Relics & Remains – Author List

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I announced here about, Relics & Remains, the upcoming anthology of short stories that will be released in March 2011 by Dark Quest Books.  I will be the sole Editor on the project and have decided to make this particular anthology ‘Invite Only’.  As you can imagine from the title – the 14 stories that will be contained in the book will deal with cursed artifacts, people that believe in such, eerie old tomes, etc.  Given the seasoned and up-and-comers that have agreed to be part of this project; it should be a hell of an anthology!  The list of participating authors is below (in no particular order).

John Everson
Adam P. Lewis
Tim Deal
Deborah LeBlanc
Steven Shrewsbury
Thomas A. Erb
Dean Harrison
Sheldon Higdon
Maurice Broaddus
Wrath James White
Mike Oliveri
Dora Machado
Michael Laimo
Jeff Strand

Fell Beasts

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Fell Beasts (a subtitle is still in development)  is an upcoming anthology of short stories that will be released in December 2010 by Dark Quest Books.  I will be the sole Editor on the project and have decided to make this particular anthology ‘Invite Only’.  As you can imagine from the title – the 12 stories that will be contained in the book will deal with creatures and monsters!  Given the seasoned and up-and-comers that have agreed to be part of this project; it should be a hell of an anthology!  The list of authors is below (in no particular order).

Thomas A. Erb

Adam P. Lewis

Jason Sizemore

Dean Harrison

Michael West

R. Scott McCoy

John Everson

Tim Moore

James A. Moore

Bob Ford

Brady Allen

Scott Christian Carr

A Yearly Ritual

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Today is my birthday – I’m 33 to be exact.  One year ago, I did a post with the same title – A Yearly Ritual – where I looked at what I currently have going on and my goals for the next 12 months.  Well, instead of listing the seven…yes, that’s 7 books, I have coming out in the next year and a half (as of right now – though I am extremely close to signing a contract to book #8) you can check out everything that’s forthcoming under the Published Works page.  Needless to say – I think I’ve exceeded my goals from last year.

So, what’s in store for the next 12 months, you ask?

  • Have an already completed novella picked up by a ‘certain’ publisher
  • Have an already completed novel picked up by a ‘certain’ publisher
  • Continue to pitch a novella idea to a ‘certain’ publisher
  • Continue to pitch a column idea to a ‘certain’ magazine
  • Finalize a novella idea to a ‘certain’ publisher
  • Sign on the dotted line for previously mentioned book #8 in the coming week or two
  • Finish the short stories for my 2nd short story collection, On Dark, Lonely Nights
  • and last but not least…continue to turn-in all completed mss to my publishers on time (which they all know I’m good for!)

Yes, yes, before you even comment and say something such as, “what’s up with all the vague stuff.”  All I can say is, “you’ll just have to wait and see, because this is the name of the game right now…and that you’ll be happy you stuck around for the ride.”

And to the 100+ birthday wishes on Facebook…I thank you!!

A Weekend To Remember

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Was a guest at Context 23 this past weekend.  As last year, I had a fabulous time and got to hang out with some old and new friends.  I know I’m going to forget to list one or two of you here, but from what I remember (my head is still a bit fuzzy, btw), I wanted to thank the following people, for various reasons, for making this year’s con one to remember:  Kevin Lucia, Maurice Broaddus, Elizabeth Massie, Tom Erb, Shelly Erb, Jason Sizemore, Tim Deal, Steven Strewsbury, Michelle Pendergrass, Scott Sandridge, Kurt Criscione, Brian Hatcher, Rhonda Wilson, Sheldon Higdon, Mark Wholley, Janet Harriett, Andrew Wolter, Danny Evarts, Michael West, Nick Winks, Brady Allen, Dean Harrison, Michael Knost, David Ritchey, Elaine Blose and all the rest of you that came up and introduced yourself to me but whose names I can’t recall right now.  All of you are awesome people and I feel so lucky to be able to continue our friendships or grow new ones.

Heres to another great Context.  Until next time…

Hittin’ the road…

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…tomorrow at noon to drive down to Columbus, Ohio for Context 23.  If you live in or around the area you should stop by and listen to some great panels and stick around for the fun times at night.  You can click here for details of what my weekend will entail.

Hope to see some of you there!

The Book List

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I noticed that I’ve been making quite a few announcements as of late.  This is a good thing, of course, but also might be mind-boggling to some of you who are trying to figure out when to budget your money for one of my future releases.  So…below you will find a complete list of the seven…yes, I said, seven…books that are set to be released starting next month through 2012.  These are strickly books that have my name on the front cover (i.e. anthologies where I’m the editor, novellas, collections, etc) and don’t include my non-fiction column(s) or short stories that are appearing in various publications.  My goal is to have 10 books released by the end of 2012 – which there is a very good chance at happening if all goes well.  Anyway, below is the list.

2010

Fem Fangs (Co-Editor), Pill Hill Press, Late September.

For After Midnight (short story collection), Dark Quest Books, 4th Qtr.

2011

Dark Things II (Editor), Pill Hill Press, January.

Twisted Tales from the Torchlight Inn (a 3-novella collection by Myself, Dean Harrison & Thomas A. Erb), Wicked East Press, February.

Relics & Remains (Editor), Dark Quest Books, March.

2012

On Dark, Lonely Nights (short story collection), Wicked East Press, 1st Qtr.

Dinin’ (novella), Bad Moon Books, 1st Qtr.

There you have it.  Seven releases in three years.  Stay tuned, though, as I might just have a few other ‘announcements’ to make in the next few months, as well!

Relics & Remains

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Relics & Remains is an upcoming anthology of short stories that will be released in March 2011 by Dark Quest Books.  I will be the sole Editor on the project and have decided to make this particular anthology ‘Invite Only’.  As you can imagine from the title, the 12 to 13 stories that will be contained in the book, will deal with dark tomes, relics that have evil origins, people that believe in such things, etc.  Given the folks that I’m inviting to take part in this project, it should be quite a collection of terror-filled tales.

I’ll fill you in on the authors taking part in the project when the list has been finalized.

Dark Things II

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The past few months I’ve been reading and editing submissions (now closed) for the female vampire anthology, Fem Fangs, which I’m Co-Editor.  Fem Fangs will be released late September of this year.

My original plan after finishing up the the hard copy edits for the Fem Fangs antho was to begin writing some short stories for a still unannounced project (which I should be able to officially annouce within the next week…) that will be coming out late 2011/early 2012.  Although, the owner at Pill Hill Press came to me and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse – to be the sole Editor on an anthology she’s soon opening up to submissions (actually it’ll be more of a roll-over type of thing).

In any event, starting early/mid-September, I will begin reading submissions for Dark Things II.  At this point I’m guessing a tentative release date of early 2011.  To read the Call for Submissions for Dark Things click here.  The owner at Pill Hill would like this to be an ongoing series and I’m very excited to be part of the second book.

So, go read the Call for Submissions, and think about writing something for either volume I or II.  Should be a scary good time.

Update (8/24/10):  Submissions are now open.  Click HERE to read about Dark Things II and how to submit.