Greetings All,

So it’s been awhile since last I updated, but it’s also been a hectic mess of conventions, deadlines, and submissions so...there.

CONvergence was great. All 250 ribbons I made were handed out. One of my fancy shmancy posters was vandal-eyesed, so clearly I made it. I played D&D for the first time and lots of people asked about my book (spurred on by said fancy shmancy posters.) All in all, it was a huge success.

But the BIG NEWS is: (Trumpet sound) An Unattractive Vampire is now available for preorder on Audible!  It will be released officially on August 23rd. So, if you need a bit of reading for when you’re stuck in traffic or catching Pokemon, you can listen to the sultry British tones of narrator Drew Campbell read my book to you. (Did I mention sultry British tones?)

Other news:

After eight seasons, Our Fair City just had the final read-through...EVER!   Oh the wonder and glory of watching actors squirm over their character’s fates. The power. THE POWER! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! If you want to catch up before the end, including checking out the current season head over to iTunes or visit www.ourfaircity.com.

Also, for those writers amongst you, the submission deadline for Deathscribe 2016 is quickly approaching. Scripts must be in by July 31st. So, if you’ve a scary story to tell (in radio play format), then throw it on some paper (digital paper) and send it to Chicago! (via e-mail)

Hey Folks,

So it was a crazy week complete with adrenaline rushing and completing life goals and stressing over parties and not sleeping.

News! News! News!

My Sword and Laser interview came out today. Tom and Veronica were great and I was so happy to be on their show and I only used about a third of the practice interviews I’ve done while sitting in traffic listening to episodes. Plus, I discovered that they are partially responsible for the book I wrote, having appeared in Vampire Secrets: a history channel documentary that I had seen that inspired certain sequences in my book.

Also last Friday, An Unattractive Vampire had its launch party at Bucket O’ Blood Books and Records and it was fantastic. Books were sold. Wine was drunk. I didn’t have to read a gosh darn thing and my nephew asked adorable questions like "Who are the good guys?" and "How many vampires are there?" ("Come on Uncle Jim, it’s your book. Shouldn’t you know?") Thank you to my many friends who came out to support me, because you are awesome people and also to Jeni and Grant for hosting it.

So what now? Well, hopefully you are all enjoying your time with An Unattractive Vampire. When you are done with that go over to Amazon and leave a review. Also, spread word. Tell friends about it. Push extra copies on relatives. If you don’t have a copy yet, Goodreads is currently giving some away to twenty lucky individuals. So far, over three hundred people have signed up to win copies. I will continue doing my best on my end to promote this thing, but spreading word and leaving reviews are the best way you can help.

Anyway, that’s all for now. Thank you all so much. It really has been a ride. Now...off to cookies and writing. 

Nearing 400 readers this morning, which feels pretty incredible. Thank you, everyone, for supporting me and SINGLE VERSION. 

This is a friendly reminder that the Nerdist Collection Contest ends tomorrow, 9/30, just over 36 hours from now. I'm sitting in 7th place, and to be successful I need to jump into the top 5. As of this writing I am 80 readers out of 5th place. A lot. But not at all impossible.

If you have any siblings, co-workers, roommates, castmates, spouses, best friends, close friends, or frenemies you want to share the information with, now is the time to do it! Facebook is great at driving people to the page, but emails and personal recommendation go even further.

https://www.inkshares.com/projects/single-version

It takes a few minutes and costs five bucks. Every order counts, every order helps. I couldn't have made it to this point without your help, and no matter what happens I'm extremely thankful for that. I'm thankful for you.

This is the final push. We're in striking distance.

scott

Greetings All,

News! Excitement! Third Things!

An Unattractive Vampire has sold 1,000 copies! (Noisemakers!) (Balloon drop!) (Confetti!) (Confetti clean up.)

Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy. This wouldn't have been possible without each and every one of you. You are all excellent specimens, worthy of preservation in a zoo and/or natural history museum. (I'm not an alien.)

So, why so long between updates? Well, honestly, there hasn't been much to report. The development edit is complete and the manuscript is now in the hands of the copy editor. There have been cover variations, layout designs, and promotional copy to critique and approve, but nothing finalized. (I promise I will share that with you when I can.) That combined with various recordings Season 7 of Our Fair City (www.ourfaircity.com) and the beginning of grad school and I things have been quite busy. But hey, I'm here now (on lunch, at work) so let's talk.

It's the last 24 hours of the Nerdist Inkshares contest. Tomorrow at noon, the books with the top five reader totals will be published. Top 5 out of 330. It's insane. There are so many good books and remember, just because I book doesn't win, doesn't mean it can't be published. Several of the top books are well on their way to reaching the 1000 pre-order publishing goal. So if you'd like to help some other worthy novelists reach their dreams as you've helped me reach mine, here are some recommendations:

These Old Bones by Andrew J. Ainsworth
Hardy veteran of the Sword and Laser campaign, Andy Ainsworth is currently in the top five with his fantasy tale of a young summoner's first steps toward magical mastery. Let's keep him there. https://www.inkshares.com/projects/these-old-bones

In the mood for something space-faring and action-packing? Well look no further than these books.
She Is The End by A.C. Weston        (https://www.inkshares.com/projects/she-is-the-end)
Ghosts of War by Paul Robinson      (https://www.inkshares.com/projects/ghosts-of-war)

It's almost October and so tis the time for something spooky. Why not try these?
Single Version by Scott T. Barsotti        (https://www.inkshares.com/projects/single-version)
Hellrazor by Ken McCoy                           (https://www.inkshares.com/projects/hellrazor)

Anyway, lunch is almost done and I must be off. Thank you again for all of your support and I swear...a website is coming soon.