Doing this mostly as a filler and to explain the delay; attended HorrorHound Weekend this past weekend and have been sick with the flu since Sunday night. I'll post a more extensive blog in the next day or two.
Thanks for understanding.
-B
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
And It Begins to Come into Focus...
First things first: the nature of the beast, or blog, as it were...
I previously mentioned this as a possibility, but the decision has now been ratified by my committee of, well, one: I MOST DEFINITELY, without any doubt whatsoever, will be including interviews as an integral part of this blog! In fact, I've already lined up several great interviewees for your reading pleasure and I'll do my best to make sure that you enjoy the experience. So, next comes the hard part: composing and presenting the actual questions; which, if that's truly the hard part, then I have nothing whatsoever to complain about because the very thought of doing these puts a great big ol' smile on my face. See? >>> :D
The first interview I plan on presenting will be with Bizarro (no, he's not an enemy of Superman...at least I don't think he is...) Author and Brahm Stoker Award Nominee, Jeremy C. Shipp! Shipp's work has been presented in such notable publications as Cemetery Dance, ChiZine, and Apex Magazine as well as numerous anthologies. He is the author of two novels: Vacation and Cursed (on the 2009 Stoker Final Ballot for Superior Achievement in a Novel). His writings have been praised by fellow authors including Gary A. Braunbeck (In Silent Graves; Coffin County), Piers Anthony (The Xanth Series), John Skipp (Light at the End; Jake's Wake) and Jack Ketchum (Off Season; The Girl Next Door).
If you'd like to see a sample of his unusual, yet hauntingly told and grippingly written stories, CLICK HERE.
I previously mentioned this as a possibility, but the decision has now been ratified by my committee of, well, one: I MOST DEFINITELY, without any doubt whatsoever, will be including interviews as an integral part of this blog! In fact, I've already lined up several great interviewees for your reading pleasure and I'll do my best to make sure that you enjoy the experience. So, next comes the hard part: composing and presenting the actual questions; which, if that's truly the hard part, then I have nothing whatsoever to complain about because the very thought of doing these puts a great big ol' smile on my face. See? >>> :D
The first interview I plan on presenting will be with Bizarro (no, he's not an enemy of Superman...at least I don't think he is...) Author and Brahm Stoker Award Nominee, Jeremy C. Shipp! Shipp's work has been presented in such notable publications as Cemetery Dance, ChiZine, and Apex Magazine as well as numerous anthologies. He is the author of two novels: Vacation and Cursed (on the 2009 Stoker Final Ballot for Superior Achievement in a Novel). His writings have been praised by fellow authors including Gary A. Braunbeck (In Silent Graves; Coffin County), Piers Anthony (The Xanth Series), John Skipp (Light at the End; Jake's Wake) and Jack Ketchum (Off Season; The Girl Next Door).
If you'd like to see a sample of his unusual, yet hauntingly told and grippingly written stories, CLICK HERE.
And speaking of Gary...
Had a wonderful weekend and the pleasure of spending time with several friends and fellow members of Indiana Horror Writers including Sara and Bill Larson, Michael West, and Kathy Watness. We traveled to Madison, IN to visit with authors extraordinaire (as well as married couple and people extraordinaire) , Lucy A. Snyder and Gary A. Braunbeck as they participated in the 4 Year Anniversary celebration for That Book Place.
I have to give high praise to the bookstore itself: I love the chain emporiums with their myriad selection of new books, coffee moieties and free WiFi service and I think Half Price Books has a fantastic selection of used material, but to see a small, indie store like That Book Place thrive gives me a great thrill. I used to own and operate an independent comic and collectibles shop for a number of years in Indianapolis called The Realm of Dreams Comics, so “the little guy” has a special place in my heart. It was my first visit at that particular store and, barring limitations of travel due to the proximity to my home (it was a ninety-or-so-minute drive), I hope it's not the last.
A fun time with friends at a wonderful bookstore, followed by a meal at a Chinese buffet made for one perfect day.
Until next Monday...
-B
Friday, March 19, 2010
Happy Birthday to Me! Well...sorta...
Hey, folks. Thanks for checking out my LiveJournal and Blogger accounts and welcome, one and all!
And no, it's not MY birthday, but it IS the birth date of my new blog and that's something for me to celebrate, right?
Since you're here I'm assuming it's because you saw the link I posted on Facebook or Twitter and decided to follow it over here and see what I'm up to this time. In my book that means you're curious, so I say “Congratulations!” to you because curiosity is indeed a sign of intelligence, or at least that's what I've been told. Come to think of it, it's also a quality often attributed to cats of the formerly-living variety too, though, but I'll assume my deceased-felines-come-back-from-the-dead readership is a relatively low one; it is called LIVEJournal (unless you're seeing the Blogger version), after all. But if I'm wrong then I guess I owe many a zombie kitty a thorough and heartfelt apology; it's not my intent to discriminate. Here's a zombie mouse for your troubles.
So, as I was saying, you may be wondering what exactly I'm up to over here at LiveJournal. And that is quite assuredly, WITHOUT A DOUBT a most reasonable question, yes siree. Indeed it is. In fact, it is SUCH a reasonable question that I truly wish I had a definite answer for you, but the truth of the matter is I honestly don't. Not at this point, at least.
Now please keep in mind that the key word in all that was “EXACTLY"; that's not to say I don't have some vague little plan in mind as to what I'll be doing with this site and where I'll be taking you fine, fine folks, but I want to keep it a little experimental and play it by ear, as it were. Hey, I've never done this before so work with me here. Besides, it adds an air of mystery if I keep it vague, right? And who doesn't love a mystery. But if you're going to press me to share some of what you'll most likely be seeing here-and you will I can just tell-then I'll say this: I'll probably mix it up a little here and there and see what works best. At present I plan to have some general blogs involving an unsolicited and, preferably, none-too-idiotic opinion or two, but I'll try my best not to slip into a full-on, foaming-at-the-mouth, complete and total rant. I'll also work in some movie reviews and probably some book reviews as well. I'll share some things about my experiences involving the day-to-day fun of trying to get established as a professional writer and I just might even do an interview here and there with friends and acquaintances in the writing and film world.
As to my current scheduling plans for posting new blogs? My intention is to have a new one up every Monday morning so we'll see how that works. Again, nothing is carved in stone.
Oh, and as to the name? Hmm...no clue, but I'm open to suggestions so if you have any ideas shoot me a message or leave me a comment. “Confessions of a Crazed Insomniac”? Maybe? Or not.
So, yeah. That's it for now. Where's the off switch on this thing?
-B
And no, it's not MY birthday, but it IS the birth date of my new blog and that's something for me to celebrate, right?
Since you're here I'm assuming it's because you saw the link I posted on Facebook or Twitter and decided to follow it over here and see what I'm up to this time. In my book that means you're curious, so I say “Congratulations!” to you because curiosity is indeed a sign of intelligence, or at least that's what I've been told. Come to think of it, it's also a quality often attributed to cats of the formerly-living variety too, though, but I'll assume my deceased-felines-come-back-from-the-dead readership is a relatively low one; it is called LIVEJournal (unless you're seeing the Blogger version), after all. But if I'm wrong then I guess I owe many a zombie kitty a thorough and heartfelt apology; it's not my intent to discriminate. Here's a zombie mouse for your troubles.
So, as I was saying, you may be wondering what exactly I'm up to over here at LiveJournal. And that is quite assuredly, WITHOUT A DOUBT a most reasonable question, yes siree. Indeed it is. In fact, it is SUCH a reasonable question that I truly wish I had a definite answer for you, but the truth of the matter is I honestly don't. Not at this point, at least.
Now please keep in mind that the key word in all that was “EXACTLY"; that's not to say I don't have some vague little plan in mind as to what I'll be doing with this site and where I'll be taking you fine, fine folks, but I want to keep it a little experimental and play it by ear, as it were. Hey, I've never done this before so work with me here. Besides, it adds an air of mystery if I keep it vague, right? And who doesn't love a mystery. But if you're going to press me to share some of what you'll most likely be seeing here-and you will I can just tell-then I'll say this: I'll probably mix it up a little here and there and see what works best. At present I plan to have some general blogs involving an unsolicited and, preferably, none-too-idiotic opinion or two, but I'll try my best not to slip into a full-on, foaming-at-the-mouth, complete and total rant. I'll also work in some movie reviews and probably some book reviews as well. I'll share some things about my experiences involving the day-to-day fun of trying to get established as a professional writer and I just might even do an interview here and there with friends and acquaintances in the writing and film world.
As to my current scheduling plans for posting new blogs? My intention is to have a new one up every Monday morning so we'll see how that works. Again, nothing is carved in stone.
Oh, and as to the name? Hmm...no clue, but I'm open to suggestions so if you have any ideas shoot me a message or leave me a comment. “Confessions of a Crazed Insomniac”? Maybe? Or not.
So, yeah. That's it for now. Where's the off switch on this thing?
-B
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