Night School (Knife) Project, The Beginning

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I first mentioned here about throwing around some ideas with JD Boren, owner of JDB Knives, about the possibility of him designing and making a custom knife to bring out the essence of what Night School is all about. 

Well (drum roll, please)…

Both JD and I are excited to officially annouce our collaboration of him making a limited edition, number run of the Night School knife.  You can read more about the accouncement via his site by clicking here.  JD is a great guy and I am truly honored to be working with him on this project.

Once the promotional knife has been completed, I will make sure to post a picture of it here, the price of the knife and how to go about ordering it!  OR…if you already like what you see on his site and want to reserve one now, Contact me and let me know.  Because, remember, there won’t be many of these made and should truly become a collector’s item (that just so happens to be bad ass looking)!

Book Signings

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In addition to the book signing I will be doing at Visible Voice Books (Cleveland, Ohio) on Feb. 7th, there are now two other events scheduled.  See below.

Borders in Medina, Ohio – Feb. 28th from 1-3pm

Borders in Solon, Ohio – Mar. 28th from 1-3pm

Both of these stores will have plenty of copies on hand for you to buy or you can bring in a copy you already have for me to sign.  A side note:  the ‘reduced-priced’ issue of Werewolf Magazine #9 (mentioned here) that contains my short story, ‘Thirst’ will only be available at the signing on Feb. 7th. 

You can find more information, including the store’s address by clicking on Appearances/News.

In addition, the first chapter of Night School is now on the First Chapter Project.  If you want to go directly to the excerpt, click here.

In My Own Words : An Excerpt of Night School

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Today, I read a 12 minute excerpt of Night School on the Authors Read program on Blog Talk Radio.  If you missed the show and would like to hear the excerpt, click here to visit the archives of the Authors Read site where it is located. 

The reading has also been posted on Hellnotes.

In other news…

I found out the prices today for the Night School t-shirts.  The retail price for the white is $21.05 and the black will be $30.05.  As previously noted, you will be able to buy them in approx 2-weeks at Devious Designz.  Once they are up on the site, I will let you know.

Click here to get a description of what’s on the back of the shirt.

Macabre Friday (and some other stuff)

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In this week’s installment…

The macabre count of Dr. Hassanein in Gaza

Macabre Photos (scroll to the bottom of the page)

Deepwater Man Fatally Shoots Wife While Installing Satellite TV

Body of women found in steel drum

 

Other Stuff

  • Remember I will be reading a 10-12 minutue excerpt of Night School on Monday, Feb. 19th at Noon (ET).  You can listen to the show by calling:  (347) 215-8319 or going to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/authorsread

 

  • Also, there has been an update (easier for you to win) to the current Contest that is going on.  Check out the details by clicking here.

Night School T-Shirts

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I mentioned here about having t-shirts made for my novel, Night School. 

Well, I am happy to announce that I have partnered with Tanya Gadsby, owner of Devious Designz, to bring this concept to life.

We have decided on the design idea (the shirt will come in both black and white) and now it’s currently being put together. 

To give you an idea of what the shirt will look like, see below.

Front

Will feature the stack of books and knife from the front cover of the book in the top left-hand corner (looking down at yourself).

Back

Across the shoulder blades will be ‘Night School’ just as it looks on the front of the book, followed by my name, the synopsis and then this website address.

Once I know when the shirt is available for purchase (should only be a week or so) and the price, I will let you know.  In the meantime, head on over to the Devious Designz website and buy something unique and devious.

A Review & Other News

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A review of Night School by M. Whitt, author of Planet Gemini, has been posted on Amazon.com.  You can also purchase the book if you haven’t done so already, via this link.

I am in the middle of doing an interview with Mark Fewell of CALLIOPE to be featured in his section called, ‘Scary Scrawlings.’  Along with the interview, there is a possibility of a short story of mine being published, as well.  I’ll keep you updated on when the issue will be out and how to go about getting it.

Also, a reminder that I will be reading a 10-12 minute excerpt from Night School on the Authors Read program on Blog Talk Radio on Jan. 19th at Noon (ET).  You can find out how to listen to the show by clicking the above link or checking out Appearances/News.  I’ll be posting a reminder of the show later this week with this information, as well.

In other news…

I have begun collaborating with a t-shirt maker to design and sell Night School shirts. 

Started throwing around design ideas with JD Boren of JDB Knives to design and sell a hand crafted, limited edition knife depicting the essence Night School.  If you are a knife enthusiast and enjoy quality, hand crafted knives, I suggest checking out his site and ordering something.  Of course, once the design (which will be posted at a later date), price and availability of the Night School knife is good-to-go, I will let you know how to go about ordering it.

Withersin Interview & Update to Booksigning

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I mentioned awhile back about Withersin Magazine doing an interview with me.  Well, it is finally posted to their website.  Click here to read it.

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I mentioned here about my first booksigning of the year on Feb. 7th.  Of course, I will have on hand a number of copies of Night School that you can purchase and have me sign (along with free bookmarks, etc) or you can bring in your own copy for me to sign.  Along with having the book, Al Vermette, the publisher of the magazine (and a heck of a guy), will be providing me with a limited number (5) of copies of Werewolf Magazine #9 (comes out this month) containing my short story, ‘Thirst.’  The copies of the magazine will be $3.00 (2-bones off the cover price) so you can not only check out my short story, but enjoy all the other great stories contained within and learn more about the magazine, itself.  Hopefully, this will make you thirsty for more of what Sapphire Publications (Blood Moon Rising) has to offer.

If you aren’t able to make the book signing but still want a copy of Werewolf #9, visit the Bookstore to learn how to get one (or two, or three, or…).