Saturday, March 28, 2009

Begging for votes ...



If you've tuned into this blog the last week or so, then you know I've shamelessly been asking folks to head over to Book Spot Central and vote for my novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse. (I'm even getting a little sick of myself.) I was actually pretty surprised to win the first couple of rounds. But now I've run up against the novel Goblin War by Jim C. Hines. Hines must have some pretty loyal fans, because he's really piling up the votes, and I probably won't be able to catch him unless a miracle happens. Win or lose, I'm proud to say that I think Mr. Hines and I have put on a pretty good show and my book vs. his looks to be the biggest match of the tournament. (So far anyway.)

Having said that, I feel a very warm and fuzzy swelling of gratitude to the many folks who have voted for me. And hey, it's not over yet. I'd appreciate anyone's vote right now if you haven't voted yet. Go and vote now!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Go-Go makes it to the Elite Eight ... but all is not rosey



I'd like to thank all of you who've been voting for my novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse over at Book Spot Central's book vs. book smackdown tournament. But I'm currently getting my ass handed to me by a a book called Goblin War. Folks, get over there and vote. I know, I know. I'm getting tired of hearing myself ask it. But we've come to far to give up. GO VOTE!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Book vs. Book Smackdown ... One last plea

Folks, Book Spot Central's book vs. book tournament rages on. Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse is in a tough battle and needs your vote. Those who have voted already are officially declared awesome by the state and local agencies in charge of such things. Those of you who have been waiting to vote in order to build suspense should go vote now! Voting will close soon. Thanks!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Twitter me this, Batman

So I used to be on Twitter. Then I quit. I just couldn't imagine people wanted to get updates on what I was eating or watching on TV. So I bailed. Then some dude tricked me into going back. Now I'm a twit. Or is it twitterer? Huh. The point is that I need followers. Why? To conquer stuff, I guess. Something small at first. Maybe the Popeye's Chicken down the street. They are SO SLOW and ALWAYS get my order wrong. No gravy on the mashed potatoes, bastards!

Where was I? Ah.

So if you are a twitter person, or think you might like to be, then please consider following me on Twitter. Don't you want to know what I'm doing every second? Sure you do.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Bullet point of the apocalypse

* First, many many thanks to all of the awesome folks who voted for Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse over at the Book Spot Central book vs. book smackdown tournament. Your efforts have propelled me into the Sweet Sixteen round. Voting is open for the next round, so I hope you'll stick with me and go vote again. Thanks!

* Next, thank you thank you thank you to the cool people in the Louisiana State University English Department who run the Readers & Writers Series and invited me to read last night to a very receptive crowd. It was fun. Double extra thanks to Professor Brannon Costello who introduced me and made me sound like a big shot. Poet Laura Mullen put the whole event together. Thanks heaped onto her also. The other reader on the bill was poet Oni Buchanan who dazzled the crowd the a multi-media presentation. Super-keen fun all around.

* If you enjoy apocalypse and own an X-Box360 then you should be playing THIS.

* Vampire A GO-GO has sold to Germany.

* TEASER. New awesome projects in the works. Stay tuned to this blog for announcements.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Book Spot Central book vs. book smackdown ... Go-Go Girls against the ropes



Folks, voting is still open at Book Spot Central and my novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse is trailing by just a vote or two. Don't wait. Go and vote now! The Go-Go Girls will thank you. (Not in person.)

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

SNIKT



The cool folks over at Comic Book Resources caught up with me recently to ask a few questions about the upcoming issue of Wolverine I wrote for Marvel Comics. Go check it out.

Book Spot Central book vs. book smackdown tournament: part 2



I'm still not exactly sure how this works, but apparently my novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse has made it past the first round. If you didn't have a chance to vote before (or would like to vote again) then go to Book Spot Central and vote for the fighting Go-Go Girls. If you do, you'll build Karma.

Monday, March 16, 2009

GO-GO GIRLS OF THE APOCALYPSE March Madness Tournament Smackdown!



Just got word that Book Spot Central is running some sort of March Madness type tournament in which they pit novels against one another in a cage match. Blood and carnage. If you read Go-GO and enjoyed the novel, then please go vote. I'm only just hearing about this tournament, and I'm not 100% clear on all the details, but everyone loves a good fight, right? GO VOTE!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Friday night wine choice



Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Blind animals.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Yo, Cross-genre types, PLOTS WITH (ray) GUNS needs you.



Anthony Neil Smith needs your kick-ass noir/transgressive stories ... but with a future twist. You can check out submission details RIGHT HERE.

Okay, writer types. Lets see if you have the chops for PWG.