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January 13, 2017
The Horror Show With Brian Keene Episode : Give It Away Now
Hey everybody!
If you're a longtime reader, you've probably gathered my thoughts on the whole "don't work for exposure" controversy, most explicitly from this post but also a little bit from this one and sprinklings among others.
So I've been pitching this controversy as a discussion topic to my friends at The Horror Show for a little while now and this week we finally did it! Filmmaker Mike Lombardo joined Dave, Brian, and I for a round table discussion on working for free, working for barter, and all the ins and outs of a fairly complicated issue which the internet has reduced, in its customary style, to a meme. I think it really turned out well and I hope you enjoy it.
(If this embed isn't working for you, the direct link to Project Entertainment is here and The Horror Show website is here. Oh, and while we're at it, you should probably give their FB page a like. They're about a hair's breadth from 1000 followers.)
If you're a longtime reader, you've probably gathered my thoughts on the whole "don't work for exposure" controversy, most explicitly from this post but also a little bit from this one and sprinklings among others.
So I've been pitching this controversy as a discussion topic to my friends at The Horror Show for a little while now and this week we finally did it! Filmmaker Mike Lombardo joined Dave, Brian, and I for a round table discussion on working for free, working for barter, and all the ins and outs of a fairly complicated issue which the internet has reduced, in its customary style, to a meme. I think it really turned out well and I hope you enjoy it.
(If this embed isn't working for you, the direct link to Project Entertainment is here and The Horror Show website is here. Oh, and while we're at it, you should probably give their FB page a like. They're about a hair's breadth from 1000 followers.)
January 9, 2017
2017 Appearances
Hey all! I'm getting an early start this year. And rightfully so! There'll be some events in February and even this coming week.
So, the usual rundown: red entries are events that I attended in the past. I don't list any tentative events here - these are all confirmed. I have my own personal tentative list and as that changes I will update this list, so make sure to check back periodically for updates.
If you'd like me to make an appearance at a convention or other event you're organizing or attending, feel free to contact me and we'll discuss it. Most events in Baltimore or Philadelphia are a slam dunk for me to attend, but I'll consider travelling if invited.
The Horror Show With Brian Keene
Date: Thursday, January 12 7:00 pm EST
Location: Virtual
The Horror Show With Brian Keene 100th Episode Telethon
Dates: Thursday and Friday, January 26-27 12:00 noon EST - 12:00 noon EST
Location: Holiday Inn Express
11200 York Rd.
Cockeysville, MD 21030
Farpoint
Dates: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 17-19 February
Location: Radisson Hotel North Baltimore
2004 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD 21093
Panels: TBD
Scares that Care Weekend
Dates: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday July 21-23
Location: Double Tree by Hilton
50 Kingsmill Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Panels: TBD
So, the usual rundown: red entries are events that I attended in the past. I don't list any tentative events here - these are all confirmed. I have my own personal tentative list and as that changes I will update this list, so make sure to check back periodically for updates.
If you'd like me to make an appearance at a convention or other event you're organizing or attending, feel free to contact me and we'll discuss it. Most events in Baltimore or Philadelphia are a slam dunk for me to attend, but I'll consider travelling if invited.
The Horror Show With Brian Keene
Date: Thursday, January 12 7:00 pm EST
Location: Virtual
The Horror Show With Brian Keene 100th Episode Telethon
Dates: Thursday and Friday, January 26-27 12:00 noon EST - 12:00 noon EST
Location: Holiday Inn Express
11200 York Rd.
Cockeysville, MD 21030
Farpoint
Dates: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 17-19 February
Location: Radisson Hotel North Baltimore
2004 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD 21093
Panels: TBD
Scares that Care Weekend
Dates: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday July 21-23
Location: Double Tree by Hilton
50 Kingsmill Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Panels: TBD
January 4, 2017
The Top Ten Manuscripts Burn Posts of 2016!
Well, I finally did it. Long-time blog followers will know that since I started doing my end-of-year round-ups, I've traditionally used the same number of posts as the year (so top 12 of 2012, top 14 of 2014, and so forth.) With 2016 finally crossing the median threshold of 5, though, I think it's time to finally scale these back to a top ten list. So, without any further ado, here are the ten most popular posts of 2016 in ascending order:
10.) Making the Sausage: Book Sale / Review: Shin Godzilla (a rare tie)
9.) The Art to Seeing and Seeing as Art in Dark Fantasy (Guest Post by K.P. Ambroziak, Author of THE JOURNAL OF VINCENT DU MAURIER)
8.) Women in Horror Month #9: The Sisters of Slaughter, Authors of ISOLATION
7.) Are You Scared to Write a Review?
6.) A Conversation Which Must Have Taken Place Offscreen During "Star Trek: Generations"
5.) Do Not Cut Yourself Slack: Interview with Jeffrey Stackhouse, Screenwriter of "I am the Doorway"
4.) Scares That Care Autopsy
3.) Making the Sausage: Judging a Small Press
2.) KJA and I
1.) Creating the HUNTER OF THE DEAD Cover (Guest Post by Zach McCain, Professional Artist)
10.) Making the Sausage: Book Sale / Review: Shin Godzilla (a rare tie)
9.) The Art to Seeing and Seeing as Art in Dark Fantasy (Guest Post by K.P. Ambroziak, Author of THE JOURNAL OF VINCENT DU MAURIER)
8.) Women in Horror Month #9: The Sisters of Slaughter, Authors of ISOLATION
7.) Are You Scared to Write a Review?
6.) A Conversation Which Must Have Taken Place Offscreen During "Star Trek: Generations"
5.) Do Not Cut Yourself Slack: Interview with Jeffrey Stackhouse, Screenwriter of "I am the Doorway"
4.) Scares That Care Autopsy
3.) Making the Sausage: Judging a Small Press
2.) KJA and I
1.) Creating the HUNTER OF THE DEAD Cover (Guest Post by Zach McCain, Professional Artist)
January 2, 2017
Cover Reveal: RIGHT TO SILENCE by Lily Luchesi
Hey, kids!
If you've hung around this blog for any period of time, you've probably figured out that there are about four or five people in this industry I'd do anything for, and one of those is Lily Luchesi. So when Lily asked me to host the cover reveal for her fourth novel I was delighted to say yes. But that's enough of me yakking. Let's get straight to it!
The truth can be deadly.
In the first of this two-part novel, we learn the history of hunters Brighton Sands and Mark Evans in their two lifetimes, culminating in their final battle with the insane vampire they have been hunting for centuries.
In the second part, with Angelica Cross still on the run, multiple vampiric murders lead to the kidnapping of a famous vamp. Detective Danny Mancini must drag a mortal into the bowels of Hell in order to rescue her.
But why does Leander Price want her so badly, and what does she have to do with an ancient vampire prophecy?
About Lily Luchesi:
Lily Luchesi is a young author/poet born in Chicago, Illinois, now residing in Los Angeles, California. Ever since she was a toddler her mother noticed her tendency for being interested in all things "dark". At two she became infatuated with vampires and ghosts, and that infatuation turned into a lifestyle by the time she was twelve, and, as her family has always been what they now call "Gothic", she doesn't believe she shall ever change. She is also a hopeless romantic and avid music-love who will always associate vampires with love, blood, and rock and roll.
Her interest in poetry came around the same time as when she was given a book of Edgar Allan Poe's complete work. She then realized that she had been writing her own poetry since she could hold a pen, and just had not known the correct terms. She finished her first manuscript at the age of fourteen, and was first published at twenty-one.
Her debut novel, STAKE-OUT (Paranormal Detectives Series Book One), was published by Vamptasy Publishing on May 19th, 2015. Book two, MIRANDA'S RIGHTS, was released on January 8th, 2016. Book three, LIFE SENTENCE, was released on August 2nd, 2016 by Vamptasy Publishing, and book four, RIGHT TO SILENCE, was also just accepted by the publisher and will be released on January 17th, 2017.
She had a short story, "Undead Ever After" in the CHBB Publishing anthology LOVE SUCKS (released on June 13th, 2015). Her first erotic short story, "Have No Fears", was published in the Hot Ink Press anthology NAUGHTY BEDTIME STORIES: IN THREE WORDS on October 10th, 2015. She will also have a short erotic horror story, "The Devil's Dozen", in the Hot Ink Press anthology DEATH, LOVE, LUST, which was released on February 4th, 2016. Her horror short "Too Young To Kill" was released in the CHBB Publishing anthology LURKING IN THE SHADOWS on June 28th, 2016.
If you've hung around this blog for any period of time, you've probably figured out that there are about four or five people in this industry I'd do anything for, and one of those is Lily Luchesi. So when Lily asked me to host the cover reveal for her fourth novel I was delighted to say yes. But that's enough of me yakking. Let's get straight to it!
The truth can be deadly.
In the first of this two-part novel, we learn the history of hunters Brighton Sands and Mark Evans in their two lifetimes, culminating in their final battle with the insane vampire they have been hunting for centuries.
In the second part, with Angelica Cross still on the run, multiple vampiric murders lead to the kidnapping of a famous vamp. Detective Danny Mancini must drag a mortal into the bowels of Hell in order to rescue her.
But why does Leander Price want her so badly, and what does she have to do with an ancient vampire prophecy?
About Lily Luchesi:
Lily Luchesi is a young author/poet born in Chicago, Illinois, now residing in Los Angeles, California. Ever since she was a toddler her mother noticed her tendency for being interested in all things "dark". At two she became infatuated with vampires and ghosts, and that infatuation turned into a lifestyle by the time she was twelve, and, as her family has always been what they now call "Gothic", she doesn't believe she shall ever change. She is also a hopeless romantic and avid music-love who will always associate vampires with love, blood, and rock and roll.
Her interest in poetry came around the same time as when she was given a book of Edgar Allan Poe's complete work. She then realized that she had been writing her own poetry since she could hold a pen, and just had not known the correct terms. She finished her first manuscript at the age of fourteen, and was first published at twenty-one.
Her debut novel, STAKE-OUT (Paranormal Detectives Series Book One), was published by Vamptasy Publishing on May 19th, 2015. Book two, MIRANDA'S RIGHTS, was released on January 8th, 2016. Book three, LIFE SENTENCE, was released on August 2nd, 2016 by Vamptasy Publishing, and book four, RIGHT TO SILENCE, was also just accepted by the publisher and will be released on January 17th, 2017.
She had a short story, "Undead Ever After" in the CHBB Publishing anthology LOVE SUCKS (released on June 13th, 2015). Her first erotic short story, "Have No Fears", was published in the Hot Ink Press anthology NAUGHTY BEDTIME STORIES: IN THREE WORDS on October 10th, 2015. She will also have a short erotic horror story, "The Devil's Dozen", in the Hot Ink Press anthology DEATH, LOVE, LUST, which was released on February 4th, 2016. Her horror short "Too Young To Kill" was released in the CHBB Publishing anthology LURKING IN THE SHADOWS on June 28th, 2016.
December 28, 2016
BILLY AND THE CLONEASAURUS Audiobook Trailer
I know, I know, the blog's been pretty much wall-to-wall videos lately. So why not one more? Check out the trailer for the upcoming BILLY AND THE CLONEASAURUS audiobook, narrated by the inimitable Steve Rimpici!
December 26, 2016
New Year's Party Con or Bust!
Hey everybody! In case you haven't been obsessively clicking my 2016 Schedule for updates (and, seriously, what kind of fan are you if you haven't?) it turns out I have one last appearance in me for 2016, verging into my very first appearance of 2017. That's right, I'm going to be attending New Year's Partycon from December 30 to January 1!
The con's going to be held at the Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley on I-78 near Allentown, Pennsylvania. The address is:
7736 Adrienne Dr.Breinigsville, PA 18031
I'm going to have a table in Artist's Alley all weekend. All five of my novels will be available in paperback. My frequent convention partner and science fiction author Mary Fan will be there, but Saturday only, so plan around that if you want to meet Mary. Autographs are free, and we'll have our own books available for sale for $12 apiece for a single purchase or $10 apiece for more than one. We accept cash or credit. I've also promised to do a little dance for anyone who asks, free of charge.
And as if you needed any reason to come other than me, titan of the industry and my personal hero Brian Keene will also be at the convention, signing autographs and selling books. (No word yet on whether he will be performing little dances.) You can also meet horror author Mary San Giovanni (the progenitor of the Slender Man myth), Marvel Comics artist Steve Geiger, author Michael DiBaggio, and many, many more.
You can find more information on the con's Facebook page or website.
The con's going to be held at the Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley on I-78 near Allentown, Pennsylvania. The address is:
7736 Adrienne Dr.Breinigsville, PA 18031
I'm going to have a table in Artist's Alley all weekend. All five of my novels will be available in paperback. My frequent convention partner and science fiction author Mary Fan will be there, but Saturday only, so plan around that if you want to meet Mary. Autographs are free, and we'll have our own books available for sale for $12 apiece for a single purchase or $10 apiece for more than one. We accept cash or credit. I've also promised to do a little dance for anyone who asks, free of charge.
And as if you needed any reason to come other than me, titan of the industry and my personal hero Brian Keene will also be at the convention, signing autographs and selling books. (No word yet on whether he will be performing little dances.) You can also meet horror author Mary San Giovanni (the progenitor of the Slender Man myth), Marvel Comics artist Steve Geiger, author Michael DiBaggio, and many, many more.
You can find more information on the con's Facebook page or website.
December 23, 2016
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December 19, 2016
Holiday Gift-Giving Guide #7: EVERY KINGDOM DIVIDED
Best for:
- science fiction fans
- political wonks
- your weird liberal cousin
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