James A. Moore's Blog
October 4, 2021
A new book or two, a new free story or two
Well, looks like we're gonna have a free story to go with the release of THE GODLESS, book Five in the SEVEN FORGES series.
THE DARK PASSAGE is available Right herre.
And just because it's that time of year I have a new Halloween Anthology out as well. You'll fu=ind HALLOWEEN NIGHTS available for the Kindle, in Trade paperback and hardcover, too, at THIS LINK
THE DARK PASSAGE is available Right herre.
And just because it's that time of year I have a new Halloween Anthology out as well. You'll fu=ind HALLOWEEN NIGHTS available for the Kindle, in Trade paperback and hardcover, too, at THIS LINK
June 24, 2021
The Merrimack Valley Halloween Book iFestival 2021
We've got a list of authors for this year's Merrimac Valley Hlloween Book Festival. It's one hell of line up! October 9th at the Haverhill Public Libraryl from 10AM until 4:30 PM Saturday, October 9th, 2021, from 10am to 4:30 p.m. See you there! Start saving your book money now! Michael Koryta Richard Chizmar V. Castro Victor LaValle Cina Pelayo Gerald L. Coleman Gaby Triana Jonathan Janz Jeannine Acheson Gregory Bastianelli Matt Bechtel J. Edwin Buja Michael Burke Dana Cameron Glenn Chadbourne Michael Clark Emma Clemente Lola Clemente Salvantonio Clemente Tom Deady Kristin Dearborn Renee S. DeCamillis Asher Ellis Michael Evans Doungjai Gam Craig Shaw Gardner Emma Jane Shaw Gibbon Larissa Glasser Christopher Golden John Goodrich Scott Goudsward Lynne Hansen John D. Harvey Grady Hendrix Cheryl Hunter Pete-Bloodshot Kahle Nicholas Kaufmann Brian Keene Todd Keisling Toni L.P. Kelner Patrick Lacey Michelle Renee Lane John Langan Eric LaRocca Kevin Lewis Bracken MacLeod John M. McIlveen Jennifer McMahon Hillary Monahan James A. Moore Errick Nunnally Jw Ocker DJ Palmer Leigh Perry David Price Glenn Rolfe Mary SanGiovanni Cat Scully Sheri Sebastian-Gabriel Matt Serafini Meg Smith Thomas Sniegoski Wesley Southard Jeff Strand David Surface Morgan Sylvia Paul Tremblay Tony Tremblay Kristopher Triana Erin Underwood Catherynne Valente Richard B. Wood Trisha Wooldridge Douglas Wynne Rio Youers
July 12, 2020
The Twisted Book of Shadows wins the Shirley Jackson Award
Much to my delight and surprise (There was STIFF competition), the Twisted Book of Shadows won the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award for outstanding achievement in the literature of suspense, horror and the dark fantastic.
I simply cannot put into words how much this means to me, and I will now blatantly quote my co-editor Christopher Golden from his Facebook post:
"I'm absolutely thrilled to learn that The Twisted Book of Shadows has won the Shirley Jackson Award. It means the world to me that this book, and these authors, has received this honor. While I'm extremely grateful to publisher John M. McIlveen, co-editor James A. Moore, coordinator Matt Bechtel, and editorial committee including Linda D Addison, Rachel Autumn Deering, Lee Thomas, Nadia Bulkin, and KL Pereira (as well as to every person who supported our gofundme with a donation), I want to point your attention to the contributors. We sifted through 700 stories to find extraordinary stories. I'm so damned proud to be associated with the authors and the stories in this book, so congratulations to the authors. If you haven't read the stories yet, you owe it to yourselves to do so.
Angelmutter by David Surface
At Least the Chickens are All Right by Trisha Wooldridge
Beneath Her Skin by KT Wagner
Brother Mine by Rohit Sawant
Cake by MM DeVoe
Coyote by Jason A. Wyckoff
Elegy by Sarah L. Johnson
For Every Sin an Absolution by Kristi DeMeester
Groomed by Liam Hogan
Liza by Jeffrey B. Burton
Lydia by Cindy O'Quinn
Midnight Sun by Andrew Bourelle
Mirror, Mirror by PD Cacek
Records of the Dead by John Linwood Grant
Smeared Star in Your Hands by Sara Tantlinger
The Birthing Pool by Eoin Murphy
The Pale Mouth by Melissa Swensen
Underground by George Murray
Unto the Next by Amanda Helms"
It's an honor. That's all I can say.
I simply cannot put into words how much this means to me, and I will now blatantly quote my co-editor Christopher Golden from his Facebook post:
"I'm absolutely thrilled to learn that The Twisted Book of Shadows has won the Shirley Jackson Award. It means the world to me that this book, and these authors, has received this honor. While I'm extremely grateful to publisher John M. McIlveen, co-editor James A. Moore, coordinator Matt Bechtel, and editorial committee including Linda D Addison, Rachel Autumn Deering, Lee Thomas, Nadia Bulkin, and KL Pereira (as well as to every person who supported our gofundme with a donation), I want to point your attention to the contributors. We sifted through 700 stories to find extraordinary stories. I'm so damned proud to be associated with the authors and the stories in this book, so congratulations to the authors. If you haven't read the stories yet, you owe it to yourselves to do so.
Angelmutter by David Surface
At Least the Chickens are All Right by Trisha Wooldridge
Beneath Her Skin by KT Wagner
Brother Mine by Rohit Sawant
Cake by MM DeVoe
Coyote by Jason A. Wyckoff
Elegy by Sarah L. Johnson
For Every Sin an Absolution by Kristi DeMeester
Groomed by Liam Hogan
Liza by Jeffrey B. Burton
Lydia by Cindy O'Quinn
Midnight Sun by Andrew Bourelle
Mirror, Mirror by PD Cacek
Records of the Dead by John Linwood Grant
Smeared Star in Your Hands by Sara Tantlinger
The Birthing Pool by Eoin Murphy
The Pale Mouth by Melissa Swensen
Underground by George Murray
Unto the Next by Amanda Helms"
It's an honor. That's all I can say.
June 2, 2020
Back in the Saddle Again...
Charles R. Rutledge and yours truly are at it again. Sort of. We've told several stories revolving around Griffin & Price, the private investigator and sheriff of Wellman County, who keep getting themselves into supernatural troubles. We started with BLIND SHADOWS, (we fixed the typos, honest!) Moved on to CONGREGATIONS OF THE DEAD and then slid into A HELL WITHIN. There's even been a novella, CALL UP THE DEAD, included in one of the SNAFU anthologies by Geoff Brown. We visit Wellman a goodly amount is my point.
So we're visiting again. Currently, we're writing THE TOURIST'S GUIDE TO HAUNTED WELLMAN. It's NOT a Griffin & Price novel, though you can expect cameos. It's a story of what happens when things go very very wrong for some amateur parapsychologists. I won't say more than that right now, except to add that other recurring characters from yours truly and Charles will be showing up to handle the events.
We're around a fifth of the way through so far and plugging away.
Expect bloodshed. Heh heh heh.
Or, as Charles said, "Make no mistake, this is a horror novel."
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So we're visiting again. Currently, we're writing THE TOURIST'S GUIDE TO HAUNTED WELLMAN. It's NOT a Griffin & Price novel, though you can expect cameos. It's a story of what happens when things go very very wrong for some amateur parapsychologists. I won't say more than that right now, except to add that other recurring characters from yours truly and Charles will be showing up to handle the events.
We're around a fifth of the way through so far and plugging away.
Expect bloodshed. Heh heh heh.
Or, as Charles said, "Make no mistake, this is a horror novel."
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May 29, 2020
Come watch Dracula with me and a few friends
Would you like to watch the BBC Netflix co-production of Dracula (probably again) staring Claes Bang? If so please join our Watch Party for episode 1 on Friday, June 5, at 8pm eastern time zone in the USA, here are the details:
You will need a Netflix account and can access it on your computer using Google Chrome, it is easy to register, and it is FREE.
PLEASE be considerate and respectful of others with your comments. I know there are folks who hate this version of Dracula, there are others, myself included, who enjoy and respect originality, and the many different adaptations of Bram’s timeless classic.
All are welcome to attend the Watch Party organized by Silver Spear Security and The Dracula Store, to register please email John Guarnieri of Silver Spear Security: guarnieri.john@gmail.com
We have some special guests invited to attend, authors who write Vampire and Horror lore. You may enjoy their comments and insight into the movie. There will be book giveaways at the end of the Watch Party, in addition, all who register will receive a special 20% off discount coupon code to use at the Dracula Store on Etsy between June 6 and 7th.
To be eligible to win the giveaways we ask that you spread the word on Facebook and Instagram about our Watch Party and post at least two vampire or horror related questions to any of the Vampire/Horror authors on our guest list.
Special Author Guests Confirmed as of 5/29Dacre Stoker Charles R RutledgeJames A. Moore (Hey! That's me!)Rena Mason Amanda DeWeesDarrell GrizzleAdam MesserChristopher RodinaJohn Browning
Special invited Fan Guests confirmed as of 5/29 Eddie CoulterCliff Biggers Enrique Palafox
You will need a Netflix account and can access it on your computer using Google Chrome, it is easy to register, and it is FREE.
PLEASE be considerate and respectful of others with your comments. I know there are folks who hate this version of Dracula, there are others, myself included, who enjoy and respect originality, and the many different adaptations of Bram’s timeless classic.
All are welcome to attend the Watch Party organized by Silver Spear Security and The Dracula Store, to register please email John Guarnieri of Silver Spear Security: guarnieri.john@gmail.com
We have some special guests invited to attend, authors who write Vampire and Horror lore. You may enjoy their comments and insight into the movie. There will be book giveaways at the end of the Watch Party, in addition, all who register will receive a special 20% off discount coupon code to use at the Dracula Store on Etsy between June 6 and 7th.
To be eligible to win the giveaways we ask that you spread the word on Facebook and Instagram about our Watch Party and post at least two vampire or horror related questions to any of the Vampire/Horror authors on our guest list.
Special Author Guests Confirmed as of 5/29Dacre Stoker Charles R RutledgeJames A. Moore (Hey! That's me!)Rena Mason Amanda DeWeesDarrell GrizzleAdam MesserChristopher RodinaJohn Browning
Special invited Fan Guests confirmed as of 5/29 Eddie CoulterCliff Biggers Enrique Palafox
May 12, 2020
Predator: Stalking Shadows comes out Thursday
PREDATOR: STALKING SHADOWS
by yours truly and the amazing Mark Morris! And yes, it's true, Dutch is back!
by yours truly and the amazing Mark Morris! And yes, it's true, Dutch is back!
May 4, 2020
Well, that was awkward.
I managed to sign myself off of Genrefied and onto an old Blogspot account from 2009. Happily, someone wiser than me pointed out the likely problem and was completely correct in her assumptions.
So I'm back after a rather long hiatus.
The latest news? Currently, after much radiation and chemotherapy, I am cancer-free. I am pleased and currently, I am recovering. It has not been an easy road.
I was surfing around earlier today, recovering from a couple of pages of writing and considering what to say next, when I ran across a negative review on Amazon. Weird, I know but there it was a one sta review written about somebody other than me. I looked at it for several seconds, wondering how I managed to get back to my own reviews, and then read it carefully.
Sure enough, it's a different James.
have you noticed how many one-star reviews are, well, nitpicky in the extreme? I mean on a level that is absolutely silly.
the biggest complaints seem to be that the same phrase was used more than once (in 85,000 plus words, it can happen) and that the author didn't do all that could be done with the setup.
Yeah. I can say that later part about damned near every book I've ever read. Not everyone is going to see a situation the same way that I do. Or that you do. Or that anyone does. It's the nature of the beast.
It's just that the truly negative reviews don't even try to understand that. Instead of understanding something they condescend it. When you resort to a one sentence review and it's negative you aren't even trying any longer. I can and will ignore your reviews, especially if you do the same with almost everything you review. (It sin;t that's hard to check, folks, honestly.)
Okay, that's my rant for today.
I'm back to work on THE GODLESS, book five of the Seven Forges series.
Keep smilim=ng,
Jim
So I'm back after a rather long hiatus.
The latest news? Currently, after much radiation and chemotherapy, I am cancer-free. I am pleased and currently, I am recovering. It has not been an easy road.
I was surfing around earlier today, recovering from a couple of pages of writing and considering what to say next, when I ran across a negative review on Amazon. Weird, I know but there it was a one sta review written about somebody other than me. I looked at it for several seconds, wondering how I managed to get back to my own reviews, and then read it carefully.
Sure enough, it's a different James.
have you noticed how many one-star reviews are, well, nitpicky in the extreme? I mean on a level that is absolutely silly.
the biggest complaints seem to be that the same phrase was used more than once (in 85,000 plus words, it can happen) and that the author didn't do all that could be done with the setup.
Yeah. I can say that later part about damned near every book I've ever read. Not everyone is going to see a situation the same way that I do. Or that you do. Or that anyone does. It's the nature of the beast.
It's just that the truly negative reviews don't even try to understand that. Instead of understanding something they condescend it. When you resort to a one sentence review and it's negative you aren't even trying any longer. I can and will ignore your reviews, especially if you do the same with almost everything you review. (It sin;t that's hard to check, folks, honestly.)
Okay, that's my rant for today.
I'm back to work on THE GODLESS, book five of the Seven Forges series.
Keep smilim=ng,
Jim
October 7, 2019
The first review is up for THE TWISTED BOOK OF SHADOWS, and I am pleased.
You can find it here! With thanks to Michael Patrick Hicks!
"While the above-mentioned were the standout entries, the rest were pretty damn good on their own, too. Taken on the whole, The Twisted Book of Shadows was a very strong anthology, and I greatly appreciated the editors’ focus on introducing readers to potentially new talent and underrepresented writers. Golden, Moore, and McIlveen went above and beyond in their approach to soliciting and selecting the stories included here, but it’s hard work that fully paid off. It’s also a great lesson for other editors and publishers to learn from, and I do hope we see more anthologies like this hitting the market in the coming years."
"While the above-mentioned were the standout entries, the rest were pretty damn good on their own, too. Taken on the whole, The Twisted Book of Shadows was a very strong anthology, and I greatly appreciated the editors’ focus on introducing readers to potentially new talent and underrepresented writers. Golden, Moore, and McIlveen went above and beyond in their approach to soliciting and selecting the stories included here, but it’s hard work that fully paid off. It’s also a great lesson for other editors and publishers to learn from, and I do hope we see more anthologies like this hitting the market in the coming years."
October 1, 2019
Coming Soon: Straight Out Of Dodge City!
Baen’s Weird Western Fantasy and Horror Anthology Series Becomes a Trilogy!
Preorder now!
It’s the final showdown between heroes and darkness in the Old West. And boy, howdy . . . it’s a doozy! Humans versus monsters. Supernatural beings versus greater evils. We even throw in a dinosaur or two for fun. Come explore the untold myths of the west, one more time!
Joe Lansdale [Bubba Ho-Tep, Hap & Leonard] takes us on a train ride of the dammed in hopes of rescuing one innocent soul. Mercedes Lackey’s [SERRAted Edge series, Valdemar Universe] duty-bound man races to claim sacred land. Jonathan Maberry [V-Wars, Joe Ledger] introduces us to a half-Comanche hired gun running out of time against some murderous ghosts. Alt-History legend Harry Turtledove [Videssos Cycle] gives us a West . . . slightly askew from our own. And James A. Moore [Predator: Hunters and Hunted] pits skinwalker against kachina in a Western anthology any historian would love!
Plus Irene Radford looks for a new home for a house demon, Eytan Kollin raises golems, Kim May battles a mythical creature while dangling from an airship, and much, much more!
Just when you thought it was safe to go West again, comes the third anthology in the Straight Outta series!
Contributors:
Joe R. Lansdale
Mercedes Lackey
James Van Pelt
Ava Morgan
Harry Turtledove
Sam Stone
Eytan Kollin
Julie Frost
Kim May
James A. Moore
Irene Radford
David Boop
Tex Thompson
Jonathan Maberry
Preorder now!
It’s the final showdown between heroes and darkness in the Old West. And boy, howdy . . . it’s a doozy! Humans versus monsters. Supernatural beings versus greater evils. We even throw in a dinosaur or two for fun. Come explore the untold myths of the west, one more time!
Joe Lansdale [Bubba Ho-Tep, Hap & Leonard] takes us on a train ride of the dammed in hopes of rescuing one innocent soul. Mercedes Lackey’s [SERRAted Edge series, Valdemar Universe] duty-bound man races to claim sacred land. Jonathan Maberry [V-Wars, Joe Ledger] introduces us to a half-Comanche hired gun running out of time against some murderous ghosts. Alt-History legend Harry Turtledove [Videssos Cycle] gives us a West . . . slightly askew from our own. And James A. Moore [Predator: Hunters and Hunted] pits skinwalker against kachina in a Western anthology any historian would love!
Plus Irene Radford looks for a new home for a house demon, Eytan Kollin raises golems, Kim May battles a mythical creature while dangling from an airship, and much, much more!
Just when you thought it was safe to go West again, comes the third anthology in the Straight Outta series!
Contributors:
Joe R. Lansdale
Mercedes Lackey
James Van Pelt
Ava Morgan
Harry Turtledove
Sam Stone
Eytan Kollin
Julie Frost
Kim May
James A. Moore
Irene Radford
David Boop
Tex Thompson
Jonathan Maberry
September 20, 2019
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