http://www.natesouthard.com News and Scribblings from Horror Writer Nate Southard Thu, 15 May 2008 17:48:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Somebody much smarter than me (or not as smart, but better at coming up with catchy little phrases) once said that life is a constant process of redefining your goals.  Or something.  I'm paraphrasing.  Wouldn't you like to be a paraphraser, too? It's a slow day.  You will deal with my ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/05/15/goals/ Way back in the summer of 2004, I had an idea for a graphic novel about a man cutting a swath of vengeance across Texas. I called it To the Last Man, and I wrote the first half of it in an old notebook I happened to have with ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/05/12/looking-back-to-the-last-man/ I find myself thinking about marketing a lot lately.  Yes, there's a reason for it.  No, I'm not allowed to tell you the reason. Yes, that annoys me, too.  End of the day, however, I'm still thinking about marketing. I'm sure you've noticed we're splat in the middle of an economic shit-bucket.  ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/05/05/the-marketing-problem/ Back in 1994, I saw Helmet at Bogart's in Cincinnati.  It was my first club show.  Prior to that, I'd only seen concerts in arenas and amphitheaters.  I was unprepared for just how incredible being stuck in a compressed sea of humanity can be when a kick ass rock band ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/04/30/my-chemical-romance-april-28th/ Saturday night, Shawna and I ventured downtown to check out one of the Austin Ghost Tours.  I am happy to report that the 90 minutes we spent on this tour of the Capitol District was fun, educational, at times more than a little creepy. In order to clarify, the Capitol District Ghost ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/04/28/in-austin-with-ghosts/ Recently, I've found myself spending a lot of time wondering why I do the things I do, why I live my life the way I live it. As I approach one month of sobriety (and wonder why I didn't celebrate one month several years ago), I turn these thoughts over ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/04/24/scratching-at-my-brain-fever/ Through some sort of miracle, I managed to survive a weekend that involved two birthdays, a wedding in West Texas, and my struggle to remain sober in the face of 2000 or so drunk friends.  Okay, so maybe there wasn't so much a struggle as a decision to go to bed ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/04/21/starting-a-new-week/ The ACL lineup was announced this morning.  That means it's that time of year for me to go through said lineup and decide if I want to go to the festival. Last year was the first time I've wanted to attend ACL.  The lineup was great.  See, at $170 for a ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/04/15/will-i-be-going-to-the-austin-city-limits-festival/ Yesterday, I hopped in the car with Shawna and her parents and journeyed downtown for the Austin Fine Arts Fair.  I wasn't quite ready for such an event.  Almost a mile of booths filled with fine art threatened to overwhelm me.  It threatened to beat my bank account to death. In ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/04/14/id-love-to-be-a-patron/ Happy Monday, friends and neighbors!  It is with great pleasure that I tell you my short story "Captain Jinkies" is now available in the latest online edition of Dark Recesses Press. "Jinkies" is my evil clown story.  I think just about every horror writer has an evil clown story up their ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2008/04/07/captain-jinkies-available-for-free/