C.R. Berry

Million Eyes

  • “Million Eyes” short stories to be published in Dark Tales and Storgy

    I’m super-pleased to announce that TWO of the Million Eyes Short Stories are slated for publication! The first is Who is Rudolph Fentz? This is based on a time travel urban legend that I’ve written about before. It was previously published in print in Issue 68 of Scribble Magazine, winning 3rd prize in its quarterly competition. Now Storgy Magazine… Read more

  • How I deal with writer’s block + “Million Eyes” updates

    Wikipedia calls writer’s block a “condition” and an “affliction” and the Wiki gods are absolutely right. Writer’s block is an illness that only writers suffer from. To recover from an illness, you either need to ride it out or combat it with various treatments and remedies. It’s a perfectly curable illness, but some writers are… Read more

  • My short story “The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller” has been re-published in Suspense Magazine

    Bonsoir les lecteurs! I’m back from my long bank holiday weekend in Disneyland Paris, but due to a big rush of copywriting busyness on my return, I’m afraid a new mystery/conspiracy article will have to wait till next week. In the meantime, I come bearing news about my short story, The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller. The second… Read more

  • No rules please. We’re fiction writers.

    So I came across an article in the Guardian recently called Elmore Leonard’s rules for writers and saw red. (Okay, a bit of an exaggeration given all the things currently happening in the world I could get angry about. Let’s say I saw carnation pink.) Anyway, I felt compelled to write an anarchic response for writers… Read more

  • “Million Eyes” updates and a review of South House Retreat in Dorset

    Evening all! I have come up for air following two weeks of total immersion in the final edit of my forthcoming conspiracy novel, Million Eyes. In this week’s blog, I’ll share where I’m at with everything and talk about my time at South House Retreat near Dorchester, Dorset. Million Eyes — a deadline By the… Read more

  • My short story “Rachel Can Still See” has been highly commended by Writers’ Forum

    Good day fiction fiends, mystery-philes and conspiracy lovers everywhere. I have returned from full immersion in my forthcoming conspiracy novel, Million Eyes. More on that tomorrow; I’ll be posting an article with updates on my progress with Million Eyes, along with a review of South House Retreat and my time there. In the meantime, just a quick blog… Read more

  • How I plan a story + story updates

    Greetings readers! Today I come bearing a handful of Million Eyes updates, and a bit of insight into how I plan and develop stories. Million Eyes  Work on the first novel in The Million Eyes Trilogy continues, and the end is nigh. I’m currently rewriting the very last chapter of the novel, and I’m in… Read more

  • My story “The Babushka Lady” will be published in time travel anthology “The Chronos Chronicles” later in 2017!

    I’m super-pleased to announce that my short story, The Babushka Lady, will be published later this year! It’s been selected to appear in a time travel-themed anthology called The Chronos Chronicles, due for print and electronic publication by Indie Authors Press in spring/summer 2017. The Babushka Lady is the latest of the Million Eyes Short Stories to be accepted… Read more

  • My short story “Paul” has now been published by Storgy Magazine

    My short story Paul is now available to read! It was published today by online magazine Storgy. The story is based on a famous pop culture conspiracy theory. The image above (used by Storgy for the publication) is a rather obvious clue as to what that might be, but if you’ve not heard of it, read the… Read more

  • My short story “Paul” will be published by Storgy Magazine on 23rd November

    Hello readers! Just thought I’d drop by and let you know that Storgy Magazine will be publishing my short story Paul on November 23rd ! Paul was originally shortlisted in the Aeon Award 2015 and very close to making the top six (so said the editor). It will be the fourth Million Eyes Short Story to be published, after Who… Read more

  • Commercial fiction vs literary fiction + story updates

    Good evening Earth. This week I’m talking about a popular conspiracy theory that President-elect Trump was assassinated by a coalition of Western governments before he could destroy Mexico’s economy, give guns to toddlers, and nuke the Middle East. Wait—what? There’s no such conspiracy theory, you say? President-elect Trump hasn’t been assassinated? Ah, okay. Sorry, must’ve… Read more

  • Sneak peek of my story “Rachel Can See” now available to read!

    Happy Halloween! You can now read a sneak peek of my new short story and honourable mention winner, Rachel Can See, the latest of the Million Eyes Short Stories, published in Metamorphose Volume 2. A Facebook user has already given the story a positive review: “Good story about a woman who is convinced she is not crazy.”… Read more

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