TENTATIVE RE-RELEASE SCHEDULE OF MY BODY OF WORK
Learning experiences suck sometimes. And sometimes, they’ll send you to the next level. I wondered for years why my books where having trouble finding retailers… and then I discovered I was fucking up. I’ve made the same mistake so many of my peers made before me… and it’s hurt my ability to reach new readers.
So, going forward all of my books will have their own ISBNs and will be published through IngramSpark under my own imprint, NIGHTSWAN PRESS (My titles under the aegis of St. Rooster Books will remain as such, however they will be getting brand new ISBNs!). This will open my titles to all bookstores across the land… My next title to be graced as such will be the forthcoming WHIRLWIND, my velociraptor feeding frenzy book… Here’s a sneak peak at the cover.
The next thing coming with my name in it is the inaugural issue of MEMENTO MORI INK from Crystal Lake Publishing. I’m the senior columnist for the periodical. My column, ROOTS OF APATHY, was started a number of years ago in the HOUSE OF STITCHED magazine. It explores the origins of cosmic horror and how it relates to us today. The column features interviews with experts in the cosmic horror sub-genre. This time around we’re talking to Kristin Dearborn about he ALIEN franchise and its cosmic horror. Art is by James P. McCampbell… and this is the place holder. Wait until you see the art we used!
My Stitched Smile Publications titles will now be presented as a joint venture between SSP and NIGHTSWAN PRESS. I am keeping the SSP imprint on them for nostalgia, and a lasting thank you to Lisa and her press. GOOD BOY will be re-released for its 5th anniversary, as well, and will include a new introduction by Lisa Vasquez and a new dedication, to my late dog Diego, who was the model for the book’s art. It will be in MASS MARKET PAPERBACK SIZE! BELLA’S BOYS will follow and I expect to re-release this alongside the 31st anniversary of the storm it is set during. THE DEATH LIST will not only be re-released, it will have updated cover art and “remixed” with a new ending… setting up the currently untitled joint sequel to it and BELLA’S BOYS, already planned in my pipeline. Here’s a sneak peak at the new cover for THE DEATH LIST. You may notice it has a little designator on it…
Regarding my St. Rooster Books titles, I expressed my displeasure with my edit of A PRAYER FROM THE DEAD with Tim… and he’s allowing me to make a revision. The re-release of this will include an expanded narrative, delving more into the story’s villain, The Templar. This may or may not include more art from Stephanie Murr. THE GOD PROVIDES and SUMMERHOME will remain untouched, outside of getting new ISBNs.
Miguel and I are meeting next week to discuss volume 2 of CURSES. I can neither confirm or deny an indie comic distributor is interested in distributing this title.
What’s to come? Well, once I finish WHIRLWIND (cover by Matt Wildasin), I am finishing THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER (with a cover by Lynne Hansen!), the sequel/remake of THE GOD PROVIDES. After that I have a folk horror collection slated for release in 2025 (WE ARE 13 with a cover from Francois Vaillancourt!) and 2 novel length books planned, THE TELLING OF THE BEES (cover by Don Noble!) and a yet to be titled wild animals gone on a killing spree in the suburbs tale. And yes, I still plan to write GOOD GIRL, the sequel to GOOD BOY as it’s lingering at the back of my mind…
The rest of the year is busy for me at appearances. I’ll be at KILLERCON in Austin Texas… as a plebe. So, yeah, I’ll be there but not as one of the attractions. This will be followed by TBRCon in Knoxville, TN September 6-8, sharing a table with the one and only Chase Will. On the Fall equinox… Saturday 9/21/24… I will be at PAGAN PRIDE DAY with the Wandering Wordsmiths, the largest single day neo-pagan gathering on the east coast. Saturday 9/28/24 I will be appearing with a selection of other authors at the Richfield Springs Library, in Richfield Springs NY. 10/19 I will be at the Schenevus Shriek Show in Schenevus, NY. And the big one… 10/26 as CREEPY CUSE returns! Don’t forget that the weekend of November 1-3, you can see me and Miguel at Twin Tiers Comic Con in Horseheads, NY. Then a couple weeks later, The Wandering Wordsmiths and I will be part of the Small Business Saturday event at Lasnicki’s Landscaping in Hastings, NY.
Thanks to all of you who read my words and come to see me at events, I can’t tell you how grateful I am.
