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Neon Vagabond Blog
Open call for independent authors, online zines, and YouTube channels to submit for a dark fiction review on the Neon Vagabond Blog.
As a writer of dark fiction, I understand the struggles of getting a review. So I’m opening my blog for reviews of dark fiction from independent authors, to shed some light on the darkest corners.
Dark Fiction Formats I’ll Consider for Review
Novel/Novella
Short Story Collection
Poetry Collection
Online Zines
What Kind of Dark Fiction I’m Looking For
Dark, twisted, different. Characters die? Fine by me. Graphic and gory? Doesn’t bother me as long as it’s within context. Taboo subject? No problem. Adult themes? Preferred. I’m not interested in YA or younger. I might consider some NA, but that’s the youngest I’ll go.
Here’s a full list:
Dark, the darker the better
Experiential, lack of formulas
Adult fiction
Contemporary preferred, especially for dark poetry.
Horror
Thriller
Creepy/Spooky
Dark Fantasy
Supernatural
SplatterPunk
Dark Comedy
Strong Language
Graphic
Monsters
True Crime
Psychological
Quality crafted writing, if possible
If what you have matches three or more items in the above list, chances are high I’m going to be interested. Hopefully you can see I’m fairly open. I’m not easily shocked and very little bothers me.
Other than what’s in the list above, surprise me.
What I Don’t Want
Romance
Light and fluffy
WIP
Completed works only, please, and only one title per request.
If you try to disguise light and fluffy as dark fiction because one of the characters happens to wear black leather pants, that’s an immediate rejection. I’ve been reading dark fiction for a long time. Don’t try to fool me. 😉
What You Get From Me
Email within 24 hours letting you know if I’m interested.
Full text review posted on my blog, GoodReads, Twitter, and my Facebook page.
My blog uses images that’s 1400 pixels wide. If you’re unable to send an image of that size, I’ll create one for you, as a featured blog image.
Updates every step of the way.
Review Schedule
I’m one person, I only have one brain. I can’t offer instant reviews for everyone. Check below for my posting schedule. I try to keep up a new post once a week, usually Sundays.
Dark Fiction Review Schedule
For reviews of each title, up to three months. If you have a series, I’ll only review the first book in the series. Small warning: I have a strong dislike for books that end with “to be continued.”
Dark Fiction Zine/YouTube Channel/Anything Else Review Schedule
Anywhere from one week to one month. […]
Streaming Eternally
Streaming Eternally is a commentary on the evolution of television from the past thirty years and online streaming today.
Lily Blaze – Visual Artist and Writer
Lily Blaze.
In the dusk garden, spider webs drape a wooden sign that reads Lily.
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Midnight bleeds into sighing tendrils. Fronds unfurl and trace the letters that have been carved into the wooden sign. Stars blink overhead and provide temporary glimmers of light.
It’s okay. You’ve found the right place. The only place. You follow the path.
A whir and a click draws you forward as velvet leaves give way. Cogs are grinding deep in Lily’s playground.
A gentle brush along your cheek, and the air changes.
Low-hanging fruit ripen with desire, and you pluck one out of the charged air, and everything’s okay. Sugar and spice. Wicked and nice.
Where does a creative mind go? A journey through a jungle. A forked path between the fir tree. A serpent smiles as lizards wink in the darkness.
You already know the answer. You’ve always known. You take in all the scents and whisper the answer.
The moon listens to your secrets. The moon understands.
As you push on, you find a metal plate peeking behind a giant purple orchid. You push the petal aside. There’s big red button. You dare press it? Of course you do.
It’s safe in Lily Blaze’s playground.
Vines slips around your hand. You look. A download lays in your palm, and it’s yours.
One by one, art pieces slide down the trunk of a palm tree. Beads of sweat drip from your temples. You take your time admiring the art, then look around.
You have questions. Lily Blaze listens.
What else can you do in this otherworldly garden rife with stories yearning to be told? Anything you want.
Browse the art gallery. Grab the secure downloads. Transport into a creative mind.
One woman multimedia show.
Lily Blaze Screenwriter is also…
Lily Author
Short Stories
Poetry
Dark Fiction Reviews
Lily Dark
Art
Graphic Design
I’m glad you found me. […]
Diversity, Or Lack Thereof
A review and rant about a Netflix movie that I couldn’t bring myself to watch, because of absolute ignorance. The lack of diversity in media.
How to Start a New Blog
How to start a blog for new writers and artists. How? I have no idea. Your guess is as good as mine. Lily Blaze, on starting a new blog.