Michael McCarty's Blog, page 8
February 11, 2012
Book Trailers & Music Videos
Book Trailers ...the new music videos?
I am reading the book called I WANT MY MTV ... which talks about MTV from the early days up until "Real World."
And what strikes me is this ... music videos were done on such a shoestring budget but ended up being loved my millions.
I see the same thing happening these days. Authors making a shoestring budget book trailer for their fans.
The problem is, there is no MTV to show such things. Which is a shame. The world could use teenagers falling in love with books right now....
I am reading the book called I WANT MY MTV ... which talks about MTV from the early days up until "Real World."
And what strikes me is this ... music videos were done on such a shoestring budget but ended up being loved my millions.
I see the same thing happening these days. Authors making a shoestring budget book trailer for their fans.
The problem is, there is no MTV to show such things. Which is a shame. The world could use teenagers falling in love with books right now....
November 13, 2011
Intriguing Interviews
INTRIGUING INTERVIEWS
Albany, GA – BearManor Media proudly announces the release of its new book, Modern Mythmakers, by Michael McCarty.
Modern Mythmakers is a collection of 33 original interviews that provides firsthand accounts from many of the entertainment industry’s most influential writers, filmmakers, and entertainers. Interviews includes science fiction, horror and fantasy film icons Elvira, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Ingrid Pitt, Reggie Bannister, from Dark Shadows Dan Curtis, Lara Parker and Kathryn Leigh Scott, the Night of the Living Dead film crew of John Russo, Kyra Schon and Russ Streiner. Conversation also with world-renowned genre authors Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub, John Saul, Bentley Little, Neil Gaiman, Dean Koontz, Richard Matheson ,Connie Willis, Darce Stoker, Christopher Moore and more. Forward by The Amazing Kreskin and an afterword by three-time Bram Stoker Award winner Charlee Jacob.
To learn about this or other BearManor Media titles, please visit our website at www.bearmanormedia.com.
ISBN: 1-59393-667-2
Format: Softcover; 6” x 9”; 330 pages
Price: $19.95
Available through Ingram and amazon.com
Albany, GA – BearManor Media proudly announces the release of its new book, Modern Mythmakers, by Michael McCarty.
Modern Mythmakers is a collection of 33 original interviews that provides firsthand accounts from many of the entertainment industry’s most influential writers, filmmakers, and entertainers. Interviews includes science fiction, horror and fantasy film icons Elvira, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Ingrid Pitt, Reggie Bannister, from Dark Shadows Dan Curtis, Lara Parker and Kathryn Leigh Scott, the Night of the Living Dead film crew of John Russo, Kyra Schon and Russ Streiner. Conversation also with world-renowned genre authors Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub, John Saul, Bentley Little, Neil Gaiman, Dean Koontz, Richard Matheson ,Connie Willis, Darce Stoker, Christopher Moore and more. Forward by The Amazing Kreskin and an afterword by three-time Bram Stoker Award winner Charlee Jacob.
To learn about this or other BearManor Media titles, please visit our website at www.bearmanormedia.com.
ISBN: 1-59393-667-2
Format: Softcover; 6” x 9”; 330 pages
Price: $19.95
Available through Ingram and amazon.com
November 7, 2011
The Book That Wouldn't Die
Monster Behind The Wheel, a novel of supernatural horror by collaborating Midwest authors Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin, has been released as an ebook and is now available from the publisher, MedallionPress.com, and also Amazon.com. The Oct. 2011 release provides a fitting resurrection for the book, which is now alive again after two previous deaths.
“The first publisher to accept the novel was Sarob Press in the U.K.,” said Mark McLaughlin, who works as a marketing and public relations director when he isn’t writing scary books. “But, they went out of business before they could publish the book. That was the book’s first death.”
“The novel was eventually published in 2008 by Corrosion Press as a collector’s limited-edition hardcover,” said Michael McCarty, who has worked as a stand-up comedian and freelance journalist. “Because it was a limited edition, only 150 numbered copies were printed and they sold out quickly. So in a way, the book died a second time when the print-run sold out, since it was no longer available.”
The Corrosion Press edition of the novel was chosen by the Horror Writers Association as a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. “Even though Mark and I have written more than 20 books apiece, including solo and collaborative projects, Monster Behind The Wheel was a first novel for both of us,” McCarty said. “The earlier books were either story collections, poetry collections, or nonfiction.” He added that he is currently working with McLaughlin on more books, including a sequel to Monster.
Monster Behind the Wheel tells the story of Jeremy Carmichael, a young pizza-delivery worker who become embroiled in a supernatural adventure which features a muscle-car with a dark secret and hordes of zombies, including a wicked, flirtatious zombie named Fiona Bloom.
Both McCarty and McLaughlin are pleased that the ebook edition is giving new life to their novel. “Limited edition books are great for collectors, and certainly we will do more in the future,” said McLaughlin, “but it’s good to know that this new ebook can now reach a larger national audience without any quantity limitations.”
You can find out more about Monster Behind The Wheel on Amazon.com and the publisher’s website:
www.medallionpress.com/eBook_blurbs/m...
You can find the YouTube trailer for the ebook at:
www.youtube.com/mcmonsterbook
Learn more about McCarty and McLaughlin on their Facebook pages:
www.Facebook.com/MichaelMcCartyMedia
www.Facebook.com/MarkMcLaughlinMedia
“The first publisher to accept the novel was Sarob Press in the U.K.,” said Mark McLaughlin, who works as a marketing and public relations director when he isn’t writing scary books. “But, they went out of business before they could publish the book. That was the book’s first death.”
“The novel was eventually published in 2008 by Corrosion Press as a collector’s limited-edition hardcover,” said Michael McCarty, who has worked as a stand-up comedian and freelance journalist. “Because it was a limited edition, only 150 numbered copies were printed and they sold out quickly. So in a way, the book died a second time when the print-run sold out, since it was no longer available.”
The Corrosion Press edition of the novel was chosen by the Horror Writers Association as a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. “Even though Mark and I have written more than 20 books apiece, including solo and collaborative projects, Monster Behind The Wheel was a first novel for both of us,” McCarty said. “The earlier books were either story collections, poetry collections, or nonfiction.” He added that he is currently working with McLaughlin on more books, including a sequel to Monster.
Monster Behind the Wheel tells the story of Jeremy Carmichael, a young pizza-delivery worker who become embroiled in a supernatural adventure which features a muscle-car with a dark secret and hordes of zombies, including a wicked, flirtatious zombie named Fiona Bloom.
Both McCarty and McLaughlin are pleased that the ebook edition is giving new life to their novel. “Limited edition books are great for collectors, and certainly we will do more in the future,” said McLaughlin, “but it’s good to know that this new ebook can now reach a larger national audience without any quantity limitations.”
You can find out more about Monster Behind The Wheel on Amazon.com and the publisher’s website:
www.medallionpress.com/eBook_blurbs/m...
You can find the YouTube trailer for the ebook at:
www.youtube.com/mcmonsterbook
Learn more about McCarty and McLaughlin on their Facebook pages:
www.Facebook.com/MichaelMcCartyMedia
www.Facebook.com/MarkMcLaughlinMedia
October 8, 2011
Working Class Stiff
Working Class Stiff ...
Yes I have a day-job ... have now, for over 30 years.
That is why I decided to write a book about work, so I put all my short stories about the workplace in one place and created A HELL OF A JOB.
Reviewer Chris Hallock got what I was saying with this awesome review:
http://www.chizine.com/hell_of_a_job.htm
So don't let your day-job get you down. Write about it ... or read my book
: )
Yes I have a day-job ... have now, for over 30 years.
That is why I decided to write a book about work, so I put all my short stories about the workplace in one place and created A HELL OF A JOB.
Reviewer Chris Hallock got what I was saying with this awesome review:
http://www.chizine.com/hell_of_a_job.htm
So don't let your day-job get you down. Write about it ... or read my book
: )
