Just wanted to let folks know I’ll be doing a regular monthly blog post over at the Apex Publishing blog. Mine will appear the fourth Monday of every month. I’ll post reminders when they go up.
Also, for readers/fans/friends/odds&ends, I started a discussion thread on the me-forum of Amazon for anyone who wants to chat about any of my books. I don’t know if folks actually ever go to/use these, but I figured it might be fun to try. Feel free to drop in and leave a comment, if you so desire.
Thunderstorm Books reports that there are only two remaining copies of the Hard Rain ($35) version of The Triumvirate left, so if you were waiting on picking up a copy, now would be the time to move on it. Also, there are only two complete matching sets of The Hollower Trilogy (this includes The Hollower, Found You, and The Triumvirate). You can contact Paul Goblirsch and make him an offer on these if you want to get them before they’re gone. He also has a couple of “broken” sets or individual books available — this may be your last chance to match up your books.
It’s been a while since I updated the site and I apologize for that; I’ve been in the process of moving from NJ to PA and reconnecting all the wires that a move like that requires. However, I do have some news on the writing front:
* T-shirts will be mailed without fail this weekend. They are packed, addressed, and in my car, awaiting postage.
* On August 18th, I’ll be at the 5th Annual Creator Cookout, which takes place at Comix Connection in Mechanicsburg, PA. This awesome event is held to raise canned goods and money for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Bring a canned goods donation and you can get stuff signed, eat for free, and hang out with a lot of great folks. Guests include Brian Keene, Mike Hawthorne, Duane Swierczynski, Dirk Shearer, Kelli Owen, and me.
* I understand that Thrall is now available as a CD audiobook through AudioRealms’ horror imprint, Dark Realms. Negotiations are in the works for audiobook adaptations of other works of mine. News to follow.
* Upcoming publications include a chapbook of my story “The Anathema Chamber,” which has never appeared anywhere, nor is likely to for a while. Possible upcoming publications include a paperback version of Thrall and Kindle versions of at least one short story collection. I am also 1/3 of the way through a brand-new novel.
Looking forward to this last quarter of 2013 — I think it’s going to be an exciting beginning to a great new life down here in PA. I appreciate all the support and help I’ve gotten from fans and friends alike during the transition. (hug) You folks are great.
The following are the winners of the Giveaway:
JAMEY WEBB
LEIGH
JOHN MORRISSEY
WES SOUTHARD
H CASPER
Winners: Please send an address where I can mail your t-shirt prize to marysangiovanni at hotmail dot com.
I will be mailing the t-shirts in the next two weeks (I apologize it needs to take so long, but I will be on vacation with Sprout and B for all of next week).
Thanks to all for their patience and participation, and congratulations to the winners!!!
For those of you who already have The Hollower and Found You and are looking for a nice but economical edition of The Triumvirate to pick up, Thunderstorm Books is shipping copies of the Hard Rain edition at the end of this week. There are a handful of the Collector Sets left as well, if you’re still interested in picking up the Hollower Trilogy books all together. Paul G. will match the numbers in the set for you. It may be a while before any of these three books appears in any other format, especially The Triumvirate, so I’d at least recommend picking up the Hard Rain version.
The audiobook version of Thrall has been completed and is the queue for release (I believe in June). From the sampling of Chapter 1 I heard, it’s going to sound great. Amazon is accepting pre-orders now at a nice discount for $19.77.
I just got back from Mo*Con yesterday. It was an amazing time. I laughed until my sides hurt, and also talked about writing and the impact of race, religion, spirituality, sex/gender, orientation, and personal experience on our work. I had a wonderful time talking shop and cracking jokes with Maurice and Sally Broaddus, Nate Southard, Mary Robinette Kowal, Chesya Burke, Rodney, Jim Cobb, Jerry Gordon, Micheles Lee and Pendergast, Michael West, Gary Braunbeck, Lucy Snyder, and so, so many more. It really was a privilege to have been invited as a Guest of Honor. Thank you especially to Maurice, Sally, and Rodney, and to the whole Mo*Con team for making my first time as Guest of Honor anywhere so special.
Speaking of appearances, for those of you in the NJ/eastern PA area, I will be giving a talk to my old beloved writing group, the Garden State Horror Writers, next Saturday, May 12th. The meeting starts at 11am at the East Brunswick Public Library, and I will probably go on around 12pm. My topic is The Esoteric Do’s and Don’t's of Writing. Basically, I’ll be talking about things writers do that hurt their careers and how to avoid these pitfalls. I will also offer some less commonly known advice to help writers go from slush pile to published. This is a great group and I’m delighted to have been invited to talk to them. So if you’re in the area, come on down. Also, Brian will be with me in an unofficial capacity, and both of us will sign books after the meeting for folks if you’d like us to.
The Supercell version of The Triumvirate arrived in the mail today, and has begun shipping to customers. I understand there are a limited number left, and we anticipate they will sell out, so if you’re planning on grabbing a copy, I wouldn’t wait too long. If you’re holding off for the Hard Rain version, those should begin shipping, I believe, in another 2-4 weeks. Ordering information for both versions should be available on the Thunderstorm website by Monday.
For those of you in Indiana, near Indiana, not near Indiana but with disposable travel income, or up for a good ol’ fashioned American road trip, I’ll be one of the Guests of Honor this weekend at Mo*Con. In addition to copies of For Emmy that I will have on hand to sign, I will also have a very limited number of some rare/hard-to-find books and stories of mine. So come on out if you can make it! I’d love to see you.
For those in need of a handy reference or curious about trying my work out, books of mine currently available (in varying quantities) are as follows:
Thrall is currently available for Kindle for only $4.99. In about two months, the audio book will be available as well for $19.77, although I understand you can pre-order it through the imbedded link. Although there are no solid plans at present for a paperback version of this book, I’m looking into options.
For Emmy is currently available for Kindle. Hard cover versions are sold out, but for those attending Mo*Con in two weeks, Necon in July, or Killercon in September, I’ll have paperback copies on hand to sign and sell. Copies are limited.
My first two books, The Hollower and Found You, are available in limited edition, signed hard covers. There are very few of these left, but I understand a few copies do still remain. These are part of a set which will include The Triumvirate. There should be news sometime later this year regarding an audio book version of The Hollower.
The Triumvirate will be available in June as the last installment of the Hollower Trilogy. For those who already have the first two books and just want to read this new one, The Triumvirate will also be available as part of Thunderstorm Books’ Hard Rain Series.
I just wanted to let folks know that Thunderstorm Books is down to single digit numbers of copies left in the Hollower Collectors’ Set (Supercell Series) copies of The Hollower and Found You. If you want to pick up copies, now is the time.
Also, as a reminder, if you’re looking to pick up only the third book in the trilogy, The Triumvirate, it should be available late June/early July as a part of the Hard Rain series. This book ties in Thrall and For Emmy, as well as wrapping up the Hollower stories and explaining a good deal of background about the Hollowers as well as a number of other monsters in Bloomwood County, NJ, both past and forthcoming.
The Hollower Trilogy continues!
The beautifully re-released signed hard cover of the trilogy’s second book, Found You, is in stock and now available through Thunderstorm Books’ Supercell Series. This edition is limited to 85 copies. Since these books were designed to be a complete set with cover art that creates one large, gorgeous piece of art, in purchasing this, you’re automatically reserved to purchase the new, never-before-published third book, The Triumvirate, in July, so you’re guaranteed a complete set! (Those who wish to purchase only The Triumvirate can do so as part of the Hard Rain series.) If you purchased a copy of The Hollower already, please indicate the number on the book you received so that Thunderstorm can send you matching numbers.
If you liked the original Hollower series or if you’re interested in trying it for the first time, now is the time to get these books. I understand there are only a dozen or so copies left of The Hollower, and they are expected to see fast. They are the author’s preferred text versions, with incredible cover art by David Ho, and newly included author’s notes about each book.
