I’m very pleased to post the cover that Antonio Lo Iacono designed after reading my story Behind the Copper Mask.
Antonio is a wonderful artist, and he wrote…
given my insomnia I decided to re-read the story and because I really liked it I decided to make a fan cover for it.
Well, it sure feels good to have fans like him!
Thank you!
It is my habit, as I think I already mentioned, to bribe myself into writing more.
Usually I go for chocolate or ebooks – which gives you a simple idea of what my weaknesses are.
And also points to the fact that I am cheap.
Now, having hit today the laudable rhythm of 5000 words in one afternoon, I have just awarded myself a book that’s beenĀ intriguing me for quite a while.
I invested all of 1.03 euro.
It’s called Say Goodbye to the Boys, and it was written by Mari Stead Jones. Continue reading
Free ebooks – what’s not to like about that?
Starting today, and for a full ten days, you’ll be able to download legally dozens of science fiction, fantasy and horror shorts as part of the Robots, Wizards & Zombies Shorts Giveaway on Instafreebie.
Where’s the catch?
There is no catch – but you might like to join the mailing list of some of these authors, and/or leave a review of their stories on Goodreads or anywhere on the web.
Check out the giveaway.
Read a few stories, and help a few indie authors get new readers.
Spread the word!
I’ve been talking about my forthcoming serial for a while, now.
It will be set in Egypt, it will be called AMARNA.
There will be a guy called Tenn Ford in it.
But what else?
Who are the characters, what odds do they face?
Most important, will it be worth your time and money?
Well, for those that want to know more, I’ve prepared a freebie, a press book of sorts.
Details, ideas, photos, maps.
A full preview of what’s probably the most ambitious project I ever started as a self-publisher.
Plus the opportunity to get the first episode at a discounted price.
Great news.
I am proud of being part of C is for Cabbage, a collection of horror short stories for younger (and older) readers. The volume features my story “The day we played at Middle Ages”, and I’m grateful to editor Emma Ennis for getting me on board.
This is not like the other projects I’ve been working on this year, as you can guess from the back cover:
In aid of Aoibheannās Pink Tie, the national childrenās cancer charity.
C is for Cabbage, a collection of 20 short stories from 17 truly terrified authors. Open with care, because the pages are crawling with fairies, lobsters, and strangely hip dinosaurs. Thereās magic and enchantment, detective twins and drunken wizards. Itās got ghosts, ghouls, and lovestruck vampires; zombies, secret societies, and strange little men who tinker with toys.
With fun and frolics, and maybe a mild curse or two, (not to mention an extraordinary pair of knitting needles,) C is for cabbage is sure to have something for everyone, children and adults alike.
I am told the book will be available through the usual channels sometimes next week.Ā I will post a heads-up as soon as the book is available.
You keep an eye out.
This book is special.
Here’s the cover, by the way…
I am very proud to announce that in the next weeks I’ll be working on the translation of Lavie Tidhar’s Central Station, that Acheron Books will publish in 2018.
Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places. For them are the catacombs of Ptolemais, and the carven mausolea of the nightmare countries. They climb to the moonlit towers of ruined Rhine castles, and falter down black cobwebbed steps beneath the scattered stones of forgotten cities in Asia. The haunted wood and the desolate mountain are their shrines, and they linger around the sinister monoliths on uninhabited islands.
(H.P. Lovecraft)
I’m taking a moment to plug a book that’s been a great resource for my stories and a great read altogether.
I’ve been checking it out again during the Halloween season, because there is an increase in the request for ghost stories and supernatural horror, and before that it provided me with one of the two ideas on which I built my story in the Zappa & Spada anthology.
The book is called The Lore of the Land and it is a massive tone by Jennifer Westwood and Jacqueline Simpson. Continue reading
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