Posted by Jerry Gordon in Blog, Fiction, Vampire Nation on 29. Mar, 2013 | No Comments
About a year ago, Mike West approached me to write a story for a new anthology, Vampires Don’t Sparkle! I planned to write a tongue and cheek mockumentary about the demise of a horribly campy vampire soap opera, something light and funny. Then something happened to dampen the mood of
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Apex Publications is hosting a read-along event on Goodreads for Dark Faith: Invocations. On Mon/Wed/Fri, Lesley Conner will be leading a discussion on a different story from the anthology. Expect readers, authors, and editors to be jumping in to talk about each story. If you’ve never participated in this kind
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Dark Faith 2 is now available for purchase! The second volume in the Stoker / Nebula / Black Quill nominated series includes twenty-six stories that focus on the testing of faith from a wide range of belief systems (atheism to magic and everthing organized in between). Headliners include Max Allan
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It’s that time of year again. GenCon brings over 30,000 gaming and cosplay fans to Indianapolis each year. And while some think of it only as a gaming convention, it’s also one of the best kept secrets in writing. This year’s Writer’s Symposium boasts over 75 hours of workshops and
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If you happen by the magazine rack at your local Barnes and Noble, you might want to check out the summer issue of Shroud. Issue 12 includes an interview Mike Knost did with me and a new short story. “Ghost in the Machine” takes place in a near future where
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Religion, science, magic, love, family — everyone believes in something, and that faith pulls us through the darkness and the light. The second coming of Dark Faith cries from the depths with 26 stories of sacrifice and redemption. Sublet an apartment inside God’s head. Hunt giant Buddhas in a post-apocalyptic
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There are still contractual t’s to cross and i’s to dot, but we can finally share the tentative Table of Contents for the second volume. Many thanks to the seven hundred writers that offered up their work to this project. Drumroll… Dark Faith 2 – Table of Contents “Subletting
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Danny Evarts, the Art Director at Shroud Magazine, just sent over the cover and table of contents for issue twelve. The soon to be released issue will include an interview with me and a new short story. “Ghost in the Machine” takes on the future of the Tea Party and the
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Mg Ellington recently interviewed me about Dark Faith 2 and the process of creating an anthology. If you’d like to peek behind the curtain and see how the sausage is made, this is your chance. Random bits about upcoming projects, editorial preferences, and talking animals included at no extra charge.
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Here’s the tentative 2012 schedule. Starting, as all good years seem to, with the annual Indiana surrender retreat. If I’m coming to your town (or you’re coming to mine), drop me an email. I’d love to meet you. IHW Writers Retreat (Indianapolis) February 17-19 Mo*Con V (Indianapolis) May 4-6 ReaderCon
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Apex will be publishing a follow-up to the Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Black Quill-nominated anthology Dark Faith. The book will be 80,000 words and pay five cents a word (up to four thousand words). It will debut late-summer 2012. We buy First World anthology print rights and digital rights (for
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