My name is Daryl Brownell and I'm an aspiring horror writer (although I've dabbled in other genres occasionally). I've received numerous rejections over the last year and have since switched tactics in my neverending quest to make a lucrative career out of writing: using the Internet as a hype machine. Some of my work has been posted on my blog, which can be found here:

http://domainofthedisturbing.wordpress.com/

I'll be posting more stories and excerpts there in the near future. Comments - and critiques - are welcome. Editing my own work is quite a chore with two little ones running around, so some mistakes I may have overlooked.

Here is the link to the Facebook page of The Blackening, my first novel:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bl...04593342926119

It would be a great help simply clicking the "Like" button once you're there. The more people who do, the more exposure the page will generate. Also, if there's anyone here who would like to friend me on Facebook (just search for "Daryl Brownell"), make sure you send me a message letting me you know you're from this fine forum.

If you end up liking my work, it would be a great help just to leave a comment on the blog or the Facebook page of The Blackening. If you don't like it, that's fine. All I ask for is a chance.

I hope to see you guys there, and I'll still see you around the forum; I'm certainly not going anywhere. Thanks.