Chad Eagleton's Blog, page 31

The Darkening of the Light

My wife didn’t have it easy growing up. Her mother was an abusive alcoholic who lived to torment her. A childhood surgery to remove a tumor growing on her left eye took her sight when it took the growth—she’s never been able to see anything with her left eye but changes in shadow and light.
Her mother died in a house fire twelve, almost thirteen, years ago—a single year after my wife and I were married.
Roughly five years ago, my wife’s sightless eye started bothering her. It felt irritated all...

Shane Stevens Italian Editions

Three of Shane Stevens’s books have recently been reprinted in some lovely Italian editions. I’m fond of the artwork and the layout. A lot of times, I think, reprints of lesser-known author’s works end up being rather unappealing to the eye.

Joshu's Dog

Yesterday, while I was making dinner, the pug wanted to go outside. I let him out and watched him for a moment, struck by how light his fur looked in the pale light of the evening and the stiffness of his back legs as he walked along the sidewalk, sniffing the tall grass along either side. Naturally, of course, this lead me to the most dreadful of places for any sentient being.
He too will die.
Sometimes that’s an overwhelming thought. It’s a thought like a hook, baited with a worm, that catche...

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The Hoods Motorcade

Hoods, Hot Rods,and Hellcats has suddenly netted a fistful of reviews on Amazon in the past couple days. Go check them out, if you’re still on the fence about the anthology.

Also, if you missed it, Nigel Bird was kind enough to not only let me ramble about Hoods but review it himself.

Jersey Tomatoes In Paperback

I’ve never seen a paperback copy of Jersey Tomatoes before. I really like the art, but to me it suggests Shane Steven’s first book as J.W. Rider is a mob novel.

Win A Signed Copy

If you participated in the Indiegogo campaign for Hoods, Hot Rods, and Hellcats, one of the donation level gifts was a paperback copy with a bookplate signed by all the writers, except Mick Farren.
Now that all the gifts have been shipped and received, it turns out that I’ve got an extra book plate. So a paperback copy signed by all the writers can be yours and here’s how:  Gene Vincent and Eddie CochranPurchase a copy of Hoods, Hot Rods, and Hellcats by April 17th.Message me proof of purc...

Hoods, Hot Rods, and Hellcats Is Now Available

Hoods, Hot Rods, and Hellcats is finally available at Amazon. Seeing this through from idea to development to crowdfunding to final release in the world proved to take a lot longer than I thought, but that’s okay. I learned a great deal and, ultimately, the length of time only affects me and my overdeveloped sense of obligation.

I hope you’ll take the time to check it out. The ebook is $1.00 and the paperback is $7.50, though if you buy the paperback you can get the ebook free as part of the m...

Hoods Advice

Some time ago, I started a project called Hoods, Hot Rods, and Hellcats. Besides wanting the experience of self-publishing something, I wanted to put together an anthology of crime fiction that I’d like to read. Not only was I tired of all the modern crime fiction squalor porn set in trailer parks and meth houses, but I was sick of everything that took place in the past being all fedoras and jazz music.
For me, the 1950s was an easy choice of time periods. It’s close enough to be familiar but...

Hoods and Time Travel

First, I finally posted on update about Hoods, Hot Rods, and Hellcats .
And, second, a shiny new version of A Rip Through Time is available in both print and ebook formats. Get yours here if you haven’t already.