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-- Thursday, May 19, 2005 --
Jon F. Merz - Tons of Updates!!!
 Merz has launched VANGUARD PUBLICITY, a new business devoted to author publicity. Vanguard will launch with bestselling author Douglas Clegg as our premiere interviewee.
Merz's website, www.zrem.com, will be defunct in about two weeks, and will be replaced by www.jonfmerz.com. The new site is under construction right now. To help launch, Merz will offer his never-before-published novel VICARIOUS on the site, along with some other cool bells & whistles.
Merz reports that he's seen some of the artwork for the first issue of THE FIXER comic series. "Lawson looks great and I'm incredibly happy to be working with such a talented team of professionals," says Merz. This is the comic that ships free with THE KENSEI special edition. It may well be the only way to get this particular issue, so if you haven't ordered a copy of THE KENSEI, you can still do so by visiting www.maelstrombooks.com and grabbing a copy.
Books 6-8 in the Lawson Vampire series have now been outlined. Book 6 will be called THE RIPPER. Book 7 will be called THE WRAITH and book 8 will be THE HUNTER. "I expect to do a deal for all eight as audiobooks in the Fall," reports Merz.
About a year ago, Merz put together a proposal for a reality TV series called BESTSELLER, in which two teams of midlist authors who haven't "broken out" vie for a chance to win a million dollar publishing deal while criss-crossing the country on a booksigning junket and engaging in challenges. According to Merz, the proposal didn't meet with much enthusiasm then, but then his agent sent Merz a press release about another reality series titled "Book Millionaire." Merz & his agent dove in again and the project is now with the head of the television division at THE FIRM, a blockbuster Los Angeles entertainment company. "Nothing's ever definite until the ink dries on the contract, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed," says Merz. "If nothing else, it helps spread my name a little bit more out in Hollywood."
And last, but not least, DANGER-CLOSE could go into a third printing soon.
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-- Wednesday, May 18, 2005 --
Doug Clegg Auctions "Vampyr-Icons" on eBay
Horror / fantasy author Douglass Clegg has launched a new promotion to help spread the word about his upcoming novel, THE PRIEST OF BLOOD, a medieval vampire fantasy due for release this fall in trade hardcover. This is book one in a new series from Clegg.
Using eBay as a forum, Clegg will auction off doll-like "Vampyr-Icons" that he has sculpted himself. The first Vampyr-Icon is available now on eBay. Just click here to view the auction!
The sculpted figurine stands about thirteen to fourteen inches high and is sculpted in clay. The auction winner gets the one-of-a-kind "Sorceress" Vampyr-Icon (Clegg's very first completed figurine sculpture), a signed and inscribed "Author Copy" of THE PRIEST OF BLOOD, plus a signed advance dustjacket of the trade hardcover of THE PRIEST OF BLOOD.
According to Clegg, he has sculpted about half a dozen Vampyr-Icons so far. More auctions to come!
Clegg is widely known for his experimental and creative book marketing techniques. You can read his book marketing blog here.
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-- Tuesday, May 17, 2005 --
Christopher Golden - Sleepy Hollow Just Woke Up!
 Classic horror is brought into the light of modern day in THE HOLLOW, a new teen book series written by Christopher Golden and Ford Lytle Gilmore.
New to Sleepy Hollow, teens Aimee and Shane Lancaster find that upon their arrival an ancient curse has been
unleashed upon the town, tracing back to a legend that might just be more truth than myth. Now an array of
evil demons is after them, with the infamous headless horseman leading the pack.
THE HORSEMAN, the first title in the series, is now available in stores. Look for it in the Teen Series or Young Adult section of your local bookstores and online shops.
THE HOLLOW is published by Razorbill, an exciting new imprint from Penguin Group USA. Amazon.com calls THE HOLLOW "spine-tingling horror."
THE HOLLOW release schedule
Book 1: The Horseman: Now Available
Book 2: Drowned: August 2005
Book 3: Mischief: November 2005
Book 4: Enemies: February 2006
If you would like to receive a full electronic press kit for THE HOLLOW, complete with the cover art and summaries for first three novels in the series, please email Little Willow at with the subject line THE HOLLOW EPK.
Likewise, if you would be interested in contacting the authors for interview opportunities or simply quotes, you may email Christopher Golden and he will respond accordingly.
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-- Monday, May 16, 2005 --
Stephen King's Past EW Columns Now Available
If you've ever tried to read previous installments of Stephen King's Entertainment Weekly column, The Pop of King, then you know that (until now) it was necessary to be a subscriber in order to access back issues.
Not any more! Now you can access the most recent columns by going to www.ew.com/stephenking.
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-- Sunday, May 15, 2005 --
Kurt Newton Story & Interview in Red Scream Magazine
Kurt Newton recently sold a 5000-word short story titled "Thirty-Two Scenes From A Dead Hooker's Mouth" to Red Scream Magazine.
The story will appear in the same issue as an interview with Newton. The exact issue has yet to be decided (possibly issue #2 or #3).
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