Flametoad

As you may remember, I have to children – Tadpole1 and Tadpole2. Tadpole1 is still struggling with his reading and hasn’t developed a love of books. The more I push the more he resists, so I’ve stopped pushing for the time being. Tadpole2, on the other hand, loves books. Maybe that’s partially because she just [...]

A few weeks ago, the horror review site Flames Rising held a contest called “Tell Peter Straub Your Worst Nightmare“. Previously, FR had interviewed Straub about his latest book and allowed readers to submit their own questions. There’s something deeply personal about our dreams and nightmares, don’t you think? Sharing them with others means laying open the deepest [...]

Old school book publishers have a love-hate relationship with ebooks. On one hand, it costs less to produce an e-book than it does a paper book (although not THAT much less). On the other hand, even with ebook sales experiencing impressive double-digit growth this year, profits from those sales account for a small percentage of [...]

I’ve been terribly remiss in talking about all that has been going on with Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas. For starters, the book has had two very favorable reviews so far. Jeff LaSalla, New York Speculative Fiction Examiner, wrote an excellent review in which he gave quite a bit of detail without spoiling any of [...]

I haven’t written about this nearly enough, but the proof for Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas arrived today. I’m holding a real book in my hands. I can’t describe how excited and incredibly proud I am. I’m also second-guessing myself. Should I have spent more time on the cover? Should I tweek it some more, [...]