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February 17, 2012
Dueling Minds Anthology Officially Part of the Cemetery Dance Signature Series
I'm very pleased to finally be able to officially announce that my long gestating anthology Dueling Minds, which features stories by Brian Keene, Gary A. Braunbeck, Tom Piccirilli, Tim Lebbon, Jenny Orosel, and Gerard Houarner, will be published this year as part of the acclaimed Cemetery Dance Signature Series. The cover artwork is by Alan M. Clark and the interior artwork is by Erin S. Wells, both of whom are wonderful. For the serious book collector, I should note that this volume is a h...
February 14, 2012
In A World Without eMail, What Would We Do With All of Our Free Time?
I had a bunch of boring titles for this post, but upon a final re-read, I realized I needed something a little sillier so people would be alerted to the fact that my very subtle sense of humor is at play in this post and there's actually little reason to read it. I apologize to everyone who does not share my sense of humor. Also, I say hi to the two other people in the world who do. Anyway, here is the post that will leave you wondering why you stopped by this blog today:
From when I open my...
February 2, 2012
FEARnet and Fangoria Discuss Seven Stories (Plus: Free Kindle Software For Non-Kindle Owners!)
I want to say thanks again to everyone who helped make Seven Stories the #1 bestselling free eBook short story collection on Amazon in the US, UK, Germany, France, and now Spain, plus #2 in Italy. It's been climbing into the Top 5 and Top 10 in several other categories in the stores, too, including #1 in the "Short Stories" category.
Here is just a little bit of the recent media coverage of the eBook that I wanted to share real quick before I have to get back to work:
February 1, 2012
#1 bestselling free eBook short story collection on Amazon!
Wow… That's all I can say in response to the free eBook of Seven Stories.
As of this morning, the eBook is the #1 bestselling free eBook short story collection on Amazon in the US, UK, Germany, and France, plus #2 in Spain and and Italy thanks to your support! (Plus it's in the Top 5 and Top 10 in several other categories in the stores.)
There have been thousands and thousands of downloads, tons of emails and Tweets and messages on Facebook.
The strong interest in this eBook only happened...
January 31, 2012
FREE eBook This Week: #1 Bestselling Collection on Amazon in the US, UK, and Germany!
The other day I realized this blog had passed 20,000 hits, which I thought was pretty cool!
As my way of saying thanks to everyone who has stopped by, I'm giving my eBook short story collection Seven Stories away for FREE on Amazon for this week only.
US link: http://amzn.to/SevenStories
UK link: http://amzn.to/SevenStoriesUK
Germany link: http://amzn.to/SevenStoriesGerman
If you have a Kindle, or the Kindle App, or even if you just want to try out the Kindle Cloud for the first time, now is a g...
January 23, 2012
A Student Needs Help With A Term Paper
We receive emails at work just about every week from students who need information for term papers, articles, and research reports. I love that they're writing about horror, or publishing, or the authors we publish. I hate that they think we're idiots and will write their paper for them.
I started this post back in November because one student's email really made me laugh, but then I decided to wait to post it until after the semester was over, just in case this somehow got back to her...
January 18, 2012
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
One of the more common questions people ask is: "Where do you get your ideas?"
For me, most stories come from the everyday things I see in my daily travels. Often a few unrelated events will come together in my mind at the same time, a character appears, and the story starts to tell itself. The stories often just spring to life, all on their own.
For example, there's a strange house in our neighborhood, one that doesn't quite fit in:
Every now and then, when I'm walking our dogs, I see a pale...
January 9, 2012
Cemetery Dance "All You Can Read" eBook Membership 2012
Today I'm pleased to announce something pretty exciting that has been in works for a while now: the Cemetery Dance "All You Can Read" eBook Membership for 2012.
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The way this membership works is pretty simple. After paying a small one-time fee, members will be able to download one "free" copy of e...
December 28, 2011
This Month's Question: What Horror Novel Should Everyone Read?
The Question of the Month has a simple premise: each month I'll ask a handful of authors to answer the same question and then I'll publish their responses exactly as I receive them. In these posts you'll discover how these authors think, giving you insight into where their darkest tales come from. These responses are listed here in the order they were received.
This month's question is: If you had to recommend just one horror novel for everyone to read, what would it be and why?
Shirley...
December 14, 2011
Photos of It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King
Cemetery Dance Publications has officially published It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King and I thought you might like to see some photos of the Slipcased Gift Edition and the Signed & Traycased Limited Edition. The Gift Edition is shipping this week to all those who preordered a copy and the Limited Edition will begin shipping next week when the traycases arrive.
As you can see, I am not a professional photographer and I specialize in blurry and slightly out of...
