http://www.natesouthard.com News and Scribblings from Horror Writer Nate Southard Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:24:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Long time, no see!  Sorry about that.  I wanted the Lights Out announcement to stay on top of the blog for a while. Since my last update, the big news is that I now have a new message board.  Feel free to check it out and say hello.  I'll be popping in ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2012/02/07/new-message-board-and-updates/ My vampires-attack-a-prison novel LIGHTS OUT is now available from Thunderstorm Books.  Thunderstorm is doing something a little different with this one, releasing it as a signed hardcover limited to 140 copies, but with an affordable cover price of $35.  It's a great little package, and I think it's a step ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2012/01/17/lights-out-now-available/ It occured to me this morning that it's been far too long since I thought about goals.  They used to be clear in my head, but around March of last year they all got scribbled over with Put on a great World Horror Convention!  Then, I just never got around ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2012/01/13/this-years-goals/ So here we are, another year.  This one feels different for me.  In past years, I've been able to look forward with a fair degree of optimism, saying fun things like "Surely no family members will die this year!"  As 2012 gets started though, I feel pretty lost.  I'm single ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2012/01/03/hi-2012-hows-it-going/ John C. Farris has posted a new interview with me at Dead, Buried, and Back.  It's short and sweet.  We discuss Lights Out, favorite stories, the future of zombies, and a few other fun tidbits.  Check it out! http://www.natesouthard.com/2011/12/14/new-interview/ Who else is tired of the moping and general depressing nature of this place, lately?  I know I am. Well, here's some good news... That's the cover of my next novel, Lights Out. Lights Out will be available in January 2012 as the first novel in Thunderstorm Books' Hard Rain line.  ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2011/11/30/coming-january-2012-lights-out/ The last few years have been tough ones.  When I look back and think about everything that's happened, I find myself amazed I can still stand up.  I've lost both parents to cancer, a brother to the long-lasting effects of drug addiction, and I recently found out my dog has ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2011/11/07/let-it-all-come-down/   Camelot Books is proud to announcement a new anthology featuring all new novellas by myself, Brian Keene, Wrath James White, and Mary SanGiovanni! Is There a Demon in You? is limited to 500 signed and numbered hardback copies.  Ordering direct from Camelot gets you a free chappette, featuring an original short ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2011/11/02/announcement-is-there-a-demon-in-you/ As Halloween approaches, I find myself thinking back to when I was a kid.  It occured to me that the origins of my recent zombie novel Scavengers trace back to that time, so I thought it would be pretty cool to look back and see how it came about. For those ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2011/10/19/the-origin-of-scavengers/ Hi, everybody.  Sorry for the lack of updates.  To say the summer has been busy and rough is a pretty big understatement.  In truth, this summer has been awful.  After the busy time that was World Horror, I had to jet back north for a family funeral.  In the months ... http://www.natesouthard.com/2011/10/17/whats-happened-what-will-happen-soon/