Category Archives: Writing

And Yet, Even MORE Updates

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Hey folks – have a few cool new things to announce:

For starters, I recently sold my newest short story, “No Songs for the Stars,” to White Noise Press. I am pleased to contribute to their ongoing chapbook series. News about availability as soon as I have it. 🙂

If you’re interested in hearing me talk about writing, relationships, Brian, monsters, cosmic horror, collaborating, and more, check out my podcast interview on Arm Cast Podcast HERE.

Also, I’m pleased to announce that three of my novels (so far) will soon be available for Nook as well as Kindle – for only $3.99!
Get the Nook version of The Hollower HERE.
Get the Nook version of Thrall HERE.
Get the Nook version of Chaos HERE.

More coming soon!!!

EDITED TO ADD: Also, please check my Works page and my Appearances page for recent updates.

NECon Programming Schedule

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Just a quick note to those who are/will be at NECon this weekend, if you’re interested in catching up with me — I’ll be arriving tomorrow afternoon.  Here’s what my participation in the programming looks like:

FRIDAY evening – Mass Autograph Signing

SATURDAY, 4 pm
Panel – Man vs. Beast vs. Other: The Best Monsters in Modern Horror
From classic tropes like vampires and werewolves to the supernatural and “other-worldly” options, there’s no shortage of terrifying creatures for authors to choose from to scare the bejeezus out of their audience. A distinguished panel discusses “My Favorite Monster” — both to write and to read.
P.D. Cacek (M), Errick Nunnally, William D. Carl, Brian Keene, Mary SanGiovanni, Nate Kenyon

Hope to see you there!

 

Some Updates

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Hi, folks.  A few quick updates:

First, thanks to everyone who came out to see us this past weekend at Scares That Care. I understand the charity made some money for needy families, and that makes me happy.  A special thanks to the organizers for putting on such a fun weekend for such a worthwhile cause.

Second, I will be at NECon in two weeks — more info on programming and whatnot to follow.  Further, I will be making an appearance with Brian Keene at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, VA this month as well.  Brian and I will be signing books and doing a Q&A with audience members.

A signed, limited edition hard cover version of my recent short story collection, A Darkling Plain, should be available soon. I’ll keep you posted.

Shadows over Main StreetA few of my short stories will be appearing in various anthologies and chapbook venues in the next couple of months. I can’t get into details about all of them, but I can tell you that my short story, “The Floodgates of Willowhill,” will be appearing in the anthology Shadows Over Main Street, edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward.  There are some phenomenal authors in this one, so I hope you’ll consider checking it out.

 

 

 

Finally, a teaser from the new novel, The Blue People:

They seemed to be made of a translucent blue, somewhat crystalline substance that molded itself, at will, into the semblance of a tall, gaunt person-shape. This shape, with its long, rather sharp features, was swathed in an assortment of sapphire folds of plush cloth embroidered, or so it looked, with silvery-white threads, so that only the skeletal head and hands could be seen. In the cavernous sockets of their eyes was a deep blackness that seemed almost a tangible thing.

The being in front opened its mouth and the others followed suit; a bright light issued from their throats and carried their voices in unison to her. “We were summoned.”

 

Scares That Care Author Programming Schedule

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I sincerely hope that if you are able, you’ll consider coming to the Scares That Care Charity Horror Convention taking place in Williamsburg, VA from June 27th to 29th. It’s for an incredibly good cause, and a number of great authors, actors, publishers, directors and generally interesting, awesome, horror-field folks will be in attendance. They’re even letting me in there. 😉

Scares that Care

FRIDAY
9:00pm – 10:00pm
The More Things Change – It is said that writing and publishing have changed in the advent of the digital age. But has it really, or do the same perils and pitfalls still exist? Veteran authors Thomas Monteleone, Kelli Owen and Mary SanGiovanni are joined by newcomers Kristopher Rufty, Jonathan Janz, and Chris Jensen for a discussion on writing and selling horror in the era of Kindle. Moderated by Jacob Haddon.

SATURDAY
1:30pm – 2:15pm
Kelli Owen and Mary SanGiovanni – Reading and Q&A

Nonfiction Funstuff

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Hey folks — if you’re looking for a little light Monday night reading, please consider two new blog posts I have up today:

My new Apex Publications blog on supernatural vs. psychological horror, and the often fine line between them: The Thin Gray Line.

Also, there’s a new installment of the Monday Night Monsters series, Inspirational Movies Part II.  To catch up on all the Monday Night Monsters posts so far, CLICK HERE. 

Another Brand-New, Never-Before-Published Short Story – MIA MOJA

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I’m happy to announce that another brand new, never-before-published short story of mine, “Okiku,” will be appearing in Thunderstorm Books’ brand new limited edition anthology, Mia Moja, edited by Mike McBride and Nate Southard.  YAY!

From Thunderstorm’s website:

This book is a celebration of Thunderstorm’s 100th hardcover title.  It is edited by Michael McBride and Nate Southard and contains ten long stories (approximately 10,000 words each) by ten authors.  Included are Nate Southard, Shane McKenzie, Brian Keene, Gene O’Neill, Kelli Owen, JF Gonzalez, Bryan Smith, Ronald Kelly, Michael McBride, and Mary SanGiovanni.

Also, there are a couple of additions to the typical Black Voltage production, which includes color header pages for each story, higher end upgraded endsheets, several tip in sheets, including signatures from all ten authors, and an upgraded smoother bonded leather.

With this line up and only 80 copies being produced, it is sure to sell out quickly.  No other editions of this anthology as a whole will be produced.  No special editions, no trade hardcovers, no trade paperbacks.  Black Voltage #40, as inspired by Black Voltage #1, is about celebrating limited editions.

Copies are, I understand, very limited, so if you want a copy, I’d pick one up pretty quickly.

New, Never-Before-Published Short Story Available in Lamplight Magazine

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So, I’m pleased to announce that I’m the featured artist in Volume II, Issue III of Lamplight Magazine, available in print and e-book formats.  My brand-new, never-before-published short story, “The Mime,” appears alongside an interview with me conducted by Jeff Heimbuch.  This issue also features a new installment of Jim Moore’s serialized novella, an article by J.F. Gonzalez, and fiction by
doung jai, Tim W Boiteau, Alethea Eason, and Lucy A Snyder. I hope you’ll consider picking up a copy.

New Interview With Me Posted at Writer’s Bone

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A new interview with me, conducted by Sean Tuohy, is now up at Writer’s Bone.  In it, we discuss the Hollower books, my views on characters in horror fiction, and some other odd stuff about me.

Drop by and comment, if you like. 🙂

New Releases – CHAOS and FOR EMMY

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I’m delighted to announce two new releases in paperback and e-book!

ForEmmyPB FrontFirst, reader favorite novella For Emmy is now available once again in paperback for only $5.34 and in ebook for only $1.99!
Sometimes no matter how vigilant you are, you can’t keep loved ones save. — Dana McCluskey and her father know very well that there can be dangers around every corner. They wanted to keep Emmy safe. — But it is impossible to see some dangers coming. And there are those corners that you’d never see, out-of-the-way places just beyond our grasp where loved ones can get very lost — and the danger there is very real indeed.
With artwork by the talented Daniele Serra.

chaosPBFrontAlso available for the first time in paperback  ($10.95) and e-book ($3.99) is my fifth novel, Chaos.
The Bridgewood Estates apartments are clean, modern and new—the perfect place for Myrinda and her boyfriend Derek to start a new life together. But the apartments have an extra feature not advertised—they’re built on a gateway to another world, an abyss of chaos from which horrific monsters known as the chaotic ones have come to spread their insanity sickness. As the tenants of Bridgewood descend into lunacy, unthinkable acts and violent deaths accumulate around Myrinda and Derek. They’ll have to fight Myrinda’s own growing madness or succumb to the whims of the chaotic ones.
I hope that you’ll consider picking up a copy of one or both of these, and as always, I hope you enjoy them.

And More Updates….

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There are less than 10 copies left available of the hard cover version of The Fading Place. If you’d like to buy one before this limited edition goes out of print, you can pick one up HERE. You can also purchase the e-book version of this novella HERE.

Also, For Emmy is now available, at least in paperback.  I’m working on getting the e-book available, as well.

I’m hoping to have Chaos available for paperback and e-book soon, too — details to follow.

You can now purchase the audiobook version of The Hollower now as well as the audiobook of Thrall.

I’ve confirmed my appearance at WHC this year, so if you’ll be there, stop by and say hi!  And speaking of appearances watch this space for the Summer Scares Signing Tour….