I recently sat down with the creepy folks who run the Ministry of Zombies website and answered a few questions.
You can read the interview here.
Grave Intentions — Audio Book
I’m pleased to announce my novella Grave Intentions is being made into an audio book. Produced by Cup O’ Tea Productions, narrated by Randy Capes, it will be released late 2012.
You can pick up the Trade Paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon.
Video Blog VI
Where I discuss a few past, current and future releases. I also get fed up with a shitty webcam and kick its ass.
Go check out Video Blog VI.
Grave Intentions – Trade Paperback Edition
Rodney’s life started to spiral out of control after the untimely death of his beloved wife. He ended up on the rough streets: fighting for his sanity, his next fix and feeding himself. But it was his hunger for getting high and trying to forget his former life that was the hardest for him to control. Or at least he thought. Then came the night when he and another junkie walked into Parkside Cemetery, dug up the dead body of Becky Smithshire and…bit into her cold body.
That’s when Rodney’s life really changed.
Derrick, Craig, Joan and Stacy were the best of friends, if not a little more at times. Late one night before their impending first days of college, they decided to have a liquid-picnic in their local cemetery. It was supposed to be a night of laughs, booze and sex. Until Derrick came running back to his three friends, scared half to death. He started babbling about seeing something that looked like a werewolf.
Now the three friends must escape from the cemetery before the werewolf finds them and chomps them into little pieces.
Will all four friends survive? Or will the bloodline of the werewolf win the night?
Only the deepest bonds of friendship and something even greater holds the answer.
Go check out the book trailer, then head over to Amazon to purchase this 86 page atypical werewolf novella in Trade Paperback ($4.99) or Kindle ($1.99).
Freebie Sunday (for your Kindle)!
For TODAY (4/29) Only: Download the following stories to your Kindle for FREE.
Steve and Marc are two men with nothing much going on in their lives. They work little, live in a rat-infested apartment, sponge off the government and enjoy the simple things in life: booze, cigarettes and women. It’s on one lonely night they decide to take their wasted lifestyle to the next level… by calling Miss. Jena’s Escort Service.
Deanna is a smart, good looking and goal driven lady, but works in a terrible profession. If she makes it through one last night, she’ll have enough money to retire from the lifestyle she’s never quite become accustomed… If life was only that simple.
What ensues is a night full of debauchery and torture. Will Deanna have the inner-strength to make it out of the trashed apartment alive or will the two men and a filthy rat reign supreme?
Only time and one of the men’s conscience holds the answer.
Click here to download this 10k word extreme erotic horror novelette to your Kindle.
Rodney’s life started to spiral out of control after the untimely death of his beloved wife. He ended up on the rough streets: fighting for his sanity, his next fix and feeding himself. But it was his hunger for getting high and trying to forget his former life that was the hardest for him to control. Or at least he thought. Then came the night when he and another junkie walked into Parkside Cemetery, dug up the dead body of Becky Smithshire and…bit into her cold body.
That’s when Rodney’s life really changed.
Derrick, Craig, Joan and Stacy were the best of friends, if not a little more at times. Late one night before their impending first days of college, they decided to have a liquid-picnic in their local cemetery. It was supposed to be a night of laughs, booze and sex. Until Derrick came running back to his three friends, scared half to death. He started babbling about seeing something that looked like a werewolf.
Now the three friends must escape from the cemetery before the werewolf finds them and chomps them into little pieces.
Will all four friends survive? Or will the bloodline of the werewolf win the night?
Only the deepest bonds of friendship and something even greater holds the answer.
Go check out the book trailer, then head over to Amazon and download this 25k word atypical werewolf novella to your Kindle.
Don’t have a handheld Kindle reading device? You can read Kindle right on your PC! Download the free program here.
A Forest of Dreams by S.M. Scarpa
A Forest of Dreams: A Dreamer’s Dictionary by S.M. Scarpa. Cover art and interior design by Ty Schwamberger.
Click here to read the book description, then download it to your Kindle. A ton of cool dream knowledge is contained in this book for only $3.99.
Grave Intentions – Now Available!
Rodney’s life started to spiral out of control after the untimely death of his beloved wife. He ended up on the rough streets: fighting for his sanity, his next fix and feeding himself. But it was his hunger for getting high and trying to forget his former life that was the hardest for him to control. Or at least he thought. Then came the night when he and another junkie walked into Parkside Cemetery, dug up the dead body of Becky Smithshire and…bit into her cold body.
That’s when Rodney’s life really changed.
Derrick, Craig, Joan and Stacy were the best of friends, if not a little more at times. Late one night before their impending first days of college, they decided to have a liquid-picnic in their local cemetery. It was supposed to be a night of laughs, booze and sex. Until Derrick came running back to his three friends, scared half to death. He started babbling about seeing something that looked like a werewolf.
Now the three friends must escape from the cemetery before the werewolf finds them and chomps them into little pieces.
Will all four friends survive? Or will the bloodline of the werewolf win the night?
Only the deepest bonds of friendship and something even greater holds the answer.
Go check out the book trailer, then head over to Amazon and download this 25k word atypical werewolf novella to your Kindle.
Don’t have a handheld Kindle reading device? You can read Kindle right on your PC! Download the free program here.
Cake Batter (short film) — The 2 Year Anniversary!
Cake Batter was released by Shadetree Films on DVD in early 2010. It was shown at a convention that same summer, selling out shortly thereafter. But, my short story from which the screenplay was adapted, didn’t come out until it was included in the table of contents in For After Midnight — released in Trade Paperback, eBook (both from Naked Snake Press) in October 2011 and eventually just this month in audio book from Cup O’ Tea Productions — you can purchase any of these editions on Amazon.
Since it’s the 2-year anniversary of the short film’s release, I decided to give all of you that didn’t buy the DVD the chance to watch it.
From the back cover of the DVD:
Cake Batter is an adaptation of author Ty Schwamberger’s short story of the same name. Described as the Twilight Zone that was never made.
Kristin Deyling as Mary, takes you through the mind of a woman desperate for reconciliation. Steven Brockway is the husband of 11 years and Julie Temple is his secretary in this twisted triangle of deceit.
“My entire life has been centered on the time 11:11. I was born at 11:11, started kindergarten at 11:11, graduated from high school at 11:11, I even married my husband at 11:11. Then I found out that my husband of ten years was having an affair with his secretary one week ago today.
“Today is our anniversary, our 11th anniversary. It’s only appropriate that this happens today. Why does this have to happen today? I won’t let him ruin it for me. Not now. That number is mine. 11:11”
Click here to check out the trailer, then go watch the entire 23-minute short film for free on YouTube. Enjoy!
For After Midnight (audio book) – Now Available!
The audio book edition of my short story collection For After Midnight is now available to download (mp3) on Audible.com, Amazon and iTunes. It was produced by Cup O’ Tea Productions and narrated by Randy Capes. You can listen to a free sample via either link.
Table of Contents:
In The Woods
Urban Monsoon
Gnomus
The 7th House
Hunger
Rebirth: The Rise of Pharaoh Masika
Web Blog
Spare Rib Soup
Cake Batter
Future Hall-of-Famer
The Ringmaster
Thirst
The Halloween Hero
The Legend of Johnston’s Creek
Liquid Courage
Jacob’s Mind
One Brew Too Many?
All in the Line of Duty (bonus novelette)
The Trade Paperback (332 pages) and Kindle editions can still be purchased on Amazon. Click here to watch the book trailer.
Hope you enjoy!
Guest Blog Post — Ty Johnston
Hello, I am Ty. No, not Ty Schwamberger. I’m Ty Johnston, the other Ty. I write mostly epic fantasy, though I do pen a horror story from time to time.
Ty, Schwamberger that is, has been kind enough to allow me to take over his blog for a day while I’m out in the blogosphere this month on a blog tour. Each day of February I have appeared on a blog. Today being the last day of the month, and it being a leap year, that’s 29 blog posts.
29 posts sounds like a lot to some people, especially in such a small amount of time, one month. It might even sound crazy, but I’ve loved every minute of it.
Which is what I’m writing about today, the fun of blog touring.
I did my first blog tour back in November of 2011, and I enjoyed it so much I decided to do another. Initially I wanted to do a tour as a way to help promote myself as a fiction writer. In November I had an e-book fantasy novel released, that novel titled Ghosts of the Asylum, and this month my latest novel, Demon Chains, was made available to readers.
Back in November, I quickly learned I wanted to keep doing blog tours not for promotions, but simply because I loved doing them.
Blog touring is a lot of work, especially when one is appearing each day of the month on the blogs of others. First you have to find other bloggers who are willing to host you for a day. Then there is the matter of scheduling, and of course all the posts have to be written.
Most writers who take part in a blog tour do not have a post each day of a month as I have done, but appear once or twice per week. I decided to shoot for the moon and to go for a slam dunk, to spread out my blogging goodness as far as possible and to as many blogs as possible. To that end, the majority of blogs I appeared in this February are not the same blogs I posted with last November.
Also, for anyone considering a blog tour, there are groups out there online which will help to set up a tour for you. I prefer to do things myself because I want to retain control, and I like keeping track of the details myself.
Why do I find blog touring fun? Because I get to meet lots of people online I might otherwise have never known. Some I’ll only be in contact with once or a few times, others will become casual friends, while still others might become longtime friends. That was what I quickly learned in November, and is the main reason I did this tour for February.
The key is not just to have one’s posts put up, but to return after the postings. To check the comments. To respond. To see what others have had to say. This is how new acquaintances are made and sometimes long friendships are built.
As I wind down my tour, this being my final guest post, I want to thank all the other bloggers who have hosted me, and that includes Ty Schwamberger. I also want to thank all the readers who have read and taken the time to comment upon my many posts. Without my fellow bloggers, and without the readers, there wouldn’t be the fun, the excitement of a blog tour.
Ty Johnston’s novels include Demon Chains, City of Rogues, Bayne’s Climb and Ghosts of the Asylum, all of which are available for the Kindle, and most are available for the Nook and online at Smashwords. To learn more about Ty and his writing, follow him at his blog tyjohnston.blogspot.com.
Ty Schwamberger 