Helpful Devils 1 — Commentary on the HWA
by Brett Talley When I signed a contract to publish my first novel, That Which Should Not Be, I was a complete neophyte in regards to the writing industry. Since I had submitted the book directly to the publisher, I did not have an agent who could give me advice, and I didn’t know a single soul who had ever published a short story, much less a novel. That’s why the Horror Writers Association has been such a godsend. Even though I have only been a part of the organization for a short time, the other members have been nothing…