Category Archives: Guest posts & Author Interviews

Interview- Seven Questions with Author Jeff Mariotte

Posted on 01/20/2012 | 18 Comments

What’s news?

Sci-fi/horror writer/blogger Julie Jansen left the following kind comments at Amazon in review of my novel, The Imaginings:

“I read this in an afternoon. The demon is like a horrific version of the baggage we all carry through life. I liked how the author made the demon emerge like a surge of emotion we’ve all experienced at one point or other. The book is well done and an enjoyable read.”

Thanks, Julie.  Wish I could say that I wrote it in an afternoon :)

For the rest of you, I would hope you pay a visit to Julie’s blog when you get a chance.  Click here.

What does the future hold?

Next Friday, my post will be entitled, “End of the World Stories We Hate to Love.”  (perhaps Part I of II.  We’ll see how long I ramble.)  There are a handful that popped into mind when I was trying to think of why we love apocalyptic stories so much, but I look forward to hearing your input, as well.

But without further ado… Continue reading →

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al-Qaeda and Zombies: Is there a connection? Guest post by Dr. Kyle Bishop

Posted on 01/06/2012 | 25 Comments

What does the future hold?

Given this week’s topic, it seems fitting that next week I review The Slab by Jeff Marriotte.  If you’ve read The Slab, you’ll understand the connection.  If not, I’ll tell you next Friday (but it’s not zombies).  And the Friday following (1/20), I’ll be posing my Seven Questions to Jeff.

But without further ado…

As I responded in the comments section of last week’s post, if you would’ve told me twenty-some-odd years ago when I was in high school with Kyle Bishop that I would be featuring an excerpt on my blog from his academic text on zombie films in popular culture, well, my first response would’ve been, “What’s a blog?”

But there would’ve been several other questions that would’ve followed.  For one, I had no idea that Kyle was another horror movie fan.  And for another, at that point in my life, even though I loved writing stories, I was getting ready to major in Biology.  Continue reading →

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Interview- Seven Questions with Horror Writer Blaze McRob

Posted on 12/30/2011 | 51 Comments

What’s news? 

My lovely wife gave me a Kindle for Christmas.

While this is not as big of a coup as some other people I know receiving an e-reader (as one friend has said, “You’d have to kill me and put it in my cold, dead fingers”), it’s still a pretty big step for me.  For a lengthier discussion of this internal debate, you can click my second ever post on this blog, To ‘e,’ or Not To ‘e.’

Otherwise, I’m kind of excited that I’ll be able to read more of my fellow writers’ works, given my meager teacher salary.  Not that I’ll have more free time to read, but at least I’ll have plenty of options when I do.

What does the future hold?

Next week’s take on horror will be a little more academic.  Several years ago, a friend of mine, English professor Dr. Kyle Bishop, wrote his doctoral thesis which has since been converted into a book called American Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture.  Next Friday I’ll be featuring an excerpt.

But without further ado… Continue reading →

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Author Interview- Seven Questions with Jonathan D. Allen

Posted on 11/18/2011 | 25 Comments

What’s news?

- I’ve been given The Versatile Blogger Award from fellow horror writer, Blaze McRob at Blaze McRob’s Tales of Horror.  As part of his own receiving of the award, he has listed seven interesting things about himself at his blog. And he is definitely an interesting guy.  I plan on putting him a little further under the microscope soon with my Seven Questions.  Until then, to learn more about Blaze and see his other nominations for the Versatile Blogger Award, click here.

- Had these nice comments from Aniko Carmean on The Imaginings.  Okay, I know I said I wouldn’t publish every review, but this also counts as promoting Aniko who has some pretty great things to say at her blog, as well.  Her byline is “the happy horror writer.”  Continue reading →

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900 Words with Me.

Posted on 11/11/2011 | 15 Comments

What’s news?

I received a great new review at Amazon for The Imaginings from author Hunter Shea.  Don’t worry.  I won’t put up every review here that I get, but seeing as I interviewed Hunter (click here for “Seven Questions with Author Hunter Shea”), I thought it was a nice connection.

“The Imaginings is a fun trip through hell on earth! Author Paul Dail does a great job weaving a horror story that will unsettle you. There’s a demon trying hard to gain purchase in our world, and he may have found the perfect human host to wreak havoc. The madness never lets up as everything hurtles to a confrontation for the ages in the Montana wild. Filled with rich, complex characters that will draw you in from the get-go, The Imaginings is a bitchin’ read.”

Thanks so much, Hunter.  And for the rest of you, if you haven’t already, please check out Hunter’s blog where you can find his recently released, Forest of Shadows (he’s getting some pretty great reviews, as well).

What does the future hold?

Speaking of author interviews, I’m excited to announce (or remind you if you read last week’s post) that next Friday, I will be posting “Seven Questions with Author Jonathan D. Allen.”  Continue reading →

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My first Coffin Hop giveaway! And “Seven Questions with Author Hunter Shea”

Posted on 10/21/2011 | 30 Comments

What’s news?

For the final week of October, I will be participating in two blog hops.  If you’ve never heard of this before, essentially it’s a way to find out about new bloggers with similar interests.  To see all the bloggers participating in these two hops, click on the links below:

- Halloween Hop (October 28-31)

- Coffin Hop Horror Web Tour (October 24-31)

All participating blogs in the Coffin Hop are supposed to be hosting some sort of contest.

Which means I’m hosting my first giveaway!  Three winners will be chosen to receive a free e-copy of my book The Imaginings.  In order to be eligible, the requirements are simple. Continue reading →

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Author Interview- Seven Questions with Carole Gill

Posted on 09/29/2011 | 29 Comments

What’s news?

- Today is the LAST DAY for the The Imaginings September-only .99 e-book sale!  Click here for more information

What does the future hold?

Next Friday is going to be a post mostly for my writers.  It’s a topic I’ve seen tackled in a few different arenas, but I’m going to throw my two cents in on getting past writer’s block (and I believe I’ll have some advice you haven’t heard or tried, because I have a couple of things I haven’t seen mentioned elsewhere).

But without further ado…

When I first started this crazy adventure into the world of e-publishing and self-promotion, I found a great site:  www.bookblogs.ning.com. 

This is where I first met horror author Carole Gill, author of The House on Blackstone Moor.  She was so very friendly from the start and soon invited me to join the Masters of Horror group on Facebook, an invitation which has opened so many doors for me, both to publishing opportunities and to simply more crazies like myself who find their pleasure in the darker side. Continue reading →

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Guest post from Jim McLeod- Ginger Nuts of Horror interview with Christopher Golden

Posted on 08/19/2011 | 2 Comments

What does the future hold?

Next Friday, I am pleased to say that I will be returning to the Flash Fiction fold for another round of #FridayFlash Horror which I will post here.  Again, if you’re not familiar, Flash Fiction has to be under 1000 words and fit a particular theme (mine might be stretching it a little bit, but I hope you’ll check back and see)

But without further ado…

I found the blog Ginger Nuts of Horror as I started my pursuit of marketing and promotion for my novel, The Imaginings.  I won’t go into the gory details of trying to find gems of wisdom in cacophony of voices on the internet, but will rather say that I was pleased to find Jim McLeod. Continue reading →

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Guest post from blogger/writer Jill-Elizabeth

Posted on 07/21/2011 | 12 Comments

What does the future hold?

Next Friday, I will be posting one of my own short stories.  And I mean short.  Weighing in at just under 1800 words (about 7 pages), Waiting for the Train is the shortest complete work I’ve written (well, at least since I made the decision that I wanted to be a writer).  It tells the story of Marianne Jordano, an unhappily married woman at the end of her wits, waiting in a crowded subway station.  Her train is running late, and Marianne is about to do something drastic.

But without further ado…

I met Jill Elizabeth at Book Blogs.  If you’re a big reader, you would love this site (although it’s a little overwhelming if you’re a writer trying to promote your books).  I liked this post of hers because I know there are many readers out there who are looking for a new book to read but maybe don’t have a lot of time on their hands.

One of Jill's top ten "Little Books with Big Stories"

I also like Jill because she isn’t afraid to take on the classics.  Being in education, I’ve found that too many people revere the classics just because of their name, but while Jill has some classics in this list, in another post, she wasn’t afraid to bring up the topic of books that everyone was supposed to love that she just didn’t (entitled, “I Wanted to Like Them, I Swear I Did.”).  Finally, she was kind enough to feature me on her blog as a guest with my post “Why do I like to write horror stories?” Continue reading →

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Guest post/excerpt from memoirist Brandon R. Schrand

Posted on 06/30/2011 | 4 Comments

What does the future hold?

Inspired by a Facebook prompting by this week’s guest author (and by the excerpt from his second book which I’m about to share), next week’s posting will be my own Works Cited list, with ten books that have had an impact on me.

But without further ado…

Author and friend Brandon R. Schrand

I went to college with Brandon Schrand.  Or at least we lived in the same place for the same span of time, during which at least one or the other of us was attempting to go to college.  I could go on for some time on the stories, but for the purpose of this introduction, perhaps all you need to know is that at some point in our friendship we considered ourselves a pairing something akin to Hunter S. Thompson and Dr. Gonzo.  Continue reading →

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