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I have so many things going on behind the scenes.  I can’t even tell you about a bunch of them yet as they are still in development.  Let me just say that I think you will like it all.  Yes, Sapphire will be coming soon, but that is just the start.

I can’t wait to share and as soon as I am able – I will!

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On Friday night it was my wife who spotted the notification that author Joe Hill would be at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, IL.  I became a fan of his work with his novel Heart-Shaped Box.  His most recent work is NOS4A2 and I am currently reading and loving that.  Anderson’s, meanwhile, is a local indie bookstore and its fantastic and that’s from a guy who makes the bulk of his royalties from electronic books.

I had to wait in a long line to get my book signed.  Joe read from his novel and then answered a ton of questions.  He was funny, interesting and seemed like a great guy.  I got in line, but was NERVOUS.  I always think I am going to say something profound when I got to these things…and that was what I told Joe.

“I always think I am going to say something profound when I go to these things,” I said to him as he signed my book.  ”Instead, what always comes out is some variation of ‘me fan. Me write, too!’”

Joe laughed and said I nearly made him spit out his Altoid.  He then took a photo of me and my wife and, all the way around, it was a blast of a night and it was great to hang around with him and a whole host of his fans.

So, the good news is that while I was taking a bit of a break yesterday, the completed cover for SAPPHIRE arrived. I love it! It’s gorgeous in so many ways and I am so excited to bring this book to you all.

OK, I really don’t know how many of you will care about this, but my blog/website is the place that I sometimes go to vent or discuss things. I hope that you can bear with me. Some of you might find it helpful, some of you will find this incredibly self-indulgent.

So, Friday, May 10, 2013, will become known, at least to me, as the Great Editing Meltdown of 2013. Why did this happen? What led me to posting cryptic messages, late at night, on Facebook, about giving up writing? What could some evil editor have said to put me in such a state? Well, the truth is – nothing. No editor has EVER actually done anything that would or should have caused me stress. Every editor I have ever worked with has been professional, talented and wanting only to help me put out the very best work I can. What happened Friday was entirely on me, but to understand it, we have to go back – many years, self-indulgently, into my past.

The basic thing is – my brain don’t work right. If you want to skip to the end now, you can. [Read more →]

I have been working on what started out as a short story, but has grown.  Now it is over 10,000 words and still going, heading into novella territory.

Anyway, it is a horror story and one involving a relatively new and super-creepy monster some of you might be aware of.  My plan is to make it available for free here on my website for a very short time and then put it on sale as an e-story for just 99 cents.

Stay tuned!

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OK, sorry for the screaming headlines, but this is a pretty amazing week so far.  The amazing and spectacular Stephen Bryant has sent me the finished version of my new novel (and first Young Adult Novel) SAPPHIRE.  It will be out soon in ebook format and then in print shortly thereafter.  Soon!

That’s right, you can get a free copy of my bestselling horror novel VICIOUS for your Kindle starting today and continuing through Friday.  Anywhere that Amazon has a Kindle store, you can find it for free (France, Germany, Italy, India, Canada, Spain, etc.).

Here it is at the Amazon US Kindle Store:

Click here to get a free copy of VICIOUS at the US Kindle store

And here it is at the UK Kindle store:

Click here to get a FREE Kindle copy at Amazon’s UK store.

It starts tomorrow.  For five very intense days, my horror novel VICIOUS is FREE for Kindle.   May 6 – 10!

Click HERE to find VICIOUS for Kindle at Amazon.com

I am going to give away a signed copy of my new book from Schiffer Publishing over on my Facebook page sometime this weekend.  Not sure exactly how, but if you want to try and win a copy, head over there and “like” my page.

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