A Book A Day reviews Derby Scribes 2011 Anthology
“The upside of an anthology is that you get a collection of authors noodling on a similar theme; in this case, death seems to be the unifying element, but the whole book was threaded through with a touch of humor that really meant even a riot, death, and military imprisonment couldn’t rightly give me nightmares. “It’s difficult to know how to properly review such a diverse range of story offerings, other than to say that the editing was pretty well done,...
Jenn Brown interviewed by Hampton Reviews
Derby Scribes member Jenn Brown talks to Hampton Reviews about her short story “Leaving Jessica” – published in the Derby Scribes 2011 Anthology. Jenn says, “The Derby Scribes Anthology is a collection of stories written by a group of talented amateur writers. Everybody in the group is always kicking off new projects; mine is a children’s story whose plot came straight from the storyline generator on the Script Frenzy organization website. A...
Dark Side of the Covers review Derby Scribes 2011 Anthology
“If speculative fiction is an all-you-can-eat buffet, then this anthology is the appetizer tray, featuring tempting little tastes of multiple flavors… “As a character-driven reader, I rarely read short stories…but when was given the opportunity to read an anthology that showcases several of my favorite genres, I decided to break with my normal routine and give it a try. Overall, I’m glad I did. “I’m still more of a series reader than a...
David Ball interviewed by Hampton Reviews
Derby Scribes member David Ball talks to Hampton Reviews about his short story “An Interstellar Taxi Ride” – published in the Derby Scribes 2011 Anthology. David says, “My story in the Derby Scribes Anthology is “An Interstellar Taxi Ride”. “I’ve always preferred to write science fiction, mainly because if you invent some quirky technology or unlikely reason for something to happen, nobody can tell you it’s...
Allie Hill interviewed by Hampton Reviews
Derby Scribes member Allie Hill talks to Hampton Reviews about her short story “The Wake Up Call” – published in the Derby Scribes 2011 Anthology. Allie says, “I always think it helps your writing technique to write in different ways, and try your hand at various genres, so the story I wrote for the anthology was a short story that I worked on more as an exercise in helping with my technique. “I didn’t decide upon the title until after...
Ginger Nuts of Horror reviews Derby Scribes 2011 Anthology
“Derby Scribes is an anthology that collects stories from the aforementioned writing group. Now folks I hear the groaning from the back row, a writing group, this is going to be like some really poor Am Dram production. “At first I thought the same, but when I saw that both Simon Clark and Conrad Williams, two of the finest established UK horror authors had stories in this, I thought they wouldn’t have attached their name to something of poor...
