Ask the Author: Jeremy Robert Johnson
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Jeremy Robert Johnson
Thanks for the invite, Seb! I've joined the group.
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hi, Phillip,
Thanks for checking out The Loop! I have not seen Dead Kids but it sounds cool! I do recall seeing Disturbing Behavior along time ago, and thinking it was heavily indebted to John Saul's novel Creature, but don't remember much beyond that. The Loop does have a super-heavy level of film influence though--there are obviously some nods to 28 Days Later, The Crazies, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, most of John Carpenter's filmography (esp. The Thing and Assault on Precinct 13), and on and on.
Best,
Jeremy
Thanks for checking out The Loop! I have not seen Dead Kids but it sounds cool! I do recall seeing Disturbing Behavior along time ago, and thinking it was heavily indebted to John Saul's novel Creature, but don't remember much beyond that. The Loop does have a super-heavy level of film influence though--there are obviously some nods to 28 Days Later, The Crazies, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, most of John Carpenter's filmography (esp. The Thing and Assault on Precinct 13), and on and on.
Best,
Jeremy
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Ha! That's just the train station, Justin. It's not quite "bus station crazy," but it's still up there on the overall crazy scale...
That being said, you probably were being watched. The statistical odds on security cameras support that. And everything the man said was possibly maybe technically true. But now it's him I'm worried about...eating the end of a book is BAD karma.
(And thanks for reading Skullcrack!)
That being said, you probably were being watched. The statistical odds on security cameras support that. And everything the man said was possibly maybe technically true. But now it's him I'm worried about...eating the end of a book is BAD karma.
(And thanks for reading Skullcrack!)
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hey, Dustin,
So glad you had a good time with THE LOOP, and thanks for the kind words!
I can see ways to create a sequel, but given the way the book ends they'd kind of feel like cheats to me. So it's likely THE LOOP will standalone as Lucy's story, and I'll do some other weird thing next.
Best,
Jeremy
So glad you had a good time with THE LOOP, and thanks for the kind words!
I can see ways to create a sequel, but given the way the book ends they'd kind of feel like cheats to me. So it's likely THE LOOP will standalone as Lucy's story, and I'll do some other weird thing next.
Best,
Jeremy
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hey, Paul,
I've often said that I wish that story still read like the absurdist satire it was back when I wrote it, but I'm happy that people are finding some catharsis in the story given our current circumstances.
As far as re-releasing goes, it is currently available in my Night Shade collection ENTROPY IN BLOOM, and I recently gave a video reading of it for the Night Worms YouTube channel. So it's still out there doing its weird thing.
Best wishes,
Jeremy
I've often said that I wish that story still read like the absurdist satire it was back when I wrote it, but I'm happy that people are finding some catharsis in the story given our current circumstances.
As far as re-releasing goes, it is currently available in my Night Shade collection ENTROPY IN BLOOM, and I recently gave a video reading of it for the Night Worms YouTube channel. So it's still out there doing its weird thing.
Best wishes,
Jeremy
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hi, Paul,
ADA has been out of print for a long time, so it can be harder to find, and a used copy is the only way to grab it (which further means I don't get royalties from any sale regardless of venue). Sometimes you can find one at a reasonable price via Powells or Thriftbooks, but it's pretty much up to luck.
If you're just looking for the stories and not the specific book, about half of the stories from ADA re-appear in the collection Entropy in Bloom, and the other half will hopefully be back in print next year.
Hope that's helpful.
Best,
Jeremy
ADA has been out of print for a long time, so it can be harder to find, and a used copy is the only way to grab it (which further means I don't get royalties from any sale regardless of venue). Sometimes you can find one at a reasonable price via Powells or Thriftbooks, but it's pretty much up to luck.
If you're just looking for the stories and not the specific book, about half of the stories from ADA re-appear in the collection Entropy in Bloom, and the other half will hopefully be back in print next year.
Hope that's helpful.
Best,
Jeremy
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hi, Horcrux42,
IN THE RIVER is currently between publishers (as is SKULLCRACK CITY, EXTINCTION JOURNALS, and some of my short fiction). Hoping to have good news about a new version coming to print/digital soon.
Best,
JRJ
IN THE RIVER is currently between publishers (as is SKULLCRACK CITY, EXTINCTION JOURNALS, and some of my short fiction). Hoping to have good news about a new version coming to print/digital soon.
Best,
JRJ
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Based on pure metrics, Ghostface. I have listened to Ironman and Supreme Clientele every year since their release.
However, as overall albums go, I rank 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, and Cuban Linx higher. But Ghost is all over those, so...
How about you?
However, as overall albums go, I rank 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, and Cuban Linx higher. But Ghost is all over those, so...
How about you?
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hadn't thought of it before, but it's a great idea. Kind of a Pratchett/Gaiman GOOD OMENS thing would work awesome for us. Though between Cracked and two novel series I have a feeling Jason is WAY booked out.
p.s. Thanks for the very kind review of ENTROPY--glad you enjoyed it.
p.s. Thanks for the very kind review of ENTROPY--glad you enjoyed it.
Jeremy Robert Johnson
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Jeremy Robert Johnson
Swamp Thing and Abby, in Alan Moore's run on Swampy.
First romance I ever really believed.
First romance I ever really believed.
Jeremy Robert Johnson
1. Thanks! That's a a very kind assessment of my work!
2. "The Sleep of Judges" comes out April 2017. The official marketing description is: A fearful father’s fight against the denizens of a diabolical drug den becomes a mind-bending suburban nightmare.
So it's a very dark literary weird horror crime thing. Might be linked to some of my other stories.
There are two other books in the works, but I'm dealing with other publishers for those so I can't say anything yet...
2. "The Sleep of Judges" comes out April 2017. The official marketing description is: A fearful father’s fight against the denizens of a diabolical drug den becomes a mind-bending suburban nightmare.
So it's a very dark literary weird horror crime thing. Might be linked to some of my other stories.
There are two other books in the works, but I'm dealing with other publishers for those so I can't say anything yet...
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hi, Dornez,
First, thanks for the kind words re: SC.
Second, without giving too much away, the name is very much related to the Georgian roots you indicate, although I grabbed it from further back in its etymology, when it may have been tied to ancient wolf cults or "wolf-blooded" people. Which, when you think about the side effects of the Hex...
Best,
JRJ
First, thanks for the kind words re: SC.
Second, without giving too much away, the name is very much related to the Georgian roots you indicate, although I grabbed it from further back in its etymology, when it may have been tied to ancient wolf cults or "wolf-blooded" people. Which, when you think about the side effects of the Hex...
Best,
JRJ
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Hi, Jason,
"States of Glass" had a pretty direct inspiration--I was headed north on I-5 toward a business conference for a bank I was working for at the time. There was a traffic jam and I slammed on my brakes and missed having my own under ride on the back of a semi truck trailer by about two inches.
I'd also recently lost a family member and noticed that the grieving process, while supposedly having stages, kind of just wallops you into a hot mess. Nothing makes a lot of sense for a while.
So you combine those two things with the fact that I was reading a lot of Zoetrope-style literary fiction at the time, and there you go.
And thanks, by the way, for the kind words about my work and the question.
"States of Glass" had a pretty direct inspiration--I was headed north on I-5 toward a business conference for a bank I was working for at the time. There was a traffic jam and I slammed on my brakes and missed having my own under ride on the back of a semi truck trailer by about two inches.
I'd also recently lost a family member and noticed that the grieving process, while supposedly having stages, kind of just wallops you into a hot mess. Nothing makes a lot of sense for a while.
So you combine those two things with the fact that I was reading a lot of Zoetrope-style literary fiction at the time, and there you go.
And thanks, by the way, for the kind words about my work and the question.
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