Category Archives: Writing

2011 to be a Busy Year!

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I’ve updated my schedule of appearances for the year.  Barring acts of God or alien abduction, I should be at those conventions and events listed on the Appearances page.  I will also being doing a live chat with Jason Miller — details coming soon.

Regarding upcoming work, there’s not much I can formally announce, but what I can say is that Thrall should be out in about 2-3 weeks.  My novella, Possessing Amy, should be out later this year — more news on that to follow.  My article on “Mood and Atmosphere in Horror” is scheduled to appear in Many Genres One Craft this spring.  There is also a possibility that Under Cover of Night, my short story collection from 2002, will be released in Kindle version, with a bonus story included.  I’ll keep folks updated on that.  I’m working on two other novellas and a novel, and have a few other projects in mind or in the works. 

2011 is shaping up to be a very busy year.

Free Fiction Up at Nightmaries

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So I have some free fiction up on the Nightmaries page of my website.  Ok, so it’s not a new story (it’s a reprint of  an old ghost story that appeard on Horror World once upon a time), but I suspect it’s new to a whole bunch of folks.  So if you’re interested, check it out and let me know what you think!  More new stuff this weekend.

THRALL NEWS

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So, I’m told I should be receiving signature sheets soon for THRALL. YAY!! And I’ve seen the full dust jacket — it’s absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to see everything all done. I’m also told that the publication date is shaping up to be early- to mid-March. We’re only a few weeks away now!

Speaking of which, chicakdees, I understand that there are very few copies left to order. If you want to reserve your copy (no charge at all until the books are ready), go forth and may your orders be fruitful and multiply!

THRILLERS: 100 MUST READS Edgar Award Nomination‏

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I just found out that THRILLERS: 100 MUST READS, in which I have an article on James Patterson’s ALONG CAME A SPIDER, received a nomination for the Edgar Award. I’m pretty excited, and keeping my fingers crossed for the book.

THRALL — Reservations Moving Fast!

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Just wanted to let folks know that reservations are going strong for THRALL and we’re down to the last few copies. If you want to reserve yours, go here.
Remember, credit card info isn’t taken for the reservation, so you won’t be charged anything until the books come in.

THRALL Available for Pre-order

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THRALL
Reservations are now being taken for my new novel, THRALL, through Thunderstorm Books. The book is a signed, limited-edition hardcover featuring the novel as well as two bonus stories, “Kins” and “The Days After the World Went Away.”

The last thing JESSE COAGLAN ever wanted to do was return to his hometown of Thrall, New Jersey. Tucked away in the wilds of the northwestern corner of the state, Thrall has always been a very strange place to live. The town was a poison that affected people’s minds, their souls, their bodies, and their perspectives. So Jesse abandoned his friends and the one woman he loved, and left everything behind. Seven years later, Jesse has found a reason to return – a reason that, in spite of his best attempts otherwise, he can’t ignore. His old love, Mia Dalianis, has left him a voicemail message begging him to come back, if not for her, then for the daughter Jesse never knew he had. Jesse needs to go back. He’s been running for a long time – from relationships, friendships, everything he is afraid of and feels guilty over. He realizes that the nightmares will never stop until he goes to Thrall. With help from Nadia Richards and some old surviving friends from Thrall, Jesse intends to find his daughter or die trying. He goes looking for redemption, but what he discovers about his old hometown may destroy him and everyone he’s ever cared about.

F. Paul Wilson says of the book: “THRALL is a feast of both visceral and existential horror—the gut tightens and the mind reels. Mary SanGiovanni joins that select cadre of women writers who are ignoring the safe old tropes and pushing the genre in new directions.”

Copies are limited, so to reserve yours today, go here.

Many Genres, One Craft: New Website

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The website for upcoming book MANY GENRES ONE CRAFT: LESSONS IN WRITING POPULAR FICTION (in which I have an article titled “Mood and Atmosphere in Horror”) went live recently.

Check it out if you’re so inclined, and share it with any aspiring writers in your life who may have an interest in learning from this book. The book is scheduled for a Spring release, and so the website will be updated pretty regularly with features and news, including profiles of the contributors.

Both the editors, Heidi Ruby Miller and Mike Arnzen, are incredibly talented and hard-working writers, and the list of fellow contributors is impressive (and includes several horror folk):

Michael A. Arnzen
Rebecca Baker
Shelley Bates
Michael Bracken
Gary A. Braunbeck
Crystal B. Bright
Jennifer Brisendine
Sally Bosco
Christopher Paul Carey
Ginger Clark
Lawrence C. Connolly
David J. Corwell
Susan Crandall
Kaye Dacus
Penny Dawn
John DeChancie
C. Coco DeYoung
Matt Duvall
Natalie Duvall
Ron Edison
Elaine Ervin
Timons Esaias
Tess Gerritsen
Venessa Giunta
Leslie Davis Guccione
Anne Harris
W.H. Horner
Lee Allen Howard
KJ Howe
Russ Howe
Scott A. Johnson
Nancy Kress
Chun Lee
Patrice Luneski
Susan Mallery
Dana Marton
Lee McClain
Mike Mehalek
Sharon Mignerey
Barbara Miller
Heidi Ruby Miller
Jason Jack Miller
Mary Ann Mogus
Thomas F. Monteleone
David Morrell
Catherine Mulvany
Nicole Peeler
Adrea Peters
Patrick Picciarelli
Steven Piziks
Rachael Pruitt
Lynn Salsi
Mary SanGiovanni
David Shifren
Randall Silvis
Lucy A. Snyder
Maria V. Snyder
Victoria Thompson
Tim Waggoner
Albert Wendland
Teffanie Thompson White
Karen Lynn Williams
K. Ceres Wright

Many of these folks, by the way, are associated with the Writing Popular Fiction Masters program at Seton Hill, which I found to be an incredibly wonderful experience.

Mood and Atmosphere Article to be Published in Spring

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My article on Mood and Atmosphere in Horror is scheduled to appear in MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT, along with about 60 other contributions on the techniques and mechanics of writing genre fiction. This book, edited by writers Heidi Ruby Miller and Mike Arnzen, is to be published by Headline Books for a Spring 2011 release in hardcover and later, trade paperback. I understand the book will be at international book fairs and at Book Expo America. I’m very excited to be a part of this project.

Ordering details to follow — I’ll keep you posted. 🙂

THRALL – What folks are Saying Part 1

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What F. Paul Wilson, author of the REPAIRMAN JACK series, says about my upcoming novel, THRALL:

“Thrall is a feast of both visceral and existential horror – the gut tightens and the mind reels. Mary Sangiovanni joins that select cadre of women writers who are ignoring the safe old tropes and pushing the genre in new directions.”

THRALL will be available early next year, for the interested — pre-orders in about a month. YAY!!!

Thanks

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Hey, I wanted to thank all the folks that are leaving such kind and thoughtful comments over at Literary Mayhem. I’m so pleased you liked the story. I received the books to sign for the giveaway, and will be doing that tonight. Good luck!