I've realized: I write to be somewhere other than where I am. Over the years, I've found my favorite non-where to be is Bluffton, a little town in the Driftless Zone of the Upper Midwest. Whenever I'm here, I'm there. Come visit.
During this year, Amazon tells us, sales of e-books surpassed those of the ink-on-paper variety. I still prefer to hold a real paper and ink book in my hands. I prefer the smell of them, the heft of them. I like going into the shops of quiet little people who sell books because they love the bookish life. Ah well. I succumb. As my collection, DRINK FOR THE THIRST TO COME nears its release date -- June, 2011 -- my first novel, JUST NORTH OF NOWHERE, will be re-released on Kindle, iBook and other such platforms.
This edition will be expanded by about 10 thousand words and will include several chapters specially written for the release. It will be priced in the 5 to 6 dollar range. I hope you buy it, hope you enjoy it. At least you'll be able to read it in the dark -- on the iPad and iPhone anyway.
Have a look at the video Dave Fell and I made in 2007 for the initial release of the print book from Annihilation Press.
Started writing at 5. Won a playground storytelling contest at 8. In my 50s I got 2 nominations for the Bram Stoker Award by the Horror Writers Association. In 2001, my novella "God Screamed and Screamed, Then I Ate Him," was first. In 2010, I was named Best Narrator for 2009 by the StarShip Sofa in Great Britain.
In 2002, I adapted and directed an audio version of Gene Wolfe's "The Tree Is My Hat." The show had Neil Gaiman in the cast and the script was my second Stoker nod. Fun, but not as much as the playground contest.
As associate producer of the "Hyde & Seeke" tv series, I wrote, directed and supervised production throughout the show's first season. That was fun.
In 2003, "Catching" was Stoker Recommended and received Honorable Mention in the Annual YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR antho. "So Many Tiny Mouths" was so-mentioned the next year.
My first novel, JUST NORTH OF NOWHERE; was published in 2007. A mess of fiction will be out in 2010...much of which is still being written. Look for DRINK FOR THE THIRST TO COME.
I live in Chicago and am married to Tycelia, the love of my life. That’s the ultimate fun!