C. P. Anthologies

The Memory Eater anthology is now available in paperback and e-book formats

2012-07-05T13:51:00.004-04:00

Today, over at http://www.matthewhance.com/, I posted exactly where The Memory Eater can be purchased. I hope you'll take a look!

New Website Up and Running

2012-05-25T13:07:00.000-04:00

I’ve been working on a new site the past few weeks, and it’s currently up and running at www.matthewhance.com. I’ll be moving most of the content from this blog over to there, and once the store is finished, you’ll be able to purchase The Memory Eater paperback, ebook and bookmark. Don’t get me wrong, I love Blogspot, and this blog has worked wonders for me over the past year and some, but

Success!

2012-05-13T13:53:00.002-04:00

The Memory Eater's Kickstarter campaign officially ended yesterday with a huge W. The project raised $4,478 (or 105%), which was $228 more than the original $4,250 goal. I'd like to thank everyone who helped the project by either spreading the word or pledging. I have many thoughts about the rollercoaster campaign and plan to share them when I get a chance. As for the book, I'm going

Future Anthologies, Posts and Direction

2012-05-08T16:05:00.000-04:00

I know there's been a lot of Memory Eater Kickstarter updates the past month or so, but in a few days, the campaign will end, and it will be back to business as usual. I've been working on a ton of projects. Ideas. The future. Which brings me to a few important updates: First, and probably the most important, in the next few months, I will be transitioning all traffic from this blog to

The Memory Eater Contest

2012-05-01T21:03:00.000-04:00

We’re holding a contest from now until the end of The Memory Eater’s Kickstarter campaign, which is May 12th. I held one last week, but it’s time to switch things up, because we need all the help we can get to help raise the last 30% of our goal. For Twitter and Google+, all you have to do to enter the contest is send out a message promoting the book and include #thememoryeatercontest2 and a

Kickstarter Update and Future Anthologies

2012-04-25T13:46:00.000-04:00

As of today, The Memory Eater has raised $2,837 (or 66%) of its $4,250 goal. With 16 days left to pledge, there’s still a lot of hard work to do, but boy oh boy has the ride thus far been a nail biter. At least for me anyway. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve checked my email, fingers crossed, hoping to see a new backer alert. 77 people have supported the project so far, and I can’t

The Memory Eater Story Trailers and Interview

2012-04-10T09:09:00.000-04:00

In just 9 days, The Memory Eater Kickstarter campaign has raised $1,476 (34% of the goal). With 31 days left, we’re doing very well but still need a lot of support. To give you a better look at what kind of stories can be found in The Memory Eater, Justin Swapp (one of the contributors), was kind enough to create mini trailers for each of the 27 stories. He will be updating the channel as he

Purchase The Memory Eater Anthology

2012-04-02T09:19:00.002-04:00

At last, after having worked on this for over a year, I'm excited to share with you The Memory Eater: Stories that Erase the Past to Save the Future. This science fiction-inspired anthology consists of 27 uniquely written and illustrated stories based on a futuristic device with the ability to locate and destroy any memory in the human mind. Each of the 24 authors wrote original stories around

The Memory Eater 4 Story Sampler

2012-03-28T19:31:00.000-04:00

With the Kickstarter campaign only a few days away, I wanted to give everyone a taste of what’s to come, so I put together four story samples from The Memory Eater. You can check them out here or click the picture below. Enjoy!

Kickstarter Campaign Coming

2012-03-21T10:52:00.000-04:00

On or around April 1st, I will be trying to fund The Memory Eater through a campaign on Kickstater. For those of you who don’t know what Kickstarter is, it’s a site where projects are pitched to the public in order to raise a certain amount of money. The projects offer different rewards for different pledge amounts. Each pledge requires the pledger to pay up front, but the funds aren’t taken

Come Say Hi

2012-02-28T10:36:00.001-05:00

There will be a Memory Eater update coming this weekend (I’m just finalizing all of the details), but until then, come say hi to me this Sunday (3/4/12) at the Ends of Man anthology launch party. My second place story, along with another, are part of this collection. There will be prizes, and conversations with the authors and discounted prices on the books, so don't miss out! Full details

Free Upcoming Contests

2012-02-17T10:03:00.000-05:00

I've rounded up information about a few writing contests that are fast approaching. If you love competition, like me, then the following will probably make your mind explode with ideas. Deadline: 2/29/2012Contest Name: 2012 Writing ContestFor: WritersTheme: Anything goesSubmit: Fiction up to 1,500 wordsPrizes: $500 for 1st and $200 for 2ndWebsite: http://www.witf.org/

The Memory Eater is Coming

2012-02-11T11:50:00.000-05:00

I’ve been a bit slow with the blog posts lately, but this is the calm before the storm. I’ve been meticulously preparing The Memory Eater for launch, and with over 50 contributors, there are a lot of checks to be made. Not to mention that Word’s weapon of choice, formatting, nearly whooped me into submission. But the near-finished product (about 95% complete) has turned out so amazingly well,

The Curse of Creativity!

2012-01-20T09:06:00.000-05:00

Okay, so there are a lot of pros and cons of being a writer. You can work whenever and wherever you want. It’s hard work, it takes a long time, and people throw tomatoes at you. You can make people fall in love with your fantasies or cause them to stop reading fiction altogether. But there’s one big anchor, in my mind, that is always dragging me near the shore of writing. It’s a switch I

Get Sidetracked (plus a Memory Eater sneak peek)

2012-01-11T11:16:00.001-05:00

As I’ve been pussyfooting around flirting with my writing lately, I found some cool writing-related websites to mess around with. Here they are, brought to you list style: Wordle This is a useful site that allows you to transform a bunch of text (even full manuscripts) into word clouds. The words you use the most will appear the biggest, thus helping you trim some of the monotony out of your

12 Writer Resolutions for 2012

2012-01-01T14:18:00.000-05:00

Since it's the New Year (Happy New Year, everyone!), I've got some helpful writer resolutions to share. So here we go... 1. Make time to write:Let's see...sleep, work, eat, family time. Chances are, your pie chart leaves about 5% of the day's time for your own personal enjoyment. What to do with that time? Relax, partake in a hobby, or write? I know it doesn't sound too appealing when put

People Don't Grow on Trees (An Embarrassing Email)

2011-12-09T10:45:00.000-05:00

I got a link from my wife yesterday directing me towards some investment banker’s interesting scary email to a girl he just went on a date with. I guess the short of it is, at the last minute, a friend canceled meeting this guy, Mike, at the Philharmonic, so Lauren ended up filling in. After one date, this is the email Lauren received (NOTE: As a blog dedicated to writing, I’m going to

Disney and ESPN Protecting Child Molesters?

2011-12-05T21:01:00.001-05:00

Up until today, I’ve kept away from topics regarding the news, politics, religion and other touchy subjects. I hate fighting with others about personal opinions and mainly wanted to focus my efforts here on The Memory Eater anthology and writing-related tools to help authors polish their craft. But alas, today I find myself conflicted over the hypocrisy I’m hearing regarding a topic I hold dear

56 Horrible Gift Ideas for Christmas

2011-12-03T17:41:00.002-05:00

Since Christmas is almost here, I wanted to compile a list of horrible gifts so Santa can make sure he doesn’t give me any of them. Feel free to print this list out and mail it to the North Pole! I always thought each banana in a bunch needed their own place. This also doubles as a troll's finger. The phone, not the man. His brother got a 50" LCD TV. Not only will this thing keep my kitchen

Waiting...And Another Anthology?

2011-12-01T11:30:00.000-05:00

I’m still alive! I finally wrapped up editing one of my novels for a competition. I had to add 10,000 words and fill in a few holes, but I can honestly say that this is my best work to date. Did I mention I’m mentally tired? Especially after putting The Memory Eater through two rounds of edits. I’ve been reading a lot lately—a few short stories from Fantasy and Science Fiction’s 60th

All About The Memory Eater Anthology

2011-11-11T12:36:00.000-05:00

I've gone ahead and published the page dedicated to The Memory Eater anthology. It can be found here and at the tab near the top of this blog. I will update the page as information comes in. Until then, thank you to everyone who has and continues to follow this project. C. P.

Finding Humor in Writing

2011-10-28T12:27:00.000-04:00

I'll be posting a new "All About The Memory Eater Anthology" page along with the details of where it can be purchased soon, but until then, I'm dedicating this lovely Friday (if frost and rain and gray are your thing) to a random assortment of writing-related humor. Unrelated—there's a crying baby next to me. What do I do? Related—here's a funny picture my wife showed me the other day. There's

9 Tips to Ease Your Editing Pain

2011-10-24T13:04:00.000-04:00

Most people cringe when it comes time to edit their work. Since I'm close to completing the second round of edits on the 27 selected stories, I thought it would be helpful to share some tips I picked up along the road to Mordor (The Lord of the Rings reference)…I mean becoming published. Be ConsistentSure, there are universal rules out there for grammar and sentence structure, but the rules

Back From the Hospital

2011-10-06T14:26:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to post a quick update—Eli Thomas joined us at 12:06pm on Tuesday, October 4th. He weighs 8 lbs. 1 oz. and is 21" long. We're all feeling great, and my wife and I appreciate all of your support. My son Ethan holding baby Eli. I'll be diving back into the anthology within the next couple of days. Until then, take care! C. P.

The Baby Countdown

2011-10-03T13:36:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow (October 4th, 2011), if everything goes smoothly, my wife and I will welcome our second child into the worldJ A picture of happiness. This is probably obvious, but for the next two weeks, my replies to emails/tweets/posts will be lagging. Before I shift gears here, I just wanted to post a quick update on the progress of the anthology: · I’ve selected 26 stories. · I’m