Whatcha doing this evening? Coming to the Shades and Shadows reading tonight in LA? You really should, because not only will there be five other stellar authors there, but I’ll be reading, too. I can’t wait. Please stop by and say hi!
Join Us on Zombiepalooza Tonight!
Jackie Chin was gracious enough to invite five Bram Stoker Award nominees and winners onto her show tonight! Kick back and chat. Zombiepalooza Radio Live Presents: Winners and Nominees from the Bram Stoker Awards (May-2016) Date: 5-20-16 Time: 8:00 pm till 1am EST Place: YouTube- https://goo.gl/lQPXI2 1. 8:10-9pm EST: Author Patrick Freivald Nominated for Superior Achievement in a Novel – … Read More
So, Um. This Happened. Thank You!
On Saturday night, I was blown away when I was awarded the beautiful Bram Stoker Award for my story Little Dead Red. Little Dead Red is probably the darkest thing I’ve written. It’s a tale about little girls, their dead-inside mothers, and the Wolves of the world. It’s a tale of love and justice. It’s a difficult read because it isn’t … Read More
Get To Know A Bram Stoker Award Nominee
After the official Bram Stoker Awards nomination ballots were announced, I was contacted and asked to give an interview as an official nominee. (I’m a nominee! Yay!) The awards are later this week and they didn’t have time to run the interview series, but I’m allowed to put my interview up here. Please take a second to read some of … Read More
Greetings From Moon Hill!
Todd Keisling and Anthony Rapino of Awkward Conversations with Geeky Writer’s Gang have been working on something top secret. They’ve finally announced it, and I am so excited! I’m going to use Todd’s own words for this because he tells it best. The Big Secret: GREETINGS FROM MOON HILL Tony Rapino and I have teased you relentlessly over the last … Read More
This Mother's Day Thing Is A Mixed Bag
We love our mothers. Of course we love our mothers. But they drive us crazy. They raised us wonderfully/strangely/amazingly/poorly or they didn’t raise us at all. They fill us with love or hate or guilt or horror or remorse. We take care of them or they take care of us. Perhaps we have never met them. Perhaps we like it … Read More
Becoming Mob, Judge, Jury, and Executioner
The horror world has been a mess lately, and I mostly try to stay out of it. I want to help where I can, lend support to those I love, and lift my skirts above the spilled blood we’re all wading through. But things are reaching a fever pitch and I need to say something. Be careful. Be careful of … Read More
My Bram Stoker Award Nomination Certificate!
And fingernails that I haven’t bitten to the quick, yet! Woo hoo! I’m so happy to be nominated. We’ll find out the winners next month at Stokercon, which will be pretty cool. Hope to see some of you there!
Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: 99 Cents!
Two posts in one day? I know, man. Craaaaazy. Stabby-award winning Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love is on sale for 99 cents. Grab your Kindle version here. This is a Kindle Countdown, which means the price will increase by a dollar every 24 hours until it’s regular price. Right now it’s 99 cents for another 18 hours. … Read More
Pretty Little Dead Girls is on sale for 99 cents!
The Kindle version of Pretty Little Dead Girls is on sale for 99 cents! Don’t miss it. You can pick up your copy HERE. It’s a Kindle Countdown, so that means the price goes up by a dollar every 24 hours. You can get it for 99 cents for ten more hours. “Run, Star Girl.” Bryony Adams is destined to be murdered, … Read More