Click here for another installment of The Gore You Never Asked For – this time it’s about fairy tales!
Screenplay news!
You guys! This post might seem gratuitous, but I am OVER THE MOON about this and there’s no one better to share the news with! I have gotten some amazing info about some of my screenplay work in the past two months!
- Idol was chosen as an Official Selection at HorrOrigins Film Festival!
- The Black Hole was selected as an Semi-Finalist at NOLA Horror Film Fest!
- 271 Raeburn Avenue finished as a Semi-Finalist at Filmmatic’s Short Screenplay Awards
- Don’t Answer Your Phone! was selected as a Finalist in the GenreBlast film Festival!
- Missy was nominated Best Horror at the Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival
- The Black Hole was nominated Best Horror at the Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival
- The Black Hole was nominated Best Action/Thriller at the Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival
- Life in Technicolor was chosen as an Official Selection at the Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival
Ummm… HOLY COW!
Talking about writing – Upcoming events
I’ve had the honor of being invited to speak at two cool events. If you want to talk about writing with me, come visit!
- Writing Genre While Black – guest speaker on September 27 @6 EST
- StoryFest – September 15th @ 8:30 pm EST Talking about vampires!
Fiction Fragment on Girl Meets Monster!
Want to get a sneak peek of my upcoming release, The Realm? Here’s your chance! Michelle Renee Lane did a fantastic interview with me as well. Check it out! https://michellerlane.com/2020/08/21/fiction-fragments-l-marie-wood/?fbclid=IwAR1c-klvRwfcNwx8jideMVv0fONE48uUjpBnts2CD7j9qOtqZu6XMMe93uc
The Realm will be released on October 29, 2020! STAY TUNED!
This is coming!
The Gore You Never Asked For Series Continues!
Next up – Taxidermy!
Check it out at DWASF.org
Shakespearean Horror…It’s a Thing
Something to make you scratch your head… new on Dwasf.org.
Looking for ways to contribute to learning? Check THIS out!
I was asked to be part of this ambitious initiative and I am over the moon about it! If you have an interest in enlightening young minds and contributing to the educational experience of our youth, take a look at this groundbreaking textbook!
Chosen Realities is available NOW!
Chosen Realities is out NOW! If you want to read some stories that fall under the speculative fiction umbrella, please check this out! My short story, “Sunday Morning” is in there alongside some other fantastic fiction and nonfiction pieces. These artists are talented – come get a taste of Afrofuturism at its finest!
Balticon 54!
Balticon 54 is underway! Check out the schedule – I will be on panels on Sunday (come by and say hi!). https://www.balticon.org/wp54/programming/program-schedule/

