The Year So Far…(and a pretty good one to boot!)

I started out the year with some modest goals while I tried to build on the beginning success of last year.  2011 was my first full year of writing and I finished the year with 10 stories in 8 anthologies.  My goal was 5, so I thought I did ok.  Raising the bar higher for 2012, I found myself with 5 stories already finding homes in 2012.  The running total now is 15 tales in 13 books, so be sure to collect them all!  This year should also see the release of my first novella if everything stays on course and according to plan.  I’m not going to say much at this point except that the manuscript is in the editor’s hands and we will begin polishing it up soon.  My goal is to have it ready for the book signing I have lined up in October.  More to come on the event later…

The anthologies getting to print have been steady this year so far also.  Ten Silver Bullets, Zombie Writing, Short Sips: Coffee House Flash Fiction V.2, Undead Tales 2, and a new printing of Undead of Winter have been released since the first of the year with several more coming shortly.  The shelf in the office is growing larger and looks more impressive with every release.  Good trend to have and to celebrate the release of Undead Tales 2, I will have a drawing from all blog subscribers on May 15, 2012.  Anyone who is an active subscriber and comments on this post by that date will be entered to win an autographed copy of the anthology.

I enjoy the spinning of yarns for those who like the darkness hiding in the everyday recesses of life.  If you read and follow any new or established author, go to their Amazon page, their Facebook page, or their Twitter @BrentTAbell (click on the word and the nice little link will take you there or you can get there from the links on the side of the page) and ’LIKE’ them or the books they’re involved in.  Let all of us know if you liked it or not, give some feedback, or just tell us you’re reading us.  That my friends is what keeps us going, not some blind ambition to get rich.  Well, if I can, I won’t turn it down.

I have stuff to do on some projects, so be sure to take a few minutes and do some liking!

Goodnight and here are the new release covers…

“Zombie Writing!” is now ready for YOU!

The non-fiction Zombie Writing! that I have a piece in is out now on Amazon for the Kindle.  If you act swiftly, it is free until Saturday night.  The print version should be on there soon, but while you’re waiting…get the free one and learn a thing or two about the zombie writing genre.  Editor Armand Rosamilia put together a great book for Rymfire Undead (the Rymfire brand is splitting off into different components), so click here to go get some good ‘ol free readin’ material.  Don’t forget to like it on the Amazon page and leave a review after you’ve had some time to let the book eat your brain.  Stop fooling around here and hop to it…NOW!!!!!!!!

Goodnight…

Updates and Who I Endorse In 2012

First off, I have made some more tweaks to the page and you can now view the Facebook section on the sidebar.  That is for the page I set up for just the writing gig, so if you haven’t already, go and ‘Like It’ so I can feel better about myself.  There are author links in the ‘Author Links’ section now (not many, but there will be more). 

Armand over at Rymfire sent out the cover for the Zombie Writing! book of non-fiction essays today.  When I looked at it, I realized that the dude is how I feel most of the time.  Believe me, most times I want to jab a pencil, pen, or any other sharp pointy object into my skull.

The book will be out in a week or so and I will give you all the links as soon as it goes live in electronic and print form.  I will also have a short interview with the editor Armand Rosamilia to celebrate the release also.

I hate my laptop for one simple reason… it won’t save stuff where I want it to.  I’m pretty lazy and because I have not been paying attention when I save stuff, I have story fragments all over the place.  I am going to change that and make a folder for each tale and then dig through all the files and look under every bed until each story has A folder for it and not each draft being in twelve different places.  This takes time so I doubt I’ll get a lot done.  Writing or cleaning up the hard drive?  Not even close, I’ll write every time.

Lastly, many have asked about who I am endorsing for the 2012 Presidential Election.  I am very political and very…Republican, so the Primaries are something I am laughing at on a daily basis.  In a world where the incumbant is very beatable, the GOP sends in the clowns.  Being pragmatic, I would say the Waffle King over the angry old man, the crazy old man, the one from Texas, and the one who has a name bestowed on a very disgusting act.  I looked closely at who I thought could lead our country back to greatness and have the rest of the world kneeling and begging our feet.  I wanted a leader who oozes power and might, one who causes others to tremble in terror.  So in 2012 I endorse…

I’m not sure who did this wonderful piece, but I would credit you if I knew.  The tag line sums up how I feel about the election this year.  Instead of a lesser, let us rise up and vote for the greatest evil ever.  I don’t think we’ll be disappointed

Goodnight…