I’m over on Tim Marquitz’s blog today, going on about Brutal Light and my Path to Dark Fantasy. Essentially it’s my longform answer to the question of what drew me to write dark fantasy fiction in the first place. Stop by and say hi!
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I’m Over on Greg Chapman’s Blog Today…
I’m over on Greg Chapman‘s blog today, being interviewed by him regarding my novel Brutal Light. Greg, meanwhile, is being interviewed by me on my blog here regarding his new novella The Noctuary. I’m pretty sure this paradox will tear apart the fabric of space and time, so you’d better get both our books before that happens…
I’m Over on RJ Sullivan’s Blog Today…
I’m guest blogging on RJ Sullivan‘s blog today, nattering on about “The Story Behind Brutal Light”, wherein I tell the epic tale of how I pulled together enough neurons to write a novel, all the failed previous attempts, and how chucking most of that previous work helped me write the book published today. Do stop by and natter at me!
Out and About: My Virtual Book Tour Schedule
Today’s the first official day of publication for my dark fantasy novel Brutal Light! In support of it, I’ve managed to cajole, wheedle, and otherwise convince a group of fantastic folk to lend me their blogs over the next week-and-a-half or so. It wasn’t easy–I had to promise to keep the llama in line–but here’s the list:
12/1/11: RJ Sullivan — “The Story Behind Brutal Light”
12/2/11: Greg Chapman — Interview
12/3/11: Tim Marquitz — “Brutal Light and My Path to Dark Fantasy”
12/5/11: Lee Mather — Interview
12/6/11: Lincoln Crisler — “If It Doesn’t Make You Squirm…”
12/7/11: Sally Franklin Christie — Writerly Wednesday Interview
12/8/11: Su Halfwerk — “On Fighting the Internal Censor”
12/9/11: Sean A. Lusher — “These Books Made Me Weird(er)”
12/10/11: Kelly A. Harmon — Interview
I also have an interview with Keira Kroft, as yet unscheduled, and may be adding another stop before this is over.
Brutal Light Debuts Tomorrow–Here’s Where To Find It
The day has finally arrived. Brutal Light, my debut dark fantasy novel, will be published tomorrow, 12/1/2011. You are, no doubt, filled with questions. Possibly also turkey, or some other post-Thanksgiving foodstuff of choice. Read on, to learn where you might acquire a print or electronic edition, and some sales that will be going on.
First, let me cover print editions, for those of you who desire the paper. There will be no hardcover edition; paperback editions will be available from Amazon.com and BarnesAndNoble.com. Note: they are not currently, as of this writing, there, but the pre-order links should be up before the week is out. Print editions should be available for shipping by mid-December. Also note: they may not be listed for the same price, for reasons I can’t control. I recommend you check both and pick the lowest-priced one.
You can also go to any brick-and-mortar bookstore that does special ordering for its customers and have them special order the book for you.
Next: Kindle editions. These are available from Amazon (no surprise). In fact, the Kindle edition of Brutal Light is already listed here.
But what of the Nook, I hear you cry! What of iTunes? What of other sellers? A Nook edition will be forthcoming from BarnesAndNoble.com, and I believe an edition will be available through the iTunes store before the year is out. I’ll be keeping an up-to-date list of all these vendors and links here, and will be announcing them as they come in on my blog and in my newsletter.
Lastly, I am working on the all-Semaphore edition, and will be unveiling it on YouTube as soon as the monkey learns not to go off-script.
Brutal Light pre-release trailer 2.0, Free Short Story, and Food for Thought
Here’s what I’m calling the ‘2.0’ version of the ‘pre-release’ of my book trailer for Brutal Light. ‘Pre-release’ because it contains an enticement for signing up for my e-mail newsletter that expires on 12/1; ‘2.0’ because I’ve incorporated Dawne Dominique‘s great cover art.
(Edit 12/1/2011 — I’ve replaced this with the ‘final’ trailer version, which no longer contains the newsletter enticement.)
The ‘enticement’ is that I will be drawing from the list of those signed up for the newsletter by 12/1 for the following: 1 person will win a signed trade paperback copy of my book Brutal Light, plus an electronic copy in PDF format. 2 second place finishers will get electronic copies in PDF format.
Additionally, anyone who subscribes to the newsletter will get a download link for a PDF copy of The Body in Motion, one of my early ‘science fiction horror’ short stories (revised and hopefully improved). I do caution in the link that it is violent and bloody, and contains mature subject matter (though not presented in excessively graphic form). The only thing I really remember about its genesis was that it was written in the weird, fiery state I was in for maybe a day after reading Harlan Ellison’s Deathbird Stories for the first time, and that the first draft was done in a day, which virtually never happens with me.
And if you don’t like it… hey, that’s okay. Just stay subscribed, as I’ll be making other stories (and other kinds of stories) the ‘free’ enticement in its place as the months and years roll on.
One other note, on another topic: I’ve made it so you no longer need to be registered to this website in order to comment on blog entries. Just enter your name (real or pseudonymous) in the top bar (and the bar below it), then your comment, then the CAPTCHA. At this point, I’d rather make it easier for the casual visitor to drop in and say something, and just take the increased risk of being spammed.
One still another note: while browsing through the site of Bryan Thomas Schmidt, whom I befriended (in the old, pre-Facebook sense of the term) at ConClave, I found the second half of a dialogue between him and another author (Anthony Cardno, whom I have not yet met) that resonated with me. I’ll link to the first half of the dialogue, on Anthony’s site. I encourage everyone reading this to go there, think on what they are saying and how it reflects on your own life and conduct… it’s certainly given me much to reflect on as far as my own is concerned.
Two Writers in Dialogue: A Conservative Evangelical and a Gay Liberal