After years of stalls, dead presses, and wanting to be turned into a full novel... Southern Devils is here. When I first wrote the story, it was a short piece retelling how one of the Confederacy's greatest generals returned to get his revenge on those who he thought had killed him. Instead, he was used by Robert …
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The Smile From Space
Okay, I know I'm supposed to make my point about why I like John Saul, but I'm still gathering my information and doing another examination of my favorite of his works. Instead, something else is dropping instead... Back in 2013, I found a call for an anthology dealing with giant monsters rampaging through the cities …
Why is Dean Koontz Loathed in Such Heinous Fashion?
I found this to be a really interesting question. When I first started reading Stephen King when I was ten, Koontz was the next writer in line for me to devour. I admit, his older works are the better reads, but he always usually gives you a good ride. If you're on the fence, go …
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Are We Still Using Blogs in 2016?
Armand Rosamilia dazzles us with a good question for the new year. As for my answer, I wish readers would interact more with anybody’s blog. I think the reader interaction helps keep us in touch with everyone and allows a relationship to develop between the author/reader. What do you say?
I used to post a lot. All the damn time, in fact. I’d average 2-3 posts and 2-3 guest posts a week. Tons of information I thought would be helpful, amusing or just something for me. I could also rely on the posts getting shared and commented on and people wanting to join in on the fun. When I started this blog way back in 2009 or thereabout, it was as a struggling part-time author trying to make the leap to full-time author who is so wealthy I never wear the same pair of socks twice.
I’m a full-time writer but the pair of socks I have on has way too much wear for my liking.
I podcast. Two podcasts, in fact… (shameless plug time in 3…2…1…)
Arm Cast Podcast – new episode every Friday
Arm N Toof’s Dead Time Podcast – new episode every Wednesday
Both on Project iRadio
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Goodbye 2015 and Hello 2016
2015 was a different beast. I only had one short story hit and another accepted for a project that is coming soon. On the flip side, I had many longer collaboration projects released last year. This was very unlike me because I like to try to get a few stories tucked in here and there …
Happy Black Friday!
Happy Post-Thanksgiving to everyone out there! I hope everybody had a nice day and survived the savage blood sport called, 'Black Friday'. As a gift to all who lived through the night, you can catch, Wicked Tales for Wicked People, on sale from now until December the forth. So, for a mere .99, you can enjoy regular …
Guest Post: Jay Wilburn #WinterofZombie
Jay Wilburn figures out Jack Wallen is crazy in his in-depth look at “Middletown Apocalypse”.
Winter of Zombie 2015
All the Zombies in Middletown
by Jay Wilburn
First, it is important to understand that Jack Wallen may be insane. I think his writing is brilliant and he has the soul of an artist, but he’s packed full of crazy ideas. Middletown Apocalypse may not be his craziest idea, but it is on up there. Jack took a single story idea and gathered a number of authors together to retell it each in a different way. This then became the zombie outbreak in Middletown over and over again.
That anthology is available here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0161KA5FW
The eleven authors that took on this challenge were Joe McKinney, Mark Tufo, Armand Rosamilia, Shawn Chesser, Brent Abell, Mike Evans, John O’Brien, Eric A. Shellman, Heath Stallcup, Jack Wallen, and Jay Wilburn. I am easily the tenth best author in this list – maybe even ninth when the others are drunk…
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Halloween Greetings and Some Notes
Halloween is my Christmas. Instead of snow, bright lights, and elves; I'd rather have blood, darkness, and goblins. The trees are changing and their leaves fall to the ground covering the landscape. At night, a chill fills the air and the dead grow restless. For one night, for that one evening, the dark gets domain …
And it Turned into a Middletown Blitz
I still have to pinch myself each time I look at this cover. I scan the names over and over again trying to make sense of it. Joe McKinney, Mark Tufo, Shawn Chesser, Eric A. Shelman, Heath Stallcup, Armand Rosamilia, Jay Wilburn, John O'Brien, Jack Wallen, and little old me. The names on the cover …
I Have Too Many Releases For Sale
Armand Rosamilia bemoans his ability to write at the speed of light. Honestly, I’ve set up at cons with Armand and Jay and I have taken the minimalist approach now. I’d rather choose a few titles I want to push and hope the reader will go through the rest of the books on Amazon. I know I don’t even have a fraction of Armand or Jay’s releases, but I always listen and take notes. One day, I’ll have their problem…
Jay Wilburn is a fellow author and good friend. I’ve had the privilege of doing several book signings with Jay over the last couple of years and many more are scheduled and will be done in the future.
His philosophy is simple: don’t show all your books at once. Overloading potential buyers with too many books will only confuse and annoy people, or something to that effect. I always disagreed and piled 30+ releases on the table.
Who usually sold more books? I don’t want to talk about it.
I was interviewing a fellow author for my podcast (Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast – HERE is the link. Go listen and then come back. I’ll wait) and we talked about having too many books and stories out and confusing readers.
Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I have too many choices and sometimes it might be…
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Our Darkest Fears 