
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
How to Give Critique (with poise)
Originally posted on September 10, 2010 at 3:18 PM This is a sister post to my blog, How to Accept Critique (with poise). This is not a blog about the mechanics of what to watch out for (characterization, dialogue, adverb … Continue reading
What IS Publication?
Originally posted on July 15, 2010 at 9:12 PM I have recently been intertwined in a debate over what, exactly, constitutes publication. I won’t bore you with the exact details of the scenario. To sum up: I won first place … Continue reading
Creative License
Originally posted on May 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM Laurell K. Hamilton has talked before about how important research is when you write fantasy, because if you’re asking your readers to believe this crazy, magical stuff, everything that they know … Continue reading
Four Classic Gothic Novels: a review of Vathek, Otranto, Udolpho, and The Monk
Originally posted on May 19, 2010 at 5:50 PM Many people are fascinated by the dark allure of the gothic genre, like myself. Usually drawn in by modern spins such as Rebecca, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre, we find ourselves … Continue reading



