Brian Kirk

A Journey of the Imagination

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2015 World Horror Con Recap

It’s strange, this life. Five years ago I decided to walk away from a lucrative position at an ad agency to devote more time to fiction writing. Not just any fiction, mind you. Weird fiction. Dark fiction. Fiction that sometimes hurts to write. Sometimes hurts to read.

I started this website five years ago and gave it a name: A Journey of the Imagination. Sounds a little puffed up, maybe, but it’s been fitting thus far. The latest stop along this path was the 25th Anniversary World Horror Convention, which took place this past weekend in my hometown of Atlanta, and I’m still reeling from the experience.

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Preparing Your Pitch

When I signed up to attend the World Horror Convention last year in Portland, I went with one goal in mind: to pitch the novel I had just completed in hopes of landing a book deal. I had never been to the WHC before. In fact, I had never been to a convention of any kind before. Therefore, I had no idea what to expect, or how I was going to meet the editors or agents who could either offer me a contract, or help me get one. Nor did I know how I was going to smoothly present my project without coming off like an overeager putz (which I most certainly am).

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A Guide to Atlanta for the WHC

Here’s a quick guide to some local places you may want to visit while in Atlanta for the World Horror Convention this May.

First of all, if you have never been to Atlanta before, welcome. You’re bound to have a good time. While the WHC will have plenty of activities to keep you occupied, I wanted to provide a list of some local haunts in case you want to go exploring. Just be forewarned, getting around Atlanta can be confusing as hell.

Here are a few of my favorite spots that tend to attract readers, writers, and creative folks in general. I offer them in no particular order.

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