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July 27, 2013
DARK FUSIONS – Table of Contents
DARK FUSIONS: Where Monsters Lurk
(PS Publishing, Oct 2013)
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction by Lois H. Gresh
1. The Rest is Noise by Nicholas Kaufmann
2. Beneath Their Shoulders by Norman Prentiss
3. Ignis Fatuus by Scott David Aniolowski and T.E. Grau
4. The Flea Circus by Cody Goodfellow
5. The Corpse Detective by Darrell Schweitzer
6. When the Stars Run Away by Ann K. Schwader
7. Reign by Michael Marano
8. Golden State by Lisa Morton
9. Sidestep by Lynn Spitz
10. Five-Star Review by David Sakmyster
11. Little Bastards by John D. Haefele
12. Gurrl UnDeleted by Nancy Kilpatrick
13. Thirst by James Alan Gardner
14. What Was Called by Nick Cato
15. Faceless by Yvonne Navarro
16. Death Eater by Christopher Fulbright
17. Aunt Paloma by Mark McLaughlin
18. Medieval Metaphysics by Robert M. Price
NecronomiCon schedule
As of now, my NecronomiCon schedule is:
The New Weird (Saturday 1-2:30 pm)
HPL’s Phobias (Friday 4-5:30 pm)
Self, Gender Identity, & Sexuality in Lovecraft (Sunday 1-2:30 pm) – possibly
Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast (Sunday morning) – appearing as Rabbi Lois ben Cthulhu
The Mortal Instruments Companion – another nice review
Many thanks to the San Francisco and Sacramento City Book Review for the fantastic teen review of The Mortal Instruments Companion:
“..a must-have book for anybody who has read the Mortal Instruments series or even for people who have plans or want to read them. Definitely pick this book up. You won’t regret it.”
July 16, 2013
The Mortal Instruments Companion – nice review
Many thanks to Night Owl Teen Reviews!
“a great guide…this one hits the mark. This is great for those who need to or want to understand the setting of the books and movie more. The Mortal Instruments Companion is a fun book for fans of the series!!”
July 7, 2013
THE DIVERGENT COMPANION
THE DIVERGENT COMPANION cover just popped up on Goodreads and Amazon. If you haven’t guessed, the book is already available for pre-order on Amazon.
This is the first time I’ve seen the cover. I like the use of the ferris wheel and tall building, which certainly reflect things that happen in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.
I’m currently writing the book from my preliminary outline/table of contents. As soon as I finalize the table of contents, I’ll post it here on my blog, so stay tuned.
June 18, 2013
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANION – Table of Contents
Below is the Table of Contents of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANION: City of Bones, Shadowhunters, and The Sight: The Unauthorized Guide.
The book is now available in fine bookstores everywhere.
(St. Martin’s Press, June 2013)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. Which is the Best Book and Movie of All?
CHAPTER 2. Spinning a Faerie Good Tale
CHAPTER 3. Romantic Fantasies
What’s Up with Romance?
Romantic Triangles
Clary and Jace
Clary and Simon
Clary and Sebastian
Simon and Isabelle
Maia and Jordan Kyle
Magnus Bane and Alec
Jocelyn and Valentine
Jocelyn and Luke
Tessa and William
Tessa and Jem
Nate and Jessamine
CHAPTER 4. Bad Boys: Who Is the Most Evil?
CHAPTER 5. Angels and Shadowhunters: the Creation Myth of The Mortal Instruments and the Infernal Devices
CHAPTER 6. Mortal Instruments: Cup, Sword, and Mirror
CHAPTER 7. The Chosen Ones
CHAPTER 8. Big-Bad Mother Demon: Lilith, Her Minions, and Possession
CHAPTER 9. Infernal Devices: Automaton Monsters
CHAPTER 10. And What About Those Bad Girls?
CHAPTER 11. Steampunking You
CHAPTER 12. Resurrecting the Dead and Living Forever
CHAPTER 13. Alchemy and Ouroboros
CHAPTER 14. Of Themes and Schemes
CHAPTER 15. Real or Not Real?
Here’s How You Play
Clary
Jace
Simon Lewis
Isabelle Lightwood
Alec Lightwood
Raphael Santiago
Luke Garroway
Jocelyn
Valentine
Sebastian
William Herondale
Jem (James Carstairs)
Nate
Mortmain
Mrs. Dark and Mrs. Black
CHAPTER 16. Opening Conflicts
CHAPTER 17. Searching for Something
Self-Identity Quests
Treasure Quests
Chasing Mortmain
CHAPTER 18. Dishing Up the Dirt
CHAPTER 19. Mini-Biography of Cassandra Clare
June 17, 2013
World Horror Convention – mini report
(left photo) “girls just wanna have fun” – with Lois Gresh, Sephera Giron, Mandy Slater, Nancy Kilpatrick, rebecca/toronto and Rebecca Senese.
(right photo, courtesy of Dana Fredsti) Party time at WHC! – with Jason V Brock, Sunni Brock and Lois Gresh at Hotel Monteleone.
Arrived in NOLA on Wed, went to vampire shop with Nancy Kilpatrick, then hit one voodoo shop. Dinner was so-so, a mountain of fried whatevers, the best of the whatevers being the french fries. We hung out with Mandy Slater at her palatial suite at the Hyatt, where she had free wine and cookies. Ran into Ramsey Campbell and his wife, enroute to the swamps to see alligators. The Carousel Bar was like being on an elevator, with my stomach dropping whenever I dared to focus on the fact we were literally spinning – is it a good idea to have a spinning bar when people’s heads are already spinning? Rio Youers kept spinning past with different walls behind him – very strange.
With one-night-only third roomie, Denise Dumars, went to voodoo cultural center, where she taught me everything I’d ever want to know about voodoo. Then several of us went to Lafayette Cemetery in the Garden District.
I was dying to see Anne Rice’s house, and we swung by one of her houses and took some photos. Also stopped at a former orphanage, where she housed family members at one point.
After registering for the con, a bunch of us went trolling in the French Quarter. Included were Nancy, Mandy, Sephera Giron, and a couple of people from Toronto (Rebecca and Bob), had absinthe (tres fine), and obtained strange super-sweet yet oddly peppered neon blue drinks in flashing skull mugs. Everyone except Mandy and me disappeared into a chicken shack. God only knows what they were doing in a chicken shack, presumably eating the birds but one never knows with a horror crowd. Mandy and I ducked into a place to spend an hour listening to a great Cajun band.
Hung out with ST Joshi, Jason Brock, Bill Nolan, Caitlin Kiernan, Kathryn, and Jerad Walters, and spoke to Cait about Drowning Girl. In the dealers’ room, I ran into Tim Waggoner and chatted a bit, also Laura Hickman. I made quick work of the dealers’ room, mainly because people were hawking books so aggressively that I was uncomfortable.
I ended up at the glorious Centipede Press table, where Jerad didn’t have to hawk anything aggressively. His books are beyond beautiful, and I snapped up both the Hannes Bok collection and the HPL whopper art volume. Naughty me, but I couldn’t resist.
Dinner was super-fast the following night due to the signing. Lovely meal with ST, Mary, and Nancy. Attended Heather Graham’s party, and at some point, I talked to Jason and Sunni Brock for an hour – I think it was approx 2 am. Great seeing people like John Palisano, Ellen Datlow, Lisa Morton, Yvonne Navarro, many others.
(left photo, courtesy of pasadenalisa) WHC Panel, “Writing Horror” – New Orleans 2013 – with Jay Wilburn, John Urbancik, Norman L. Rubenstein, Alexandra Sokoloff, Lois Gresh and John R. Little.
Somebody told me about a secret dealers’ room, where I discovered all the books I might have bought… but didn’t.
(left photo, courtesy of pasadenalisa) With William F. Nolan, Anya Martin, Lois Gresh, Tonya L De Marco, Guy Anthony De Marco, Sunni Brock, Beth Gwinn, Jason V Brock, Nancy Kilpatrick and Erinn Kemper at the banquet, WHC, New Orleans.
After the banquet, hung out for a few hours with ST, Mary, Jason, Sunni, Bill Nolan, Erinn, Cait, and Kathryn. Went to bed at 2 am, then awakened at 6:30 to catch my flight home. Whew.
World Horror Convention – short report
Arrived in NOLA on Wed, went to vampire shop with Nancy Kilpatrick, then hit one voodoo shop. Dinner was so-so, a mountain of fried whatevers, the best of the whatevers being the french fries. We hung out with Mandy Slater at her palatial suite at the Hyatt, where she had free wine and cookies. Ran into Ramsey Campbell and his wife, enroute to the swamps to see alligators. The Carousel Bar was like being on an elevator, with my stomach dropping whenever I dared to focus on the fact we were literally spinning – is it a good idea to have a spinning bar when people’s heads are already spinning? Rio Youers kept spinning past with different walls behind him – very strange. With one-night-only third roomie, Denise Dumars, went to voodoo cultural center, where she taught me everything I’d ever want to know about voodoo. Then several of us went to Lafayette Cemetery in the Garden District. I was dying to see Anne Rice’s house, and we swung by one of her houses and took some photos. Also stopped at a former orphanage, where she housed family members at one point. After registering for the con, a bunch of us went trolling in the French Quarter. Included were Nancy, Mandy, Sephera Giron, and a couple of people from Toronto (Rebecca and Bob), had absinthe (tres fine), and obtained strange super-sweet yet oddly peppered neon blue drinks in flashing skull mugs. Everyone except Mandy and me disappeared into a chicken shack. God only knows what they were doing in a chicken shack, presumably eating the birds but one never knows with a horror crowd. Mandy and I ducked into a place to spend an hour listening to a great Cajun band.
Hung out with ST Joshi, Jason Brock, Bill Nolan, Caitlin Kiernan, Kathryn, and Jerad Walters, and spoke to Cait about Drowning Girl. In the dealers’ room, I ran into Tim Waggoner and chatted a bit, also Laura Hickman. I made quick work of the dealers’ room, mainly because people were hawking books so aggressively that I was uncomfortable. I ended up at the glorious Centipede Press table, where Jerad didn’t have to hawk anything aggressively. His books are beyond beautiful, and I snapped both the Hannes Bok collection and the HPL whopper art volume. Naughty me, but I couldn’t resist. Dinner was super-fast the following night due to the signing. Lovely meal with ST, Mary, and Nancy. Attended Heather Graham’s party, and at some point, I talked to Jason and Sunni Brock for an hour – I think it was approx 2 am. Great seeing people like John Palisano, Ellen Datlow, Lisa Morton, Yvonne Navarro, many others.
My 9 am panel, something about rules of the horror genre, went well with Norm Rubenstein, Alexandra Sokoloff, John Urbancik, John Little, Jay Wilburn. Lunch with Dana Fredsti and David Kilpatrick, then off to the French Market where they had to pick up pralines for a friend. Dana pushed me toward a gorgeous red dress, which David insisted I buy. I wore it to the HWA banquet. Somebody told me about a secret dealers’ room, where I discovered all the books I might have bought… but didn’t. Snagged a last-second banquet ticket from Lucy Taylor, and afterwards, hung out for a few hours with ST, Mary, Jason, Sunni, Bill Nolan, Erinn, Cait, and Kathryn. Went to bed at 2 am, then awakened at 6:30 to catch my flight home. Whew.
Mortal Instruments Companion
I received a carton of The Mortal Instruments Companion. I believe it’ll be in stores within the next day or two.
Spam Sucks
I have 5,000 comments awaiting my approval for this blog. I can only delete 10 comments at a time. Most of these comments – obviously – are spam. The only way to avoid this problem is to pay a steady fee for spam removal, which I refuse to do. Hence, I’m probably going to turn off comments for the blog.
