“WHERE STORIES DWELL,” says Tommy Hancock, Editor in Chief of and Partner in Pro Se Productions, “is really just a dream project for me. To have a company that produces New Pulp and great Genre Fiction is awesome, but when we can bring you the esoteric research of a truly astounding writer like Mister Watson, and that research is as exciting as any of the stories we publish, then that’s kudos for a history hound like me. The tales woven in this volume aren’t just the type to fill writers’ and artists’ heads with ideas. They are adventures, each in their own right and delivered in just that way.”
WHERE STORIES DWELL is a collection of thirty five essays written by Watson covering a broad span of topics. As he carries the reader from distant land to great battlefields, Watson also discusses story structure, how to end tales, how to use what where, and most of all, endeavors to fulfill the title- to show readers indeed where stories dwell, where ideas can come from and his own insight on how to present them.
The volume features such an assortment of subjects and spotlight several events, tales, and more. From the book itself, the following list illuminates the nature and breadth of the work-
“Starring:
The Duke of Marlborough, swashbuckler, soldier, adventurer, and ladies’ man
Medea of Colchis, seductive sorceress and woman scorned
Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman in Europe
Brutus Giantslayer, who overcame Gog and Magog to found a nation
William Paget, Earl of Uxbridge, and especially his right leg
Princess Enheduanna, High Priestess of the Moon Goddess Nanna
William the Conqueror, a bastard by name, birth, and nature
Sir Francis Dashwood, wicked master of the wicked Hell Fire Club
King Arthur Pendragon, rightwise born King of All Britain
Kings Henry II, IV, V, and VIII, who average to King Henry IV¾, plus a guest Edward
Rhodopis of the Stolen Slipper, a damsel in distress with familiar problems
Acting Major William Martin, a Royal Marine who died before he was ever born
Inspector-General James Barry MD, a military surgeon who never existed at all
Spring-Heeled Jack, fire-breathing iron-clawed terror of the night
The Lone Ranger and Tonto
With a full cast of gods, monarchs, smiths, Celts, Hussites, supervillains, sacrificial virgins, Londoners, knights, heretics, lighthouse-keepers, Methodists, spectral hounds, Loathly Ladies, pulp writers, revolutionaries, spies, and souvenir-vendors to match all tastes.”
WHERE STORIES DWELL is a volume in Pro Se Productions’ PULPSTUDIES imprint. This line is focused on bringing titles to readers that either reveal wonderful facts and figures to aspiring writers and hungry fans or look and delve into the stories that make up what is New Pulp today.
Featuring a fantastic cover by Jeffrey Hayes with logo design by David Foster and print formatting by Sean Ali, WHERE STORIES DWELL is available at Amazon and via the Pro Se Store at http://tinyurl.com/mwzzre7 for $15.00 in print. This collection, featuring the digital formatting of Russ Anderson, is also available as an Ebook at Amazon, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble for $2.99.
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