Canister X – A.P. Fuchs: Zombie, Paranormal Romance and Superhero Novelist, Blogger, Artist, Publisher

Last night I uploaded Axiom-man: City of Ruin to the printer. EBook editions will be hitting the web within the next 24 hours or so. The art below, as always, is amazing. Good job once again to penciler/inker Justin Shauf and colorist Kyle Zajac for pulling off what is now their fifth Axiom-man cover collaboration. I want them with me for the entire series if possible, so as long as they’re willing, you’ll be seeing their art on each and every book cover. The covers they’ve produced for the Axiom-man Saga have helped make Axiom-man the special character he is and I’m happy to have known Justin for over 10 years, Kyle going back some 20 years or so.

Hopefully the below images show up okay on your monitor without overlapping the frames. They look fine on mine.

Just before the weekend, the A.P. Fuchs Library Vol. 1, Boxed Set (The Axiom-man Saga – Four Books Plus Bonus Short Story) had been released. I wasn’t able to blog about it due to attending a weekend-long comic and toy expo, and then yesterday was my first day off since who knows when.

Anyway, I’m letting you know today that The Axiom-man Saga boxed set is out and is a sweet deal as opposed to getting all the Kindle books separately. ($12.95 vs a mere $7.99 for the set.)

See details below, and thanks in advance for downloading a set.

Contained herein are four books and one short story about the Canadian Cobalt Crusader, Axiom-man.

Summaries below.

Praise:

“Axiom-man is that unique breed of superhero that seems almost lost amid today’s gaggle of the dark and tormented. He’s nice, he cares, and his strength comes not from his fantastic powers, but from his soul. A.P. Fuchs has written a defining superhero novel.” – Frank Dirscherl, author/creator of The Wraith

“Reading Axiom-man is refreshing, like reading about the early days of Peter Parker, but with a cooler villain as well.” – Jon Klement, author/creator of Velocity Girl and Xuàn Hú

“Axiom-man was well worth reading and recommending. The broad appeal is amazing—from youth to adult, guys and girls. Superheroes might just become my thing.” – Susan Kirkland, reviewer, Calhoun Times

“Fuchs brings to life a wonderfully imaginative hero we can all relate to . . . . If you’re looking for something different, something truly creative, yet filled with action, look no further. Axiom-man is the end of your search.” – David Brollier, author of The 3rd Covenant

“I found myself picking the book up at various points in the day, just to read a little more.” – Darryl Sloan, author of Ulterior and Chion

“Plenty of surprising twists and turns in this highly enjoyable story. It’ll leave you wanting more. Axiom-man is a delightfullly human superhero with true depth and spirituality.” – Grace Bridges, author of Faith Awakened

“If you’re an action fan with moral sensibilities you’ll not just enjoy Axiom-man, you’ll wish you were he.” – Frank Creed, author of Flashpoint

“If you dig superhero tales that are loaded with action and fun, look no further.” – Nick Cato, Horror Fiction Review

“A must read that I cannot recommend enough.” – Joe Kroeger, Horror World

Brief summary of each book:

Axiom-man: One night Gabriel Garrison was visited by a nameless messenger who bestowed upon him great power, a power intended for good. Once discovering what this power was and what it enabled him to do, Gabriel became Axiom-man, a symbol of hope in a city that had none.

Episode No. 0: First Night Out: The messenger has fled, leaving Gabriel alone with mysterious abilities he knows little about. As he embarks on the path of discovery, Gabriel must try to understand why he was chosen to receive the most powerful of all gifts and, with the help from no other, come to a decision as to what to do with them. Even if it takes the death of an innocent to convince him.

Doorway of Darkness: Gabriel Garrison’s secret identity has been compromised and the timing cannot have been worse. Redsaw has become more powerful than when Axiom-man last fought him, and he has determined to attain unstoppable power through the only means he knows how: murder. Chaos ensues and Axiom-man must find the means to stop Redsaw before the whole world is swallowed in a web of death.

Episode No. 1: The Dead Land: A young boy goes missing. No clues. Nothing except the remnants of a black cloud, like the one coughed up from inside the Doorway of Darkness. A black cloud that takes Axiom-man to a world not his own. A dead world, where a gray and brown sky shrouds an entire city in a miasma of decay. The streets are empty. The young boy is nowhere to be found. Those he does find…are dead. And walking.

Black Water: Bodies litter the sand of a friendly beach. Axiom-man flies down to Florida to investigate only to discover this isn’t your average series of murders. Something else caused the deaths of these innocent people, and something else has caused them to rise. Something unnatural, perhaps even supernatural. Something . . . from beneath the ocean’s black water.

Please visit this link to download a set of your own. Thanks for reading my books and taking flight with Axiom-man.

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-927339-00-8 eBook ISBN: 978-1-927339-01-5 The war between Good and Evil has raged since before Time began. Now the battle continues with the Ultimate Good versus the Ultimate Evil. Metahumans vs the Undead Metahuman: one of the human species endowed with one or more powers beyond that of mortal men; a person who uses those abilities to serve either themselves or society. Typically branded by a codename and colorful costume. AKA Superhero. Undead: one of the human species endowed with life even after death; a walking corpse. Typically branded by their decayed form and appetite for human flesh. AKA Zombie. In a world where superheroes and zombies collide, only one can prove the victor. Featuring indie heroic favorites like Axiom-man, The Wraith and Shadowflame, while also introducing newcomers like Nightcat, Spectrolite, Midnight Angel and more, Metahumans vs the Undead is a terror-filled action adventure where Light and Darkness collide and only one can prevail. Contains stories by: Rebecca Besser, Eric S. Brown, Frank Dirscherl, Lorne Dixon, A.P. Fuchs, Anthony Giangregorio, Keith Gouveia, J.L. MacDonald, Joe Martino, Rhiannon Paille, Gina Ranalli and J.B. Robb.

Available as a paperback at: Amazon.com Amazon.ca Amazon.co.uk Barnesandnoble.com Other On-line Retailers Available as an eBook at: Amazon Kindle DrivethruFiction.com Fictionwise Mobipocket Smashwords Other Zombie Anthologies Edited by A.P. Fuchs: Other Coscom Entertainment Books by A.P. Fuchs

The Last Coscom Entertainment Release: Bigfoot War 3: Food Chain by Eric S. Brown

For the Entire Coscom Entertainment Monster Fiction Catalog, please go to www.coscomentertainment.com

I’ve hinted on this blog that an Axiom-man comic series is underway.

Ever since 2007 I’ve wanted to get back into drawing comics and ever since winter hit in November, I’ve gotten even more gung ho about it. I started a couple comics projects throughout 2010, but didn’t finish them. In total, I made enough to fill an issue, but it’d be a hodge-podge so it’s not going anywhere but into my files. But late last year I decided that if I’m going to devote the time and energy it takes to make comics, I needed to heed Dave Sim’s (author/artist/publisher of Cerebus) advice and write and draw something I’m really passionate about.

In the end, it all comes down to Axiom-man for me. His story is more than just superhero slugfests, and good versus evil. It’s about a young man, his insecurities and his journey of being a superhero. It’s very much a life-and-times piece as opposed to your traditional comic book fare (which is why I suppose reviews of the series have fallen either in the love or hate categories and nothing really in the middle). That’s the novels (on sale right now for Amazon Kindle for just .99 cents each–plug-plug). For the comic, I want to tell the same story visually but, of course, tell stories that aren’t in the books so that I’m not rehashing stuff I’ve done before. At the same time, I’ve had to consider newcomers to the character, and if one item needed to be retold in the comics as in the books, it was the origin. Every superhero has one. It’s part of who they are and what defines them in the end.
So I’m pleased to announce the Axiom-man comic series has a whole new adventure for readers, along with a visual retelling of the origin sequences as potrayed in Axiom-man and First Night Out.
When will the comic be released? Right now, the answer is this year sometime. As of this writing, the script for the first issue is written, the first four pages are penciled and inked, and the cover of issue 1 is penciled. I’ve also begun work on the letters column for the first issue. It’s 1/3 done. I’m writing it in three stages: pre-production, production, and post-production. I thought it’d be an interesting way to convey the process of making the book and where my head was at during each stage. My ideal is to release the first issue sometime between now and June, so we’ll see. Then it’ll be every six weeks or so after that for the issues afterward.
I should also point out that Axiom-man novels and novellas will continue to be written. I know I’m due for one this year because the last one, The Dead Land, was released summer of 2008. I’ve had people asking about the next story and it’s time to deliver.
What can you do in the meantime to show your support for the character? Tweet about him, Facebook about him, word-of-mouth. And if you’ve read one or more the books, I kindly request you write a brief review of them on Amazon as reviews help move copies. And if you haven’t read any of Axiom-man’s adventures and are looking for a different take on a superhero’s life, then, like I mentioned, now’s a good time because the books are just .99 cents for the Amazon Kindle (and if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the Kindle app here for free).
Thanks for all your support. I’m excited to see where this thing goes.

Massive Kindle sale: AXIOM-MAN Superhero Novels on Sale for Just .99 Cents Each!

From Axiom-man Central:

For a very short time I’m offering my superhero novel series, The Axiom-man Saga, for just .99 cents a book for the Kindle. That’s a crazy discount, but I really want to spread the word about the character so I figure offering it cheap is the best way to do that.

Master link to The Axiom-man Saga on Kindle: http://amzn.to/gJd47V

Here’s a list of what’s available is (again, for just .99 cents, listed in reading order). I’ve also put an abridged synopsis beneath each title. Just click on the thumbnail to download your copy.

Axiom-man:

One night Gabriel Garrison was visited by a nameless messenger who bestowed upon him great power, a power intended for good. Once discovering what this power was and what it enabled him to do, Gabriel became Axiom-man, a symbol of hope in a city that had none.

First Night Out:

The messenger has fled, leaving Gabriel alone with mysterious abilities he knows little about. As he embarks on the path of discovery, Gabriel must try to understand why he was chosen to receive the most powerful of all gifts and, with the help from no other, come to a decision as to what to do with them. Even if it takes the death of an innocent to convince him.

Doorway of Darkness:

Gabriel Garrison’s secret identity has been compromised and the timing cannot have been worse. Redsaw has become more powerful than when Axiom-man last fought him, and he has determined to attain unstoppable power through the only means he knows how: murder. Chaos ensues and Axiom-man must find the means to stop Redsaw before the whole world is swallowed in a web of death.

Black Water (short story):

Bodies litter the sand of a friendly beach. Axiom-man flies down to Florida to investigate only to discover this isn’t your average series of murders. Something else caused the deaths of these innocent people, and something else has caused them to rise. Something unnatural, perhaps even supernatural. Something . . . from beneath the ocean’s black water.

Of Magic and Men (comic book):

For a time, people were going missing, without a sign or trace as to their whereabouts. Then, for a time, they resurfaced, mutilated and broken, some with bizarre attachments surgically grafted onto their severed limbs. One name has surfaced as to the architect of these twisted acts of violence: the Magic Man. Axiom-man takes it upon himself to bring the Magic Man to justice, and uses the only bait he has to draw out this deadly maniac: himself. Welcome to the underground.

The Dead Land:

A young boy goes missing. No clues. Nothing except the remnants of a black cloud, like the one coughed up from inside the Doorway of Darkness. A black cloud that takes Axiom-man to a world not his own. A dead world, where a gray and brown sky shrouds an entire city in a miasma of decay. The streets are empty. The young boy is nowhere to be found. Those he does find…are dead. And walking.

A full synopsis of each story is at the links above.

What’s also cool is you don’t need a Kindle Reader to read these books! Amazon has a free Kindle app available for a ton of devices, everything from your PC to your Blackberry to your iPad and more! Here’s the link to whatever you need: http://amzn.to/hJG7t1

Again, the .99 cent deal is only going to be on for a short time so please jump on this as soon as possible. I’ve been known to change prices within days of announcing a sale.

I hope you enjoy The Axiom-man Saga. It’s the most favorite thing I do and it’s my hope my love for superheroes really shines through its pages.

Recommended for fans of Spider-Man, Superman and Batman.

Here’s the master link to the entire saga once again: http://amzn.to/gJd47V

Thanks again.

October 18, 2010
Blog: Books Complete Me
Web: http://www.bookscompleteme.com/2010/10/q-with-scott-nicholson-and-giveaway.html
Comment:

I disagree about always being an “aspiring writer,” in the context you put forth, but I get what you’re saying.

To me, an “aspiring writer” is someone who wants to be a writer but never actually writes anything and/or only writes here and there. Whether published or not, a writer is someone who writes regularly. Same as with an artist being someone who regularly creates art, and a chef is someone who regularly creates with food.

But thus is the downside of this business, isn’t it? It’s hard to go from aspiring writer to actual writer when one lets life gets in the way and, eventually, lets life become their excuse for not actually following a creative path. Thus is the tale of woe for many writers out there.

Writing is a game of doing, and doing is a way of life.

Otherwise you’re just dreaming.

October 19, 2010
Blog: To Read or Not to Read
Web: http://2readornot2read-loves2read.blogspot.com/2010/10/fifth-beatle-guest-post-by-author-scott.html
Comment:

I have a musical background, too. I first learned piano as a kid, then joined band in junior high to play trumpet and baritone. In grade nine I joined the jazz band and played bass, likewise thumping on the strings now and then with my dad, he and I playing in the band at church.

A few years ago I was part of the worship team at our church–bass–until we switched churches.

Nowadays, it’s Guitar Hero, because every male needs to be a rock star now and then.

Tell you what, Scott: if ever you and I do a joint signing, we’ll work a music act into it somehow. (That would really sell the horror in our books, wouldn’t it? Haha.)

Peace.

October 20, 2010
Blog: Fishmuffins of Doom
Web: http://titania86-fishmuffins.blogspot.com/2010/10/guest-post-curtains-by-scott-nicholson.html
Comment:

The crime genre is something that has always appealed to me though I’ve really never ventured there in terms of fiction (whether reading or writing it). I’ve read a couple Mary Higgins Clark mysteries and enjoyed those, and for a time had delved deeply into the world of Jack the Ripper and read a bunch of books on him. To this day, that case still fascinates me.

Mystery’s tricky–to me, anyway–in terms of dropping the bread crumbs for the “whodunit” while at the same time ensuring that when you do reveal the killer(s), you take the reader by surprise and, in the end, the revelation makes perfect sense and there wouldn’t be anyone else as the killer.

Cudos to you for writing in that genre.

October 21, 2010
Blog: Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
Web: http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-tour-with-author-scott-nicholson.html
Comment:

Best. Recipe. Ever. Sure, tastes a little funky, but what doesn’t these days?

Thanks, Scott.

October 22, 2010
Blog: Minding Spot
Web: http://mindingspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/scott-nicholson-blog-tour-kindle.html
Comment:

The whole writer introduction is always a fun spot for me. Usually, I don’t mention this is what I do unless I’m asked, “So, what do you do for a living?” I then usually follow up by saying, “I’m a publisher and writer.”

Then it goes:

“Oh, so what kind of books do you write?”

“Monster and superhero fiction.”

Then I get the look (you know the one–face partly screwed up to one side, squinty-eyed).

“Monsters, really?” they say, though more as a statement than a question.

“Yeah. Zombies, usually.”

“Oh.” They nod, and it’s off to the next topic.

That’s if they’re “grown ups.” When talking to folks 20-35 or so, I get more of a “Zombies? Cool” type of response.

I guess I could avoid all the awkwardness if I just wrote mysteries or something. But where’s the fun in that?

That’s right, not only is Coscom Entertainment listing our Kindle eBooks at 50% off cover, but we’re also blowing out our on-hand, mint-condition paperbacks at a staggering 50% off US cover price until the end of the year!

For your convenience, the below titles are linked to their page on our website for product details/plot synopsis/etc.

Discounted price listed beside title.

Available titles are:

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim by Mark Twain and W. Bill Czolgosz – $8.50
Alice in Zombieland (1st Edition) by Lewis Carroll and Nickolas Cook – $8
Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropyby Keith Gouveia – $7.50
Anna Karnivora by W. Bill Czolgosz – $7.50
Axiom-man (Axiom-man Series) by A.P. Fuchs – $5.50
Bigfoot War (2nd Edition) by Eric S. Brown
Bits of the Dead edited by Keith Gouveia, illustrated by Sean Simmans – $6.50
Blood of the Dead (Undead World Trilogy) by A.P. Fuchs – $7.50
Cult of the Damned (The Wraith Series) by Frank Dirscherl – $7.50
Don of the Dead by Nick Cato – $7.50
Doorway of Darkness (Axiom-man Series) by A.P. Fuchs – $6.50
Dry Ice Dreams by A.P. Fuchs – $5
Emma and the Werewolves by Jane Austen and Adam Rann – $9.50
First Night Out (Axiom-man Series) by A.P. Fuchs – $3.50
Hound: Curse of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Lorne Dixon – $8.50
Magic Man Plus 15 Tales of Terror by A.P. Fuchs $7
Of Magic and Men (Axiom-man One-shot, full-color comic) by A.P. Fuchs and Sean Simmans $2.50
Possession of the Dead (Undead World Trilogy) by A.P. Fuchs – $7.50
Praise the Dead by Gina Ranalli – $7
Revolt of the Dead by Keith Gouveia – $6.50
R.I.P. by Harrison Howe – $6.50
Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers by Paul A. Freeman – $6.50
Snarl by Lorne Dixon – $6.50
The Dead Land (Axiom-man Series) by A.P. Fuchs $5
The Lifeless by Lorne Dixon $7.50
The Macro Mechanic’s Manifesto by A.P. Fuchs – $5
The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas – $7.50
The Undead World of Oz (1st edition) by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas – $8
The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies (1st Edition) by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown $8.50
The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies (2nd Edition/Gallery Books Reprint) by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown – $7.50
The Wraith (The Wraith Series) by Frank Dirscherl – $5.50
Zombie Fight Night: Battles of the Deadby A.P. Fuchs – $7.50
Zombifrieze (zombie graphic novel) by W. Bill Czolgosz and Sean Simmans – $14

All orders receive a Free War of the Independents Axiom-man trading card!

Details:

- All A.P. Fuchs books will be sent signed. If you’d like a personal inscription, please include a note with what you want verbatim with your order.
- Shipping: $5 for the first book; $1.50 per additional book
- Canadian orders, please add 5% GST
- Above orders ship from our office here in Canada
- Offer good on all book orders placed while books are in stock; the moment your order is received, your books will be set aside.
- If you’d like, feel free to email coscomentertainment [at] gmail.com to check for availability

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Thank you for all your support in 2010. We look forward to providing you with brand new monster and superhero reading material in 2011.

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Coscom Entertainment has launched a massive Kindle book sale for its zombie, monster and superhero titles, with nearly everything at 50% off!

The following books are now available for under $5 for Kindle users.

Merry Christmas!

Here’s what’s available:

Monsters and Horror -

Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropy by Keith Gouveia

Anna Karnibora by W. Bill Czolgosz

Bigfoot War by Eric S. Brown

Bits of the Dead: A Zombie Anthology edited by Keith Gouveia, illustrated by Sean Simmans

Blood of the Dead (Undead World Trilogy, Book One) by A.P. Fuchs

Dead Science: A Zombie Anthology edited by A.P. Fuchs

Don of the Dead by Nick Cato

Emma and the Werewolves by Jane Austen and Adam Rann

Hound: Curse of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Lorne Dixon

Magic Man Plus 15 Tales of Terror by A.P. Fuchs

Mr Jitterbones: A Jack the Ripper Story by A.P. Fuchs

target=”_newWindow”>Possession of the Dead (Undead World Trilogy, Book Two) by A.P. Fuchs

Praise the Dead by Gina Ranalli

Revolt of the Dead by Keith Gouveia

R.I.P. by Harrison Howe

Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers by Paul A. Freeman

Snarl by Lorne Dixon

The Lifeless by Lorne Dixon

The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas

The Undead World of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas

World War of the Dead by Eric S. Brown

Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes: Zany Zombie Poetry for the Undead Head edited by A.P. Fuchs

Zombie Fight Night: Battles of the Dead by A.P. Fuchs

Zombifrieze: A Zombie Graphic Novel by W. Bill Czolgosz and Sean Simmans

Superhero -

Axiom-man (Axiom-man Series, Book 1) by A.P. Fuchs

First Night Out (Axiom-man Series, Episode No. 0) by A.P. Fuchs

Doorway of Darkness (Axiom-man Series, Book 2) by A.P. Fuchs

The Dead Land (Axiom-man Series, Episode No. 1) by A.P. Fuchs

Axiom-man: Of Magic and Men (full-color comic book) by A.P. Fuchs

Axiom-man: Black Water (Axiom-man Series, A Cthulhu Story) by A.P. Fuchs

The Wraith (The Wraith Series, Book 1) by Frank Dirscherl

Valley of Evil (The Wraith Series, Book 2) by Frank Dirscherl

Cult of the Damned (The Wraith Series, Book 3) by Frank Dirscherl

Thanks.

Read Part Two…

September 12, 2010
Blog: Darkeva’s Blog
Web: http://thedarkeva.com/?p=685

Comment:

The writing life is insane nowadays. I remember when I started there were two distinct worlds: offline and online. Thanks to new technologies, the “real” world and the virtual world are quickly merging. Most folks in the West spend most of their time online, whether directly on a computer or via iPad or cell phone. A few weeks back some friends and I went to a movie. When it was done, we couldn’t remember an actor’s age, so what did we do? Pulled out the ol’ cell phone and looked it up right there in the car. For some reading this, that’s “everday life and always has been.” For guys like me, this kind of technology is new.

I’m with Scott in that I don’t think paper books will ever go away, but I do think that a lot of reading will be done on e-devices as we continue forward in the 21st Century. I’m excited to see what indie authors and the small press in general will do to the industry as a whole. Who knows? Maybe we will get back to the day when it’s about the art and not just about the numbers? When I first started in this business, I genuinely thought publishing was about art. I was quickly proven wrong. Art’s only a part of it. So, to make that art a reality, I went indie, started my own company (Coscom Entertainment) and am now responsible for bringing not must my stuff to the world, but other folks’ stuff as well, unique books with unique voices all centered around genres I love (monsters and superheroes).

Good times.

September 13, 2010
Blog: The Unread Reader
Web: http://www.theunreadreader.com/2010/09/flowers-to-stay-forever-spring.html

Comment:

. . . and threw in a bonus story from my teen years, back when I wrote about writers who smoked cigarettes. That in itself is a valid reason to never write what you know.

Writing about smoking cigarettes as a teenager? Did your parents bust you on this one? I know I got it pretty good bad before I was “of age” when I was caught smoking.

What is it with writers and cigarettes, anyway? Though I’ve pretty much quit the habit now, I smoked steadily for about 11 years, a big reason being my writing. Not for the stereotype, mind you. I started smoking for different reasons altogether, but I did find that I needed to smoke before writing otherwise the words wouldn’t come. Thankfully, that’s not the case nowadays. I will concede, though, that there’s nothing like sipping coffee, smoking a cigarette and pondering your story. I always zoned out during those times, which set me up nicely for a session at the keyboard.

Really, almost all of my novels feature children as viewpoint characters in one place or another. I think it’s because I am permanently stuck in childhood!

Such is our plight, my friend. I look around and see the majority of those I knew growing up having done just that: grown up, yet here I am playing pretend for a living, putting my imagination down on paper and bringing those stories to the masses. What a life.

September 14, 2010
Blog: The Cajun Book Lady
Web: http://www.thecajunbooklady.com/

Comment:

I’d be interested in hearing some stories about what went down when ghost hunting. As a Christian, I know the spiritual side of our world is very real and does manifest itself from time to time (seen and heard too many things to discount anything but the spiritual reality we live in, more specifically a Christian one).

And this type of data does make for good story basis in general, especially when dealing in darker fiction. Adds a level of realism that wouldn’t be there otherwise.

September 14, 2010
Blog: Readaholic
Web: http://bridget3420.blogspot.com/2010/09/author-guest-post-call-me-anything-just.html

Comment:

The label market is a tricky one. One false move and readers complain about being misled. The problem is, it seems, some of the labeling is so specific. It can be very frustrating. Paranormal thriller. I like that. I remember a time when if someone asked me what kind of books I wrote and I’d say horror, they’d make a face and take a step back. So now I’ve stuck with “supernatural thriller” for some of my stuff, and downright “monster fiction” for others. And, of course, “superhero fiction” for my Axiom-man series. At least with those, I don’t have people trying to get away from me.

September 15, 2010
Blog: Candace’s Book Blog
Web: http://www.candacesbookblog.com/2010/09/they-hunger-reality-bites-guest-post-by.html

Comment:

Such is the life of the midlist author. Sometimes you swim, other times you sink. But it seems to me that even if this book sinks with Kensington, you got a good handle on self-publishing now and this book will get another voyage once you get the rights back, maybe even a “maiden” one, depending what you do to it while it’s at the docks. At least it’ll be home in its own harbor.

I’m with you on the vampires thing, though. Wish I was Blade because I’d totally dominate in a versus match with shiny, sparkling vampires. Actually, even as an overweight, hairy fanboy, I’m pretty sure I’d still dominate.

Unless they bit me.