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Deb Taber
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Excerpt
The following writing excerpt is from my first novel, Neuter, which has undergone many a rewrite since it led me to Clarion West four years ago.
Fifty-four fast food restaurants in a small Texas town means one hundred and eight restroom doorknobs to paint with plague. A population of over half a million is far more than the fifty-four can support, and as Jin walks into the main dining area the lines are growing back toward the doors. Soon, that problem will be taken care of. For a little while.
Bio
A member of the CW 2004 litter, Deb spends most of her time editing rather than writing, a condition the Write-a-thon is unlikely to change much. She is managing editor of a trade magazine for the horse industry and editor and art director at Apex Publications, publishers of Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest and a growing line of dark speculative fiction books. She also volunteers with Clarion West as proofreader and frequently corrects others' grammar in public places, for which she should probably be shunned.
Publications
Publications include "How to Raise a Human," (Apex Digest, Fall 2006), "Powered" (Shadowed Realms, issue 11) and a lot of nonfiction ghost writing about horses. Recently edited releases include collections by Jennifer Pelland (Unwelcome Bodies), Matt Wallace (The Next Fix), and upcoming releases by Alethea Kontis (Beauty and Dynamite), Maurice Broaddus and Wrath James White (Orgy of Souls), and Fran Friel (Mama's Boy and Other Dark Tales).
Writing Description
Science fiction in the dystopian/melancholic vein characterizes Deb's longer fiction, while her short fiction leans more toward dark fantasy and science-horror. Fascinated by the interplay of light and dark and the grey areas of character and morality, she seeks to create characters and worlds that are unexpected but real.
Goals
This Write-a-thon, I am attempting to start work on a new novel. Research and character studies are currently underway, and the plan is to have 10,000 words completed by the start of the Write-a-thon. The aim during the 'thon itself is for 7,000 words per week, to be maintained post-event until the first draft is complete.
Fundraising goal for the year: bring in at least three sponsors who have not sponsored a Write-a-thon participant before.
