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Paul Semel

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Covers:  Video Games, Books, Music, Movies, TV, Home Video
Doesn't Cover: Sports, Politics
Freelance writer for hire: music, movies, books, comics, video games, TV… (he/him)

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Paul Semel’s Biography

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Paul Semel has been writing about music, movies, books, video games, and other fun things for over thirty-five years. During that time, he's worked for, or regularly contributed to, a wide variety of publications, including (but not limited to) Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Maxim, FHM, Bikini, Ray Gun, Common Sense Media, Incite Video Gaming, X-Play/G4, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Premiere, Creem, rollingstone.com, Playboy.com, and even, on one odd occasion, the American Bar Association's webs…

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Exclusive Interview: “Lovecraft’s Brood” Editor Ellen Datlow

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Twelve years ago, the iconic editor Ellen Datlow teamed up with the good people at Tachyon Publications to release the short story anthology Lovecraft’s Monsters. Now they’re collaborating again for Lovecraft’s Brood: Tales Of Cosmic Horror (paperback, Kindle). In the following email interview, Datlow discusses what went into making this short story anthology, as well as how it differs from Lovecraft’s Monsters and other collections of stories inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.
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Exclusive Interview: “The Mists Of Cairn Gorm” Author Jennifer R. Povey

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In eSpec Book’s ongoing Systema Paradoxa series, writers tell stories about those mysterious monsters known as cryptids. And most usually start with the cryptid in mind. But in the following email interview with author Jennifer R. Povey about her novella The Mists Of Cairn Gorm (paperback, Kindle), she says she picked her cryptid not because she’s a big fan of that possibly real-life creature, but because of where it likes to hang out.
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Exclusive Interview: “Calico: Unwanted Men” Author H.H. German

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Most superheroes try to protect their fellow citizens. But the superhero Calico doesn’t really people. Instead, he likes animals. Hence why, when he hits the street, it’s to protect our furry and feathered friends…and deal with anyone who isn’t pet friendly. In the following email interview about his newest adventure, Calico: Unwanted Men (paperback), writer H.H. German talks about the man inside the suit, and what he goes through in this, and his earlier, collected editions.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Though unpaid freelance gigs preceded it, my first paying gig was as an editor for "The New Review Of Records."

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, in junior high. Or maybe grade school. I can't remember.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email please.