Month: April 2010

Special Book Signing and Cake Batter Showing

Posted on by Ty Schwamberger

As you may or may not know, I am originally from the small town of Covington, Ohio.  Covington is about a half hour north of Dayton.  This is the reason the below press release is very special to me.  Thanks and I look forward to seeing a lot of new and old friends alike at the event.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

4/9/10

COVINGTON – Former resident and highly touted horror author, TY SCHWAMBERGER, makes his first return to the area after more than five years to promote his writing at JR Clarke Public Library on Saturday, May 15th from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.  JR Clarke is located at 102 Spring Street, Covington, Ohio 45318.

Beginning promptly at 11:00 am there will be a showing of his soon-to-be-released short film, Cake Batter.  The film is based on one of Ty’s short stories that’s being featured in his short story collection coming out Fall 2010 by Dark Quest Books and was adapted into a screenplay and filmed by Shadetree Films out of Akron, Ohio. 

After the showing of the 25-minute film (rated PG13), Ty will remain at the library until 2:00, signing copies of his first novel, Night School.  There will only be a limited number of copies available for purchase at the signing, along with a very limited number of copies of the Cake Batter DVD that will be on sale.  You can either bring in your existing copy of his novel or a magazine that one of this short stories appeared in or you can purchase a copy of Night School for $15.00 (this is $10.00 off the cover price) at the same table Ty will be doing the signing.  Since the film hasn’t been released as of yet, pricing information won’t be available until the day of the event.

Until meeting Ty in person for the first time (or again), you can learn more about him and his work at:  http://tyschwamberger.com

Ty-ing Up the Genre with Maurice Broaddus

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April’s installment of my monthly column, Ty-ing Up the Genre, on Hellnotes is now available for your reading pleasure.  Maurice Broaddus makes a guest appearance this month by writing an article for the column.  Click here to check it out.

Enroll Now!

Posted on by Ty Schwamberger

You can now begin enrolling in the class I’ll be teaching this summer at the University of Akron (Akron, Ohio) – ‘So You Want To Be A Horror Writer’. 

A description of the class; including cost, classroom location, dates/times and how to enroll can be found here.

The Gentle Art of Collaboration by Brian Keene

Posted on by Ty Schwamberger

I first provided the following link to the article on Brian’s site about a year ago.  Since that time, it seems that collaborating on projects has taken up quite a bit of my own writing time.  And although, I’ve personally enjoyed working with the various writers I have over that same period of time, there are things for you to consider before diving into the world of working together with someone else – especially when you’re first starting out.  So, without further ado, here is the link.  Again.  Enjoy.

Contacting Da Man

Posted on by Ty Schwamberger

I’m getting emailed quite a bit these days so I wanted to post the below, again.  Thanks!

Please note, contact information has been broken into two sections – fan contact and business contact.

FAN INQUIRIES

Comments:  This is the best place to contact Ty (under a blog entry on the main page).  He responds to questions and comments every day (so check back within 24 hours for his reply).  You can also contact him on Facebook (the link is to your right).

Email:  If you would like to ask Ty a specific question and need a more personal reply, feel free to contact him, at:  ty_schwamberger@yahoo.com

Mail:   If you are old-fashioned and want to write Ty a letter or send a book or magazine for him to sign, please query first, at:  ty_schwamberger@yahoo.com

BUSINESS INQUIRIES

Cover Blubs and Book Reviews:  If you would like Ty to review and provide a blub for an upcoming book’s cover or write a book review for a site/magazine, please query Ty, at:  ty_schwamberger@yahoo.com and he will provide you with an address where the material(s) can be sent.

Booking:  If you would like to have Ty Schwamberger as a guest at your convention, have him do a signing or in-store appearance, or hire him for a speaking engagement, please email inquiries, to:  ty_schwamberger@yahoo.com  Please note that in some circumstances where Ty has to travel a great distance there might be special arrangements that need to be met, first.

Writing and Publishing:  If you are interested in hiring Ty Schwamberger to write a novel, novella, short story, edit a book, corroborate on a project, etc., please send inquiries to ty_schwamberger@yahoo.com 

Note:  Please place an appropriate subject line to the email with what your inquiry pertains to.

Cake Batter DVD Jacket

Posted on by Ty Schwamberger

Below is the official DVD jacket for Cake Batter. 

I should have some news for you about a pre-order and official release date in the next week or so.  Stay tuned and get ready to buy it!  If you haven’t checked out the 1-minute trailer already, you can do so here.