Amazon’s got my back!

MY BACKLIST, THAT IS. And I can’t tell you how happy I am about that. Today I can proudly say, “My ass is Amazon’s!” When I signed my first paperback book deal with Leisure Books, the premier imprint for horror novels five years ago, I never imagined that the company would be essentially mothballed less than four years later… but the ebook revolution and flawed business models ultimately killed Dorchester Publications (and its imprints like…

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Meeting John Carpenter – Flashback Weekend 2012

I LOVE MOVIES almost as much as books. And actually, I really get to enjoy more movies these days than I do books, since it’s a lot easier for me to give up 90 or 100 minutes to a story than several hours. (I know, heresy from a writer, right?) But as much as I love film, I don’t remember the names of directors that much. Hitchcock, Argento,  del Torro, sure. But who directed Friday…

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A Beach Vacation! (Gulf Shores, AL)

I’VE BEEN WORKING at the same dayjob for almost 20 years, so at this point, I’ve stacked up a pretty good bit of annual vacation time. This year, for the first time ever, I decided to take two straight weeks off and do a driving vacation with the family. We toyed with doing the Grand Canyon, but decided Shaun might not be quite old enough at 7 to really remember that, so instead, given his…

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Stop by the Writer’s Chatroom

Stop by The Writer’s Chatroom – I’m the guest there right now… from 7 p.m. Eastern til… I dunno. When everyone gets bored. I’ve got my laptop and my Newcastle and am setup out on the patio. It’s a perfect night to kick back and shoot the breeze! www.writerschatroom.com

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