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July 2017 Group Read with Guest Author #2, Jason Parent
I'll be on board for this, too.
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Hello, everyone! I'm honored to have my book included as an HA Group Read. I'm happy to answer any questions you have. This collection has, hopefully, a story for every horror fan. Wrathbone is historical fiction, but from there, you may find a more Tales from the Crypt-type vibe (a show I loved growing up, so I'm sure it has forever influenced me).
Can't wait for this one!
Hello and welcome, Jason!
Thanks for doing this Jason! I haven't read anything by you before and am looking forward.
Hello Ken, Troy, David, Latasha, Kimberly, Matt, Charlene and Vicki. Thank you for joining! For those of you who haven't read my work, I hope you find Wrathbone a pleasant surprise. For those who have, thanks for your support and coming back around for more. While I hope to win you all over, please don't feel like you have to hold back on your critique or criticism just because I'm here. I value your opinions whatever they may be. Also, please feel free to ask me anything you'd like, anytime.
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Latasha wrote: "I'm currently reading bad apples 2. I haven't got to your story yet but oh what a delight this book is!! (So far)"Dia de los Muertos - one of my best stories and definitely the best of my 3 Bad Apples stories. Those guys are fantastic people to work with and talented writers, and we added a story by one of horror's bests that year with Mr. Burke. His tale, I thought anyway, was Shirley Jackson-esque.
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Thanks, Kimberly. A lot of research was needed for that story, from Afghan terrain to military procedure to the Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
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Blow off work and read in bed all day? Every reader's dream
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Starting your story now. Kitties are super excited lol 😜
Latasha wrote: "Starting your story now. Kitties are super excited lol 😜"
I don't know... that one kitty only looks mildly excited, lol
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Starting your story now. Kitties are super excited lol 😜"
I don't know... that one kitty only looks mildly excited, lol"
lol
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Starting your story now. Kitties are super excited lol 😜"
I don't know... that one kitty only looks mildly excited, lol"
They aren't allowed to show "true excitement" in front of the human slaves... ;).
lol"
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Wrathbone's price has now been lowered to 99 cents on Amazon, and if it hasn't been lowered yet on B&N, it will be shortly.https://www.amazon.com/Wrathbone-Othe...
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https://www.amazon.com/Wrathbone-Othe......"
Jason, I just added this to the "Sales" Section on HA. :)
Kimberly wrote: "Jason wrote: "Wrathbone's price has now been lowered to 99 cents on Amazon, and if it hasn't been lowered yet on B&N, it will be shortly.https://www.amazon.com/Wrathbone-Othe......"
Thanks, Kimberly! :)
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Excellent- thanks for participating, Jason! I love the Author Group Reads with this group. I actually HAD this book already, waiting to be read, but then I saw that *this* event was upcoming and I managed to hold off from starting it...until now, this is! Fun stuff. --Jen from Quebec :0)
Ken wrote: "Jason, I love the cover for Wrathbone. It has such an eerie, haunting quality. What can you tell us about the cover and how it came to be?"When Randy and Cheryl from Comet Press and I were discussing covers, we all agreed we wanted Lincoln or something easily recognizable as having to do with Lincoln, but haunting and worthy of a horror collection cover. The Comet team took it from there and deserve all the credit... well them and our 16th President for almost looking haunted in some of his portraits without any ghastly treatment. I love the feeling I get just looking at that cover and (unlike some of my other covers) couldn't be happier with it.
Jennifer Lynn wrote: "Excellent- thanks for participating, Jason! I love the Author Group Reads with this group. I actually HAD this book already, waiting to be read, but then I saw that *this* event was upcoming and I ..."Well, I'm glad you waited ;) Thanks for joining, Jen!
I just purchased my copy, and am waiting for the download. I'm looking forward to to reading it.
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When Randy and Cheryl from Comet Press and I..."
I always felt that it had a "Dorian Gray" vibe to it....
Definitely in on this one! Thanks!!
How exciting! Purchased and will start reading soon :D
Kimberly wrote: "Jason wrote: "Ken wrote: "Jason, I love the cover for Wrathbone. It has such an eerie, haunting quality. What can you tell us about the cover and how it came to be?"When Randy and Cheryl from Com..."
Yes, you can almost imagine getting worse as you stare at him. And of course, the Dorian Gray vibe was intentional, too :)
I'm in! I have been wanting to get to this one for a while and this is obviously a good time to do it. Nice!
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Bill, I think you'll love this one!
Welcome to all the newcomers :)
Jason, my kindle edition still only has "wrathbone" but no other stories in my download. I tried deleting it and reloading, but no luck so far. Any suggestions? I have read the first couple pages and they look promising.
Badseedgirl wrote: "Jason, my kindle edition still only has "wrathbone" but no other stories in my download. I tried deleting it and reloading, but no luck so far. Any suggestions? I have read the first couple pages a..."Yes, my apologies - for people that bought this book during a certain window, there was some mix up between my publisher and Amazon that has since been fixed, whereby people were only getting the novella Wrathbone. An update should be available (or available shortly from Amazon). So, you can do one of three things:
1. PM me with your email and I will send you a copy. Your email will not be used or saved for any other means;
2. Try updating via Amazon by using the steps described at the below link:
https://www.dangerandplay.com/2017/03...
3. Though I am not sure this will work, it makes sense - return the book, then re-purchase it?
I am terribly sorry for the inconvenience anyone may be experiencing. I wonder if other authors have unnecessary hiccups like this. For those of you who this has happened to, please let me knw even if you do resolve it through either step 2 or 3 above.
Kin is a fantastic novel! 5 stars easy. That "rebirth" scene...
Jason wrote: "Kin is a fantastic novel! 5 stars easy. That "rebirth" scene..."Kin is on my 'read' list for the summer. I should be able to make a start on Wrathbone tomorrow, hopefully.
Kealan Patrick Burke is among the horror greats. I was absolutely thrilled when he said he would return for the intro for Wrathbone. One of my proudest writing moments to date.
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Can you tell us how the blurb came about? Did you ask him? Did he come to you? Are you guys old drinking chums? Lol.
Also, you're going to love next month's featured author then (hint, hint)!
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Ken wrote: "Jason wrote: "Kealan Patrick Burke is among the horror greats. I was absolutely thrilled when he said he would return for the intro for Wrathbone. One of my proudest writing moments to date."Can ..."
When we were working on Bad Apples 2 - myself, Adam Light, Evans Light, Edward Lorn and Gregor Xane, we knew we wanted to have a 6th "Bad Apple". We bantered around a few names, and KPB was one of the few we all agreed upon. So we invited him and him only to submit, and to our great luck, he did (we, of course, purchased the story - weren't asking for a freebie). I have read so much by him, with The Tent always returning to my mind, as well as some of his short stories like Offline, The Grief Frequency and Midlisters. But beyond that and one or two brief conversations about his Bad Apples story/contract, we didn't know each other. I've read many of his posts here in HA and his thread, but I don't think he knew me from E.L. James.
Anyway, when I was putting together Wrathbone, I thought I was making something good, and in the case of Wrathbone itself, somewhat literary - something a writer might appreciate as well as a reader. So I reached out to KPB, and his response was that he might take a look at it if he had time and that he Would only consider writing the intro if he had time AND he thought the work was good.
I considered that a better commitment than I deserved or could reasonably hope for. I didn't expect to hear back from him.
Then I received that intro, which was not only full of praise from someone who I admire both personally and professionally, but showed a real understanding of what I was going for with each tale. Look, I don't claim my work to be deeply profound or worthy of a Pulitzer, but his affirmation made me feel like I had at least succeeded in what I had set out to do.
For those of you aspiring and current writers, KPB is a man of many talents. His cover art skills are also top notch. And just as he wouldn't for me, I wouldn't give him a plug if it wasn't well deserved. I believe, through Bloodshot Books, I may be using his services for two upcoming covers (at least he has my vote).
Consequently, we asked KPB to submit to Bad Apples 3, and he did, but we did not select his story despite it being one of the best horror stories I have ever read. The reason being that it wasn't truly a Halloween story. I almost started my own cosmic horror anthology just so I could have that story. I know he sold it elsewhere, but I'm not sure where.
Jason, I just finished your book. My favorite story was "Revenge is a Dish" hands down. It was a wicked little tale, with just the right amount of blood. So often authors lean too heavy on splatterpunk in their attempt to shock the reader. This was a great introduction to you as an author. Kudos.
Badseedgirl wrote: "Jason, I just finished your book. My favorite story was "Revenge is a Dish" hands down. It was a wicked little tale, with just the right amount of blood. So often authors lean too heavy on splatter..."I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the kind words. I think "Revenge" might be my favorite of the bunch, too. But then again, probably the only thing that scares me is being stranded in open water with all the things in it.
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....sharks? ;)......
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