Michael Botur

Q&A with Michael Botur: Glass Barbie read-nz.org/news/article/q…

Smile and the whole world smiles with you. My creature concepts for the entity in Smile 2 aka the Smile monster. #smile2

@TheDailyBlogNZ Thank you for this. The Spinoff is so painfully communist. For me, the moment they lost all credibility were articles attacking esteemed reporter Martin van Beynen. thedailyblog.co.nz/2024/09/15/med…

People are really digging this story, thousands of page hits - it's worth checking out. botur.substack.com/p/2-we-created…

Kia ora to all who came out for our Whangarei Mystery in the Library event. Great to see the support for our Northland authors in the most northern-most of this year's MITL nationwide series. Big kudos to @MichaelBotur for his chairing & enthusiasm, and Meredith at WDL #yeahnoir

I am very proud to be playing Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ at Dargaville Little Theatre this month - grab your tickets! 2.5 hours of singing dancing joy. Most shows sold out. events.humanitix.com/the-wizard-of-…

Criminal conversation Ngaio Marsh Awards BODIES BY THE BEACHES this Thursday hosted by yours truly - criminally good conversation featuring six talented Northland storytellers delving into crime, mystery and thriller books. Click to read nzherald.co.nz/northern-advoc…

Shortlisted for 4x Vogel awards for the best in NZ horror and sci fi for the collection BLOODALCOHOL: Ten Tales nzherald.co.nz/northern-advoc…

Student president Marcail Parkinson has crumbled after attempting to cancel a VUW debate. @MarcailParkins1 - centrist.co.nz/hypocrisy-at-v… . When pressed to give one example of Jonathan Ayling supporting hate speech, she had none. Watch her embarass herself on The Platform today.

If you haven't heard of 'The War of Art' and if you haven't considered how important it is to be stoic in the creative arts, here's me talking about accepting unfairness with some rewards in the field of creative writing. Spotify interview. open.spotify.com/episode/4XGrRs…

Simply reply to the Substack and chuck some words in the title like “Please send me a review copy” and I’ll send you a review copy. You read it, say bad things, neutral things or maybe even good things on Goodreads and Amazon and/or blogs and newspapers. botur.substack.com/p/review-copy-…

Bloodalcohol begins. Follow the tour here. Review copies going out across the next two months. Those generous donors who helped with crowdfunding? I can't wait to get your paperback in the post. silverdaggertours.com/sdsxx-tours/bl…

@Gabriel_Krauze Hey, just finished 'Who They Was.' Great book, I loved how rich & lively the language was. Sorry I missed you in Chch. Haven't lived there since 2003. I am of Polish and English heritage with an interest in breakin' the law (author of Crimechurch). Respect.

This is art, right here. Pure expression. No audience needed. youtube.com/watch?v=sqSA-S…

@AJemaineClement Hi Jemaine, may I get an email to you about my black comedy Kiwi road trip crime thriller about a crackhead detective? I'm hoping it will make you laugh. Could I send it to your NZ agent/ manager please? Mike B, Whangarei, Earth etc

Did you enjoy the story 'Test of Death' in 'The Devil Took Her' collection? The script sample has made it to the semi finals of Genreblast. Congratulations Linda Niccol for your powerful writing. Now we aim to fully smash some harder competition genreblast.com/script-contest

"Life is life because it's always disappearing." - Philosopher Alan Watts

Why not enjoy ‘Fake ID’ on your headphones while you’re doing yardwork or drifting off to sleep tonight? Great new recording to enjoy as a FREE mp3 or YouTube vid. Whatever medium you like. I love how much the voice of @VikingGuitar enlivened the story. botur.substack.com/p/two-quick-up…

Here's author Michael Botur reading an excerpt from one of the many stories about solo parenting in 'Flying Solo.' youtube.com/watch?v=2IpGgq… Please donate to author J C L Purchase as she crowdfunds this important project. [ boosted.org.nz/projects/flyin… ]

@michaelwehunt Hey @michaelwehunt first draft of your interview published, the publisher had neglected the paragraph about your exciting book deal announcement, sorry about that, but the para should be in there now. The October Film Haunt- can't wait. I'll be first in line to buy it.

Witness me revealing more than is necessary about myself! @MichaelBotur follows up his great review of The Inconsolables with an interview of yours truly, again at Ginger Nuts of Horror. "I feel like a poet, but I would never identify as one." gnofhorror.com/southern-gothi…