Zoinks! Meat City Releases One Week From Today

My book, MEAT CITY & OTHER STORIES, should be available in just one week. I’m excited, nervous, and still promoting. I will be promoting long after the book is released as well – that’s part of the job, and I’m learning all the time.

Speaking of promotions – I’ve nearly finished the trailer for the book, which should be up on Sunday. I thought that some of you might want to have some insight as to how I put the trailer together and how you can do something similar. When the trailer goes up on Sunday, I’ll also add a (long) post here letting everyone know the equipment I used, the software, footage, etc. You can make your own trailer and you don’t have to spend a lot of money to have something nice to help promote your book. It’s easy and fun. I’m not yet sure how effective book trailers are in terms of promotion, but every little bit helps.

Come back on Sunday and take a look at the trailer!

In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the cover yet again.

Meat City & Other Stories

Cover Art for Meat City & Other Stories

My short story collection, Meat City & Other Stories, is scheduled for release on May 28th through Black Bed Sheet Books. The publisher has lots of great titles coming out on the 28th including Blood Orchard by S.D. Hintz and Human Nature by Matthew Ewald.

Meat City & Other Stories

Black Bed Sheet Books Online Store is Now Open

Nick Grabowsky recently unveiled the new Black Bed Sheet Books online store, which is now open for business. You will be able to get all of the titles published by BBS at unbelievable discounts when you order through the online store. Find books from Grabowsky, Churchill, Applegate, and all of the other authors on the BBS roster. If you need a fix of zombies, grab Forrest J. Ackerman’s Anthology of the Living Dead. No matter your horror tastes, you should be able to find something here. Of course, if I didn’t plug my own upcoming book, Meat City & Other Stories, my other personality would be very disappointed in me.

The store offers more than just books though. You will also be able to get t-shirts, coffee mugs, hats, and more. Be sure to read the product descriptions too. They’re quite funny!

Go on and visit the store by clicking here. You know you want to.

Projects for 2010

The following is a list of upcoming projects for 2010 in no particular order.

  • Dawn of the Pale Riders – Post apocalyptic horror/fantasy/western novel - yeah, that’s a mouthful, but I think it should work and be fairly entertaining. I’m finishing up the outline over the next few days.

 

  • Aberrant Nation – Comic book that also has a post apocalyptic vibe. I’m working on the first story arc, as well as completing all of the character descriptions, backgrounds, etc. I want to have the first issue written, along with all of the other background material by early January.

 

  • Promotion for Meat City & Other Stories – This collection of my short fiction should be out sometime in early 2010, and I will be promoting it as much as I can. If anyone has any unique ideas for promotion and exposure feel free to send them along.

 

  • The Killing Box – Horror novel that is still in the research and development stage. It has magicians, ghosts, demons, and other fun stuff. I might even add a sexy librarian . . . I just don’t know yet.

 

  • The World Next Door – Middle grade fantasy novel that is almost complete. The first draft is done, but it needs some major rewrites.

 

  • Custodian serial – This is the urban fantasy serial that I want to add to this site, free of charge. I enjoy the characters and world that I’ve created, and I hope to write a novel with the characters at some point in the future.

 

  • Short stories – Even though short stories don’t pay very much, I like writing them and I know that some people enjoy reading them. I want to write and publish at least 10 short stories this year.

 

  • Untitled horror screenplay – I’ve got the idea, but it still needs work. This is something that I probably won’t even begin until well into the summer.

 

  • Freelancing – I gotta eat and pay bills, you know.

 

  • Find a literary agent – I’ve neglected looking for an agent for years, but I think it’s about time that I try to find one. As soon as I complete a few more manuscripts, I will begin my hunt in earnest – and I’ll let everyone know how it all pans out. It can’t be that hard, right? : )

Well, that’s my list for now (subject to change according to my whims and fears).

What is everyone else working on for 2010?

Current Writing Projects

I’ve got quite a bit going on right now. I’m always scrambling for freelance work, but I have quite a few other projects in the works as well.

I’m writing a novel called Dawn of the Pale Riders, which is a zombie western set in the near future. It is a prequel to my story “Ballad of the Pale Riders”, and a sequel to my story “Meat City”. Both of those stories are in my upcoming collection from Black Bed Sheet Books called Meat City & Other Stories.

I’m also writing a proposal for a comic book series (tentatively) titled Aberrant Nation.

In addition, I’m working on an urban fantasy serial novella that I will post on this site. I won’t start posting the chapters until I have the entire story written though. It just seems better that way.

I’ve got a few other projects lined up as well, but I’m currently too tired to mention them all.

New Site . . . Again

This is the new look to the old website. I’m going to keep it as simple and easy to navigate as possible for my benefit and the benefit of those who visit. I have a tendency to break websites – this is my third attempt at getting this one right.

I will probably be adding a few more links, some pictures, and a few other things over the next few days. I also plan to serialize a story on the site. Oh, and I will be pimping the new book that I have coming out in early 2010 called Meat City and Other Stories!




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