
Annie is a novelist, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author. She’s the author of The Extra, The Other, and The Spare (The Outsiders Sequence, a series of novellas), You Have to Let Them Bleed (collection), and Once the Darkness Comes (forthcoming novel).
Author Archives: Annie Neugebauer
What Is Commercial Fiction?
And why you should stop assuming it’s trash. Myth: The quality of writing in commercial fiction is low. Myth: Commercial fiction is less intelligent than literary fiction. Myth: Commercial fiction isn’t “deep.” Myth: Commercial fiction is trashy. Myth: Commercial fiction … Continue reading
Tools for Writers Part 2
This is Part 2 to my post “Tools for Writers Part 1.” Part 1 covers tools for the writing process from research through drafting, and this part will share tools for editing through time management. Please note that all of … Continue reading
Tools for Writers Part 1
I’ve been experimenting with some new (and old) writing tools lately, so I thought I would share my experiences with them. This Monday I’m reviewing the first five (from research to drafting), and next Monday I will share the second … Continue reading
What It’s Like To Be Married To a Writer
Back in February, erotic romance author Roni Loren shared a really interesting post: AmyBeth Iverness interviewed Roni’s husband Donnie on her blog. The post centered around what it was like to be married to an erotic romance writer. Well, Febe … Continue reading
What Ray Bradbury Meant to Me
As a female horror writer, I sometimes think I was born the wrong gender about three decades too late. If you’re not very familiar with the horror genre in books, let me sum it up for you: popular contemporary horror … Continue reading



