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I'm very pleased to announce that my short story "Following Marla" has just been nominated for the Black Quill Award for Best Dark Scribble! And Dark Delicacies 3: Haunted (which contains my short story "The Slow Haunting") has been nominated in the Best Dark Genre Anthology category - congrats to editors Del Howison and Jeff Gelb!
My novella The Gray Zone is now available for ordering from Horror Mall. Horror Drive-In calls it "the most stunning thing of its kind to come along since Billy Pilgrim came unstuck in time", and Horror Fiction Review says it's "another must-have novella". You can read more reviews for The Gray Zone on the Reviews page.
I have two new short stories available: "The Slow Haunting" is in Dark Delicacies 3: Haunted" and "George's Head" in Legends of the Mountain State 3.
Wow. Last weekend the Bram Stoker Awards ceremony was held in Burbank, California. My novella, Miranda, was nominated and I was thrilled when it won the Stoker for Long Fiction. I was also very fortunate to be awarded the President’s Richard Laymon Award for my volunteer work on behalf of the Horror Writers Association.
This may be a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing, and I’m still thrilled and humbled to have won. You can see a photo of many of the winning authors who were in attendance here.
During the Stoker weekend, I also received my copy of the uber-cool lettered edition of Miranda. This is an extremely limited edition (only 26 copies) hand-bound hardcover. And every copy is slightly different. This edition is the only place my short story “Hunting for Miranda” will ever appear in print.
During the weekend, I also found time to sign all the signature sheets for The Gray Zone, so that’ll be rolling out from the printers soon, likely in early autumn. The publisher is Bad Moon Books, who did such a wonderful job on Miranda, and the cover art is by the always-amazing Alan M. Clark.
My other forthcoming book, Dreams in Black and White, is being published very soon by Morning Star Books (an imprint of Bloodletting Press). This is going to be a beautiful hardcover edition, only available to those who pre-ordered it. The book will be out in August or thereabouts. The cover art is by Zach McCain, and it may be the most haunting cover of any of my books.
I have a couple of short stories being published soon as well. “The Slow Haunting” will be in Dark Delicacies 3, edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb. That’s pretty cool. Also “George’s Head” will be coming out in Legends of the Mountain State 3, edited by Michael Knost.
And what’s coming down next? Well, right now, there’s two main projects underway. I’m co-authoring a novella with the very talented Lisa Morton. This is an intriguing horror/mystery story called By Insanity of Reason. And I’ve also started pounding away at a new novel. This one is a big mainstream thriller that I’m very excited about. I can’t tell you anything about the plot yet, or even the title, but I’m very pleased with the concept, and I think all my fans will be, too.
That’s about it for now. Thanks for keeping in touch!
I’m very pleased that my novella Miranda won the Black Quill Award this week. These awards are presented by Dark Scribe Magazine in various categories and you can see all the winners here. It’s a great honor to win this award and I want to thank Dark Scribe and their readers.
Miranda is also on the Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award in the category of Long Fiction. The Final Ballot will be published on April 1 and the winners announced at the Stoker Weekend on June 13.
My next book to be published is Dreams in Black and White, coming mid-June from Morning Star Press, an imprint of Bloodletting Press. This book is a haunting novella of love and loss. Morning Star creates books of exceptional quality. You can see a synopsis of the book here. The book includes a wonderful cover by Zach McCain and an introduction by James Newman.
I am the Featured Author at Horror World for the month of February, and if you check out the site, you’ll find a new short story of mine there.
What’s to follow? The lettered edition of Miranda will be out soon. In late summer or autumn, my next book, The Gray Zone, will be published by Bad Moon Books. More details on that when we get closer.
And for those of you interested in attending the Stoker Weekend, you can find all kinds of information here. I hope to see you in Burbank!
My novella, Miranda, is now up for preorder from the publisher and from Horror Mall. It should be shipping in September, but with the limited print run of 250 copies, it will likely sell out long before then.
I will guest at an online chat session at Horror Mall on Sunday, August 3, at 8:30 EST. We’ll be talking about Miranda as well as other upcoming projects.
Since my last update, I’ve had a couple of new short stories, in the anthology Darker Discoveries and the magazine Doorways. Also I had an article published on the history of The Memory Tree. If you’re interested in these, hop over to the Bibliography page.
Next up is the new edition of The Memory Tree, being published by Bad Moon Books around the end of the year. I’m looking forward to seeing the book back in print.
In other news I’m happy to say that the I’m the co-chair of the 2009 Stoker Weekend, along with my good friend Lisa Morton. This will be the biggest Stoker event ever held, from June 12-14 in Los Angeles. There’s a lot of work to pull this off, but I’m happy for the challenge. We’re announced our first invited guest is . . . the great John Farris, and I’m thrilled that he’s accepted. More guests and the programming will be announced over time.
The Bram Stoker Awards were held this year in conjunction with the World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City. I volunteered to be the coordinator of the Stokers, and you can read my article about it here.
It’s looking like a good year for me. My novella, Miranda, will be published in June from Bad Moon Books, and they’ll be following up with another novella, The Gray Zone, in the fall.
While at WHC this year, I signed a contract with Bloodletting Books that will see them publish Dreams in Black and White in early 2009.
And perhaps the most interesting news is that I talked to a publisher at WHC about having a new edition of The Memory Tree released. We were both excited at the idea but haven’t nailed down a contract yet. Hopefully this will work out and allow the people who’ve wanted to read the book another shot at it.
Yesterday, The Memory Tree was announced as being a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award in the category of First Novel. It's a tremendous honour, and I'm very grateful to the Horror Writers Association for including me on the ballot. The awards will be announced at a banquet in Salt Lake City as part of the World Horror Convention on March 29, 2008.
The other books that are nominated in this category are all terrific:
I Will Rise by Michael Louis Calvillo
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
The Hollower by Mary SanGiovanni
In other news, I've sold three new novellas that will soon be published as limited edition books. The first is Miranda, coming in May, 2008 from Bad Moon Books. In September, Bad Moon will be publishing The Gray Zone. And later this year or early 2009, another publisher will be coming out with Dreams in Black and White. I'm not at liberty to name the publisher just yet.
Placeholders, my new novelette from Necessary Evil Press, sold out in three weeks. The reviews have been terrific, and this past weekend I learned that the book has been nominated for the Black Quill Award for best horror book published by the small press. It's a very big honor and I was more than a little surprised to be on the ballot. If you're interested in seeing all the nominees, click here.
If you'd like to vote for Placeholders or any other title, you'll have to register. It's free and easy.
Thanks to everyone who's enjoyed the book!
My next book will be a novella called The Gray Zone. More details to come soon.
I'm very pleased that my newest book, Placeholders, has just been
published by Necessary Evil Press. NEP is one of my favorite
publishers, and when you combine that with stunning cover art by
Caniglia and a great introduction by Thomas F. Monteleone, it makes a
wonderful package. As I write this, the book has been available only a
few days and is almost sold out. Depending on when you read this a few
copies may still be available. If you're interested in one, drop me an
e-mail and I'll let you know if there's any still to purchase.
I'm still getting wonderful feedback on The Memory Tree, and that's
really nice. People have e-mailed me after finding it in a small-town
library or having it passed to them from a friend. Unfortunately, the
publisher went out of business shortly after the book was published, so
there's a lot fewer copies in circulation than I'd like. You never
know, one day, another publisher may pick it up. About 15 terrific reviews have been published about the book, in
Booklist, The Magazine of Fantasy&Science Fiction, Dark Discoveries,
Apex SF&Horror Digest, Hellnotes, Horror World, and others. All the
reviewers have been very kind, and I appreciate their kind words.
If you happen to read Horror Fiction Review, the current issue has an
interview with me.
It’s time I posted an update on The Memory Tree. Copies of the book are now available at Amazon.com. All preorders are finding their way through the system and should be in your hands soon.
If you’re interested in a personalized autograph, drop me an email. I have some copies of the book that you can buy directly from me and I’d be happy to sign them for you.
There are two upcoming bookstore signings lined up as well. If you’re nearby and have a chance to drop by, I’d love to see you.
Saturday, May 12, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
White Dwarf Books
3715 Tenth Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. |
Thursday, June 7, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Chapters (North London)
London, Ontario |
The first print review of The Memory Tree was recently published in Horror Fiction Review. Among other nice things, the review called it “The first great debut of 2007,” and added, “First novels rarely pack this much punch.”
January is a time when we think about the past and the future at the same time. In some ways, that’s part of the theme of my novel, The Memory Tree, which is being published next month. I spent part of my Christmas holidays going through the advanced copy of the book, looking for any stray typos that remained. These final edits have gone off to the publisher, and now, all I have to do is be patient and wait a bit . . .
The first two reviews of The Memory Tree have been posted online. You can read them at Hellnotes and Apex Digest.
My wife, Lynda, gave me the most amazing Christmas gift. She hired an artist / woodcutter, Dave Danchuk, to duplicate the cover art of The Memory Tree in wood. Here’s a picture of me holding the final piece. In person, it looks amazing. The black parts are where the wood has been cut away. (There’s a black piece of wood behind.)
I’ve finished writing my second novel, 10 Days. I’ll be looking for a publisher for it soon. I’m now working on my third novel, which doesn’t have a firm title yet.
2007 is going to be a terrific year for me. Publication of anyone’s first novel is a pivotal event, but I also have stories coming out in two highly anticipated anthologies, Until Somebody Loses an Eye and Monster Noir. I have a pair of novellas scheduled for book publication together mid-year (“Miranda” and “Dreams”), and there’s a surprise publication I can’t talk about yet.
Hopefully 2007 will also bring the sale of 10 Days and completion of novel number 3. I’m sure to place a few other short stories as well.
At the end of January, I’ll be attending the Borderlands Writers Boot Camp in Baltimore. This is a highly regarded writing weekend sponsored by Borderlands Press. Instructors include Thomas F. Monteleone, F. Paul Wilson, Douglas Winter, and Ginjer Buchanan, who will all be critiquing 10 Days (along with the other boot camp attendees). In March, I’ll be attending the World Horror Convention in Toronto. This is the first time WHC has ever been held outside the United States.
Thanks for dropping by my web site. Check back when you have a chance. See you then. All the best to you in 2007.
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