Born in Barbed Wire
When the Dust Settles - Ghost River Signed Copy Giveaway - Born in Barbed Wire Edition (TEASERS) - Epic Horror Writer Showdown - LBP: Chimera Contest & More!
When the Dust Settles
Hello from the Other Side of book release! Welp. I survived. I had a book baby and as damaged and broken as Ghost River is, it’s alive, and I love it.
Seems like some of you do as well, and that warms my heart. Ghost River is a risky book, and not for all readers. It dives headfirst into an empty pool of taboo subjects, emotional connections, and a cast of characters unlike any I’ve read before.
I wanted Ghost River to be an immersion of experience, good or bad. It’s where I worked through my anxieties around 2020, pandemics, and feeling trapped in a world full of toxic masculinity, few leaders, and even less heroes.
Like 2020, Ghost River never lets up. Its goal is to bathe you in the visceral horrors of existence in Orphan Rock until you become numb to the fear. When that happens, are you able to see what’s really hidden beneath the surface of corrosion?
Can there be love and beauty in a world full of pigs and predators where destiny is, at times, a false choice between what we want to be and are?
That is what Ghost River asked me, and will ask you too.
Signed Copy Giveaway
So yeah, since I’m a published author now that means I AM REQUIRED to give away free stuff. Kidding. I’m not required but want to. As you can see, I have a box full of Ghost River paperbacks and I have a Sharpie Pen so…
You want a signed copy? Yes?
Great! All you have to do is NOTHING (if you’re already subscribed to Broken Window). If you’re just visiting, drop your email (button below) to enter to win.
It’s FREE to SUBSCRIBE, and if you do you’ll be auto-magically entered in the world’s greatest contest. OK, so maybe it’s my greatest and ONLY contest. Semantics.
I’ll randomly draw a winner at the end of each month and contact the winner via email. The winner will have 7 days to get back to me, or else I’ll redraw.
International shipping rates may apply (if you live on the moon, or somewhere else far away I have to sell a kidney to pay for postage). <3
Ghost River: “Born in Barbed Wire” Edition
This is cool. I’ve always dreamed about a hardcover edition of my own book, so I put together a special edition I’m calling the ‘Born in Barbed Wire’ Edition.
It’s a hardcover edition of Ghost River w/dust jacket and interior book with digital artwork I whipped up specifically for GR. Since hardcovers are pricier to print, I’ll be purchasing a limited amount, signing, and selling the BiBW Edition directly.
The pricing and quantity available are TBD.
I’ll keep you posted and show the actual book once it’s in my grubby hands.
For now, here are the proofs:
Dust Jacket:
Hardcover (Under Jacket)
EPIC Horror Writer Showdown
What’s a little competition and bloodshed between friends, eh? Well, I’m happy to announce I’ll be battling it out with the talented Cassandra L. Thompson (Ancient Ones) for the Bone Throne of Horrordom. We’re accepting prompts from our Twitter Twiends and we’ll be writing a short piece on the most popular one!
On Thanksgiving weekend we’ll be posting our stories and wooing voters to pick their favorite. Yes, Cass is going to win. I’ve accepted this, but it will be fun nonetheless.
;)
Make sure you follow the showdown on Twitter and don’t forget to check out Cass’ new release “The Ancient Ones” if you’re into rich, gothic vampire fiction.
Lost Boys Press - CHIMERA Anthology
About:
LBP is pleased to announce that we will be holding a writing contest for the month of November and December!
We will choose 10-12 submissions to be published in our very first anthology, “Chimera” in the spring of 2021!
Prompt:
The topic for this contest is creature lore swap, so pick a favorite mythological or fantastical creature and swap their traits with another creature to create a totally unique myth!
Here’s an example: taking all or some traits of a vampire and swapping it with all or some traits of a werewolf, as in, a werewolf that will die in the sun and cannot abide garlic or something along those lines!
Winners will be published in ‘Chimera,’ our first anthology! E-book and print!
Rules:
All submissions must be no longer than 9k and submitted to submissions@lostboyspress.com. Add ‘Chimera Contest Submission’ in the subject line.
No submissions after Dec. 31st will be considered.
Winners:
If selected to feature in ‘Chimera,’ winners will be notified by email no later than Dec 15th. Winners will receive full publishing credit in the Chimera anthology w/royalty.
For more information as it becomes available:
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