{"id":5594,"date":"2021-07-07T11:09:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T15:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=5594"},"modified":"2021-07-07T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T15:09:07","slug":"story-sale-the-blight-of-black-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/07\/story-sale-the-blight-of-black-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"STORY SALE: The Blight Of Black Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>VERY EXCITING NEWS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sold a story to <a href=\"http:\/\/tenebrouspress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tenebrous Press<\/a> for their latest anthology!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Somnio: A Collection of Modern Gothic Horror<\/strong> contains 19 stories, including my tale, <strong><em>The Blight Of Black Creek<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a peek at the cover art by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/srcantirino.carbonmade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sally Cantirino<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"5595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/07\/story-sale-the-blight-of-black-creek\/insomnio_coversneak\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/insomnio_coversneak.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"663,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"insomnio_coversneak\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/insomnio_coversneak.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/insomnio_coversneak.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/insomnio_coversneak.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/insomnio_coversneak.jpg 663w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/insomnio_coversneak-600x927.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/insomnio_coversneak-200x309.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/maddoctorscomic\/in-somnio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a> to fund hardcover editions, interior illustrations and so much more! You can head to Kickstarter now to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/maddoctorscomic\/in-somnio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up for an alert<\/a> when the campaign launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" data-attachment-id=\"5596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/07\/story-sale-the-blight-of-black-creek\/blight-of-black-creek_badge\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge.png\" data-orig-size=\"768,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge.png 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Blight-of-Black-Creek_badge-200x113.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m so excited about this story! As we near publication, I share how I came up with the idea in my Breeding Ground series of articles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VERY EXCITING NEWS! I sold a story to Tenebrous Press for their latest anthology! In Somnio: A Collection of Modern Gothic Horror contains 19 stories, including my tale, The Blight Of Black Creek. 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