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Zombie/Erotica?
Two days ago, I started to write a story called Body Bag for Angelica Knight Press. They have an upcoming anthology called Fifty Shades of Decay and as you can tell, it is going to have a zombie/erotica theme to it.
I know what you are probably thinking, as I was too. Who could ever think of mixing the two together? I mean could anyone with a somewhat normal mind ever think the two genres could meld together? I didn't. In fact when I saw the post for the submission call, I actually laughed and said to Mina, "Well, there is one I won't be submitting to!".
Yet that same night, I came up with a great idea for it and wrote a first draft in less than three hours.
Normally, there is little to no sex in my writing, but obviously for this I had to step out of my comfort zone a little, and I was surprised to see that it actually worked out. It is really one of the creepiest and most disgusting things I have written, and that is saying something. There are times when the story may even border on a Bizzaro story, so if you are a fan of Brian Keene, Edward Lee or Wrath James White, this may be right up your alley.
Mina is currently trying to build up the courage to edit it at the moment. After how much my last story disturbed her, and the subject matter of this one, she seems a little more hesitant. I think that's a good sign!
I know what you are probably thinking, as I was too. Who could ever think of mixing the two together? I mean could anyone with a somewhat normal mind ever think the two genres could meld together? I didn't. In fact when I saw the post for the submission call, I actually laughed and said to Mina, "Well, there is one I won't be submitting to!".
Yet that same night, I came up with a great idea for it and wrote a first draft in less than three hours.
Normally, there is little to no sex in my writing, but obviously for this I had to step out of my comfort zone a little, and I was surprised to see that it actually worked out. It is really one of the creepiest and most disgusting things I have written, and that is saying something. There are times when the story may even border on a Bizzaro story, so if you are a fan of Brian Keene, Edward Lee or Wrath James White, this may be right up your alley.
Mina is currently trying to build up the courage to edit it at the moment. After how much my last story disturbed her, and the subject matter of this one, she seems a little more hesitant. I think that's a good sign!
Body Bag
My latest story, Body Bag, will be appearing in the upcoming Angelic Knight Press anthology called 50 Shades of Decay. If you couldn't guess by the play on the title, this one is a zombie erotica collection. It wasn't as hard to write as I would have thought, trying to add sensuality to a story that at the same time makes you queasy. When I first handed this one over to my editor, she was unable to finish the edits on it due to how disgusting it was. I let two others read it afterwards and had similar reactions to it. Not sure if that's good or bad, but I look forward to seeing what others think about it.
Later this week, I will be able to post the full ToC, which will include all 50 stories in the anthology, as well as the cover art. Stay tuned for more.
Later this week, I will be able to post the full ToC, which will include all 50 stories in the anthology, as well as the cover art. Stay tuned for more.
New and upcoming
SO here is a more updated version of upcoming releases from me for the rest of the year. This may change as I still have four other stories pending, but here's how it stands so far:
Dark Light 3 - "Miriam" July 2013
Fresh Grounds - "The Old Man" Late 2013
The Original Van Gogh's Ear Volume 8 - "Shelly's Tape" August 2013
The Horror Zine Magazine - "Angel in the High Tower" Fall 2013
Misera's Chorale - "Give Me Convenience" - October 2013
Fresh Fear - "Perfection Through Silence" November 2013
Shutdown - novel Late 2013
Dark Reaches - a collection December 2013
There will be more to come as the year isn't even half over. But if you don't want to wait, make sure you check the stuff that has already been released in 2013:
Zippered Flesh 2 - "Taut"
Fifty Shades of Decay - "Body Bag"
Brother's Ilk - a collection with James Meeks
Shadow Masters an anthology from The Horror Zine - "Red Velvet"
Dark Light 3 - "Miriam" July 2013
Fresh Grounds - "The Old Man" Late 2013
The Original Van Gogh's Ear Volume 8 - "Shelly's Tape" August 2013
The Horror Zine Magazine - "Angel in the High Tower" Fall 2013
Misera's Chorale - "Give Me Convenience" - October 2013
Fresh Fear - "Perfection Through Silence" November 2013
Shutdown - novel Late 2013
Dark Reaches - a collection December 2013
There will be more to come as the year isn't even half over. But if you don't want to wait, make sure you check the stuff that has already been released in 2013:
Zippered Flesh 2 - "Taut"
Fifty Shades of Decay - "Body Bag"
Brother's Ilk - a collection with James Meeks
Shadow Masters an anthology from The Horror Zine - "Red Velvet"
Dark Reaches on minor hold
So, I had planned to release my new collection of short stories called Dark Reaches in December of this year, but I have decided to put it on hold until at least spring of next year. Is this a bad thing? Not at all. The reason for this is that I have sold three stories that were supposed to appear in there and have three more sales pending. With a possibility of six stories gone, that creates an issue for the book.
So why spring?
I am currently writing three new stories and have more than five that will be available to reprint. I will also be able to add The Old Man to this one. This was the story that was going to appear in Fresh Grounds, but as Wicked East Press now seems all but defunct, I will use it in Dark Reaches.
So what is currently still a go in the ToC? Here is a list of what will be in there for sure:
The Soldier
Dreams of a Dead Man
The Undergarment Eater
Miriam
The Cleansing
Mr. Stand
Family Lessons
Give Me Convenience
Angel in the High Tower
Taut
Body Bag
Red Velvet
Shelly's Tape
The Old Man
More will be added and when it is, I will add an update.
So why spring?
I am currently writing three new stories and have more than five that will be available to reprint. I will also be able to add The Old Man to this one. This was the story that was going to appear in Fresh Grounds, but as Wicked East Press now seems all but defunct, I will use it in Dark Reaches.
So what is currently still a go in the ToC? Here is a list of what will be in there for sure:
The Soldier
Dreams of a Dead Man
The Undergarment Eater
Miriam
The Cleansing
Mr. Stand
Family Lessons
Give Me Convenience
Angel in the High Tower
Taut
Body Bag
Red Velvet
Shelly's Tape
The Old Man
More will be added and when it is, I will add an update.
Releases for 2014...so far
Less than two months into this year and I'm happy to say that I have some big releases lined up. And while I look forward to all of them, there are some big ones on this list, and more in the wings that I can't announce quite yet. Yesterday was the latest sale, a story that was supposed to appear in Dark Reaches (my third collection of short stories), but it was bought and I couldn't be happier to cut something from a ToC.
So here is the list, so far, of what is lined up for 2014 and the release dates:
MARCH 2014
Demon Rum and other Evil Spirits - featuring my story The Olive Branch (from Angelic Knight Press)
APRIL 1 2014
Dark Moon Digest 15 - featuring my story In the Sun (from Dark Moon Books)
MAY 2014
Of Devils and Deviants - featuring my story Date Night (from Crowded Quarantine)
UNKNOWN DATE
The Best of the Horror Zine - featuring my story The Soldier (from The Horror Zine)
FALL 2014
Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed - featuring my story And Midian Whispered Its Name (from Tor Books)
MAY 2014
Dark Reaches - my third collection (from Inherit Press)
UNKNOWN DATE
Shutdown - my new novel
So, that's it so far, but I should have a handful of contracts signed very shortly from some other anthologies and magazines. Some of which I have been hungry to get into for a while and look forward to announcing as soon as I can. Make sure to check back soon for more releases.
So here is the list, so far, of what is lined up for 2014 and the release dates:
MARCH 2014
Demon Rum and other Evil Spirits - featuring my story The Olive Branch (from Angelic Knight Press)
APRIL 1 2014
Dark Moon Digest 15 - featuring my story In the Sun (from Dark Moon Books)
MAY 2014
Of Devils and Deviants - featuring my story Date Night (from Crowded Quarantine)
UNKNOWN DATE
The Best of the Horror Zine - featuring my story The Soldier (from The Horror Zine)
FALL 2014
Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed - featuring my story And Midian Whispered Its Name (from Tor Books)
MAY 2014
Dark Reaches - my third collection (from Inherit Press)
UNKNOWN DATE
Shutdown - my new novel
So, that's it so far, but I should have a handful of contracts signed very shortly from some other anthologies and magazines. Some of which I have been hungry to get into for a while and look forward to announcing as soon as I can. Make sure to check back soon for more releases.
