DURING THE LAST WEEK in February 2013, I flew to Santiago, Chile for a week-long business trip. Iāve never been to South America before, and really didnāt know what to expect. People (and the Internet) insisted that folks in Santiago would have a good smattering of English, since itās a…
MY WIFE CALLED ME at work yesterday to tell me Roger Ebert had died. I really wish that sheād called me to say something else. Like ācould you pick up some milk on your way home.ā I wasnāt Roger Ebertās friend; I never met him (though honestly, I always wanted…
YESTERDAY MORNING, I woke up expecting to log onto my computer to find that my e-book sales had quieted after a month of excitement. Amazon.com had been featuring The 13th and Sacrifice at $2.99 throughout January, but I knew when those went off sale at midnight on Jan. 31ā¦ things…
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE, but it was 10 years ago that Twilight Tales Books in Chicago issued my 2nd collection of short fantasy and macabre stories, Vigilantes of Love. A decade ago! Since Twilight Tales is no longer around, to celebrate the anniversary, Iāve gone back and retooled the cover,…
IT’S TRULY A āLucky ā13ā³ā¦ at least so far. Amazon has picked my 2nd and 3rd novels, Sacrifice and The 13th, to feature in their January 2013 āhot 100ā list! Theyāve put both e-books on sale for just $2.99, so if you havenāt gotten these yet, I hope youāll grab…
2012 WAS A STRANGE YEAR of dichotomy for me. I can point to parts and say it was one of the best years of my life. Conversely, I can also point to moments that made it one of the worst. It was a year of transition in many aspects ā¦…
IāM A CHRISTMAS JUNKIE. Always have been. Iām that guy who watches Itās A Wonderful Life every year on Christmas Eve, and still tears up every time! Over the years, Iāve built up a number of personal traditions around the holiday. As many people on my mailing list know, part…
THERE’S A BLOG CHAIN going around called āThe Next Big Thing.ā The idea is, each writer answers some questions about their nextĀ big projectā¦ and lines up more authors to do the same, encouraging people to discover other authorsā books and blogs. My friend ā and amazing werewolf-oriented thriller author…
NIGHTWHERE IS THE NOVEMBER selection of theĀ Samhain Horror Book Club! This means until this Friday, November 16th, you can get the trade paper edition or e-book copies for 40% off. Just visit www.samhainpublishing.com/bookclubs/ Iāve been really excited about this novel over the past few weeks, because NightWhere has gotten…
ā¦ Jason Darrick! On Halloween night, I pulled Jasonās āShow Us Your Night Wearā contest entry out of the Great Pumpkin, and so tonight Iāve boxed up an autographed trio of NightWhere, Siren and The 13th for him. Congratulations, Jason, and thanks to everyone who entered! Happy Halloween!
