Dear friends and followers,
It has been a while since my last update. August has been quiet; I admit to having distanced myself somewhat from the campaign. And now I’m just back from spending the last two weeks out west visiting mom.
This is my mom’s dog, Ernie. Ernie is sad because "Murder at the Veterans’ Club" has not yet hit the magic 750 mark. Poor Ernie.
So, we’ll be ramping up again over the course of the week and be back in full gear by week’s end. I hope I can count on your support.
In the meantime, I’d like to draw everybody’s attention to the following projects:
1) "Tantalus Depths" by Evan Graham. I’ve mentioned this book before, and I’d like to reiterate my support. It’s got horror, intrigue, mysterious outside forces, a feel for the ensemble, and solid prose. Every so often, there’s a book that will please readers who normally dislike the genre, and I think this might be it.
2) "The Darkest Places" by Byron Gillan. Here’s a book I’ve been excited about for a long time. It’s a classic cosmic horror as Lovecraft did it, and is set in the 1920s to boot. And yet, not derivative: Gillan promises a more thoughtful examination of the concept of "the Other", and that has me excited all over again.
3) "The Seventh Age: Dystopia" by Richard Heinz. Heinz has been around much longer than I have, and his first book, "The Seventh Age: Dawn", is slated to hit the bookstores in January. "Dawn" dealt with the return of magic to the modern world; "Dystopia" explores the ramifications some years down the road. I’ve worked with Heinz in "Too Many Controllers", and I can tell you he knows how to craft a story and how to tell it. With "Dawn" and "Dystopia", I promise you won’t be disappointed.
And now, I’d like to leave you with this video of me reading Siegfried Sassoon’s "Aftermath". How do I sound? Not too awful? One day ... one day! ... I shall finally get a book trailer up on my project page. Until then ... have fun! Keep reading!
Hello Catcher enthusiasts!
I’m writing to you from cloudy but beautiful Niagara Falls.
There is not much news about The Catcher’s Trap; we are still putting together the final design touches so we can send it to the printer. You’ll have a copy in your hands before November 8th.
In the meantime let’s talk about my campy and terrifying new project Bad Medicine: Slay It Queen!
Bad Medicine is currently third in the Crypt TV horror contest, and it needs your help to slay its way to the top. So please consider pre-ordering a copy and helping me make this novel a reality and, who knows, maybe a TV show.
There are two things I’m doing to make this campaign fun. First, I’m working with several artists developing illustrations for Bad Medicine. I’m giving them little direction because I want to see what they come up with. This is the first one by the talented comic artist Bartolomeo Argentino.
Very Tina Turner meets Rainbow Brite. I like it!
I’m also giving readers the chance of becoming a character in the book.
Pre-order a copy of Bad Medicine, send me your drag-name and enter a chance to be one of the queens battling the hordes of zombies in New York.
Yesterday we had our first winner, and her name is Red Redwine!! (AKA Miss Christine Brennecke)
Red Redwine is a classy queen from Philadelphia visiting New York for a classic Hollywood convention. Red gets caught in the mayhem of this poorly timed zombie apocalypse while getting ready to perform a Bette Midler tribute.
That’s it for this lovely Saturday morning.
Have a great rest of your weekend.
Rise is in the wild! Many of you have already received your copy and have sent images of the book to me. Thanks for that. I was in the throes of Post Con Depression following Dragoncon when these images began rolling in. Instant boost to the happiness scale.
Hello Ladies and Gents!
Let me first say thank you. Thank you for following Monkey Business. I cannot tell you how much it has meant to me that over 400 people elected to follow this book. My first book. I love those silly little monkeys and I always will. The same goes for all of you.
But if we could look to the future for a moment, I would like to introduce my new book.
Obviously it’s called Black Cloud. It follows a paramedic and his partner through eight very intense days in their lives. Let me be upfront, this book is not Monkey Business. While it is often funny, it’s also cynical, dark, gritty and heart-breaking. I think it’s a pretty honest look into the experiences and perceptions of many of us who work in emergency medicine. Also there is a lot of cursing. I mean a lot. Just be forewarned.
Currently it’s in the draft stage. It is my goal at this point to gather followers. This book has been entered in the Inkshares/Scott Free Launchpad Competition. That means if it were to make it into the top 25 the book will be in a funding contest beginning on October 4th. If it doesn’t make it into that contest I plan to run a funding campaign within in next couple months anyway.
So please click one of these links and follow this project and if you have a few minutes, read the first chapter. You might get a kick out of it.
Oh and while I’m invading your inbox, let me just put this here:
Monkey Business is doing pretty well on good old Amazon today so if you haven’t picked up a copy yet, go ahead and grab one for $0.99. Tell your friends, tell your lovers, tell your baristas and bartenders. If you’ve already bought a copy, mosey on over and leave a review. I’m certainly not at 100 reviews yet but 52 is pretty good!
Thank you all for everything you do and everything you are. You beautiful, book-loving bastards.
- Landon
For today’s update, I’m featuring a story by an author that’s a bit more established than the others I’ve been promoting this week. Rick Heinz has already successfully funded a book through Inkshares: The Seventh Age: Dawn, and is a contributing member to the Too Many Controllers anthology collection. While my main purpose in sharing these updates is to draw attention to books that need an extra boost to reach an audience, I had to make an exception for this one.
The Seventh Age: Dystopia is the follow up to The Seventh Age: Dawn. It’s a high-powered urban fantasy story centered on the sudden jarring return of ancient magic to the modern world.
In Dawn, the world was re-introduced to magic. Supernatural creatures and forces poured back into the world, thanks to meddling shadow organizations and secret societies. Now, one year later, Dystopia brings us a world where magic is not merely present, but industrialized.
Greedy corporations, determined to turn a profit on a world-shattering phenomenon, have built a whole new industry on the research, development, and distribution of magically-infused products. Everything from experimental ability enhancing magical pharmaceuticals to Pegasus meat has flooded the market in a new and strange industrial boom.
But is there more to this new magic-centered economy than meets the eye? Just how much power do these secret societies hold? What greater ramifications will this new world show in time? I’m as excited to find out as anyone else. Please give Seventh Age: Dystopia a look!
Dear Friends
The day has come for you to lip-sync FOR YOUR LIFE!
Just kidding. Today is the first drawing for a chance to become a character in the zombie/drag queen saga Bad Medicine: Slay It Queen!
But before we announce the winner I want to share a couple of things.
First, I’m working with several artists developing illustrations for Bad Medicine. I’m giving them little direction because I want to see what they come up with. This is the first one by the talented comic artist Bartolomeo Argentino.
His, interpretation is very Tina Turner meets Rainbow Brite and I love it! I love seeing how different people imagine my characters.
Also, Bad Medicine got a couple of shout-outs. Geek.com and Jenny Graham Jones gave some love to our drag heroin.
Here is what Jenny had to say “Talking about taking a tired genre and turning it into something fresh and new."
Read the stories here: geek.com, JennyGrahamJones.com
Finally, the winner:
Red Redwine!! (AKA Miss Christine Brennecke)
Red Redwine is a classy queen from Philadelphia visiting New York for a classic Hollywood convention. Red gets caught in the mayhem of this poorly timed zombie apocalypse while getting ready to perform a Bette Midler tribute.
You’ll learn more about her in future chapters.
Pre-order today, send me your drag-name, and you may be a winner next week.
Have great weekend friends!
Byeeeeee
