I think Oliver finds my new novel scary. See?
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You can buy it here. Supposedly, some orders actually will be processed via amazon as well.
The Last Weekend was a long story. Actually, four years ago yesterday I showed![]()
readingthedark my one-page synopsis for it, inspired by RJ Sevin's idea to have a George Romero-themed imprint. Too bad George Romero didn't like any of the book ideas Sevin solicited. Then it was off to the races with my agent, during the days of zombie novels as every third submission. Finally, Marc Gascoigne of Angry Robot looked at the sample—I'd approached him individually—and he suggested PS Publishing. I got a quick yes in December 2010, handed in the book in Sept 2011, and then of course the economy continued to be in the pits and small presses are always overburdened so the idea of a early 2013 release ended up becoming a late 2013 release (in time for the World Fantasy Convention!) and ultimately a March 2014 release.
Which is fine, of course. A WFC release would have slammed this expensive import right up against the release of my eight-dollar Love Is the Law, which is still widely available.
Oh boy, and today's Greek Independence Day! First thing, I have to get down to McDonald's to have a Spartan Shake. They're tinted blue and lots of people say it's just food coloring but I swear I can taste a little anise in the mix. Then off to the bar to have some blue-and-white beers, then I have to wear my KISS ME, I'M GREEK t-shirt with non-matching fustanella and get down to the parade and start fistfights when people shout at me, "Nice kilt! Go back to Scotland, fag!" Finally, in a stupor, I'll be buttonholed by some guy who is obviously not Greek telling me about he's pretty sure one of his great-great-grandmothers is from Crete. Ah, what a holiday!
In dayjob news, here's a teaser trailer for Edge of Tomorrow. The next full trailer hits at 10am. I'll come back and post it then:
I have no idea why trailers need trailers, but such is the world in which we live.
ETA: Aaaand, FULL TRAILER:
You can buy it here. Supposedly, some orders actually will be processed via amazon as well.
The Last Weekend was a long story. Actually, four years ago yesterday I showed
readingthedark my one-page synopsis for it, inspired by RJ Sevin's idea to have a George Romero-themed imprint. Too bad George Romero didn't like any of the book ideas Sevin solicited. Then it was off to the races with my agent, during the days of zombie novels as every third submission. Finally, Marc Gascoigne of Angry Robot looked at the sample—I'd approached him individually—and he suggested PS Publishing. I got a quick yes in December 2010, handed in the book in Sept 2011, and then of course the economy continued to be in the pits and small presses are always overburdened so the idea of a early 2013 release ended up becoming a late 2013 release (in time for the World Fantasy Convention!) and ultimately a March 2014 release.Which is fine, of course. A WFC release would have slammed this expensive import right up against the release of my eight-dollar Love Is the Law, which is still widely available.
Oh boy, and today's Greek Independence Day! First thing, I have to get down to McDonald's to have a Spartan Shake. They're tinted blue and lots of people say it's just food coloring but I swear I can taste a little anise in the mix. Then off to the bar to have some blue-and-white beers, then I have to wear my KISS ME, I'M GREEK t-shirt with non-matching fustanella and get down to the parade and start fistfights when people shout at me, "Nice kilt! Go back to Scotland, fag!" Finally, in a stupor, I'll be buttonholed by some guy who is obviously not Greek telling me about he's pretty sure one of his great-great-grandmothers is from Crete. Ah, what a holiday!
In dayjob news, here's a teaser trailer for Edge of Tomorrow. The next full trailer hits at 10am. I'll come back and post it then:
I have no idea why trailers need trailers, but such is the world in which we live.
ETA: Aaaand, FULL TRAILER: