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Blog Catchup - Progress on Projects and other Writings
Good day everyone!
It’s been an incredibly long time since I’ve updated my Goodreads blog. It’s not forgetfulness, business or even laziness (which this post will attest to is quite the opposite), but I simply wanted to keep my Call for Papers for my Neo-Peplum book up as long as possible as my most current post. Since I’ve closed the window for submissions, I feel like I can update this blog again! I have a lot of catchup to do since my last productivity post which was in…. February?!? Cripes!
First things first is that I have ANOTHER Call for papers open! Michele and I are the co-chairs of a brand new academic conference, the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference, which is part of StokerCon! Our first conference will be in April 2017, but the window to submit abstracts closes at the end of December. So all you budding horror academics out there, please take a look at our CFP and consider submitting! The link to it is right here:
http://stokercon2017.horror.org/ann-r...
Secondly, I had my very first short story published! I don’t dabble in fiction much, but the opportunity came up, I gave it a shot, got accepted and got published! Very cool! It’s a story called “Nix’s Night About Town” and it appears in the anthology Kill Those Damn Cats: Cats of Ulthar – Lovecraftian Anthology. As many of yall know, I like to consider myself an aspiring Lovecraft scholar, being part of the HP Lovecast Podcast, so being able to write a story to contribute to the Lovecraft canon was a real honour. So please, check out the book and consider giving it a purchase! Here is the Amazon link to it:
https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Those-Dam...
In terms of smaller writing projects, I have been productive in terms of writing reviews and articles for both Heathen Harvest and Fanbase Press. I invite you to check out my work at these websites and consider supporting them as well!
For Heathen Harvest:
Interview with the synthwave project Red Marker: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/10/16...
Review of the John Murphy Tribute compilation: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/09/18...
Review of Something to Drink 6 by the cabaret-industrial band Division 6: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/06/25...
Review of The Uncanny Valley by the synthwave project Perturbator: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/06/13...
Review of Grave Needs by the neofolk project Time Moth Eye: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/04/27...
Review of From the Ashes by the Dark Pop group Miel Noir: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/03/26...
Review of René Guénon et la tradition primordiale by the industrial project TSIDMZ: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/02/24...
For Fanbase Press:
Review of Ben-Hur (2016): http://fanbasepress.com/index.php/pre...
Review of Stan Drake and Leonard Starr’s Kelly Green – The Complete Collection: http://fanbasepress.com/index.php/blo...
Review of the Lovecraftian anthology Whispers from the Abyss Vol 2: http://fanbasepress.com/index.php/blo...
In regards to the HP Lovecast Podcast, we been plugging away with more sessions. We had technical issues these past two months, but expect to resume in November. Those can always be found at http://www.hplovecast.com
Currently write now, I am working on the introduction to my neo-peplum book, an essay on the TV show Stranger Things, a few book reviews, and possibly another essay on an old Silly Symphonies cartoon. For novel November, I may take a stab at this – but not for a novel, but a short story. I’ve taste the success of writing one short story, I’d like to do it again.
That is is for this time! Appreciate everyone’s support.
It’s been an incredibly long time since I’ve updated my Goodreads blog. It’s not forgetfulness, business or even laziness (which this post will attest to is quite the opposite), but I simply wanted to keep my Call for Papers for my Neo-Peplum book up as long as possible as my most current post. Since I’ve closed the window for submissions, I feel like I can update this blog again! I have a lot of catchup to do since my last productivity post which was in…. February?!? Cripes!
First things first is that I have ANOTHER Call for papers open! Michele and I are the co-chairs of a brand new academic conference, the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference, which is part of StokerCon! Our first conference will be in April 2017, but the window to submit abstracts closes at the end of December. So all you budding horror academics out there, please take a look at our CFP and consider submitting! The link to it is right here:
http://stokercon2017.horror.org/ann-r...
Secondly, I had my very first short story published! I don’t dabble in fiction much, but the opportunity came up, I gave it a shot, got accepted and got published! Very cool! It’s a story called “Nix’s Night About Town” and it appears in the anthology Kill Those Damn Cats: Cats of Ulthar – Lovecraftian Anthology. As many of yall know, I like to consider myself an aspiring Lovecraft scholar, being part of the HP Lovecast Podcast, so being able to write a story to contribute to the Lovecraft canon was a real honour. So please, check out the book and consider giving it a purchase! Here is the Amazon link to it:
https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Those-Dam...
In terms of smaller writing projects, I have been productive in terms of writing reviews and articles for both Heathen Harvest and Fanbase Press. I invite you to check out my work at these websites and consider supporting them as well!
For Heathen Harvest:
Interview with the synthwave project Red Marker: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/10/16...
Review of the John Murphy Tribute compilation: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/09/18...
Review of Something to Drink 6 by the cabaret-industrial band Division 6: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/06/25...
Review of The Uncanny Valley by the synthwave project Perturbator: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/06/13...
Review of Grave Needs by the neofolk project Time Moth Eye: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/04/27...
Review of From the Ashes by the Dark Pop group Miel Noir: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/03/26...
Review of René Guénon et la tradition primordiale by the industrial project TSIDMZ: https://heathenharvest.org/2016/02/24...
For Fanbase Press:
Review of Ben-Hur (2016): http://fanbasepress.com/index.php/pre...
Review of Stan Drake and Leonard Starr’s Kelly Green – The Complete Collection: http://fanbasepress.com/index.php/blo...
Review of the Lovecraftian anthology Whispers from the Abyss Vol 2: http://fanbasepress.com/index.php/blo...
In regards to the HP Lovecast Podcast, we been plugging away with more sessions. We had technical issues these past two months, but expect to resume in November. Those can always be found at http://www.hplovecast.com
Currently write now, I am working on the introduction to my neo-peplum book, an essay on the TV show Stranger Things, a few book reviews, and possibly another essay on an old Silly Symphonies cartoon. For novel November, I may take a stab at this – but not for a novel, but a short story. I’ve taste the success of writing one short story, I’d like to do it again.
That is is for this time! Appreciate everyone’s support.
March-April 2017 Recap
March and April 2017 Recaps
The last two months have been particurlly busy for me in writing/getting things accomplished.
The biggest accomplishment, of course, was executing and then presenting at the inaugural Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference that was part of StokerCon this year. We had 14 presenteners (including myself and co-chair/co-founder Michele) across 5 panels on Friday, April 28th on the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The feedback we received was that it was extremely successful. We had a wonderful crowd, juggling 19 – 25 folks per panel. I did a presentation on the Re-Animator comics, which I would love to dive even more into and perhaps submit as a paper somewhere. We now need to plan to do the conference again for StokerCon next year, which will be in March in Providence Rhode Island.
For my Neo-Peplum book, I am in the final stretches. I am almost done editing/formatting the essays in the book, so the last two hurdles is to finish writing the introduction and the aknowledgements. I am hoping to have the book done early! There’s lots more essays on the horizon, plus my publisher already wants to work with me on another book. I’m feel optimistic about my writing.
Over the past two month, I had lots of articles published across both Heathen Harvest and Fanbase Press.
Heathen Harvest
I did a review of This Means War by the synthwave project Volkor X: https://heathenharvest.org/2017/03/30...
I also attended the Vogel/Dance with the Dead/Carpenter Brut concert in March and submitted a concert review. It should be published shortly.
Fanbase Press
Since Wondercon happened in early April, I had TONS of content published since I was there reporting.
The panel I was most happy to attend and report on was the history of Q*Bert by the co-creator and original developer of the game, Warren Stevens. It was a fantastic history. He autographed my videogame!
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
I also did a write up on the panel on how to make a nerdy living:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
And on a panel with pinup artist Olivia!
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
At the end of April, on the 26th, folks celebrate LV-426 or Aliens day. I did my contribution to celebrate the series by doing a retrospective on the video game Aliens: Thanatos Encounter:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
The to do list now, is to finish the neo-peplum book, which is due at the end of May. After that, I have a synthwave-Stranger Things essay to start on, as well as some book proposals and other essays in the brainstorming session.
It’s getting busy for me!
The last two months have been particurlly busy for me in writing/getting things accomplished.
The biggest accomplishment, of course, was executing and then presenting at the inaugural Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference that was part of StokerCon this year. We had 14 presenteners (including myself and co-chair/co-founder Michele) across 5 panels on Friday, April 28th on the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The feedback we received was that it was extremely successful. We had a wonderful crowd, juggling 19 – 25 folks per panel. I did a presentation on the Re-Animator comics, which I would love to dive even more into and perhaps submit as a paper somewhere. We now need to plan to do the conference again for StokerCon next year, which will be in March in Providence Rhode Island.
For my Neo-Peplum book, I am in the final stretches. I am almost done editing/formatting the essays in the book, so the last two hurdles is to finish writing the introduction and the aknowledgements. I am hoping to have the book done early! There’s lots more essays on the horizon, plus my publisher already wants to work with me on another book. I’m feel optimistic about my writing.
Over the past two month, I had lots of articles published across both Heathen Harvest and Fanbase Press.
Heathen Harvest
I did a review of This Means War by the synthwave project Volkor X: https://heathenharvest.org/2017/03/30...
I also attended the Vogel/Dance with the Dead/Carpenter Brut concert in March and submitted a concert review. It should be published shortly.
Fanbase Press
Since Wondercon happened in early April, I had TONS of content published since I was there reporting.
The panel I was most happy to attend and report on was the history of Q*Bert by the co-creator and original developer of the game, Warren Stevens. It was a fantastic history. He autographed my videogame!
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
I also did a write up on the panel on how to make a nerdy living:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
And on a panel with pinup artist Olivia!
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
At the end of April, on the 26th, folks celebrate LV-426 or Aliens day. I did my contribution to celebrate the series by doing a retrospective on the video game Aliens: Thanatos Encounter:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
The to do list now, is to finish the neo-peplum book, which is due at the end of May. After that, I have a synthwave-Stranger Things essay to start on, as well as some book proposals and other essays in the brainstorming session.
It’s getting busy for me!
July – August 2017 Writing/Projects Recap
Happy Friday evening everyone! The autumn season is upon us, the summer has ended. I hope everyone had a great one?
July was spent recovering from my surgery, but also working behind the scenes on quite a few writing projects.
Writing News
Since turning in my manuscript for the Neo-Peplum book, that is more-or-less out of my hands now. However, the publisher did release the covert art, and I do think it is awesome: it has The Rock from Hercules right on the cover! So, check out the Goodreads page for it here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Write now I am drafting a proposal for a joint book with Michele, and gathering prelim info for a few other book proposals. However, I still have plenty of other projects on my plate now that I need to finish up before moving onto my next big project I spearhead.
Academic News
Michele and I are still accepting proposals for the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference for StokerCon 2018. Information on that can be found here:
http://stokercon2018.org/the-conventi...
Fanbase Press News
I had quite a bit of activity with Fanbase Press these past two monsths.
First, I did a review of the Lovecraftian anthology, The Children of Gla’aki, which can be found here:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
Next, after the passing of George Romero, I did an In Memoriam for him here:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
And finally, I did an interview with steampunk author Beth Cato, which can be read here:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
HP Lovecast
In July we recorded an episode of the HP Lovecast podcast on the first three stories in the Heroes of Red Hook anthology. That can be listened to here:
https://archive.org/details/Episode22...
Heilige Tod News
I did a minor essay for my neofolk blog. The day after Tobe Hooper passed away, I did up a nice article about him and his contribution to martial-industrial music by way of Laibach sampling his film, Lifeforce. That can be read here:
http://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2017/0...
Current Projects
I just attended Long Beach Comic Con and my panel coverage has already been published at Fanbase Press. But since that was in September, I’ll have that up on that blog.
A review of an Allerseelen single was submitted to Heathen Harvest back in early August, waiting for it to publish.
Working on my essay for synthwave/Stranger things.
Working on redoing my Re-Animator presentation into book form.
Working on a book review for the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.
Working on an article for my neofolk blog on martial-industrial, cinema, and alternate soundtracks.
Plus, other things as they pop up.
Thanks for stopping by!
July was spent recovering from my surgery, but also working behind the scenes on quite a few writing projects.
Writing News
Since turning in my manuscript for the Neo-Peplum book, that is more-or-less out of my hands now. However, the publisher did release the covert art, and I do think it is awesome: it has The Rock from Hercules right on the cover! So, check out the Goodreads page for it here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Write now I am drafting a proposal for a joint book with Michele, and gathering prelim info for a few other book proposals. However, I still have plenty of other projects on my plate now that I need to finish up before moving onto my next big project I spearhead.
Academic News
Michele and I are still accepting proposals for the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference for StokerCon 2018. Information on that can be found here:
http://stokercon2018.org/the-conventi...
Fanbase Press News
I had quite a bit of activity with Fanbase Press these past two monsths.
First, I did a review of the Lovecraftian anthology, The Children of Gla’aki, which can be found here:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
Next, after the passing of George Romero, I did an In Memoriam for him here:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
And finally, I did an interview with steampunk author Beth Cato, which can be read here:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
HP Lovecast
In July we recorded an episode of the HP Lovecast podcast on the first three stories in the Heroes of Red Hook anthology. That can be listened to here:
https://archive.org/details/Episode22...
Heilige Tod News
I did a minor essay for my neofolk blog. The day after Tobe Hooper passed away, I did up a nice article about him and his contribution to martial-industrial music by way of Laibach sampling his film, Lifeforce. That can be read here:
http://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2017/0...
Current Projects
I just attended Long Beach Comic Con and my panel coverage has already been published at Fanbase Press. But since that was in September, I’ll have that up on that blog.
A review of an Allerseelen single was submitted to Heathen Harvest back in early August, waiting for it to publish.
Working on my essay for synthwave/Stranger things.
Working on redoing my Re-Animator presentation into book form.
Working on a book review for the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.
Working on an article for my neofolk blog on martial-industrial, cinema, and alternate soundtracks.
Plus, other things as they pop up.
Thanks for stopping by!
September - October 2017 Projects/Writing Recap
Happy Halloween everyone! Hope this blog finds you all well.
Time for the bi-monthly wrap-up of my latest writing and project endeavors. So, here is what I've been up to these past two months.
Fanbase Press News
I had a substantial amount of articles published at Fanbase Press these past two months. They are as follows.
An article on Blade Runner 2049 and Trancers:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
An article on The Void and retro-modern horror:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
Article on the Game Boy Advance Game, The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
Coverage of the Fanbase Press Presents: Things that go Bump In Horror Comics at the Long Beach Comic Con:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/8148-lo...…
And also of the Howard Chaykin Spotlight at the same con:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/8153-lo...…
Write up for Harley Quinn Day on her retro-gaming appearances:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/8206-ha...…
And a review of Robert Payne Cabeen's debut, Cold Cuts:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/it…/819...
Heilge Tod Blog News
In September I quit my position of being a contributor to Heathen Harvest. My musings on neofolk and martial-industrial music will continue at my Heilige Tod blog.
Recently, I did a review of the new Allerseelen 7" single:
https://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2017/...
Upcoming will be an article on the band Hands of Ruin and their soundtrack of The Fall of the House of Usher and I will be resurrecting my abandoned Verney 1826 essays.
Misc. Web Writing
I contibuted a blog entry to the Horror Writers Association Halloween Haunts Blog. My article was on the genesis of the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference and my own personal experiences presenting at cons: http://horror.org/horror-academics-mi...
Conferences and Presentations
This past weekend I was part of a panel on the Swords and Sorcery genre at the Stan Lee LA Comic Book Con. Photos of the panel (along with the convention proper) can be found at the Fanbase Press Facebook gallery: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FanbasePr...
The Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference is still open for CFPs for a few more weeks. If interested, please consider submitting an abstract. Details can be found here: http://stokercon2018.org/the-conventi...
Writing and Publishing News
Michele Brittany and I are currently signing a contract for a new edited anthology that we will be editing together. More details on that later.
The release of the Horror in Space anthology should be occurring very soon. I’m excited for my essay on meteorite-horror films and HP Lovecraft to see publication.
I’ve submitted my chapter on Stranger Things and synthwave music to my editor.
My Neo-Peplum book is still in my publisher’s hands, so updates on that one a little bit later
I submitted a review to the Journal of Graphic Novels and comics.
Upcoming Projects
Working on editing and rewriting my Re-Animator presentation to be a chapter in an book.
I’ve also begun researching material for my next book idea – a possible monograph. Will need to get further along in the research process to determine feasibility, but it if it turns out that it is possible, it will be my first solo endeavor.
I also was an extra in a movie!
That's it for now. See you all in December! (Unless you want to follow me on Facebook or my website at nickdiak.com where I am a but more up to date with my news)
Time for the bi-monthly wrap-up of my latest writing and project endeavors. So, here is what I've been up to these past two months.
Fanbase Press News
I had a substantial amount of articles published at Fanbase Press these past two months. They are as follows.
An article on Blade Runner 2049 and Trancers:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
An article on The Void and retro-modern horror:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
Article on the Game Boy Advance Game, The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php...
Coverage of the Fanbase Press Presents: Things that go Bump In Horror Comics at the Long Beach Comic Con:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/8148-lo...…
And also of the Howard Chaykin Spotlight at the same con:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/8153-lo...…
Write up for Harley Quinn Day on her retro-gaming appearances:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/8206-ha...…
And a review of Robert Payne Cabeen's debut, Cold Cuts:
http://www.fanbasepress.com/…/it…/819...
Heilge Tod Blog News
In September I quit my position of being a contributor to Heathen Harvest. My musings on neofolk and martial-industrial music will continue at my Heilige Tod blog.
Recently, I did a review of the new Allerseelen 7" single:
https://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2017/...
Upcoming will be an article on the band Hands of Ruin and their soundtrack of The Fall of the House of Usher and I will be resurrecting my abandoned Verney 1826 essays.
Misc. Web Writing
I contibuted a blog entry to the Horror Writers Association Halloween Haunts Blog. My article was on the genesis of the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference and my own personal experiences presenting at cons: http://horror.org/horror-academics-mi...
Conferences and Presentations
This past weekend I was part of a panel on the Swords and Sorcery genre at the Stan Lee LA Comic Book Con. Photos of the panel (along with the convention proper) can be found at the Fanbase Press Facebook gallery: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FanbasePr...
The Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference is still open for CFPs for a few more weeks. If interested, please consider submitting an abstract. Details can be found here: http://stokercon2018.org/the-conventi...
Writing and Publishing News
Michele Brittany and I are currently signing a contract for a new edited anthology that we will be editing together. More details on that later.
The release of the Horror in Space anthology should be occurring very soon. I’m excited for my essay on meteorite-horror films and HP Lovecraft to see publication.
I’ve submitted my chapter on Stranger Things and synthwave music to my editor.
My Neo-Peplum book is still in my publisher’s hands, so updates on that one a little bit later
I submitted a review to the Journal of Graphic Novels and comics.
Upcoming Projects
Working on editing and rewriting my Re-Animator presentation to be a chapter in an book.
I’ve also begun researching material for my next book idea – a possible monograph. Will need to get further along in the research process to determine feasibility, but it if it turns out that it is possible, it will be my first solo endeavor.
I also was an extra in a movie!
That's it for now. See you all in December! (Unless you want to follow me on Facebook or my website at nickdiak.com where I am a but more up to date with my news)
