December 2018 Group Read #2 with Guest Authors, Adam Howe and James Newman

[James]

Someone really should make this happen.

Wrathbone shirts, I mean. I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing Howe in bicycle shorts. Jeeeezus.

[Lance]

Have you guys considered doing any future collaborations together?

[Adam]

Lance wrote: "Have you guys considered doing any future collaborations together?"

We've discussed it, yeah...

But after that bicycle shorts comment, Newman can forget it!

[Kenneth]

Adam wrote: "Lance wrote: "Have you guys considered doing any future collaborations together?"

We've discussed it, yeah...

But after that bicycle shorts comment, Newman can forget it!"

No smuggling plums!

[James]

Hey, wear whatever you want while we're collaborating as long as you stay on that side of the big pond. I don't have to see it, I'm good.

[Char]

Adam wrote: "Come to think of it, I don't think we gave Jason an acknowledgement! I'll have to drop him a line, beg his forgiveness. I'd just read J.P.'s Wrathbone (which is awesome, btw) when James and I were ..."

I must agree about Jason Parent's book: Wrathbone. It was excellent. :)

[Char]

Adam wrote: "Lance wrote: "I would rock a Wrathbone shirt. It's like Bone Thugs n Harmony + spandex."

Ha! The Wrathbone shirt would look slammin' with a headband and bicycle shorts."

LOL

[Glen]

Finished it this morning. Such a blast! I thought your voices blended perfectly. Am I the only one who kinda got a splatterpunk vibe from this story?

[Adam]

Glen wrote: "Finished it this morning. Such a blast! I thought your voices blended perfectly. Am I the only one who kinda got a splatterpunk vibe from this story?"

Thanks so much, Glen, glad you dug it! Now that you mention it, it is kinda splatterpunky... despite the fact that we actually dialed down the red stuff in certain places -- if you can believe it!

[James]

Thanks so much, Glen! That's not a connection I would have made, necessarily, but now that you mention it . . . hmm . . . I don't disagree. That whole "tone" is definitely present throughout the book, even if we never set out to make it "gory for gory's sake."

[Robert]

It took me a while sneaking bits of time with other commitments, but I finished this last night, and loved it! Definitely a great ending, and I loved the interactions between all the characters. I kinda wondered if Mike was somewhat autobiographical, then saw it confirmed in the story notes.

[Kimberly]

I just loved it--the characters, dark humor, and the ending positively blew me away!

[Adam]

Robert wrote: "It took me a while sneaking bits of time with other commitments, but I finished this last night, and loved it! Definitely a great ending, and I loved the interactions between all the characters. I ..."

Thanks so much, Robert, glad you enjoyed it.

James was great with adding those little autobiographical touches. I find it much easier writing misfit characters, along the lines of Lonnie and Pork Chop, than I do "regular Joes" like Mike. While we were mapping out the story, James was always suggesting character beats from his own life, and I was like, "That HAS to go in."

[Adam]

Kimberly wrote: "I just loved it--the characters, dark humor, and the ending positively blew me away!"

Heh, heh. Well, you're slightly biased... but we'll take the compliments! ;)

[Kimberly]

Adam wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "I just loved it--the characters, dark humor, and the ending positively blew me away!"

Heh, heh. Well, you're slightly biased... but we'll take the compliments! ;)"
Not at all! :D

[Char]

Yeah, Devereaux, we know you're biased!! ;)

[Adam]

Have we screwed up this group read by answering most of your questions in our story notes? Seemed like a good idea at the time! Readers of my past books seem to enjoy 'em. And I always liked reading the notes in Steve King's short fiction collections.

[Kimberly]

Char wrote: "Yeah, Devereaux, we know you're biased!! ;)"

I have no idea what/who you're talking about.

[Char]

Adam wrote: "Have we screwed up this group read by answering most of your questions in our story notes? Seemed like a good idea at the time! Readers of my past books seem to enjoy 'em. And I always liked readin..."

LOL I was thinking that when I read them! I had already asked a question before I read the book and then when I did, I saw the notes.
I always like those types of notes at the end, though.

[Adam]

Thank you to everyone who took part in the group read. We're so glad you enjoyed the book. Apologies if we covered most of your questions in our story notes!! ;) Hope y'all had a merry Christmas and very best wishes for the coming year!!