Jeff Strand's Blog, page 57
March 21, 2016
Welcome to Gleefully Macabre!
Welcome to my website! Whether you were brought here by interest in my work or a Google search gone terribly wrong, I encourage you to hang around and start clicking away!
My new novel, The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever, is available at bookstore near YOU! Or, if you’re on online shopper, pre-order it from Amazon.
The hardcover limited edition of Wolf Hunt 2 is now available! Get it from Dark Regions Press or the paperback edition from Amazon. Or get it for your Kindle!
My new novel, Kumquat, is now available! Get the Kindle edition or the print edition from Amazon!
(P.S.: People who leave reviews on Amazon deserve great big hugs!)
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March 17, 2016
Scholastic Reading Club
Parents, some kids will have an important decision to make this month. They may come to you for guidance, so be sure to use your wisdom to steer them in the right direction.
March 7, 2016
Blister’s End
Yes, late last night I typed those two glorious words: The End. My novel Blister is finished!
I mean, yeah, I have to go through it again and change stuff that sucks, but it’s done, and you’ll be able to read it very soon.
AFTER you read The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. Hurry up with that.
March 2, 2016
The Greatest Zombie Movie Book Song Ever!
Trevor Strong, the most elite comedy musician in Canada, has written and performed a song for The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever that will never, ever, ever, EVER leave your head. If you click “play” on the video before, you do it at your own peril.
(If YOU’RE looking for somebody to write you a song for any reason, Trevor’s your guy. Need a birthday present? Give ’em a custom-made song! Want a theme song that your underlings can play whenever you walk into a room? Trevor will do it! Trying to woo somebody? That somebody will be wooed like never before! Visit www.trevorstrong.org immediately!)
March 1, 2016
Z-Day
It’s today! The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever is out! If you pre-ordered your copy from Amazon, it should’ve arrived today. Or you can venture out to your local bookstore. (If you’re going to Barnes & Noble, it’ll most likely be in the New Teen Fiction section.)
In completely unrelated news, Paste Magazine has named The 10 Best New YA Books In March 2016.
Coming very soon: A catchy song…
February 29, 2016
Zombie on the Shelf
Though the official publication date is tomorrow, here is photographic evidence of the existence of The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever, taken at my local Barnes & Noble.
Tomorrow!
The agonizing wait is almost over! Yes, my novel The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever will be out tomorrow! If you’ve pre-ordered it already, your copy will arrive tomorrow, but you can also stampede out to your local bookstore and yank a copy right off the shelf!
And now it’s time for a review quote medley!
“Fans of comical books rejoice.” (School Library Journal)
“Will have readers chuckling, snickering, and laughing out loud.” (Kirkus)
“Outlandishly funny.” (Bulletin For The Center of Children’s Books)
“This novel will appeal to anyone trying to create something great against all odds—or anyone who needs a laugh.” (RT Book Reviews)
“Readers will come away not only with stomachs aching from laughter but with the stars in their own eyes a little brighter.” (Booklist).
February 28, 2016
Oscar Fever!
This is what I’ll be wearing to the Academy Awards. Or at least what I’ll be wearing as I sit on my couch watching it on TV, since Leo withdrew his offer to have me as his plus-one.
Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow is up for Best Animated Short and seems to be a front-runner for the win. I loved World of Tomorrow, and also Rejected, Wisdom Teeth, and several of his other shorts, but Billy’s Balloon may be best dark comedy I’ve ever seen.
February 23, 2016
Stoker Time!
Today the Horror Writers Association announced the nominees for this year’s Bram Stoker Awards, and I’m proud to say that…oh, crap, I read the list wrong, I guess I’m not up for anything.
Oh well. At least, as emcee of the awards banquet, I can stand on the stage looking pretty while OTHER people receive their awards, which is almost as rewarding.
I think you should be there, too. StokerCon. Las Vegas. May 12-15. We can lose our fortune in the casinos together!
February 22, 2016
Numbers
As an author, extremely narrow categories on Amazon are my friend. Look at this!
Wow! I’m #1! It’s a pretty strict classification, but the other new release teen and young adult film fiction books can just suck it!
But there’s even more!
Yes, I’m #1 AND #2! This means the paperback is outselling the e-book, but that’s okay, the e-book will get over it.
With your help, I can dominate categories that aren’t ridiculously narrow. The book comes out on March 1st, and though I encourage you to venture out to your local bookstore, if you want to receive it that very day without leaving your home, pre-order it here!
Pre-order it even if it’s just going to be flung on top of a thirty-eight foot stack of unread books. It’s a healthy addiction.
