Camelot Books has begun shipping copies of Is There A Demon In You? There are still copies available. You can order one here. Still a few free chapbooks left, too.
It occurred to me last night that, had the heart attack killed me, my Lifetime Subscribers would be justifiably pissed off. It didn’t kill me, but it has slowed me down. Over the last two weeks, I’ve been working on The Lost Level, Hole In The World, my keynote speech for Anthocon, and editing Apocrypha. That, combined with some familial stress, has left me feeling like I did in early September. I described it to my ex-wife this morning as “a head cold on the left side of my chest”. I had a much needed and welcome respite last Saturday night. Went out with Geoff Cooper, Kelli Owen, Bob Ford, Meteornotes, Wesley Southard, Matt and Pam Blazi, and Qweequeg, and spent an evening not thinking about deadlines or family stuff. Thanks to them for the break. And thanks to Apex Book Company for being patient above and beyond reason regarding this Lost Level deadline.
KHP won’t be publishing Binky. That was another one I blew the deadline on, and they elected to exercise the contractual clause that cancels the book. I don’t blame them a bit. The fault lies entirely with me. I mailed back the advance this morning, and I wish Jerrod, S.D., and Karen all the best in the world. They’re good folks, and business is just business. So, for now, Binky is on the back-burner. I’ll finish it after I finish some of these other late books.
Lifetime Subscribers can expect their next shipment in coming weeks. Shipments start next Monday and will be staggered, so please be patient. This shipment will include the following: The Damned Highway, Dead Sea, The Last Zombie: Dead New World, and The Last Zombie: Inferno issues #2, 3, and 4 (and copies of Clickers II for those who were shorted). January’s shipment will include Kill Whitey, Castaways, Ghoul, The Cage, Dark Hollow, and The Last Zombie: Inferno #5.
I’ll be at AnthoCon in Portsmouth, New Hampshire this weekend. My schedule is here. And next weekend, I’ll be in Portland, Oregon for Bizarrocon. Hope to see some of you there. As announced previously, these will be my last two appearances for quite a while.
See you this weekend.
That sux about Binky!! I was looking forward to that one. Hopefully it will still see print one day.
I know it is hard but try and take it easy! We want you around for awhile. Will you have books for sale in NH or should we bring one to have you sign?
I’ll be that person harassing you on Saturday at Bizarrocon with bribes and books to sign. Gonna be a blast!
Brian, look after yourself
Hello Brian,
For many years I have been following your messages , but never had the ” urge” to leave a comment. Until now; Just try to live a healthy life , so your children will have a father in the coming years.
Forget about your readers; they are not that important. You and your children,your family and your friends are important.F)**K the rest!!
Take Care,
DutchErik
From the Netherlands
Thanks, gang!
DutchErik: Well, now that you’ve left a comment, you will have to leave more!
Swampdonkey: Be safe and bring books to sign. Not sure if any of the dealers will have copies or not.
I never post either, but take care. I’m glad to hear you’re taking some much-deserved time off soon. And it is very deserved.
Hey Brian – I’d rather wait for your good stuff than have you sick or stressed. Just do what you can for us but take care of yourself first.
Your rock star/mid-list horror writer lifestyle, combined with your admiration of Hunter S Thompson, was the lethal cocktail which kept me away from the “Lifetime” Subscription in the first place. The whiskey, the cigars, the llamas, the “snorting-lines-off-the-asses-of-hookers”….all these things kept me from shelling out my $. So, you, the new & improved, less stressed BK, write at a pace that mantains the delicate balance of bill-paying, hugging the boys (and Mary) and enjoying that awesome Susquehanna view, while I will continue to spend a disproportionate amount of my disposable (ha!) income on your stellar works. Live long and prosper. In that order.
And I echo Jeff’s wonderful Mr. Spock line “Live long and prosper”.
Got my book and bonus about a week ago. Im glued to it when I can but its slow going do to my schedule. good shit