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January 4, 2023
The first Chapter of The Body Shop is Online!
The first chapter of “The Body Shop” is online!
In the spirit of Hollywood’s Zombieland and the twisted satire of Hunter S. Thompson, The Body Shop is an apocalyptic adventure that pits perception against reality as Neil Jung, a hallucinating drug addict, searches for his kidnapped brother in a landscape littered with ravenous undead. Discovering a strange order inside the chaos as they fight for their lives, Neil and a group of fellow misfits uncover an ancient evil that threatens the very fabric of existence…but not without a lot of complaining first.
Farce meets mass extinction. The Body Shop begins as a serial novel on 1/4/23 on danschellauthor.com.
In the spirit of Hollywood’s Zombieland and the twisted satire of Hunter S. Thompson, The Body Shop is an apocalyptic adventure that pits perception against reality as Neil Jung, a hallucinating drug addict, searches for his kidnapped brother in a landscape littered with ravenous undead. Discovering a strange order inside the chaos as they fight for their lives, Neil and a group of fellow misfits uncover an ancient evil that threatens the very fabric of existence…but not without a lot of complaining first.
Farce meets mass extinction. The Body Shop begins as a serial novel on 1/4/23 on danschellauthor.com.
December 4, 2022
Serial Novel "The Body Shop" Coming 1/4/23
Hi, everyone! Hope all is well.
My new novel, The Body Shop, will be published one chapter each week on my website, danschellauthor.com.
More publication details below!
1. The book will be a completed draft prior to the 1st installment so the story readers start will have an ending.
2. The serial will begin 1/4/23 on http://danschellauthor.com
3. A new chapter will be available every Wednesday.
4. Tentative length of the serial will be 4-6 months.
5. After serialization, hard copies will be available through print-on-demand on Amazon.
6. The serial will be available to all on a "pay-what-you-want" basis through Paypal, Venmo, and Homing pigeon. This is a novel from me to you and you get to decide how much that's worth to you.
Stay tuned for more!
My new novel, The Body Shop, will be published one chapter each week on my website, danschellauthor.com.
More publication details below!
1. The book will be a completed draft prior to the 1st installment so the story readers start will have an ending.
2. The serial will begin 1/4/23 on http://danschellauthor.com
3. A new chapter will be available every Wednesday.
4. Tentative length of the serial will be 4-6 months.
5. After serialization, hard copies will be available through print-on-demand on Amazon.
6. The serial will be available to all on a "pay-what-you-want" basis through Paypal, Venmo, and Homing pigeon. This is a novel from me to you and you get to decide how much that's worth to you.
Stay tuned for more!
October 31, 2021
Hey hey, New Blog Post on the Website
Hey, hope everyone is having a good Halloween. New blog post update at: http://danschellauthor.com/2021/10/31...
October 7, 2021
Don't Call It a Comeback
Hello, everyone! After a few years away, I'm currently in the final drafts of a NEW novel that I hope to be finished around the new year (or early 2022). So I have updated my links to a BRAND NEW website (danschellauthor.com) and social media accounts (see links on author page). If you want to keep current with my projects, there are plenty of options.
I hope everyone is doing well and I will keep in touch!
I hope everyone is doing well and I will keep in touch!
June 23, 2013
New Short Story: "Hellhounds on My Trail"
My new short story is live on Amazon. Get it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJZ30XW
March 29, 2013
PDF Giveaway! Friday Only!
Friday only! A free PDF copy of The Road to Fluffer to anyone who sends an email address to flexyourheadbooks@gmail.com
March 13, 2013
New 5-Star Review on Goodreads
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
"Let me start off with saying, that I honestly don’t like heavy metal and that’s probably what I appreciate the most about Dan Schell’s The Road to Fluffer; you don’t have to be a fan of the genre depicted in the book to be a fan of its overall content. Not to mention, the rocky road upon which the characters travel literally and metaphorically is one that anybody with a dream can relate to.
Darrel Steiner, a middle-aged music journalist for Rock Weekly, is assigned to tour with a local heavy metal band called Numb Skull. Headed by the impulsive Chester Drawers and co-founded with his buddy Anton, Numb Skull initially gives Darrel the impression that they are cookie-musicians and desperate for a break. It’s not their fault though; Darrel is preoccupied with the fact that touring with Numb Skull is probably his last gig in a job that caused him to severely neglect his wife. Without giving too much of the plot away, I will simply say that the story unfolds with Darrel accompanying the band on their tour for the annual Fluffer Music Festival—hitting various bumps along the road.
I personally, found much of The Road to Fluffer’s literary value in its characters and the struggles they undergo. Numb Skulls is not only a band which consists of entirely separate, individual characters but the band itself acts as a single body in the novel.
The nature of Numb Skull’s struggle to make it in a business where their genre is underrepresented and their form under-appreciated is an element of the novel’s storytelling which I relate to on a very personal level but for different reasons.
Ultimately, if you enjoy quality characters, good imagery, and almost frighteningly relatable content, then you will enjoy The Road to Fluffer.
On a side note, I have a love-hate sort of feeling toward Rollingstone magazine, but one thing I have always been curious about is what it’s like to be one of those guys that get to follow around a touring band. Thanks to this particular read I will consider my curiosity satisfied."
"Let me start off with saying, that I honestly don’t like heavy metal and that’s probably what I appreciate the most about Dan Schell’s The Road to Fluffer; you don’t have to be a fan of the genre depicted in the book to be a fan of its overall content. Not to mention, the rocky road upon which the characters travel literally and metaphorically is one that anybody with a dream can relate to.
Darrel Steiner, a middle-aged music journalist for Rock Weekly, is assigned to tour with a local heavy metal band called Numb Skull. Headed by the impulsive Chester Drawers and co-founded with his buddy Anton, Numb Skull initially gives Darrel the impression that they are cookie-musicians and desperate for a break. It’s not their fault though; Darrel is preoccupied with the fact that touring with Numb Skull is probably his last gig in a job that caused him to severely neglect his wife. Without giving too much of the plot away, I will simply say that the story unfolds with Darrel accompanying the band on their tour for the annual Fluffer Music Festival—hitting various bumps along the road.
I personally, found much of The Road to Fluffer’s literary value in its characters and the struggles they undergo. Numb Skulls is not only a band which consists of entirely separate, individual characters but the band itself acts as a single body in the novel.
The nature of Numb Skull’s struggle to make it in a business where their genre is underrepresented and their form under-appreciated is an element of the novel’s storytelling which I relate to on a very personal level but for different reasons.
Ultimately, if you enjoy quality characters, good imagery, and almost frighteningly relatable content, then you will enjoy The Road to Fluffer.
On a side note, I have a love-hate sort of feeling toward Rollingstone magazine, but one thing I have always been curious about is what it’s like to be one of those guys that get to follow around a touring band. Thanks to this particular read I will consider my curiosity satisfied."
February 12, 2013
The Road to Fluffer - Featured Book
The Road to Fluffer is the Featured Book today over on JC Phelps' blog. Send some traffic their way, eh? http://jcphelps.blogspot.com/2013/02/... …
February 1, 2013
Ebook Giveaway on LibraryThing
I'm giving away 100 digital copies of my book. Click on over to: http://www.librarything.com/er/giveaw...
The Road to Fluffer
The Road to Fluffer
January 16, 2013
New Review!
Now that the giveaway is over, there should be more reviews coming at a faster pace. I look forward to everything readers have to say. I'm just grateful people are reading (and liking) it.
Here's a new review from the Amazon site:
"The Road to Fluffer is a fun ride! The bars Numb Skull played at, brought back many memories of going to local shows. It felt like I was right there following them on tour. The characters are well developed and likable. You start wondering how they will ever make it to Fluffer and be successful, then little things along the way bring it all together. There are some interesting characters and bands, that when the book ends, you are sad it is all over. I hope someday there is a sequel. Darrell, the writer following Numb Skull, has a troubled marriage, and you really feel for him. It keeps you holing out hope that his personal life will get better. You really feel for these characters. It is an entertaining story, and if you like music or ever followed local bands around you will love The Road to Fluffer! There are many laughs along the way."
Here's a new review from the Amazon site:
"The Road to Fluffer is a fun ride! The bars Numb Skull played at, brought back many memories of going to local shows. It felt like I was right there following them on tour. The characters are well developed and likable. You start wondering how they will ever make it to Fluffer and be successful, then little things along the way bring it all together. There are some interesting characters and bands, that when the book ends, you are sad it is all over. I hope someday there is a sequel. Darrell, the writer following Numb Skull, has a troubled marriage, and you really feel for him. It keeps you holing out hope that his personal life will get better. You really feel for these characters. It is an entertaining story, and if you like music or ever followed local bands around you will love The Road to Fluffer! There are many laughs along the way."
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