So, it begins...
My first blog entry as an official Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author.
Feeling a great deal of pressure to say something insightful or witty.
Wish I could think of something.
Instead, I'm just going to tell you a bit about my writing, along with some subtle plugs for where you can track down my stuff and buy multiple copies for all your friends and loved ones.
I've had my stories published by two small press publishers.
First is Blackcoat Press ()
They specialize in translating and publishing various French science fiction and mystery books from the early part of the twentieth century.
They then began the anthology series 'Tales of the Shadowmen'.
These are new stories featuring characters from the Blackcoat universe crossing paths with other characters from literature.
The authors list is a nice mix of talented amateurs and some actual published authors.
(On one table of contents page, my name was right next to Michael Moorcock's!)
Fun stuff, if you are, like me, a fan of these old characters or ever wondered how come Doc Savage wasn't around when King Kong climbed the Empire State building, or where was Sherlock Homes during the 'War of the Worlds'.
I have so far had four stories appearing in 'Tales of the Shadowmen', ranging from a light hearted science fiction tale, to a duel between two of the iconic villains of French literature and a rousing adventure story set in the jungles of India.
It's been a lot of fun, getting to play with all these toys, mixing and matching characters from all over the worlds of literature and pop culture.
my other esteemed publisher is the fine people at Pulp Empire. ()
Pulp Empire is an anthology specializing in new stories/characters in the style of the old pulp novels and magazines.
For this anthology, I've played with the cliches/traditions of pulp literature, while flexing my creative muscles to create my own characters.
I have so far done a humorous noir story and one where several new characters, that are obvious takes on classic pulp heroes, team up to solve a mystery.
In future volumes, will be my very first attempt at a western, pirates and some masked heroes.
Basically, both publishers are perfect fits for my odd tastes, warped as they are by decades of comic books, pulp novels, cartoons and old and obscure movies and I've had a lot of fun getting to write for them.
So much fun, that I don't mind the fact that the money has yet to come pouring in.
Well, nothing left to say, except thanks to those of you out in goodreads land that have read and reviewed any of the books I've had a story in, I'd love to hear from more of you.
You can sing my praises or just chat.
While I hope to do this blog on a semi-regular basis, to keep from just babbling ( not that won't do that occasionally) I'll try to wait till I actually have something to say that's vaguely related to my writing.
Feel free to check out the links and browse the quality wares of both publishers.
Talk to you soon.
Feeling a great deal of pressure to say something insightful or witty.
Wish I could think of something.
Instead, I'm just going to tell you a bit about my writing, along with some subtle plugs for where you can track down my stuff and buy multiple copies for all your friends and loved ones.
I've had my stories published by two small press publishers.
First is Blackcoat Press ()
They specialize in translating and publishing various French science fiction and mystery books from the early part of the twentieth century.
They then began the anthology series 'Tales of the Shadowmen'.
These are new stories featuring characters from the Blackcoat universe crossing paths with other characters from literature.
The authors list is a nice mix of talented amateurs and some actual published authors.
(On one table of contents page, my name was right next to Michael Moorcock's!)
Fun stuff, if you are, like me, a fan of these old characters or ever wondered how come Doc Savage wasn't around when King Kong climbed the Empire State building, or where was Sherlock Homes during the 'War of the Worlds'.
I have so far had four stories appearing in 'Tales of the Shadowmen', ranging from a light hearted science fiction tale, to a duel between two of the iconic villains of French literature and a rousing adventure story set in the jungles of India.
It's been a lot of fun, getting to play with all these toys, mixing and matching characters from all over the worlds of literature and pop culture.
my other esteemed publisher is the fine people at Pulp Empire. ()
Pulp Empire is an anthology specializing in new stories/characters in the style of the old pulp novels and magazines.
For this anthology, I've played with the cliches/traditions of pulp literature, while flexing my creative muscles to create my own characters.
I have so far done a humorous noir story and one where several new characters, that are obvious takes on classic pulp heroes, team up to solve a mystery.
In future volumes, will be my very first attempt at a western, pirates and some masked heroes.
Basically, both publishers are perfect fits for my odd tastes, warped as they are by decades of comic books, pulp novels, cartoons and old and obscure movies and I've had a lot of fun getting to write for them.
So much fun, that I don't mind the fact that the money has yet to come pouring in.
Well, nothing left to say, except thanks to those of you out in goodreads land that have read and reviewed any of the books I've had a story in, I'd love to hear from more of you.
You can sing my praises or just chat.
While I hope to do this blog on a semi-regular basis, to keep from just babbling ( not that won't do that occasionally) I'll try to wait till I actually have something to say that's vaguely related to my writing.
Feel free to check out the links and browse the quality wares of both publishers.
Talk to you soon.
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