark Between Pages
New interview covering the current state of things in the writing life.
Disciples of the Serpent Goodreads Giveaway
Enter to win one of three signed print copies of Disciples of the Serpent, a stand-alone dark fantasy adventure set in Ireland.
Special Detective Aileen O’Donnell is in a race against time to unravel secrets buried at Ireland’s sacred places. Can she defeat a conspiracy and a dark cult in time to stop what lies sleeping in the Emerald Isle?
Enter here on Goodreads through April 14, 2021
Holiday Gift
For the holiday season, a free story is now available on the Sidney Williams Books Facebook page. It appears in text form for the first time. It originally appeared as a flash fiction reading on the Sid Videous YouTube page.
Read the free story here.
Fool’s Run Named to December/January #TopIndieFavorites
Fool’s Run has been named one of Barnes & Noble’s handpicked #TopIndieFavorites from independent publishers.
They said: “we know you’ll love; the hottest pre-orders and top new releases everyone is reading on NOOK!”
Check the whole list here:
Or if you want to see Fool’s Run in context jump to Page 4.
New Short Story Publication
The latest issue of the new incarnation of Sanitarium magazine has just been released.
It features my short story, “The Fury.”
It’s a tale of suburban revenge. Neighbors can drive each other crazy after all, and frustrations of the job can carry over to other areas of life.
Guest Blog Post
Visit Charles Gramlich’s Razored Zen blog for the Sidney Williams guest blog post:
Six of my favorite hardboiled detective heroes
Some you may know. Some may surprise you.
Fool’s Run Giveaway
Fool’s Run will release Nov. 24, 2020. Enter now to win one of three signed print editions of the new book.
The giveaway’s going now through Nov. 21.
Cover Reveal
Release Date: November 24, 2020 for ebook and trade paper. From Gordian Knot Books, an imprint of Crossroad Press. Preorder now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FYSMYXP
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fools-Run-Si-Reardon-Novel-ebook/dp/B08FYSMYXP/
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fools-Run-Si-Reardon-Novel-ebook/dp/B08FYSMYXP/
Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/Fools-Run-Si-Reardon-Novel-ebook/dp/B08FYSMYXP/
Get the Cats Bundle With Great Ebooks
For a limited time you can get the Cats! Bundle which includes Cat Ladies of the Apocalypse with my story – “The Witch of Washington Park.” See the full offer for details.
Holiday Gift
Read a free story just in time for the holidays:
This was created for a holiday blog tour a few years back. Enjoy this little thriller tale anew this holiday season.
Spooky Empire
I’ll be at Spooky Empire over the weekend starting with a panel and signing at the Creator’s Track book table Oct. 26.
Copies of Dark Hours and Disciples of the Serpent will be available as well as paper editions of Quoth the Raven and Infernal Ink magazine featuring two new short stories, “A Cooler of Craft Brew” and “What the Black Water Knows.”
Look for me amid all the other excitement.
New Stories
Two new stories are arriving, just in time for Halloween.
A Cooler of Craft Brew, my retelling of an Edgar Allan Poe Tale is featured in the new anthology Quoth the Raven from Camden Park Press. The collection features poems and stories that update Poe’s tales for the 21st Century. Order here.
What the Black Water Knows is a very dark, erotic Lovecraftian tale included in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Infernal Ink magazine. Order here.
New Cover – Bob Eggleton
Here’s the cover on my new book. It’s a 70,000-word Lovecraftian novel. Design is by David Dodd of Crossroad Press with art by multiple Hugo-winner Bob Eggleton.
Horror Flash Reading
At W.T. Bland Public Library’s DreadFest recently reading some wicked bits of flash fiction with my friend Tom Lucas, author of Pax Titanus.
Custom Scent in Sanitarium.
I have a brief tale called “Custom Scent” in the new issue of Sanitarium magazine, a really interesting little publication that carries its theme throughout. Artwork includes case files wrapped around each story, and there’s much more. Get it here.
Interview about the short thriller Dark Hours
Mercedes Fox was kind enough to interview me about Dark Hours, my new novella.
You can read it here.
Matty Loves Podcast and talk of Night Brothers and Other novels
My second visit to the Matty Loves podcast is here featuring October and Halloween talk and discussion of some of my work including my vampire novel Night Brothers.
Speaking at the Florida Writer’s Conference
A snap of me talking about monsters at the Florida Writer’s Association 2015 Conference.
Painted Moonlight – dark surreal mystery
“Painted Moonlight,” a surreal and dark mystery, can now be read for free at the J.J. Outré Review. It’s a tale that I’m pretty happy with, though it might not be to all tastes.
It will also be in the J.J. Outré annual “best of” anthology coming soon in ebook and paper formats.
Guesting on the Matty Loves Podcast
I dropped by the Matt Cave for a talk with Matt de Smione and Tom Lucas about my novel Midnight Eyes:
New review of Night Brothers
A new review’s been posted on my vampire novel Night Brothers.
Stephen J. Carter calls it a “Superb Physical & Occult Horror Tale.” Read the whole review here.
Photo at Bookmark It
They snapped a picture when I stopped in at Bookmark It where Black Fox Literary Review featuring “Mr. Berrington” is available in Orlando.
Mr. Berrington in Black Fox Literary Magazine
My story “Mr. Berrington” appears in the new Black Fox Literary Magazine, Issue No. 12, Summer, 2015.
It’s the tale of a man who’s greeted on a sick day by a representative for a department store chain who knows everything about him and who’s determined not to let him give up his store credit card, no matter what it takes…
The magazine can be read online, or a paper copy’s available. Learn more here.
I’m told the mag will also be on sale at bookmarkit in Orlando.
Decoherence – The Show
I’ve been wanting to do program of flash readings for a while, really dating back to when I read individual flash tales in “Salons” at Goddard College, Washington campus. As part of the Full Sail Literary Arts Festival recently, I did a unified program called “Decoherence,” using the short tale from DM du Jour as a framing device for several pieces of horror flash. It was loads of fun.
Sid is Alive 