F.A.Q. Entombed and Others
Digging into the mailbag to answer some recent frequently asked questions.
Q: When will your books be back in print? Will there be digital editions?
A: Sweet Jesus, don't you people read this Blog? Here's the answer.
Q: What's going on with Entombed?
A: Entombed, a novel set in the world of Dead Sea, was sold to a small press publisher in-between the Leisure meltdown and my new deal with Deadite Press. It will be released this year as a signed, limited edition hardcover. There are no plans at this point to release it in any other format. Therefore, if you want to read Entombed, save your money now (I'm warning you ahead of time). I don't know what the price will be, but if you can set fifty bucks aside, you should be good.
Q: What's going on with The Witching Tree?
A: It's almost done. Should have it finished by Friday, in fact. This is a new novella featuring Levi Stoltzfus. It will appear in a small press anthology later this year.
Q: What are you working on right now?
A: More than one thing. In addition to finishing up The Witching Tree, I'm also working on Hollow Inside (for Apex), Binky (for KHP), Hole In the World (a new novel), and The Last Zombie: Inferno. This is all basically catch-up from last year. I recently found myself single again (we remain friends, and that's all I'm going to say about it, so be respectful of both Mary and myself and stop with the personal inquiries), but the good news is that gives me more time to write. Indeed, my plan for this year is very simple: 1. Write. 2. Spend time with my sons. 3. Everything else, including the genre and industry that everybody expects me to prop up once again, can go fuck itself. These shoulders are closed. Find somebody else to support the weight.
Q: What are you working on after you finish those?
A: Short Term: Clickers vs. Zombies (novel), Alone (novella), Stalkers (novel), and The Last Zombie: Two Types of Dead. Long Term: Vanishing Point (novel), Suburban Gothic (novel), With Teeth (novel), The Seven (novel) and The Last Zombie: Eat the Rich.
Q: What's going on with the movies?
A: Ghoul begins filming in May. And there may be some news on Dark Hollow soon.
Q: Will Deluge be published when it is finished?
A: Of course. Deluge will end by this summer (we just started the final segment last week). The plan after that is as follows: the hardcover will be released as part of the Maelstrom imprint (probably the third set). And approximately one year after that, Deadite will release it in trade paperback and eBook.
Q: Why don't you answer email or phone calls promptly?
A: Because, on average, I get around 100 emails a day. About half of those are business. The other half are from folks who didn't follow the instructions found here on the Contact Page. I don't get paid to answer my email. I get paid to write books. So I answer email when I can. The same rule applies to phone calls.
