Spreading the Writer's Word

After: The Echo, Scott Nicholson

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

A massive solar storm kills billions and wipes out the technological infrastructure, and the few survivors learn that some among them have…changed.

AFTER: THE ECHO
(Book #2 in the After series)

It’s six weeks after the shock.

The smoke on the horizon has diminished, and Rachel Wheeler and her two traveling companions head toward the mountains where Rachel’s grandfather Franklin has built a survivalist compound.

However, the strange mutated people known as Zapheads seem to be changing from bloodthirsty killers into a force far more menacing. A secret military installation holds the key to rebuilding civilization, but Franklin doesn’t trust their intentions.

And the Zapheads are adapting to the new world faster than the human survivors, who must fight for their place in a future that may have no room for them.

Look for the first book in the series, AFTER: THE SHOCK. The prequel, AFTER: FIRST LIGHT, is coming in May 2013.
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Scott Nicholson is the international bestselling author of more than 20 thrillers, including the Top 100 Kindle hits LIQUID FEAR, THE HOME, CHRONIC FEAR, DISINTEGRATION, and AFTER: THE SHOCK. His first novel THE RED CHURCH was a finalist for the Stoker Award. Visit him at www.hauntedcomputer.com.

Scott’s book is available on Amazon.com, as well as multiple other places!
(Amazon.uk, Barnes & Noble, Kobo Books)

Posted in Amazon, Apocalypse, Authors, Dark Fiction, Horror, Novels | Tagged After First Light, After The Echo, After The Schock, Amazon, apocalypse, barnes & nobel, fiction, Horror, kobo, Novel, Scott Nicholson | Leave a comment

Witchwood Estate – book 1 out now – introductory price 99c

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Witchwood Estate – book 1 out now – introductory price 99cMarch 20, 2013tags: ghost, shape-shifters, short stories, teen, vampire, witch, wolves, YA3 book promoA short story series for Teens, YA, and all those young at heart… There is something very evil lurking in the woods surrounding Witchwood Estate…Alexandria Santorini learns as a child that she comes from a long line of Harvey witches. Now, as a teenager, Alexandria must say goodbye to Catnip Cottage and the Barnabys, her loving guardians for the last twelve years, and go home to Ferntree Falls to claim her inheritance. Witchwood Estate. The home where she was born and her parents were murdered. Her journey home becomes even more sinister, however, when she discovers that there are those who have other plans for her and her new friends…What a delightfully magical read! For the young at heart or others who don’t fear to dream. I enjoyed it so much! The wonderfully created world that you have so vividly written is easily envisaged! Katrina WhittakerBook 2 in the Witchwood Series, Ferntree Falls, is due out May 2013.

via Witchwood Estate – book 1 out now – introductory price 99c.

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Open Submission: FEAR: Of the Dark

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Fear, it seems such a simple word, a common word; one syllable that can be applied to almost anything. Well, we’re applying it to our new series.

There is always something to be afraid of in the dark; just the dark itself can paralyze some. Is it really quite as simple as it seems?

We don’t think so, and we’re pretty sure you’ll agree.

There is plenty to fear in the dark. Perhaps something lurking unseen in the shadows, a place so foreign no human mind has return from it unharmed, paranoia so pervasive it can drive the most sane individual over the edge.

Or maybe you are the dark; maybe you are what we need to be afraid of…

Elementary in concept? Maybe, but so much more complex when told with the finesse of a wordsmith. Tell us your tale of why we should be afraid of the dark. We love horror, we love bite, we love fear most of all. Think you can scare one of us? Give it your best shot!

Deadline: April 29, 2013

Complete guidelines can be found here.

Posted in Authors, Fear, Horror, Horror Anthology, Short Stories, Sirens Call Publications | Tagged Anthology, Fear of the Dark, Open call, Sirens Call Publications, submissions | Leave a comment

Re-bloged: 2012 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

2012 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announces the nominees for the 2012 Nebula Awards (presented 2013), nominees for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and nominees for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Novel

Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13)
Ironskin, Tina Connolly (Tor)
The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
Glamour in Glass, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Novella

On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard (Immersion Press)
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)
“The Stars Do Not Lie,” Jay Lake (Asimov’s 10-11/12)
“All the Flavors,” Ken Liu (GigaNotoSaurus 2/1/12)
“Katabasis,” Robert Reed (F&SF 11-12/12)
“Barry’s Tale,” Lawrence M. Schoen (Buffalito Buffet)

Novelette

“The Pyre of New Day,” Catherine Asaro (The Mammoth Book of SF Wars)
“Close Encounters,” Andy Duncan (The Pottawatomie Giant & Other Stories)
“The Waves,” Ken Liu (Asimov’s 12/12)
“The Finite Canvas,” Brit Mandelo (Tor.com 12/5/12)
“Swift, Brutal Retaliation,” Meghan McCarron (Tor.com 1/4/12)
“Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia,” Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com 8/22/12)
“Fade to White,” Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld 8/12)

Short Story

“Robot,” Helena Bell (Clarkesworld 9/12)
“Immersion,” Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 6/12)
“Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes,” Tom Crosshill (Clarkesworld 4/12)
“Nanny’s Day,” Leah Cypess (Asimov’s 3/12)
“Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream,” Maria Dahvana Headley (Lightspeed 7/12)
“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species,” Ken Liu (Lightspeed 8/12)
“Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain,” Cat Rambo (Near + Far)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

The Avengers, Joss Whedon (director) and Joss Whedon and Zak Penn (writers), (Marvel/Disney)
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin (director), Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Abilar (writers), (Journeyman/Cinereach/Court 13/Fox Searchlight )
The Cabin in the Woods, Drew Goddard (director), Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard (writers) (Mutant Enemy/Lionsgate)
The Hunger Games, Gary Ross (director), Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, and Billy Ray writers), (Lionsgate)
John Carter, Andrew Stanton (director), Michael Chabon, Mark Andrews, and Andrew Stanton (writers), (Disney)
Looper, Rian Johnson (director), Rian Johnson (writer), (FilmDistrict/TriStar)

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Iron Hearted Violet, Kelly Barnhill (Little, Brown)
Black Heart, Holly Black (S&S/McElderry; Gollancz)
Above, Leah Bobet (Levine)
The Diviners, Libba Bray (Little, Brown; Atom)
Vessel, Sarah Beth Durst (S&S/McElderry)
Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Random House Children’s Books; Doubleday UK)
Enchanted, Alethea Kontis (Harcourt)
Every Day, David Levithan (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Summer of the Mariposas, Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Tu Books)
Railsea, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan)
Fair Coin, E.C. Myers (Pyr)
Above World, Jenn Reese (Candlewick)

The Forty-Eighth Nebula Awards Weekend will be held May 16-19th, 2013, in San Jose at the San Jose Hilton. Borderland Books will host the mass autograph session from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17th at the San Jose Hilton. This autograph session is open to the public and books by the authors in attendance will be available for purchase. More information about the Nebula Awards Weekend is available at http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/nebula-weekend/.

The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA. Voting will open to SFWA Active members on March 1 and close on March 30. More information is available from http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/how-to-vote/.

Founded in 1965 by the late Damon Knight, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America brings together the most successful and daring writers of speculative fiction throughout the world.

Since its inception, SFWA® has grown in numbers and influence until it is now widely recognized as one of the most effective non-profit writers’ organizations in existence, boasting a membership of approximately 2,000 science fiction and fantasy writers as well as artists, editors and allied professionals. Each year the organization presents the prestigious Nebula Awards® for the year’s best literary and dramatic works of speculative fiction.

Thank you Matt Williams for the heads up, and you can check out sfwa.org for more news and updates!

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – The Sirens Call eZine – all women, all horror!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

The Sirens Call eZine
Women in Horror

SCP has dedicated its seventh issue of The Sirens Call eZine to Women in Horror in honor or WiHM, and would like to thank all those who made the event possible by organizing it, participating in it, and supporting women in the horror industry!

This issue features 38 pieces of fiction, an interview with DarkMediaOnline’s founder Eva Layne, an interview with Rae Beth of Rae Beth Designs – Aesthetic Remains, and an extended excerpt from Julianne Snow’s book, Days with the Undead: Book One.

Featuring Works by:

Diane Arrelle, Claudia Blood, Laura Brown, Candy Burke, Peggy Christy,
Donna Cuttress, Nina D’Arcangela, Dorothy Davies, Faith Dincolo,
Horror Host Miss Misery, Lisa Flanyak, Lindsey Beth Goddard,
Thea Gregory, O.M. Grey, Rachel Hoover, Rivka Jacobs, Katie M. John,
Kristi Linton, Suzie Lockhart, Kalla Monahan, Casey Murphy, Dawn Napier,
Suzanne Robb, Eden Royce, Killion Slade, Julianne Snow, Rebecca Snow, Morgan Songi,
Reyes Stone, Tina Swain, Stacey Turner, Berenice Wakefield, Dana Write.

Tons to read, great photos to look at, and it’s all free to download…

Go grab a copy from Sirens Call Publications.com!

Posted in Authors, Dark Fiction, Dark Muse & Poetry, Days with the Undead, Fear, Free Download, Horror, Interview, Short Stories, Sirens Call Publications, Thriller/Suspense, Vampire, Women in Horror Month, Zombies | Tagged Berenice Wakefield, Candy Burke, Casey Murphy, Claudia Blood, Dana Write, Dark Media, DarkMedia, Dawn Napier, Diane Arrelle, Donna Cuttress, Dorothy Davies, Eden Royce, Eva Layne, eZine, Faith Dincolo, fiction, Flash, Horror, Horror Host Miss Misery, interviews, Issue 07, Julianne Snow, Kalla Monahan, Katie M. John, Killion Slade, Kristi Linton, Laura Brown, Lindsey Beth Goddard, Lisa Flanyak, Morgan Songi, Nina D'Arcangela, O.M. Grey, Peggy Christy, Photography, Poetry, Rachel Hoover, Rae Beth, Rae Beth Designs, Rebecca Snow, Reyes Stone, Rivka Jacobs, SCP, short stories, Sirens Call Publications, Stacey Turner, Suzanne Robb, Suzie Lockhart, The Sirens Call, Thea Gregory, Tina Swain, Women in Horror Month | Leave a comment

Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Quick Fix: A Taste of Terror, by Lindsey Beth Goddard!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Quick Fix: A Taste of Terror
Lindsey Beth Goddard

This collection features five tales from the dark mind of author Lindsey Beth Goddard. A struggling alcoholic falls under a strange curse when her reckless driving takes the life of a beloved family pet. A man battles his way through his own back yard in a world where humans no longer dominate the food chain. In the days of America’s Wild West, a swamp monster roams the dusty plains. A scientist with a disturbing past finds herself on a desert island, a place where nature is anything but natural. And a young boy becomes obsessed with helping the tiny creature his father keeps locked away. These stories run the gamut from horrific to fantastic, but all of them aim to disturb.

Pick up your copy on Amazon.com!

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Stolen Climates, by Aniko Carmean!

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Stolen Climates
Aniko Carmean

Genny thought her hallucinations were from lack of sleep. Then her daughter started hearing the trees talking, too. Now they are being hunted by a cult who wants to use them in a deadly ritual. As Summer Solstice nears, carnivorous vines grow out of control, the sacred orchard dies of blight, and it isn’t safe after dark. Can an acquaintance with his own set of debilitating issues, a renegade goddess worshiper, and an ax save Genny and her daughter?

Mother Nature isn’t just a metaphor.

Pick up your copy on Amazon.com!

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Celebrarting Women in Horror Month – Release, by Nicole Hadaway!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Release (Tales from the Dandridge Estate)
Nicole Hadaway

“The ends justify the means”…

For vampire Miranda Dandridge, using her supernatural abilities to rescue children from impossible circumstances is her means to be a part of the human world that she loves so much, despite the atrocities of WWII.

For doctor Ben Gongliewski, saving his fellow Jews from the horrific death camps is an end for which he risks his own life every day, hiding his Jewish heritage while feigning loyalty the SS.

Neither Miranda nor Ben expects to find love in World War II Europe, but that is exactly what happens as they work for the Resistance. When the war draws to a close, it seems like the vampire and the doctor are free to start a future together. But just how far the Nazis will go to further their own evil ends?

Desperate times make for ruthless men as loves and lives are threatened, but, Miranda and Ben know that their world cannot go to hell, not by any means…

Pick up your copy on Amazon.com!

Posted in Amazon, Authors, Dark Fiction, Fear, Horror, Novels, Vampire, Women in Horror Month | Tagged Amazon, author, fear, Horror, Nicole Hadaway, Release, Vampire, Women in Horror Month | 2 Comments

Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Mistresses of the Macabre, by Dark Moon Books: 18 Women, 18 Horrors: Suzie Lockhart!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Mistresses of the Macabre
Suzie Lockhart
Dark Moon Books

18 Women – 18 Horrors

We are women. We are different. On the outside, we are warm, strong and nurturing. On the inside, however, we are relentless when holding a grudge and quick to use it to our advantage if the need calls. Though we may seem cheerful, our layers of anguish go far beyond those any man can begin to imagine. We are cursed but always fight back. We are fragile, but never weaker. We hold our own private hell internally and only let it unleash when we are wronged. And you better make sure you aren’t the one in our path.

Eighteen tantalizing tales of terror that are sure to ensnare you. Stories from Diane Arrelle, Alanna Belak, Chantal Boudreau, Nadia Boulberhane, Mandy DeGeit, Magnolia Erdelac, Erin Eveland, Lindsey Beth Goddard, Nikki Hopeman, Hollis Jay, Charlotte Jones, Suzie Lockhart, Dawn Napier, Amanda Nethers, Joanna Parypinski, Suzanne Robb, Kelli A. Wilkins, and Melissa Clare Wright. You will become tangled in our woven web of storytelling. We are different. We are women.

Pre-order your copy at DarkMoonBooks.com!

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Avalon Revisited, by O.M. Grey!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Avalon Revisited
O.M. Grey

Vampires, Murder and Mayhem in Victorian England.

Arthur Tudor has made his existence as a vampire bearable for over three hundred years by immersing himself in blood and debauchery. Aboard an airship gala, he meets Avalon, an aspiring vampire slayer who sparks fire into Arthur’s shriveled heart. Together they try to solve the mystery of several horrendous murders on the dark streets of London. Cultures clash and pressures rise in this very steamy tale.

“From its opening scene until the final page, this intriguing novel engages the reader’s interest…witty dialogue, historical authenticity, and mystery result in a highly entertaining novel”
~Bitten by Books

Pick up your copy on Amazon.com!