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Patreon Update!

I’ll try to keep this short since I know everyone’s schedule is crazy busy as the year winds down, but I wanted to give some project updates for those of your interested in what I’m doing on Patreon!

The Sniper Chapbook
We’re in the home stretch on The Sniper chapbook! All copies have been signed by Richard Chizmar and me, so now it’s a matter of preparing the custom-printed linen envelopes, putting together the shipping list, and packing all of them up to go out the door.

If you are a...

Brian James Freeman Patreon Update!

I’ll try to keep this short since I know everyone’s schedule is crazy busy as the year winds down, but I wanted to give some project updates for those of your interested in what I’m doing on Patreon!

The Sniper Chapbook
We’re in the home stretch on The Sniper chapbook! All copies have been signed by Richard Chizmar and me, so now it’s a matter of preparing the custom-printed linen envelopes, putting together the shipping list, and packing all of them up to go out the door.

If you are a...

REVIVAL by Stephen King: Publication Day Has Arrived!

Hi Folks!

I’m very pleased to report that the Limited Edition of Revival by Stephen King, our first publicly available book from LetterPress Publications, is now shipping to retailers! It will take this entire week for me to process all of the retailer orders, and depending on where the retailer is located, it might be a while until they receive their shipment, so please be patient.

In the meantime, I took a few photos of the very first finished copy, and if you click on the image below you...

First Photos of “The Sniper” by Richard Chizmar!

Hi Folks!

The printer overnighted me a small batch of “The Sniper” chapbook, and they look awesome:

New Chapbook Shipping Next Month: “The Sniper” by Richard Chizmar

Hi Folks!

My next exclusive signed Limited Edition chapbook for Patreon supporters only is “The Sniper” by Richard Chizmar, and I’m pleased to report the printer is finishing up their work this week. (If you want more information about how this chapbook came to be, please check out this post from last month.)

All copies will be signed by Richard and me, and then this reward will ship in December to all supporters who were on Level Two or above as of THIS MONTH, so now is the perfect time to sign-up if you’re interested in w...

Production Update on PATREON STORIES: VOLUME TWO

Hi Folks!

We’re getting into a very busy time of year for everyone, so I’ll try to keep my updates short and sweet instead of rambling.

As you know if you read the Revival production update over at LetterPress Publications the other week, I spent much of my summer talking to printers after the one I had worked with for many years closed their doors. (They actually printed the very first Cemetery Dance Publications hardcover way back in 1992!)

The most urgent matter in my search were the BIG books on a tight schedule like Revival, but the old...

UPDATE on “The Sniper” by Richard Chizmar!

Hi Folks!

I just wanted to share a quick update on “The Sniper” by Richard Chizmar, which will be the next Patreon Supporters exclusive chapbook:

I approved the proofs today, so the printer will be ready to roll next week. All copies will be signed by both Richard and me next month, and this reward will ship in December to all current supporters who are on Level Two or above as of November 1, 2019.

That means now is the perfect time to sign-up if you’re interested in what I’m doing over on Patreon.

Thank you again for all o...

New Chapbook: “The Sniper” by Richard Chizmar

Hi Folks!

I thought we might try something a little different for the next Patreon Supporters exclusive chapbook.

A few years back, Richard Chizmar and I collaborated on Darkness Whispers, a novella that was published as a beautiful signed Limited Edition hardcover by Scarlet Galleon Publications and later as a trade paperback and eBook by JournalStone.

Here’s a little secret, though: Darkness Whispers is actually based on the very first short story Richard ever sold, way back in the 1980s, called “The Sniper.”

In early 2016, he was going through...

BONUS CONTENT: First Look at the REVIVAL Promotional Items!

Just a quick note to show off the full set of REVIVAL promotional items I made to test the capabilities of some different vendors for these kinds of items. I think most of them turned out really nice:

For those of you on the LetterPress supporter levels over at Patreon, you should have already received one shipment with a few of these, and the rest will be going out next week. Please email me at brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com if you have any questions.

Thank you again for all of your suppor...

Behind the scenes update on THE ECHO OF MEMORY and how it’s becoming the book it always wanted to be

As you might recall, one of projects I’ve been working on for my Patreon supporters is a serialized version of The Echo of Memory, which is a heavily revised take on my first published novel.

The book was first published in 2004 as Black Fire by James Kidman, and there was a paperback edition from Leisure and a signed Limited Edition hardcover from Cemetery Dance Publications, but it’s been out of print since then.

Now that my Patreon supporters have given me the opportunity to tackle this o...