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Today I have more exciting news for you. Like Gord Rollo and Gene O’Neill, I met Joe McKinney during the World Horror Convention in Austin a few months ago, and I was also immediately struck not only by his warm personality, which was particularly evident also during the reading Gene and he held on one of the days. For those… Continue reading "The Predatory Kind might be for you!"
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During the World Horror Convention in Austin earlier this year I had the chance to spend some quality time with horror authors Gord Rollo and Gene O’Neill. Both of them are established and traditionally published authors in the horror genre, that many of you may be familiar with as they’ve published a number of fascinating books. Both had not made… Continue reading "Check out the “Mean Streets”"
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As people tackle the subject of e-book formatting, every once in a while I receive an email with the question, what meta-data in an e-book are actually used for. Since you will have to re-upload your book description, the ISBN and the keyword tags on every distribution channel’s portal again and again, the question clearly becomes, why am I entering… Continue reading "Meta-data… what are they good for?"
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Every once in a while I pick up a book and as I start reading it, it turns into this revelatory, almost overwhelming, experience. Dos this happen to you, too, sometimes? You start reading and as you make your way through the book you go “How come I had never heard of this book before?” or “Why is not everyone… Continue reading "Blockbuster – where did you hide?"
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As I am taking a self-imposed leave of absence from Victorian England and the supernatural encounters of a certain man named Jason Dark, I have been working no some material to branch out. No, I am not tired of writing Jason Dark mysteries — far from it — but I felt that I needed to add a little diversity to… Continue reading "Writing for children – a new experience"
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“They just don’t make them like this any more.” Whether it refers to movies, music or books, I am sure you have heard the phrase countless times before. I know I have, and it has been the reason why the Jason Dark supernatural mysteries I’ve been writing are what they are. A throwback to, what I consider, the Golden Era… Continue reading "They just don’t make them like this any more…"
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On some days you just feel like the world is coming to a standstill for a short moment, giving you the opportunity to relish that single moment just a little bit longer than usual. Such a moment happened to me this morning when I received another blurb about one of my books. It is always fascinating and very reassuring when… Continue reading "Unexpected kudos for “Theater of Vampires!”"
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I will make this short today, because I’m busy with some other stuff, but I wanted to post these tidbits real quick. Another guest blog of mine showed up around the Internet today. This time I am writing about eBooks and how There’s more to eBooks than MOBI and EPUB, over at The Creative Penn. If you are a self-published… Continue reading "Get your copy of Fangoria #303 now!"
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Things have slowed down after World Horror Convention and I’ve been able to follow up with many of my new acquaintances from the show. I’ve also been able to finish the first book I brought back from the show, Joe McKinney’s brand new The Red Empire. It is truly a fun little read, reminding me so much of the old-school… Continue reading "Another round of guest-blogs for you"
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Over the past weekend I was visiting the World Horror Convention 2011 in Austin, a place where horror writers from all over the country get together, share ideas, tips, experiences and lots of beer. I was on a panel on Friday afternoon, carrying the title “Fresh Blood,” during which I had the chance to relay my story as to how… Continue reading "I am back from World Horror Con"
