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I'm working now on the last of what will be 7 short stories for my upcoming collection. The previous 6 range from about 15-25 pages, but this last one entitled "Down Highways in the Dark" will be essentially a novella. It entails the travails of a teenager who slips between dimensions and reads the minds of the dead and dying. All my stories exist in roughly the same universe as my novel, and there's a small tip of the hat towards this in the novella.
Once it's done, I will have illustrations for each short story, several of which are already started, and hopefully will be done in the next few months. Keep an eye out! The horror has just begun!

American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us by Jesse Ventura

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Not a bad book. Jesse clearly isn't an accomplished writer,and his script comes off a bit simplistic and homely. That, coupled with the fact that he's not real thorough with the references and minutia that would bring all his theories to life, tends to take some of the wind out of the sails. That said, he has a multitude of ideas, and a few little know facts. That, combined with the well documented history of lies and deception our government engages in, lend credence to some of his more well grounded ideas.
I've read a multitude of better well written and researched work, put out by the likes of Jared Leto and James Loewen. Complex and well elucidated, their work still proves controversial, so the mixed opinions about Jesse's ideas are hardly proof of their invalidity. It has also proven to be the case that people on to something that isn't currently popular with the mainstream tend to be dismissed and ridiculed. Even when their "crazy ideas" eventually prove to be correct. So, if nothing else, some of Jesse's outlandish conspiracies are well worth a second look, and some have already proven to be way more persuasive than the majority of American people would like to accept. In fact some, such as the 9/11 bit, are already taken as fact by the majority of Europeans. So, if nothing else, this book is a quick read, and well worth the look.



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Damnation Books, out of Santa Rosa, California, will be the publisher of my new novel "Down Highways In The Dark...By Demons Driven".
http://www.damnationbooks.com/

I'll be doing the cover painting and interior artwork, much the same as I did with my last book.

By Permuted Press! Glad to have a bigger, domestic publisher to help promote this! New edit and cover to follow! My next novel will be a sequel, and Permuted Press also wants to put this out.

My debut novel, The Black Seas Of Infinity, was initially released by Anarchy Books in 2011.
They were a small UK outfit with limited exposure, so when Permuted Press picked it up for a re-release, with the cover I had originally planned for it no less, I jumped at the opportunity.
Down Highways In The Dark...By Demons Driven was my second novel. Initially it was to be released by Damnation Books. A maelstrom of horror and pettiness ensued from them, and I had to get a lawyer involved to get my rights back. Permuted Press was generous enough to jump into the fray, help me out, and eventually issue my new novel.
Both books came out this year, the reissue in April, and the new novel in August. I'm currently working on a sequel to my debut novel, although one of the characters in my second novel features prominently in it, and all my work has roughly the same continuity.
Thanks to all my fans, for helping me realize my dreams and nightmares. See you in hell.

The latest issue of Skin Deep did a feature, the latest Splatterpunk did a review, and the magazine Vagabond printed a several page interview where I talk about my books, The issue of Vagabond is available as a free download, and is available here:
http://www.vagabondco.com/beneath-the...

I just did an interview with Tattoo Music Lounge radio. Check it out at http://tattoomusicloungeradio.podbean...

I know, there is a lot of backtalk on all publishers, but I have nothing bad to say about Permuted Press. They are an indie publisher, so their distribution and advertising budget might not be anywhere near that of Penguin Books or Simon and Shuster, but they respond quickly, keep me in the loop, and allow me to exert a remarkable level of control over my work.
I hear it was a different story back in the day, but they have had new management for years. I even had they recommended to me after I left my first publisher. By former authors no less who who have now moved on to big publishing houses.

I know there was a recent controversy over how they would no longer release all new books as paperbacks, some new work would only be available as electronic downloads. But they went out of their way to tell everyone before any new work came out, and offered to let any authors out of their contract if they did not like the new terms. Not only that, but the reasoning was sound. Authors like to have a physical copy they can hold in their hands, but that is simply not financially viable for some new work until it has proven to sell. I understand, and would prefer a healthy company than one that caters to every specialPermuted Press logo interest.

Working on my third book, and it's a little more than half written. It's a sequel to my first book, but includes some of the characters from my second. I haven't even started the interior illustrations, but the cover painting is about 70% done, and it's tentatively titled "The End Of The World". I took a little different approach in this one. The chapters that focus on the main character and are seen through his eyes are in first person like my initial novel. That is only about half of the book however, with events and characters giving a whole new perspective on the apocalyptic setting. All of those chapters are in third person, with a narrator expanding on the scene. I've found this dichotomy to be a real best of both worlds scenario, and it has allowed me to expand the whole universe I am creating. I hope everyone enjoys, and I'll keep the release updated. It will be tentatively released next year by Permuted Press.

The painting I did for the cover of Jack Bantry's novel was just released. This would be my 7th book cover that was published, I did a few more than never saw the light of day. You can see it on my Facebook feed, at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
In other news, I am 225 pages into my third book. It's a sequel to the first, but includes some of the characters from the second. I'm almost finished with the cover, and have started the first of at least 9 interior illustrations.