Michael J. Seidlinger is the Filipino-American author of Anybody Home?, The Body Harvest, and other books. He has written for, among others, Wired, Buzzfeed, Polygon, and Publishers Weekly. You can find him at michaeljseidlinger.com.

“Short, sharp, bizarre and brilliant, On Submission is a scathing autopsy of the publishing industry.” —FanFiAddict"Sharp in all the ways that matter. If you’re not afraid of gore, want a shadowy look into the world of publishing, or savor the mind of confidently deluded characters, pick up On Submission." —Independent Book Review"The novel is a fast-paced, pointed critique of publishing's focus on financial success versus artistic merit and also a slasher with enough gruesome details to please casual fans of the subgenre. This unsettling title could be recommended to readers who enjoy dark and grisly stories about authors and obsession, like Travis Thrasher’s Ghostwriter (2009) or Stephen King’s Misery." —Booklist"A tortuous affair that marries psychopathy with writerly ambition, On Submission is a serial killer revenge fantasy set within the publishing industry’s already ruthless echelons, a social satire that enacts the darkest imaginings of any author forced to endure yet another blanket rejection slip. It’s gruesome, troublesome, impish, and lampoonish—a fast-paced splatter romp whose resourceful antihero shares a moral compass with Patrick Bateman. Seidlinger doesn’t just bite that hand that feeds him, he devours it." —Joe Pan, author of Florida Palms“A relentless, brutally comic story of ambition. Seidlinger vivisects a nightmare version of the publishing world, where stories require sacrifice, self-promotion needs ferocity, and the marketplace craves scandal and atrocity. Fast-paced. X-ACTO sharp. This book is bloody mayhem.” —Dennis Mahoney, author of Our Winter Monster“Seidlinger has masterfully crafted a striking meta-narrative of an industry with bodies in its closet—and with surgical precision—extracted the story of one writer’s blood-soaked journey from each incision. If you peel back the layers of text far enough, peer between the viscera on each page; you’ll find every writer you’ve ever known swimming in that crimson river, wading in it.” —Adam Fall, Underbrush Books

Michael J. Seidlinger is the Filipino-American author of Anybody Home?, The Body Harvest, and other books. He has written for, among others, Wired, Buzzfeed, Polygon, and Publishers Weekly. You can find him at michaeljseidlinger.com.

“Short, sharp, bizarre and brilliant, On Submission is a scathing autopsy of the publishing industry.” —FanFiAddict"Sharp in all the ways that matter. If you’re not afraid of gore, want a shadowy look into the world of publishing, or savor the mind of confidently deluded characters, pick up On Submission." —Independent Book Review"The novel is a fast-paced, pointed critique of publishing's focus on financial success versus artistic merit and also a slasher with enough gruesome details to please casual fans of the subgenre. This unsettling title could be recommended to readers who enjoy dark and grisly stories about authors and obsession, like Travis Thrasher’s Ghostwriter (2009) or Stephen King’s Misery." —Booklist"A tortuous affair that marries psychopathy with writerly ambition, On Submission is a serial killer revenge fantasy set within the publishing industry’s already ruthless echelons, a social satire that enacts the darkest imaginings of any author forced to endure yet another blanket rejection slip. It’s gruesome, troublesome, impish, and lampoonish—a fast-paced splatter romp whose resourceful antihero shares a moral compass with Patrick Bateman. Seidlinger doesn’t just bite that hand that feeds him, he devours it." —Joe Pan, author of Florida Palms“A relentless, brutally comic story of ambition. Seidlinger vivisects a nightmare version of the publishing world, where stories require sacrifice, self-promotion needs ferocity, and the marketplace craves scandal and atrocity. Fast-paced. X-ACTO sharp. This book is bloody mayhem.” —Dennis Mahoney, author of Our Winter Monster“Seidlinger has masterfully crafted a striking meta-narrative of an industry with bodies in its closet—and with surgical precision—extracted the story of one writer’s blood-soaked journey from each incision. If you peel back the layers of text far enough, peer between the viscera on each page; you’ll find every writer you’ve ever known swimming in that crimson river, wading in it.” —Adam Fall, Underbrush Books