Cherie Priest's Blog: It's awards season, so here comes the shameless self-promotion, page 117

Screw it.

I'm calling it: Due to today's progress on my modern pseudo-noir police procedural about a neighborhood full of mutated freaks, a sexy former court reporter, an aging cop who's being forced into retirement, and a multiple murder that took place thirty years ago in an all-night diner called "The Rathole" … I've officially achieved DRAFT ZERO.

Project: Fort Freak "Remember the Rathole"

New Words: 5089 (oh crap.)

Present Total Word Count: 33,864 words

Goal: 30,000 words

Due date: October 15

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Drive-By Posting

University of Washington Bookstore — One more place where Seattle-area locals can find fresh, spanky copies of Boneshaker. In fact, following a very productive conversation with Duane Wilkins over there this afternoon, it looks like you'll soon be able to order signed books and have them shipped from this fine store. Still hashing out a few details. Will keep you posted.

My first Tor.com guest post — Wherein I natter.

Locus Magazine — Allegedly has a review of Boneshaker in its October...

September 30, 2009

First - links roundup. Then - Fort Freak metrics. Then, I beg those of you who haven't tried Boneshaker yet to give it a shot. But I beg in an understated way, with tasteful links that aren't particularly shouty or anything. I hope.

Pop culture landscape becoming a Zombieland - I throw my two cents in to "Zombies … why so cool?" conversation. Big thanks to Mike at Newsarama, who pinged me about this yesterday - for he required a CERTIFIED ZOMBIE EXPERT. But he had to settle for me.

Big...

Hasty FAQs

Hello everyone! And many, many thanks to everyone who's helped retweet, repost, link, and shill Boneshaker today. You guys are truly amazing, and I couldn't do it without you! So now, very quickly (before I log off and join the husband for a celebratory supper) - let me answer a few of the more frequently asked questions I've gotten today.
Can we get this book signed? Yes, but right now I'm afraid I can only sign it if you catch me in person. I used to have a P.O. box to which people...

BONESHAKER BIRTHDAY FTW!

Oh my God, you guys — IT'S FINALLY HERE. That's right, as of TODAY my seventh novel, BONESHAKER is officially available … and I for one could not be happier (as I trust you can gather by the accompanying photo).

Go on! Click right here! Note the big green "IN STOCK" status on Amazon.com. And while you're there, if you haven't already, I'd like to rather shamelessly ask you to take a chance on it — if you are so inclined.

If you'd like to know more about it first, please allow me to point y...

Clarkdale Elementary

[image error] By special request - Clarkdale Elementary School found itself almost completely underwater following the recent storms and flooding in North Georgia. Everybody got out of the storm's way safely, but the school itself did not fare so well.

In short, the building and all its supplies are a total loss.

Via a reader's email this afternoon: "My children's school, Nicholson Elementary, is asking for donations to resupply the classrooms. Little things like Ziploc bags, pencils, backpacks...

2009 Revenant Film Festival

This afternoon, starting at 4:00 p.m. and running up against midnight, the 2009 Revenant Film Festival is going down at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry.

My buddy and hardcore undead aficionado Mark Henry is going to be one of the hosts, and frankly, that makes it worth the cover charge right there.

So click that-there image to the left for all the details, and to get a glimpse of the cinematic offerings.

I figure - What's not to like? Indie zombie flicks, local zombie experts...

Pandorum

For all the budget it clearly lacked and for all the press coverage it doesn't seem to be getting, Pandorum is actually a damn fine example of a damn fine little genre movie. The set-up is simple, appropriately desperate, and fantastically tense; the characters are smart, reasonable, and determined; and the reveal/resolution is cool and (at least part of it is) frankly unexpected, but doesn't feel cheap or contrived.

Pandorum owes a bit of precedence to Alien, a nod to Pitch Black, and a...

September 24, 2009

Here's today's progress on my modern pseudo-noir police procedural about a neighborhood full of mutated freaks, a sexy former court reporter, an aging cop who's being forced into retirement, and a multiple murder that took place thirty years ago in an all-night diner called "The Rathole."

Project: Fort Freak "Remember the Rathole"

New Words: 949 (tiny, but better!)

Present Total Word Count: 26,922 words

Goal: 30,000 words

Due date: October 15

Things accomplished in fiction: Wrapped up Section ...

September 23, 2009

Here's today's progress on my modern pseudo-noir police procedural about a neighborhood full of mutated freaks, a sexy former court reporter, an aging cop who's being forced into retirement, and a multiple murder that took place thirty years ago in an all-night diner called "The Rathole."

Project: Fort Freak "Remember the Rathole"

New Words: 2856 (oh crap)

Present Total Word Count: 25,973 words

Goal: 30,000 words

Due date: October 15

Things accomplished in fiction: Wrapped up Section Ten and i...