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Halloween Update! Today’s lore is going to be about Vampires... because... well..

So... onto The Staking of Vampires

Vampires have undergone significant evolution since their initial debuts in legend. The book, Vampire Evolution from Myth to Modern Day, covers their transformation in great detail. From old tales depicting vampires as reanimated corpses, wraiths dressed in tattered burial shrouds, or even Japanese folklore. But commonly today, the stake through the heart is seen as a metaphorical silver bullet to the vampire. From catatonic immobilization to instant destruction—the current legend is flashier than its origin.

The belief was that corpses, were crawling out of their coffins, and feasting on their relatives. So burial practices simply advised nailing the corpse to the bottom of the coffin. It didn’t need to be wood or even through the heart. A steel stake or a rock, driven through the rib cage would suffice—almost like pitching a tent. Which, ultimately, seems a lot smarter than trying to stake a vampire who is currently active and wields powers of the undead. A bit of pre-emptive action and safety measures regarding the undead never hurt anyone. 

Next week I’ll cover Trick-Or-Treating or the Witchfinder General. I’m saving some Seventh Age news for later and closer to launch date. So for now..

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    Hello Friends

    Today you probably received an e-mail that looks like this


    This means: YOU GET A BOOK, AND YOU GET A BOOK AND YOU GET A BOOK!!



    I’m sure you are jumping just like Oprah’s audience. I know I am.
     
    As the e-mail explain, if you still live in the same house you did when you ordered the book, there is nothing for you to do. Just sit tight and wait for your copy of The Catcher’s Trap to arrive in the mail, very soon. 

    Once again I want to thank you for your support. This is a dream come true and, I know it in my heart, just the beginning of many great things. 
    So what is next you wonder? 

    I’m taking my show on the road! I don’t have all the dates yet, but I will be speaking at several libraries in Connecticut and doing book signings, so far, in three bookstores. I won’t spill the beans on events without a confirmed date because I am extremely superstitious, but here are the dates that are set. 

    North Haven Barnes and Noble: Thursday, November 10, 6 PM

    Hamden Public Library: Sunday, November 20, 2 PM 

    You can also hear me live at Horror Happens Radio on Tuesday, October 25, at 8:15 PM 

    The next step in this journey we are taking together is reviews. I need to get as many reviews as I can on Amazon and Goodreads in the next three weeks, so as soon as you get your copy, start reading away and then share your thoughts with the world. 

    That’s it for now
    Have a wonderful weekend


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      Hey Campers,

      I just wanted to shoot out a quick update to tell you that there is nothing new to report. I’ve sent the manuscript to Inkshares, and I should have a release date to announce sometime next month. Until then, keep spreading the word! 

      People can still preorder Sunshine is Forever at this link: https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever/

      If you haven’t preordered, PLEASE PREORDER!

      Thanks again for all the support! I am so excited about this publishing deal! Can’t wait to get the book into your hands.

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        Dear friends and followers,

        First, allow me to introduce another one of the characters from "Murder at the Veterans’ Club": William Mainwaring, brother of Oscar Mainwaring. Not a member of the club himself, since he never fought, but intimately linked to it through his brother.

        Next, I want to introduce to (some of ) you another book on Inkshares that has caught my attention: "Manifesto", by Daniel Poort. It’s classed as "horror", but there’s a strong mystery/crime/thriller element as well, dealing as it does with a serial killer and the small town sheriff investigating the crimes. It’s a reminder that you really don’t need supernatural shenanigans to make a horror story: the mind of an ordinary person can be a terrifying place.

        And now I must run. It is, as I’ve mentioned before, IFcomp season, and there is a ton of interactive fiction in this year’s crop. Anyone who’s stopped by my blog will know that it is completely taken over by my ongoing reviews. So I’m busy! So until next time, keep busy, keep reading, and make sure you’re having fun while you’re at it. Ciao!

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          The Britannia Club stood on King Street, a respectable limestone facade among respectable limestone facades, with a brass plaque that nobody had looked at in decades; if you had to stop to check the address, you were clearly in the wrong place.

          This was St. James. “Clubland.”

          The men traversing these streets walked with that air of self-assurance that comes from belonging to a privileged set. In bookish Bloomsbury, the Londoners drifted around the British Museum in the wake of lit. . .

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            The Britannia Club stood on King Street, a respectable limestone facade among respectable limestone facades, with a brass plaque that nobody had looked at in decades; if you had to stop to check the address, you were clearly in the wrong place.

            This was St. James. “Clubland.”

            The men traversing these streets walked with that air of self-assurance that comes from belonging to a privileged set. In bookish Bloomsbury, the Londoners drifted around the British Museum in the wake of lit. . .

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              It’s 7:48 in the morning, I haven’t even had my coffee yet, and I’m watching as they’re hauling my body out of the river. I’m an Upload, a clone. They’ve mapped my genes, replicated my DNA, made a copy, and now I need to solve my own murder.
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              Voice, the character of the narrator, is everything when it comes to prose. It is even more so when writing in the first person, and Meredith has it in spades. It's gruff, powerful, with a cynical edge; it screams "noir thriller" without aping the tropes. Characters and concepts are introduced skilfully, providing information without weighing down the narrative with excessive exposition. On the whole, a convincingly written thriller; the science-fiction element, in the form of the practice of cloning oneself, becomes almost a natural part of the scenery, slipped in with such ease that one doesn't realise one's disbelief has been suspended to accommodate it.
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