Starting a New Week

Posted on April 21, 2008

Through some sort of miracle, I managed to survive a weekend that involved two birthdays, a wedding in West Texas, and my struggle to remain sober in the face of 2000 or so drunk friends.  Okay, so maybe there wasn’t so much a struggle as a decision to go to bed four hours before everybody else.  Either way, I survived.

So now it’s Monday, and work has begun once again.

This week, I have to continue entering changes into the second draft of the latest novel.  I have to write a synopsis of said novel and work on a cover letter.  I have a new short story to finish.  Then, I have to outline the second half of a new novel.  I also need to mail out copies of A Trip to Rundberg that I’ve owed people for a long time.

Whew!

In other news (well, actually it’s non-news, as I’m not allowed to tell you about it yet), I should be receiving an introduction this week from one of my favorite writers.  This is for a book I can’t wait to tell you about, but sadly waiting is all I can do right now.  What I can say is that it should be out in August.  It will be my first prose book, and I’m super proud of it.  I’ll have more news once I’m allowed to give it to you.

Stay tuned.

“Captain Jinkies” Available for free!

Posted on April 7, 2008

Happy Monday, friends and neighbors!  It is with great pleasure that I tell you my short story “Captain Jinkies” is now available in the latest online edition of Dark Recesses Press.

“Jinkies” is my evil clown story.  I think just about every horror writer has an evil clown story up their sleeve.  I tried to do something fun and more than a little off the wall with mine.  I hope you enjoy it.  I’m especially proud of this appearance, as it marks the first time I’ve made the cover of a mag and been the lead story.

So click right here and read “Captain Jinkies!”

Sickness

Posted on April 2, 2008

I left World Horror early and still managed to come down with some horrible, lung-rattling, chill-producing, nasal passage-destroying flu-type thing.  If I survive, I’ll write more in a week or so.  If not, it was awesome knowing ya.

World Horror Schedule Change

Posted on March 26, 2008

Two quick changes to note, for those of you who haven’t left for Salt Lake already….

The New Writer’s Market panel has been moved forward an hour to two o’clock Saturday.

Because of the above change, my reading has been moved to 5:30 Saturday.

See you there!

World Horror Panel Times

Posted on March 13, 2008

Barring any last minute fiddling with the schedule, here are my current panel times for the World Horror Convention…

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

3:00-3:50PM
What makes a good horror movie?
(Michael McCarty, Paul Anderson, Eric Swedin)

10:00-10:50PM
Urban legends as fodder for horror stories
(Gerard Houarner, Weston Ochse, Hank Schwaeble, Steven Shrewsbury)

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

6:00-6:50PM
How to write a graphic novel
(Cullen Bunn, Cody Goodfellow)

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

3:00-3:50PM
The New Writer’s Market
(Steven Shrewsbury, James Gurley, Kelli Dunlap)

Now Available at Horror-Mall

Posted on February 20, 2008

Horror-Mall has recently started carrying all of my graphic novels.  If you’ve been looking for a chance to pick up one or all of them, here it is!

Drive

A Trip to Rundberg

Brian Keene’s Fear

Upcoming Appearance: STAPLE!

Posted on February 19, 2008

On March 1st, I’ll be appearing live in front of your steaming eyes at STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo (and best comic con in at least 300 miles).

This will be my fourth year at STAPLE!, but I’m more excited for this year than I have been for any other.  Guests of Honor Brian Wood and Eric Powell are two of my favorite creators working in comics today, and landing them is a great step forward for the con.

This year, I’ll have copies of Drive, A Trip to Rundberg, and Brian Keene’s FEAR at my table, as well as a few copies of The Dead Walk Again!  On top of that, I’ll have a FREE short story chapbook for the first 100 folks to stop by my table.  Come by and pick up a copy.  I’ll be the bald guy drinking hot tea all day.

STAPLE! is being held March 1st, 11am-7pm at the Monarch Events Center on the northwest corner of the I-35/Hwy 290 interchange in North Austin.

Joining The World Again

Posted on February 11, 2008

The last ten days could best be described as “A Clusterfuck of Epic Size.” Between the countless hours of sitting around waiting, visiting family, pouring over manuscript pages, checking emails, leaving work, trying to fit more work in because I only have so much vacation time saved up, trying to figure out why my paycheck was so small, waiting to hear from important people wearing long coats, and stress-eating, I’m fairly certain I’ve lost five years off my life.

That said, it’s starting to look like things are turning a positive corner.  The main clusterfuck-generator is working itself out nicely.  It’s not 100% better, but it’s getting there.  Those manuscript pages are waiting on my desk for me to enter them into the computer.  I’m back off the fast food after a five day binge.

And while I can’t announce a book yet, I am at the point where I can say I’ll announce something as soon as the contracts are signed.

It’s good to be back in the world again.

A Big Sale!

Posted on January 11, 2008

I found out yesterday that my short story “The Message” will appear in a future issue of Cemetery Dance.  This is a huge deal for me.  Cemetery Dance is one of those Holy Grail career goals I’ve set for myself.  I couldn’t be more thrilled right now.

I’ll update you all on the situation once I have dates and details.

So this is 2008

Posted on January 4, 2008

Weird.  It feels a lot like 2007, only the air is dryer.  Stupid January.  Cold as hell, dry as sandpaper month that doesn’t even hold the charm of my birthday at the end of it.

I think this year saw my favorite Christmas since I moved to Texas.  Well, more to the point my favorite Christmas Eve.  Shawna and I spent it together in the new house, snuggling with the dogs, watching TV, blowing our noses as allergies attacked, and putting our new coffee maker through its paces (we can now make more than two cups at a time!).  We’d planned to open presents after dinner (I made Shawna scallops), but just before noon Shawna starts throwing presents in my lap and telling me to open them.  Really, it doesn’t get better than that.

But that was more than a week ago.

In the days since Christmas, I’ve been churning out prose at an alarming rate.  Well, I guess it’s not alarming if I’m just following goals I set for myself.  I’d love to tell you what I’m working on, but I’m trying to keep a better lid on these things.  Why tell you about something that might not sell, right?

That said, I hope to have exciting news in the next month or two. Things are looking up.

In the meantime, I’m preparing for the World Horror battle.  Gotta get all my ducks in a row and such.  Joy of joys!

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