MANY GENRES ONE CRAFT Officially Released!

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I’m proud and excited to say that MANY GENRES ONE CRAFT, edited by Heidi Ruby Miller and Mike Arnzen and featuring my article, “Mood and Atmosphere in Horror,” has been officially released. I am delighted to be included among various genre professionals offering their quality advice and insight into the craft and business of genre fiction writing. This is a book definitely worht picking up, and I’m glad to be a part of it.

For those in the area, there will be a launch party at Seton Hill on Friday, June 24, 2011, at the 10th Annual Writing Popular Fiction Workshop, during the Wine Social & Book Signing. It will be held in McKenna Center Lounge from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Cathy Teets, owner of Headline Books, Inc. will be there to help celebrate as will the local press.

THRILLERS: 100 MUST READS Award Nominations

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Well, sadly, Thrillers: 100 Must Reads didn’t win the Edgar, but I found out that it is one of three nominees in the Poetry/Literary Criticism category for the Ben Franklin Award, which is one of the most prestigious awards given to independent publishers by the Independent Book Publishers Association. The award is given out at BEA.

I’m proud to be a part of this book. 🙂

UPDATE: I just found out the book has also been nominated for an Anthony Award. YAY!

Attn Film Students and Indie Film Folks

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Ala Stephen King’s Dollar Babies, I’m trying an experiment. At the bottom of this post is a list of short stories for which the film rights are available. The very basics of the deal are that in exchange for $1 options to these stories, the resulting film can be shown on my website. If you would like to discuss details, please contact me by email.

I’m excited to see what folks come up with, and am looking forward to hearing from you.

For the short fiction available for option, check out Film Adaptations.

Writing Updates

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I have some potential projects in the works that I want to squee and tell you about, but in most cases, I have to wait on giving the details. I can tease, though, and say that it juuuust maybe involves three or four new novels (one of which will be co-written with Brian), possible re-issues in new formats, and some possible new short fiction. There will likely be that Kindle version of UCN with a bonus story, and if that does well, I’d like to try a new short story collection that way. There is also an upcoming novella in an anthology (for which Brian, Nate, Wrath, and I signed aforementioned sig sheets). I’m very excited about all these projects, and not just because they will keep me busy and out of trouble. Also, soon to follow, an experiment of a nightmary variety. Keep watching this space for details.

2011 may turn out to be a good year yet. 😉

Post WHC Update

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So I’m back from WHC, and I had a wonderful time. I do believe Nate, Lee, and company put on one of the best WHCs I’ve ever been to. Got to see a bunch of old friends and make a bunch of new ones. I read from THRALL, signed books, met awesome folks I’ve so far only talked to online, and just really, truly enjoyed myself. One of the highlights of the weekend was a trip with Brian, Kelli, Bob, and Russ to downtown Austin, and that same crew hanging in the hotel hot tub, before B and I signed sig sheets for an upcoming project.

Best of all, I got to spend some truly great moments with Brian. He really is the love of my life, and he makes me happy and glowy. He has returned the brightest stars to my sky, and I can’t wait to be married to him.

To Brian, Kelli, Bob, Russ, Sarah, Rhodi and Hank, Dallas, Paul W., Peter, Paul G. and his wife, Leigh, Cargill and Jessica, Mamatas, Nick K., Paul T., Bret and Sandra, Vincent, John L., Mikal, John F., Von, Weston, Kyle, Rose, Carlton, Jeff, Tod, Eddie, Wrath and Christie, Nate, Lee, Gene, Serena, Bradley, Abigail, Rain, Papa Graves, Muppet, Tim, Danny, the Antartic Press guys, Tony and Kim, Joe, Kasey, Lincoln, Chad, Kelly, all the folks that came to hear me and B read, and all the folks who helped make WHC such an incredible experience — thank you. You folks are great, and it was really wonderful seeing you.

Newsy update to follow….

Dorchester News

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Found this information on Brian’s blog. Looks like the committee formed to determine Dorchester’s ability to pay its creditors has found it is unable to do so.

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WHC 2011 – Programming Announced

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Brian and I will be attending WHC in Austin, TX from April 28–April 31.  Brian is a Special Guest, and we both have readings and are participating in the Mass Signing.  Below is where we’ll be, if you’d like to stop by and say hello. 

THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Panel–How Much Money Do We Make?
10:00 PM Thursday April 28–Phoenix Central
Victoria Blake, Del Howison (M), Brian Keene, Rose O’Keefe, Yvonne Navarro,
Not a lot, probably. Talking about money is the last taboo, and horror is nothing but the genre of taboo breaking. Come hear from authors, publishers, booksellers, and more about that most vital of professional questions—”Are you rich yet?”

FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Brian Keene Seminar
1:00–5:00 PM Friday, April 29–Boardroom
Requires pre-registration. SOLD OUT!

Reading–Brian Keene
10:00 PM Friday April 29–Robertson

Reading–Mary SanGiovanni
10:30 PM Friday April 29–Robertson

SATURDAY, APRIL 30
I’ll Kill You With My Bare Hands! (Well, Maybe a Gun…)
11:00 AM Saturday, April 30–Dezavala
Brian Keene, Joe Lansdale (M), Wrath James White, Hank Schwaeble, Lincoln Crisler, Sandra Wickham, Adam Coates
Violence is easy, but writing violence is difficult. Hear from martial artists, gun aficionados, and combat veterans on how to get the blood, guts, and fistfights correct.

How To Break In To Comics
4:00 PM Saturday, April 30–Phoenix Central
Steve Niles, Joe Hill, Brian Keene, Joe Lansdale, James Chambers
Comics are fun! Comics are colorful! Comics are…gross? The rise of an adult audience for comics means that horror is back in all its four-panel glory, but what does it take to write for the comics industry? Do you need art skills, or an artist of your own? Can a beginner get a crack at established characters? No cliffhangers here, we’ll just tell you!

Things We Used To Care About
5:00 PM Saturday, April 30–Dezavala
Brian Keene (M), Chad Savage, Lois Gresh, Kelly Laymon, Rain Graves, Chad Hensley
Splatterpunk versus quiet horror! Dare you publish a story on the Internet?? Which email newsletter should I read first? Will role-playing games save the genre? And how’s about all those great new small presses that are being founded every month? On this panel we talk about the old controversies and contentious issues that history has solved for us.

MASS SIGNING!
7:30–10:00 PM Saturday, April 30–Phoenix Central

THRALL – Pictorial Persuasion

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My contributor copies for Thrall arrived yesterday, and the book looks beautiful!  I’m so happy with the way Thunderstorm Books produced it.  I posted some proud mama’s pics over on the Nightmaries page — check it out, and if you haven’t picked up a copy, a few are still available, but they’re going fast.

Fun Free Stuff to Celebrate the Release of Thrall

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Since today’s the day Thrall is being released and copies should be shipping out soon, I thought it might be fun to update the Nightmaries page over the next few days with little trivia/fun facts, pictures, giveaways, etc.  Hope you enjoy it!

THRALL to Ship Next Week

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Thrall is expected to ship 3/30/11.  That’s less than one week away!