My good writer friend Dan Hanks and I are doing a couple of virtual launch events for our Angry Robot releases on September 8th! Since Dan is in the UK and I'm in Texas, we have scheduled them to be convenient for both time zones, although folks are welcome to attend both! UK Event Link … Continue reading Virtual Book Launch for THE PHLEBOTOMIST
Author: chrispanatier
Artist, writer, dad.
Molotov Cocktail’s Prize Winners Anthology Vol. 5
The Molotov Cocktail publishes a unique brand of short fiction that, to me at least, stands out from the crowd. Most is horror tinged, but always with emotional heft, and a solid dose of heart. In addition to their regularly scheduled issues, they also run four themed-contests a year and then publish an anthology with … Continue reading Molotov Cocktail’s Prize Winners Anthology Vol. 5
A Quick Video Introduction to THE PHLEBOTOMIST
Greetings fellow...Pandemicomrades? Pandemaniacs! Er, fellow Pandemic-pals? Pandemons? Ooo, that's a winner. I have a one minute, fifteen second video up on Angry Robot's Youtube channel where I briefly discuss my soon-to-be-released debut novel The Phlebotomist. I hadn't yet lost all desire for hygiene and self-care when I filmed this little vid, so just know: things … Continue reading A Quick Video Introduction to THE PHLEBOTOMIST
The Phlebotomist is up on NetGalley!
If you are a reviewer, book blogger, booktuber, bookstagrammer, bookseller, etc., you can now request THE PHLEBOTOMIST through NetGalley. "Another reason why I loved this book is it's nothing quite like anything I've read before, a medical dystopian mixed with a sci-fi element that felt scarily plausible on so many levels...Overall, a fantastic novel written … Continue reading The Phlebotomist is up on NetGalley!
Writing Through Guilt as the World Falls Apart
Even the title of this piece can't help but sound both woe is me and Chicken Little, but even so, these lamentations are probably more justified now than at any time in recent memory. When have so many different forces coalesced to bring on both crippling anxiety and existential dread? Sure, there were periods when … Continue reading Writing Through Guilt as the World Falls Apart
Warden of the Sun
My short story "Warden of the Sun" recently placed 4th in Molotov Cocktail's FLASHPOCALYPSE contest. Many good stories in this one. WARDEN OF THE SUN at Molotov Cocktail
His Dark Materials and Its Brilliant Use of Color
When I heard that HBO was going to do His Dark Materials, my response was a combination of joy and relief. Joy, because, well, Lyra's tale is perhaps my favorite story of all time, and relief because it meant I could erase from my mind that travesty of a film from 2007 staring Dakota Richards … Continue reading His Dark Materials and Its Brilliant Use of Color
The Eighth Fathom in Metaphorosis
Do you love octopuses? Me too. This is a story of octopuses of questionable origin and the belief systems that drive them. You can read it at Metaphorosis or simply listen to their podcast (narrated by me), both at the link. THE EIGHTH FATHOM at Metaphorosis
Book Promotion: This is fine
From time to time I make a journal entry to document the course of my fledgling writing career. I imagine it might be helpful to be able to look back and observe how experience has changed me. These posts could also be useful for other newish writers experiencing the same challenges. They will read it … Continue reading Book Promotion: This is fine
When Billionaires Flee to Proxima b
Who doesn't love billionaires?!!?! A short bit of humor up at DEFENESTRATION MAG that might just include the answer to why you die a little bit whenever you go on Twitter. WHEN BILLIONAIRES FLEE TO PROXIMA b