Fellow Snowbooker, Sean Cummings (Shade Fright, Funeral Pallor), has set up a wonderfully innovative blog, where authors Nancy Holzner, Erin Kellison, Thomas Emson and my good self will join him to offer weekly posts on pretty much anything that has to do with dark fantasy, horror and urban fantasy. We might even throw in some zombies, lycanthropes, serial killing vampires and a host of other goodies including giveaways of our books and sample chapters.
I'm the Designated Sunday Blogger. Read my first post, entitled 'Hangovers and Glad Rags' at:
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=28
My second post is now up with a free book giveaway!
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=128
Free stuff - it has to winner!! Good post - I'm obsessive enough that I could make mental in similar circumstances.
Anyway I should point out that Zone Alarm has popped up an alert suggesting your site might be an attack site and I should leave unless I really trust it. These things can happen because of some ads, so I don't know how to address it or even get yourself removed. Might be worth looking into.
Quote from: Emperor on 10 October, 2010, 05:11:25 PM
Free stuff - it has to winner!! Good post - I'm obsessive enough that I could make mental in similar circumstances.
Anyway I should point out that Zone Alarm has popped up an alert suggesting your site might be an attack site and I should leave unless I really trust it. These things can happen because of some ads, so I don't know how to address it or even get yourself removed. Might be worth looking into.
Cheers, Emp! I'll pass that along to the site admin (who knows more about this stuff than I do)! :)
This week's blog entry is from OCTOCON convention, where I met fellow boarders Rich Clements, Vicky Stonebridge and Mike Carrol.
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=187
Quote from: HOO-HAA on 17 October, 2010, 10:07:52 PM
This week's blog entry is from OCTOCON convention, where I met fellow boarders Rich Clements, Vicky Stonebridge and Mike Carrol.
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=187
Great to meet you, sir!
Was looking for you on Sunday evening- did you slip off early..?
Quote from: Richmond Clements on 20 October, 2010, 11:26:20 AM
Quote from: HOO-HAA on 17 October, 2010, 10:07:52 PM
This week's blog entry is from OCTOCON convention, where I met fellow boarders Rich Clements, Vicky Stonebridge and Mike Carrol.
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=187
Great to meet you, sir!
Was looking for you on Sunday evening- did you slip off early..?
You too, Rich!
Are you guys heading to P-Con?
Yeah, we slipped away like thieves in the night! Had to get back to our wee doggie.
Doubt we'll be at P-con, I'm afraid.
You missed a bloody good pizza in Hell (name of the pizza place, not the metaphysical location) on Sunday evening.
Next time..!
Well, hey nanny ho! It's THE WALKING DEAD week on DCS! Tune in to all our writers' blogs this week for FREE BOOK GIVEAWAYS and lots of cool ponderings over ALL THINGS ZOMBIE! :D
http://darkcentralstation.com/
And here, fellow boarders, is my discussion of why I write zombie horror. I hope you get a chance to read it :)
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=245
This week's DCS post is entitled HANGOVER OF THE DEAD.
Nuff said...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=311
Today's DCS post goes out to the reader...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=595
In today's DCS post, I talk about the wonderful Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks that still inspire my writing today...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=631
Quote from: HOO-HAA on 28 November, 2010, 10:43:54 AM
In today's DCS post, I talk about the wonderful Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks that still inspire my writing today...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=631
Lovely stuff! I still have some FF books knocking about. I love 'em! Some new ones came out recently and some with re-done covers.
Cheers, mate!
And you're right, they're still going strong:
http://www.fightingfantasy.com/
I don't think Livingstone and Jackson are involved anymore, though. However, as one guy posted on the DCS blog, there's a world of opportunity for gamebooks with e-books and e-readers growing in popularity. The gamebook could become a lot more interactive, perhaps do for e-readers what the Wii did for console gaming.
In today's DCS post, I'm offering a peek at the prologue from my sci-fi thriller, PLASTIC JESUS. I'll be putting the finishing dots to this bad boy over the next few weeks. For now, though, enjoy this exclusive taster! :)
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=695
Holy festive giveaways! Fancy scoring yourself a copy of ALL the latest work from DCS bloggers Thomas Emson, Gary McMahon, Sean Cummings, Erin Kellison, Christina Henry, Nancy Holzner and my horrortastic self?! Check out DCS' FRIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=752
In today's DCS post, I share some exciting news of ZOMBIE XMAS GOODNESS coming your way from yours truly (with more than a little help from Malachy Coney and Stephen Downey)! Plus, win copies of FLU and the aforementioned special signed XMAS mini-comic in my FRIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS giveaway! Go grab it!
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=826
Today's DCS post includes a little festive zombie madness, some important news on FLU as well as the winners from last week's competition! Go grab it! :)
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=869
In today's DCS post, I talk DETOX.
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=901
There's an excerpt from my forthcoming apocalyptic horror novel, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, in today's DCS post:
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=946
Today on DCS, I talk about e-books... Are they a threat or opportunity?
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=986
In today's DARK CENTRAL STATION blogpost, I talk the re-release of DROP DEAD GORGEOUS...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1040
Today on DCS, I round-up of the first week of the re-release of DROP DEAD GORGEOUS (featuring artwork from Lee 'Goatboy' Hartnup!)
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1100
In today's DCS post, I begin a new series of blogs entitled 'counter-publishing' - looking at those folks who are choosing alternative ways of getting their writing into the public domain. First up is Mr Sean Patrick Nolan, talking about the birth of Reaver Publishing Group.
Check it out!
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1165
In today's DCS post, I continue my series on 'counter-publishing', introducing folks who are using the internet to try new ways of engaging an audience for their writing. Today, it's over to Mr Jonathan Wood!
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1233
In today's DCS post, I talk about last weekend's P-CON...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1361
In today's DCS post, I list my items for auction this week as part of GENRE FOR JAPAN. I also reflect on how much I have been entertained and inspired by J-HORROR. Check it out!
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1413
Today, I discuss how to deal with a bad review:
'Social networking sites and web forums have been ablaze this week about self-published author, Jacqueline Howett. Her very public response to a review of her Kindle release, THE GREEK SEAMAN, has both gobsmacked and entertained readers across Internet Land. And what a car-crash, poor Jacqueline simply unable to accept the mild criticism offered by Big Al's Books blog reviewer, seemingly because any criticism of her work at all is an insult. And I must say, despite the increasingly overblown drama throughout her blog comments, I think all writers would have to relate to how Jacqueline is feeling. Dealing with criticism isn't easy...'
READ MORE: http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1440
Permuted/ Simon & Schuster author, James Melzer guest blogs at DCS:
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1517
In today's DCS post, I review BLOODSHOW by Guy N Smith...
'I'm a pulp horror fan. Always have been, always will be. I went to school in the 80s, a boom time for pulp horror fiction. All of the lads I hung about with read horror. It was the thing to do. But not just any horror: You were expected to choose one writer only, stand by them and fight their corner – much like a football team – slamming everyone else's choice. I chose King, at the time. Others chose James Herbert or Guy N Smith, while the most extreme thrillseekers chose Hutson. And while I've long since given up my King exclusivity, I've only just this very second finished my first Guy N Smith novel...'
(READ MORE: http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1534)
In today's DCS, I review HAUNTED by James Herbert....
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1600
In today's DCS, I continue my series on 'Counter-Publishing', this week featuring fellow genre hacks, David Moody and Andy Jappo Remic...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1718
In today's DCS I showcase some wonderful illustrations inspired by David Naughton-Shires' reading of my two apoc-horror novels, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS and FLU...
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1787
In today's DCS, I talk about my visit to Derry's 2D COMICS FESTIVAL, with shout-outs to Maura McHugh, Patrick Brown, David McDonald at Hibernia, as well as Ryan Brown and all the Beserker boys - and more!
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1886
Back by (un) popular demand! Today's DCS features another of my pulp horror reviews; a double-bill of Shaun Hutson's HEATHEN and HYBRID.
http://darkcentralstation.com/?p=1967