Sam Stone's Blog, page 15

Updated Appearances and Bookings

LEEDS CENTRAL LIBRARY, Leeds, 4th August 2012
Leeds Central Library goes Steampunk for the day. Sam Stone, David Howe
and Raven Dane will be attending this event. Books will be on sale along
with many other Steampunk goodies.



Address: Leeds Central Library, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3ES.

Time: 12-4pm

Date: Sat 4th August 2012.




THE ASYLUM. 6th-9th September 2012



Sam Stone and David Howe join the guest line
up at the Steampunk event of the year. See the website for further
details and updates. 



Planned launch for 'Silent Sand' TBA





Tickets sell quickly for this event so order yours now!







Address: Lincoln town centre

Time: all weekend





For further information : THE ASYLUM




LLANDUDNO WRITERS WORKSHOP 12th September 2012.


Sam Stone will be presenting a writing workshop to Llandudno Writers Group. This is a closed event involving group members only.




WATERSTONES ARNDALE CENTRE MANCHESTER, 15th September 2012.
Sam Stone and David Howe will be revisiting this super store in Manchester town centre.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available.



Address: Waterstone's Arndale Centre, Arndale Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, M4 3AQ 

Time: 12-4pm

Date: 15th Sept 2012.




MANCHESTER VAMPIRE GUILD MEET-UP, Manchester, 16th September, 2012.


Sam Stone and David J Howe will be doing readings and signing at the Manchester Vampire Guild September meet-up.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's and David will have will him his superb horror collection talespinning.



Although this is the Vampire Guild's official monthly meet-up ALL are welcome to join them at any time.



Address: Lass O Gowrie 36 Charles street M1 7DB.

Date: Sunday 16th September, 2012.

Time: 2pm




WIGAN WATERSTONES, 22ndSeptember 2012. 



Sam Stone and David Howe will be revisiting this super store in Wigan town centre.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available

Address: 6 The Grand Arcade,Wigan, WN1 1BH
Time: 12-4pm




WALES COMIC CON, Sunday 23rd September 2012.

Sam Stone and David Howe join the line up of
guests for this increasingly popular event. Come along and meet stars
from your favourite TV shows and films.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available, as well as some new Telos TV guides. 



Address: Glyndwr University, Wrexham

Time: 10am-5pm



For Further Information: WALES COMIC CON



PETERBOROUGH WATERSTONES, Saturday 29th September 2012.
Sam Stone and David J Howe are happy to be returning to Peterborough Waterstones this year with their new books.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available



Address: Peterborough Waterstones, 40 Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1DT

Time: 12-4pm

Date: Sat 29th Sept 2012.




GRIMM UP NORTH, 5th-7th October, 2012
Sam Stone and David Howe will be attending Grimm Up North Festival this year as guests. More information to follow on this.



Address: TBA

Date: 5th-7th October 2012



Futher details can be found HERE



DERBYSHIRE STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL , Sat and Sun 13th/14th Oct .

Sam Stone and David Howe will be guesting at this event.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available


Address: The Grand Pavillion, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.



THE GRAND PAVILION
MASON COTTAGE,

UPPERWOOD ROAD
MATLOCK,

DERBYSHIRE DE4 3PD



More information to follow soon.



TO BOOK SAM STONE FOR EVENTS EMAIL sam@sam-stone.com




WATERSTONES LLANDUDNO, Sat 27th October 2012.
Sam Stone and David J Howe are happy to be returning to Llandudno Waterstones this year with their new books.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available



Address: Waterstones, 37 Victoria Centre, Mostyn Centre, Llandudno, Conwy, LL30 2NG


Time: 12-3pm

Date: Sat 27th October 2012.






WATERSTONES BOLTON, 3rd November 2012.
Sam Stone and David Howe will be revisiting this super store in Bolton town centre.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available.



Address: Waterstones Bolton, 34-36 Deansgate  Bolton BL1 1BL

Time: 12-4pm

Date: 3rd Nov 2012.




WATERSTONES LIVERPOOL ONE, Sat 10th November, 2012
Sam Stone and David J Howe are happy to be returning to Peterborough Waterstones this year with their new books.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available



Address: Waterstones, Liverpool One, 12 College Lane, Liverpool, L1 3DL.

Time: 12-4pm

Date: Sat 10th November 2012.




WATERSTONES KETTERING, Sat 17th November, 2012.
Sam Stone and David J Howe to visit Kettering Waterstones for the first time with their new books.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available.



Address: Kettering Waterstones, 72-76 High St  Kettering NN16 8SY

Time: 12-4pm

Date: Sat 29th Sept 2012.



GALAXYFEST 2013, 8-10 Feb 2013, Colorado Springs



More info to follow soon.





GALLIFREY CONVENTION, 14-16 Feb 2013, Los Angeles



More Info to follow soon

Appearance Update

Here is the current and ever growing list of events and appearances for the next few months. I hope to see you at some of these:






LEEDS CENTRAL LIBRARY, Leeds, 4th August 2012
Leeds Central Library goes Steampunk for the day. Sam Stone, David Howe
and Raven Dane will be attending this event. Books will be on sale along
with many other Steampunk goodies.



Address: Leeds Central Library, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3ES.

Time: 12-4pm

Date: Sat 4th August 2012.




THE ASYLUM. 6th-9th September 2012



Sam Stone and David Howe join the guest line
up at the Steampunk event of the year. See the website for further
details and updates. 



Planned launch for 'Silent Sand' TBA





Tickets sell quickly for this event so order yours now!







Address: Lincoln town centre

Time: all weekend





For further information : THE ASYLUM




LLANDUDNO WRITERS WORKSHOP 12th September 2012.


Sam Stone will be presenting a writing workshop to Llandudno Writers Group. This is a closed event involving group members only.




WATERSTONES ARNDALE CENTRE MANCHESTER, 15th September 2012.
Sam Stone and David Howe will be revisiting this super store in Manchester town centre.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available.




MANCHESTER VAMPIRE GUILD MEET-UP, Manchester, 16th September, 2012.


Sam Stone and David J Howe will be doing readings and signing at the Manchester Vampire Guild September meet-up.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's and David will have will him his superb horror collection talespinning.



Although this is the Vampire Guild's official monthly meet-up ALL are welcome to join them at any time.



Address: Lass O Gowrie 36 Charles street M1 7DB.

Date: Sunday 16th September, 2012.

Time: 2pm 






WIGAN WATERSTONES, 22ndSeptember 2012. 



Sam Stone and David Howe will be revisiting this super store in Wigan town centre.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available

Address: 6 The Grand Arcade,Wigan, WN1 1BH
Time: 12-4pm




WALES COMIC CON, Sunday 23rd September 2012.

  

Sam Stone and David Howe join the line up of
guests for this increasingly popular event. Come along and meet stars
from your favourite TV shows and films.




Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available, as well as some new Telos TV guides.





Address: Glyndwr University, Wrexham

Time: 10am-5pm 




For Further Information: WALES COMIC CON




PETERBOROUGH WATERSTONES, Saturday 29th September 2012.
Sam Stone and David J Howe are happy to be returning to Peterborough Waterstones this year with their new books.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available


Address: Peterborough Waterstones, 40 Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1DT

Time: 12-4pm

Date: Sat 29th Sept 2012.




GRIMM UP NORTH, 5th-7th October, 2012
Sam Stone and David Howe will be attending Grimm Up North Festival this year as guests. More information to follow on this.



Address: TBA

Date: 5th-7th October 2012



Futher details can be found HERE



DERBYSHIRE STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL , Sat and Sun 13th/14th Oct .

Sam Stone and David Howe will be guesting at this event.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available


Address: The Grand Pavillion, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.



THE GRAND PAVILION
MASON COTTAGE,

UPPERWOOD ROAD
MATLOCK,

DERBYSHIRE DE4 3PD



More information to follow soon.



TO BOOK SAM STONE FOR EVENTS EMAIL sam@sam-stone.com




WATERSTONES LIVERPOOL ONE, Sat 10th November, 2012
Sam Stone and David J Howe are happy to be returning to Peterborough Waterstones this year with their new books.



Sam's new Vampire Gene Book Silent Sand will be available as well as
her new Steampunk/Horror Novella, Zombies At Tiffany's.



David's horror collection talespinning will also be available



Address: Waterstones, Liverpool One, 12 College Lane, Liverpool, L1 3DL.

Time: 12-4pm

Date: Sat 10th November 2012.



GALAXYFEST 2013, 8-10 Feb 2013, Colorado Springs



More info to follow soon.





GALLIFREY CONVENTION, 14-16 Feb 2013, Los Angeles



More Info to follow soon

Two Sam Stones

Recently I have been contacted by several of my readers because they had accidentally purchased books by 'another' Sam Stone on Kindle, only to discover that they weren't mine.



The other writer is male and writes crime fiction I think ...



Anyway, please be aware of this when you search Amazon for any of my titles.



If you're looking for crime then the 'male' Sam Stone is the one you want.



If you're looking for Horror and Fantasy then that's me - and I'm female!





My current titles are as follows and can be purchased in paperback as well as Kindle:



The Vampire Gene Series (Published by: The House of Murky Depths)

Killing Kiss

Futile Flame

Demon Dance

Hateful Heart



Horror Collection

Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings (Telos Publishing)



Forthcoming titles - Paperback only until Sep 2013

Silent Sand (A Vampire Gene Novel) Murky Depths, Sept 2012

Zombies At Tiffany's (Steampunk/Horror Novella) Telos Publishing, Sept 2012



My work also appears in the following anthologies:



Hammer Out Book of Ghosts (Fantom Films) Titles: 'Chillers and Breathers' 'Immortal Monster'

The Bitten Word (NewCon Press) Title: 'Fool's Gold'

Full Fathom Forty, (BFS) Title: The Toymaker's House



Forthcoming Anthologies

Siblings (Hersham Horror, Sept 2012) Title: 'Imogen'

Eldritch Chrome (Chaosium, TBA) Title: 'Sonar City'



I have also never written any self-help, relationship, or religious books.

Promotion #2 On Kindle

Free for just 24 more hours ... ZOMBIES IN NEW YORK AND OTHER BLOODY JOTTINGS on Kindle now! Today only!



Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings



Something is sapping the energy of the usually robust dancers of the
Moulin Rouge … Zombies roam the streets of New York City … Clowns die in
mysteriously humorous ways … Jack the Rippers crimes are investigated
by a vampire …



Welcome to the horrific and poetic world of Sam Stone, where Angels
are stalking the undead and a vampire becomes obsessed with a
centuries-old werewolf. Terror and lust go hand in hand in the
disturbing world of the Toymaker, and the haunting Siren's call draws
the hapless further into a waking nightmare.



Thirteen stories of horror and passion, and six mythological and erotic poems from the pen of the new Queen of Vampire fiction.



Chick-slash has never been so entertaining



Contains the 2011 British Fantasy Award Winning short story 'Fool's
Gold'.

Promotion on Kindle

For the next few days you can download a copy of Hateful Heart for just £0.77 on Amazon.co.uk or $1.20 on Amazon.com.



There has never been a better time to buy and try a Vampire Gene novel on your kindle:



Hateful Heart



Lilly, Gabriele and Caesare's vampiric life at Rhuddlan Castle is
disrupted by the arrival of Amalia: a new vampire created by Lilly's
one-time companion, Harry. They learn that Harry is dead, killed by some
powerful weapon wielded by the mysterious time-traveller known only as
Carduth. Realising that their lives are now in peril, the quartet begin
an incredible adventure through time and space. They must track down
Carduth, and somehow disable the weapon, before they too succumb to its
fatal effect.



Also seeking Carduth are the remnants of the
historic order of the Knights Templar who have been tracking a
mysterious box for many centuries as they covet the power which rests
within.



And all this time, the box is travelling; wending its way
through time to seek a deadly revenge on the carriers of the vampire
gene.



Watch out for the next promotion coming very soon ...

This week I'll be at ...

GRIMM UP NORTH, VAMPIRE SUNDAY, Manchester, Sun 22nd July 2012.


This week I'll be at Grimm Up North's VAMPIRE SUNDAY event. Starting the day with a reading from my new novel, SILENT SAND, and a Q + A session.



THE LINE UP



2.00 – 2.30 SAM STONE reading and Q+A

2.45 – 4.45 THE HARSH LIGHT OF DAY preview screening plus Q+A with cast and crew

5. 15 – 6.45 THE VAMPIRE LOVERS

7.00 – 8.45 DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS starring Christopher Lee

 8.45 – 10.15 CRONOS by Guillermo Del Toro

10.15 – 11.00 GRIMM SOCIAL in the Dancehouse bar

ALL DAY screening of BLOOD AND BONE CHINA in the cafe


Join me for a day of Vampire Favourites.



Address: The Dancehouse Theatre, 10 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M1 5QA

Time: 2pm-11pm

Date: Sunday 22nd July 2012.



BUY TICKETS!

ZOMBIES AT TIFFANY'S AND SILENT SAND

Pre-ordering has now commenced for ZOMBIES AT TIFFANY'S and SILENT SAND and I'm delighted with both covers too. These are the handiwork of artist MARTIN BAINES.



Both novels will be launched at THE ASYLUM 2012 in Lincoln town centre, 6th-9th September 2012. This is 'the most splendid Steampunk festival in the world'.



ZOMBIES AT TIFFANY'S - Steampunk/Horror Novella.





Kat Lightfoot thought that getting a job at the famed Tiffany’s store
in New York would be the end to her problems ... she has money, new
friends, and there’s even an inventor working there who develops new
weapons from clockwork, and who cuts diamonds with a strange powered
light. This is 1862, after all, and such things are the wonder of the
age.



But then events take a turn for the worse: men and women wander the
streets talking of ‘the darkness’; bodies vanish from morgues across
town; and random, bloody attacks on innocent people take place in broad
daylight.



Soon Kat and her friends are fighting for their lives against a horde
of infected people, with only their wits and ingenuity to help them.



A steampunked story of diamonds, chutzpah, death and horror from the blood-drenched pen of Sam Stone.





SILENT SAND - A Vampire Gene Novel.





Secrets can be found in the most unlikely of places…

Lilly thought that her vampire lair under Rhuddlen Castle in North
Wales was safe … until the dangerous fixer Darren Preacher tracked it
down.



Gabriele Caccini thought that he knew all about being a vampire, but
his life with newly turned lover Anya is sent out of control by the
discovery of a new strain of vampirism, one which leaves its victims as
ghoulish revenants, shells of the beings they used to be.



And deep in the Nevada desert, Lucy Collins, Gabriele's maker, is
undercover, working with the CIA investigating the vampire revenants and
what they might mean for humanity.



When Preacher brings Gabriele into the CIA base, Lucy fears her cover
may be blown, but there is something far more dangerous than vampires
hiding beneath the sands of Nevada … something ancient and vengeful,
with an eternal patience and a lust for revenge.



Soon, the ancient vampire family will find themselves facing their
greatest foe yet, something primal and insidious, and from which they
have no protection…



ALL PRE-ORDERS WILL BE SIGNED AND DEDICATED.

Petition

Following my outburst yesterday - about the Governments plans to bring in a bill that will effectively pirate the copyright of creative people - a petition has been raised to show our displeasure.



I don't need to express how important it is that we do not become complacent at this time. Although the government are saying that this bill will help to make 'orphaned materials' available for public consumption, the implication is that a blanket bill on copyright will effectively mean that unless you 'opt out' your works may be 'seized' and sold on to a third party - who will then be able to exploit them in anyway they wish. This might, and probably will, mean that the owner of the materials will not earn anything from this. But presumably the government will.



It has been said to me that merely stating your copyright ownership on your works is enough to protect you (Via a USA copyright lawyer). I am in doubt about this ... it will depend a great deal on the legal jargon used in the bill no doubt. I don't trust these guys - do you?



My feeling is that this may not be the case, and we have to assume that the need to 'opt out' that is being imposed on the bill is being put there as a legal loophole. If you don't opt out for example, but declare copyright on your work, does this mean they can use your complacency against you? Who knows. But much clarification is going to be needed before I'll be convinced that my works are safe.



If you agree, or are worried at all then I urge you to sign this petition. At the very least I would like to see something that protects us put into the bill - without the need to opt out.



SAY NO NOW

Legal Piracy

Today it was brought to my attention that the government is pushing through a bill to take away the legal rights of artists, writers and photographers.



According to Andrew Orlowski on The Register, this 'New legislation is proposed that would effectively introduce a compulsory purchase order, but without compensation, across an unlimited range of creative works, for commercial use.' You can read the full article here



Effectively the government are enforcing a legal snatching of our copyright and it is down to the author, artist or photographer to 'Opt Out' before the Government then allows their copyrights to be exploited by third parties. The third party can then legally use your works in any way they wish and make a profit from doing so. It is unlikely that you will receive any money at all of this.



The Intellectual Property Office have posted an update that seems to confirm that the government have drawn up a policy statement Consultation on Modernising Copyright.



I am furious that creative people are again being abused in this way. It seems to me that everyone in this world is entitled to be paid a fair amount for the work they do: except writers, artists and photographers.



Would David Cameron work as Prime Minister for months without being paid? Would a solicitor even work for one hour unpaid? Would you go to work and spend weeks doing your job without being paid? Of course not.



It takes me months to write a novel so why then should I work for free? Why should any professional work for nothing? How are we expected to pay our bills? Feed and clothe our children? Do they think because we are creative then we don't need the basics to live?

 

This government has severely disappointed me on every level in the last twelve months. Not only have they taken away our NHS, they are also stamping on our rights at every opportunity. We've spent years fighting off the pirates who steal our work on the internet and now the government comes along and just tries to take it all.



This is 'legal piracy'. And we can't let it happen.



Our country is turning into the vision that George Orwell had when he wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four and our government is so reminiscent of Big Brother. What will be next? The 'Thought Police'?



And dare we ask who the 'third parties' will be? I assume it will be those who bid the highest and give our officials the financial - somehow 'legal' - bung that they will get for selling on all of our hard work. So it will be companies set up and run by the already rich and bloated mega-corporations who already own and run most of the outlets for creative work - they are those with most to gain by being able to exploit anything which the copyright owner has not opted out of.



Will I allow this to happen? NO.



My intellectual property and copyright belongs to me. I claim my copyright. If you want to use my words - then you come and pay me the going rate like everyone else. Otherwise, government or no government. You're not using it. Final.



If you want to act on this then I suggest you write to your MP. I have sent a letter myself, but I'm not convinced it will do any good. WriteToThem



But if we all stand together, then this Legal Piracy can be shown up for the 'theft' that it is.

Thought for the day ...

Sometimes when you try to do the right thing, the odds seem stacked against you. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try in the first place. It takes great wisdom to back away from a bad situation, and realise that your best was all you could do.



Sam Stone

5th July 2012