Mark R. Probst's Blog, page 2

What a cool idea.

Now this is the kind of moviemaking that really gets me excited with anticipation. A brand new movie shot it black and white...and...wait for it...SILENT! Most people of my generation have never even bothered to sit through a silent movie, but I've watched a lot of them: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Greta Garbo, Douglas Fairbanks and so on. I like movies that try to emulate the style of vintage moviemaking, such as Far From Heaven which perfectly captured the 1950s melodramatic style of director Douglas Sirk, and The Good German which was filmed to look like a 1940s film noir in glorious black & white. My own novel The Filly was a meager attempt to pay tribute to the Hollywood Western of yesteryear, so I think you can see where I'm coming from. 

And if that's not exciting enough, Wings , the movie to win the first Best Picture Academy Award (and the only silent movie ever to win) is finally coming out on DVD and Blu-ray in January!

'Scuse me while I brag...

As a publisher, let me say this is one of which I’m really proud to be associated. Junction X is remarkable in its honesty of showing the inner battles of a human being yearning for happiness but unable to have it because he is trapped by what society demands of him. Unflinching and harrowing in its portrayal, and inspired by true events, Junction X really is a moving story. There is a revelation at the end of the book I won’t spoil that will make you rethink everything you have read up to that point. While all of Erastes’ books are good, this one is different than anything she has ever done, and I truly hope people will give it a chance even though it is outside the bounds of traditional romance.

Now available in Print:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
TLA

and eBook:

Kindle
Kindle UK
OmniLit

'Scuse me while I brag...

[image error]As a publisher, let me say this is one of which I’m really proud to be associated. Junction X is remarkable in its honesty of showing the inner battles of a human being yearning for happiness but unable to have it because he is trapped by what society demands of him. Unflinching and harrowing in its portrayal, and inspired by true events, Junction X really is a moving story. There is a revelation at the end of the book I won’t spoil that will make you rethink everything you have read up to that point. While all of Erastes’ books are good, this one is different than anything she has ever done, and I truly hope people will give it a chance even though it is outside the bounds of traditional romance.

Now available in Print:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
TLA

and eBook:

Kindle
Kindle UK
OmniLit

The 1960s are "in"

Just watched the movie An Education. I know it's a couple of years old; I had always planned on seeing it from the time it was nominated for all those Oscars but I'm just now getting around to it. I love period British drama (not to mention the very handsome Peter Sarsgaard and one of my favorite British actresses, Emma Thompson) and this one is quite well done. I didn't expect the ending at all and am glad that none of the previews spoiled it. It's set in 1961 which is just about the same period and setting as a book that Cheyenne Publishing has coming out next month, Junction X.



And speaking of the 1960s, thanks to Mad Men, TV shows set in the sixties have become very chic. Is anybody watching Pan Am? It's a fun show, perhaps a bit fluffy but mostly historically accurate except for the fact that the producers decided to allow one small historical inaccuracy and depict the era as a nearly smoke-free environment. I guess I can forgive them for that.

The 1960s are "in"

Just watched the movie An Education. I know it's a couple of years old; I had always planned on seeing it from the time it was nominated for all those Oscars but I'm just now getting around to it. I love period British drama (not to mention the very handsome Peter Sarsgaard and one of my favorite British actresses, Emma Thompson) and this one is quite well done. I didn't expect the ending at all and am glad that none of the previews spoiled it. It's set in 1961 which is just about the same period and setting as a book that Cheyenne Publishing has coming out next month, Junction X.



And speaking of the 1960s, thanks to Mad Men, TV shows set in the sixties have become very chic. Is anybody watching Pan Am? It's a fun show, perhaps a bit fluffy but mostly historically accurate except for the fact that the producers decided to allow one small historical inaccuracy and depict the era as a nearly smoke-free environment. I guess I can forgive them for that.

Pride Pack series is finished!

     
The Pride Pack series is finally finished and put to bed. It was a lot of hard work and I really appreciate the contributions of all involved: Wayne Gunn, Jordan Taylor, Josh Aterovis, Lori Lake and Steve Berman. And of course my thanks to Ruth without whom none of this would be possible, and let me also say how very gracious it is of her to donate her author royalties from the series to The Trevor Project.
 
The books will be available shortly in print and in the eBook format.
For full synopsis of each book, click the book covers above.

Hurrah!

Pride Pack series is finished!

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The Pride Pack series is finally finished and put to bed. It was a lot of hard work and I really appreciate the contributions of all involved: Wayne Gunn, Jordan Taylor, Josh Aterovis, Lori Lake and Steve Berman. And of course my thanks to Ruth without whom none of this would be possible, and let me also say how very gracious it is of her to donate her author royalties from the series to The Trevor Project.
 
The books will be available shortly in print and in the eBook format.
For full synopsis of each book, click the book covers above.

Hurrah!

More young adult titles coming to Cheyenne Publishing!

Way back in 1995 Alyson Publications introduced a series of mysteries aimed at LGBTQ kids called The Pride Pack.

Original covers from Alyson Publications in 1995
They were penned by R. J. Hamilton, which was a pseudonym for none other than Ruth Sims , author of The Phoenix and Counterpoint: Dylan’s Story . The series died in infancy when Alyson Publications was sold shortly after the first two titles came out. The new owners promptly cancelled the series even though two more books had been completed. The first two then lapsed out of print and The Pride Pack was never given a fair chance.

Now 16 years later, Ruth Sims, with the help of Drewey Wayne Gunn, is bringing the series back into print via Cheyenne Publishing. The books will be given sparkling new covers designed by Jordan Taylor, and each volume will include a new introduction from one of Ruth’s fellow authors as well as an afterword by Wayne Gunn which will place the books in their proper historical context.

Unfortunately the manuscript for the fourth book in the series is lost, but the first three will make their Cheyenne debuts in September. And who knows, that fourth manuscript might just yet turn up in someone’s attic!

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Cheyenne authors at Coffeetime Romance chat

 Lee Rowan, Erik Orrantia, Jon Wilson and I will be chatting live in the Coffeetime Romance chatroom tonight (June 21st) from 9-10pm Eastern. Come join us!