[frame align=”left”] [/frame]Here’s the final cover art for my next novel, out this September. The preliminary illustration used on Amazon featured a male figure, but since the book’s protagonist is a young woman, Tor’s awesome art deparment redid it. What do you think?
Blinded by the Dark: chiaroscuro and Eddie LaCrosse
Recently a reviewer was kind enough to say this about my latest novel: “Dark Jenny is a fast-paced mystery with plenty of action; it’s also intelligent, original, and satisfyingly chiaroscuro.” You don’t encounter the word “chiaroscuro” every day, and several readers asked me what it meant. Quoting from Webster, it’s a “pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without … Read More
The Last Mile(s): a review of King of the Road
Recently I wrote about Miles O’Keeffe, movie star and former resident of west Tennessee. Thanks to that post, I corresponded with Monica Surrena, the writer-director of Miles’ most recent work, a short film titled King of the Road. You can see the trailer here, and she was kind enough to send me a DVD. King is the story of Wild … Read More
Darkness on the Edge of Fabletown
I just finished Peter and Max by Bill Willingham, an extremely well-written tale set in Vertigo Comics’ “Fables” universe where fairy-tale characters exist in a sort of vast commune called “Fabletown.” Moving, intense and gripping, I’d love to recommend it without reservation, but I can’t. You see, it’s dark: the kind of trendy Dark Knight-dark that everyone wants now. And … Read More
My 2010 convention schedule (so far)
This year I’ll be attending four conventions for certain. No word yet on panels, signings, and/or readings, but I’ll post my schedules closer to the dates. The conventions are: Odyssey Con, aka OddCon, April 16-18, 2010 in Madison, WI. WisCon, May 27-31, 2010 in Madison, WI. MadCon, September 24-26, 2010 in Madison, WI. World Fantasy, October 28-31, 2010 in Columbus, … Read More
New Poem, "Haze," at the Poetry Juice Bar
My poem “Haze” is now online at L.K. Thayer’s Poetry Juice Bar. You can read it here.
Buford Pusser addenda
Thanks to my pal Thom who still lives in Tennessee, here are pictures of the markers from the site of Buford Pusser’s fatal car wreck. See my original blog post on Pusser here.
Release day TOMORROW
Tomorrow, November 10, BURN ME DEADLY is released in hardcover from Tor Books. Thanks to my awesome fan Dori, I now have a Facebook fan page. Join up, invite your friends. There will be gradual updates on my oft-neglected website, since I now have new HTML software for the iMac. And I’m deep into work on the third Eddie LaCrosse … Read More
And the winner is…
Sorry for the delay in posting this. The winner of the signed copy of BURN ME DEADLY is… Sarah Jean, a.k.a. Kierae. I don’t have an e-mail address for you, so if you read this, contact me! Thanks to everyone who commented, and there will be more giveaways in the near future!
The briar patch for a horror fan*
Here’s the stack of short films and full-length features I have to get through by Saturday. And don’t forget to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a DVD of Blacula and a signed copy of Blood Groove. *If you don’t know the reference, check here.