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March 5, 2009
Nice "Exile" Review
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There's a new review by T.T. Zuma of "Exile: The Collected Helman Graff" in this month's Horrorworld, (March '09).
Here's the linkage: http://horrorworld.org/reviews.htm (it's the 6th review down)
By the way, I never knew that "The Feast of Catchville" was a quote - cult favorite - unquote. Very cool.
In other news, still banging away on the final "Delving" book - due out this summer - and will hopefully be confirming some spring signing dates as well.
Back to work![image error]
There's a new review by T.T. Zuma of "Exile: The Collected Helman Graff" in this month's Horrorworld, (March '09).
Here's the linkage: http://horrorworld.org/reviews.htm (it's the 6th review down)
By the way, I never knew that "The Feast of Catchville" was a quote - cult favorite - unquote. Very cool.
In other news, still banging away on the final "Delving" book - due out this summer - and will hopefully be confirming some spring signing dates as well.
Back to work![image error]
February 16, 2009
Brain Matter Confetti
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Still sort of sorting out the last week and a half as I've rarely known what day it was or what city I was in. Crazy busy to the point of nausea, but that's over now, and things are sort of... settling, like a blast of confetti or brain matter that has yet to reach the ground.
As such, not a lot of work has been completed, and February - being the squat month that it is - is more than halfway completed.
Ah well. In the meantime, I've come across a few things that were a bit interesting.
It seems t
Still sort of sorting out the last week and a half as I've rarely known what day it was or what city I was in. Crazy busy to the point of nausea, but that's over now, and things are sort of... settling, like a blast of confetti or brain matter that has yet to reach the ground.
As such, not a lot of work has been completed, and February - being the squat month that it is - is more than halfway completed.
Ah well. In the meantime, I've come across a few things that were a bit interesting.
It seems t
February 8, 2009
A New Addition to the Family
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The latest addition to my little career has finally shown up in the flesh, or should I say in the pulp... as in paper... all right. Bad attempt at humor. But several copies of "Exile: The Collected Helman Graff" did show up in my mailbox yesterday...
...and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. Nate's illustrations look great, (something I was a tad worried about) and the rest of the pages are in order, so I guess the book is a win-win. I've received a lot of emails from those of you that als
The latest addition to my little career has finally shown up in the flesh, or should I say in the pulp... as in paper... all right. Bad attempt at humor. But several copies of "Exile: The Collected Helman Graff" did show up in my mailbox yesterday...
...and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. Nate's illustrations look great, (something I was a tad worried about) and the rest of the pages are in order, so I guess the book is a win-win. I've received a lot of emails from those of you that als
January 23, 2009
The Value of Book Clubs...?
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Until recently, I've never belonged to a book club. All of the clubs I'd seen were primarily populated by women, not that that's a bad thing, I enjoy the company of women, however, the clubs I'd been aware of had concentrated primarily on female-slanted fiction, (read: chick lit). Oh, I'm probably being a bit harsh on that count. Not all of these clubs exclusively read things like Valerie Bertanelli's account of her trials and tribulations as Mrs. Van Halen, a lot of them actually centered arou
Until recently, I've never belonged to a book club. All of the clubs I'd seen were primarily populated by women, not that that's a bad thing, I enjoy the company of women, however, the clubs I'd been aware of had concentrated primarily on female-slanted fiction, (read: chick lit). Oh, I'm probably being a bit harsh on that count. Not all of these clubs exclusively read things like Valerie Bertanelli's account of her trials and tribulations as Mrs. Van Halen, a lot of them actually centered arou
January 20, 2009
The First 21st Century President
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A few comments on today's presidential inaugeration, and the ensuing presidency.
Yes, I understand that we're almost a decade into the 21st Century, but for my money, Barack Obama is the first 21st Century President. The man uses a Blackberry. His campaign was the first in history to rely on the internet as a crucial, primary tool to relay platform standings and to mine regular Americans for donations. With an initiative to move past what conservative columnist David Brooks so aptly describes as
A few comments on today's presidential inaugeration, and the ensuing presidency.
Yes, I understand that we're almost a decade into the 21st Century, but for my money, Barack Obama is the first 21st Century President. The man uses a Blackberry. His campaign was the first in history to rely on the internet as a crucial, primary tool to relay platform standings and to mine regular Americans for donations. With an initiative to move past what conservative columnist David Brooks so aptly describes as
January 12, 2009
Endings and Beginnings
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Okay, where to start? I guess at the beginning. "Exile: The Collected Helman Graff" is 100% wrapped. I approved the final galley proofs a few days ago, and it's full speed ahead. It's out of my hands now, and hopefully into yours. Just a reminder, you can pre-order the trade paperback from the publisher for less than six bucks. Yay. A pre-order link is at the bottom of the post.
So... what's next?
First and foremost, the third and final Delving book needs to be written. "Delving: Culminations" is
Okay, where to start? I guess at the beginning. "Exile: The Collected Helman Graff" is 100% wrapped. I approved the final galley proofs a few days ago, and it's full speed ahead. It's out of my hands now, and hopefully into yours. Just a reminder, you can pre-order the trade paperback from the publisher for less than six bucks. Yay. A pre-order link is at the bottom of the post.
So... what's next?
First and foremost, the third and final Delving book needs to be written. "Delving: Culminations" is
January 7, 2009
"EXILE" Now Up For Pre-Order & Excerpts
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"EXILE: The Collected Helman Graff" is now up for pre-order from Stone Garden at a crazy low pre-sale cost.
Here's the link: http://www.stonegarden.net/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=17_1&products_id=141&zenid=3dee65030e7c5ee4d4a9f9dfb9ad5ed6
The book is slated for a late January, 2009 release!
ALSO: We've been adding Preview Excerpts from the Graff Collection over at http://www.scottfalkner.com/
SO COME ON OVER and take a look at a sample of the stories as well as some "snapshots" of
"EXILE: The Collected Helman Graff" is now up for pre-order from Stone Garden at a crazy low pre-sale cost.
Here's the link: http://www.stonegarden.net/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=17_1&products_id=141&zenid=3dee65030e7c5ee4d4a9f9dfb9ad5ed6
The book is slated for a late January, 2009 release!
ALSO: We've been adding Preview Excerpts from the Graff Collection over at http://www.scottfalkner.com/
SO COME ON OVER and take a look at a sample of the stories as well as some "snapshots" of
January 3, 2009
Updates
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Just a few things to clue you guys in about:
"Swaybuck" (hardcover edition) will be retired by Stone Garden Publishing no later than January 15, 2009.
This means that if you want a copy (or additional copies) of the hardcover version of the book, you MUST order it asap.
Here's some options for ordering:
http://www.stonegarden.net/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=17_1&products_id=46&zenid=df242b380c9ee5eacf0eab2e7eaecd98
http://www.stonegarden.net/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPat
Just a few things to clue you guys in about:
"Swaybuck" (hardcover edition) will be retired by Stone Garden Publishing no later than January 15, 2009.
This means that if you want a copy (or additional copies) of the hardcover version of the book, you MUST order it asap.
Here's some options for ordering:
http://www.stonegarden.net/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=17_1&products_id=46&zenid=df242b380c9ee5eacf0eab2e7eaecd98
http://www.stonegarden.net/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPat
December 7, 2008
Do Ya Like My Books?
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Hey kids, it's been a while since I've done this, and I thought with the holidays fast approaching it might be a decent time...
If you've read any of my books and thought they were worthwhile, here's a gentle reminder that they'd make a great Christmas gift.
What gets someone in the Yuletide spirit like an Albino Zombie wreaking havoc on a small town?
What makes you think of Jesus' birthday more than a story about a retired history teacher fighting for his soul against an Indian curse?
What better
Hey kids, it's been a while since I've done this, and I thought with the holidays fast approaching it might be a decent time...
If you've read any of my books and thought they were worthwhile, here's a gentle reminder that they'd make a great Christmas gift.
What gets someone in the Yuletide spirit like an Albino Zombie wreaking havoc on a small town?
What makes you think of Jesus' birthday more than a story about a retired history teacher fighting for his soul against an Indian curse?
What better
