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August 14, 2016
Shakespeare Sunday: Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu official book launch
Yesterday,
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
was well and truly launched at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London.
There were books...
There were cakes...
The Bard himself was in attendance, as was a minion of Cthulhu...
And there were authors and artists and loyal supporters there too...
And then, with the stars were no longer in alignment, it was time to retire to a local hostelry and quaff flagons of foaming ale...
Thank you to all the authors and artists who made the effort to be there (despite train breakdowns and clashes with Nine Worlds Geekfest) and thank you to everyone who came along in support, as well as to buy books.
And lastly, a big thank you to Mark and everyone at the store who helped out (and an even bigger thank you for the biscuits and the water) and also to Danie who arranged it all in the first place.
If you're dropping by Forbidden Planet anytime soon, they have some signed copies of Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu in stock at the moment, but they're not going to hang around for long!
You can see more photos from the event here.
There were books...
There were cakes...
The Bard himself was in attendance, as was a minion of Cthulhu...
And there were authors and artists and loyal supporters there too...
And then, with the stars were no longer in alignment, it was time to retire to a local hostelry and quaff flagons of foaming ale...
Thank you to all the authors and artists who made the effort to be there (despite train breakdowns and clashes with Nine Worlds Geekfest) and thank you to everyone who came along in support, as well as to buy books.
And lastly, a big thank you to Mark and everyone at the store who helped out (and an even bigger thank you for the biscuits and the water) and also to Danie who arranged it all in the first place.
If you're dropping by Forbidden Planet anytime soon, they have some signed copies of Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu in stock at the moment, but they're not going to hang around for long!
You can see more photos from the event here.
August 13, 2016
Short Story Saturday: Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu launches today at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London!
It's seems to have taken aeons to arrive, but the stars are now in alignment and the day you've been waiting for is here at last!That's right,
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
launches today, at 1.00pm (GMT), at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London. Contributors who will be in attendance include Jonathan Oliver, Andrew Lane, Ian Edginton, Adrian Chamberlin,Ed Fortune, Malcolm Barter, Tony Hough, Neil Roberts, and yours truly. As well as having the chance to meet all these luminaries of the genre world, you will also be able to have your photograph taken with the Bard - disguised as Cthulhu, if you so desire - and there will be cake!Hopefully I'll see some of you there.
August 12, 2016
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu on Pornokitsch
I thought you might like to know that
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
features on Pornokitsch* today.
I wrote a Friday Five piece last year to promote the publication of
SHARKPUNK
, in which I waxed lyrical about famous sharks on the silver screen, but this time I've imagined my own Shakespeare/Cthulhu mash-ups. It's just a bit of fun, but hopefully it will get more people talking about the book.
And just in case you'd forgotten,
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
launches tomorrow, Saturday 13th August, at 1.00pm (GMT), at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London.
* If you don't already know, Pornokitsch is a website that champions geek culture. Indeed, their mission statement is "to treat geek culture seriously and examine it thoroughly, for better or for worse." It is completely SFW.
I wrote a Friday Five piece last year to promote the publication of
SHARKPUNK
, in which I waxed lyrical about famous sharks on the silver screen, but this time I've imagined my own Shakespeare/Cthulhu mash-ups. It's just a bit of fun, but hopefully it will get more people talking about the book. And just in case you'd forgotten,
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
launches tomorrow, Saturday 13th August, at 1.00pm (GMT), at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London.* If you don't already know, Pornokitsch is a website that champions geek culture. Indeed, their mission statement is "to treat geek culture seriously and examine it thoroughly, for better or for worse." It is completely SFW.
August 7, 2016
Shakespeare Sunday: Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu launches in six days!
All of the backer paperbacks of
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
went out this week to those people who supported the original Kickstarter, and some have already been spotted out in the wild. 
Shakespeare Vs Cat-thulhu, courtesy of Matt Zitron
Photograph courtesy of James Rose
Photograph courtesy of Will Templeton
Photograph courtesy of Andrew AlvisDon't forget, six days from today, on Saturday 13th August at 1.00pm(GMT), Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu launches at Forbidden Planet in London. You can register your interest in attending now on Facebook and then share that information with your friends.
Register your interest in attending now on Facebook.Contributors who will be in attendance include Jonathan Oliver, Andrew Lane, Ian Edginton, Adrian Chamberlin, James Lovegrove, Ed Fortune, Malcolm Barter, Tony Hough, Neil Roberts, and yours truly. As well as having the chance to meet all these luminaries of the genre world, you will also be able to have your photograph taken with the Bard - a Shakespeare selfie, if you like - and there will be cake. What more do you need to know?If you're in the general London area next Saturday, maybe I'll see you there.
Just one week to go!
Shakespeare Vs Cat-thulhu, courtesy of Matt ZitronPhotograph courtesy of James RosePhotograph courtesy of Will TempletonPhotograph courtesy of Andrew AlvisDon't forget, six days from today, on Saturday 13th August at 1.00pm(GMT), Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu launches at Forbidden Planet in London. You can register your interest in attending now on Facebook and then share that information with your friends.Register your interest in attending now on Facebook.Contributors who will be in attendance include Jonathan Oliver, Andrew Lane, Ian Edginton, Adrian Chamberlin, James Lovegrove, Ed Fortune, Malcolm Barter, Tony Hough, Neil Roberts, and yours truly. As well as having the chance to meet all these luminaries of the genre world, you will also be able to have your photograph taken with the Bard - a Shakespeare selfie, if you like - and there will be cake. What more do you need to know?If you're in the general London area next Saturday, maybe I'll see you there.Just one week to go!
August 6, 2016
Short Story Saturday: SHARKPUNK and The Best Horror of the Year Volume 8
Ellen Datlow has published her long list of Honourable Mentions for
The Best Horror of the Year Volume 8
and I'm delighted to report that no fewer than seven
SHARKPUNK
stories have made the list.
Although they did not make the final cut for this benchmark anthology, to receive such an Honourable Mention is no small matter. So congratulations to Den Patrick, Richard Salter, Steve Savile, Andy and Amy Taylor, Ian Whates, Jenni Hill and Gary McMahon*.
* One of Gary's other stories, however, did make the collection. :-)
Although they did not make the final cut for this benchmark anthology, to receive such an Honourable Mention is no small matter. So congratulations to Den Patrick, Richard Salter, Steve Savile, Andy and Amy Taylor, Ian Whates, Jenni Hill and Gary McMahon*.
* One of Gary's other stories, however, did make the collection. :-)
August 4, 2016
Steampunk Thursday: The Wicked Wizard of Oz
This autumn I am going to be running a Kickstarter to fund production of a new gamebook, similar in style to
Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
, but this time inspired by the work of L. Frank Baum.Play as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, or the Lion, as you undertaken a new adventure set within the mysterious land of Oz.
To make sure that you don't miss out on the Early Bird Backer rewards, please join the new The Wicked Wizard of Oz Facebook group, and start spreading the word.
The Wicked Wizard of Oz Kickstarter will launch on Saturday 1st October 2016.
August 3, 2016
Happy Anniversary Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland!
Kickstarter kindly emailed me today to let me know that a year ago
Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
funded, thanks to you! And what a year it's been!Working with Kev Crossley for the first time, creating the first in what I hope will become a new series of gamebooks, printer delays, books shipped from Eastern Europe the day before the launch, a unique deck of playing cards created by Saskia Powys, a colouring book that's been phenomenally successful in the United States, and an awards nomination. And then today I was sent these bookmark mock-ups, created by a gamebooks fan!
Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
has received 31 5-star reviews on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, but there's always room for more. ;-)And what was I working on today, a year on from
Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
funding? Why, only the second in the series!The Kickstarter for
The Wicked Wizard of Oz
will launch on Saturday 1st October 2016 - or should that be
Oz
tober?
Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
has received 31 5-star reviews on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, but there's always room for more. ;-)And what was I working on today, a year on from
Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
funding? Why, only the second in the series!The Kickstarter for
The Wicked Wizard of Oz
will launch on Saturday 1st October 2016 - or should that be
Oz
tober?
August 1, 2016
July 31, 2016
Shakespeare Sunday: Less than 2 weeks until the official Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu launch
Two weeks yesterday sees the official launch of
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
at Forbidden Planet in London, on Saturday 13th August at 1.00pm (GMT).
Register your interest in attending now on Facebook.We already have a number of authors and artists who have confirmed that they will be attending, including Andrew Lane, Ian Edginton, Adrian Chamberlin, James Lovegrove, Ed Fortune, Malcolm Barter, Tony Hough and Neil Roberts. So keep spreading the word and maybe I'll see you in two weeks' time.
While we're gearing ourselves up for the official
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
launch, behind the scenes we're also busy preparing all the rewards that will be going out to backers, including T-shirts, art prints and the eShort
Lovecraft's Labours Lost
. But most exciting of all is that we are expecting delivery of the paperback by the end of the week. Once the books have been checked in at the distributors they will then be sent out to backers. Fingers crossed that they arrive on time!So until next time...
Register your interest in attending now on Facebook.We already have a number of authors and artists who have confirmed that they will be attending, including Andrew Lane, Ian Edginton, Adrian Chamberlin, James Lovegrove, Ed Fortune, Malcolm Barter, Tony Hough and Neil Roberts. So keep spreading the word and maybe I'll see you in two weeks' time.While we're gearing ourselves up for the official
Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu
launch, behind the scenes we're also busy preparing all the rewards that will be going out to backers, including T-shirts, art prints and the eShort
Lovecraft's Labours Lost
. But most exciting of all is that we are expecting delivery of the paperback by the end of the week. Once the books have been checked in at the distributors they will then be sent out to backers. Fingers crossed that they arrive on time!So until next time...
