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March 23, 2013
“Kill Ratio” Zombie Book Cover
Here’s a sneak preview of the book cover for Bryan Cassiday’s newest Chad Halverson zombie apocalypse book Kill Ratio. Kill Ratio is due to be released on July 9, 2013.
Available for preorder at Amazon.
March 15, 2013
Win a Free Copy of Sanctuary in Steel
Sanctuary in Steel
March 14, 2013
New Zombie Apocalypse Book “Kill Ratio”
Bryan Cassiday’s newest Chad Halverson zombie apocalypse book Kill Ratio will be released on July 9, 2013. It is already available for preorder at Amazon.
As soon as the cover design is available I will post it here.
New Zombie Apocalypse Book
The first three books in the series are "Zombie Maelstrom," "Zombie Necropolis," and "Sanctuary in Steel."
Bryan Cassiday
March 5, 2013
New Chad Halverson Zombie Book in 2013
It’s official. The next book in Bryan Cassiday’s Chad Halverson zombie apocalypse series will be released later this year. When I know the exact date, I will let you know. Keep checking back with this blog for further details.
March 1, 2013
PRAISE FOR BRYAN CASSIDAY’S ZOMBIE BOOKS
“Cassiday blends thoughtful suspense and pulse-pounding terror to deliver a novel with both bite and creeping dread.”–David Dunwoody, author of Empire and The Harvest Cycle
“Written with the epic scope of World War Z and infused with the gritty spook works derring-do of a Robert Ludlum spy thriller, Sanctuary in Steel is full of zombie mayhem through and through.”–Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters
“Sanctuary in Steel made me feel like I did the first time I watched Romero. Fresh, exciting and engaging like any outbreak story should be.”–Iain McKinnon, author of Domain of the Dead
February 26, 2013
The Self-Publishing Paradox
If you really want to make slathers of cash being a writer, write books about how to be a writer. Do you think I’m joking?
I got an e-mail yesterday from Amazon about a book called APE, which I never heard of. I found out that the book was written by a man named Guy Kawasaki and is a big seller on Amazon. APE is all about self-publishing.
It always amazes me that the people who write about writing make scads of money while other writers, especially those who write fiction, go begging.
Paradoxically, there seems to be an insatiable appetite among the reading public for books about how to self-publish, but a dearth of appetite for books that are self-published.
As I write this blog on February 26, 2013, APE has accumulated over three hundred five-star reviews on Amazon. The first review (which is also five stars) is written by Chanticleer Book Reviews. I thought Amazon had a company policy about not publishing reviews that are paid for. According to its Web site, Chanticleer Book Reviews charges fees for its reviews.
I’m not knocking APE. I haven’t read it. I’m not reviewing it. There are thousands of these types of self-help books about self-publishing on the market. I’m sure some of them are better than others for what they provide. I’m only noting that if you want to write for money, and the greed in you is stronger than your creative drive, you would be better advised to write and self-publish a book about self-publishing rather than to write and self-publish a work of fiction.
That said, Samuel Johnson once famously remarked, “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”
February 17, 2013
5-star Review on Amazon for Sanctuary in Steel
“Excellent book! This book is very well-written and engaging. The story is unique within the zombie genre.”–Emily
Read the entire review on Amazon.
February 7, 2013
Fangoria to Have Special Edition John Carpenter Issue
Fangoria will have a special edition featuring horror-meister John Carpenter in March. This should be an interesting issue. Carpenter is one of the best horror directors. He directed the classic Halloween. He also directed two of my favorite horror flicks, The Fog and In the Mouth of Madness. His Assault on Precinct 13 is a classic crime thriller.
January 4, 2013
Iain McKinnon Praises “Sanctuary in Steel”
“Sanctuary in Steel made me feel like I did the first time I watched Romero. Fresh, exciting and engaging like any outbreak story should be.”–Iain McKinnon, author of Domain of the Dead
Sanctuary in Steel is now available at Amazon.
