Welcome to my live journal
Posted on | August 30, 2004 | 5 Comments
Okay, so I’m jumping on the band wagon. A lot of my writer friends are starting live journals, so I thought I’d give it a try. I already have a message board (http://www.bevvincent.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi) that I post to most every day, and it contains something of a web log, but maybe this will reach a broader audience. Who knows?
Anyhow…
For those of you who don’t have a clue who I am…I’m the author of the upcoming book The Road to the Dark Tower, due out four weeks from tomorrow. You can pre-order it from Amazon now (today’s shameless self-promotion) or wait until it shows up at stores near you. I may write more about this later, but for the time being that’s all I’ll say on that subject.
I also write a column for Cemetery Dance magazine, write book reviews for the local newspaper and have published something like 25-30 short stories in a variety of magazines, anthologies and web-zines. The current stories are “Unknown Soldier,” a ghost story in ALL HALLOWS #36, which is the journal of the Ghost Story Society. You can pick this up at Shocklines if you’re interested, and “One of Those Weeks,” in the anthology FROM THE BORDERLANDS, which will be in stores this week. This was originally released as BORDERLANDS 5 and contains stories by Stephen King, Whitley Strieber, Bentley Little and a few dozen others. It’s a very cool collection.
I’m currently working on a novel called MISSING PERSONS. I finished the first draft in July and sent it to my agent, who gave it a thorough going-over. He was very complimentary of the book, thinks it has great potential, and gave me several pages of notes about issues he thinks I need to address on revision. Very helpful stuff all around. I knew it was in rough shape when I sent it to him as it was fresh off the printer and completely unrevised, and I’m thrilled that he liked it so much, warts and all.
I also started another novel after that and have written enough of it (~9000 words) to submit a proposal package to the publisher. It’s for a “house name” series (a group pseudonym will be used) and this is the first time I’ve ever contemplated participating in something like that. The proposal went out this morning–I have no idea what sort of reception it will meet.
Also in the works: The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book, which I am co-editing with Brian Freeman for Cemetery Dance Publications. The illustrations are by Glenn Chadbourne, and they absolutely rock. I can’t wait to see this one myself. The book is mostly finished and only proofing and final matters need to be attended to.
What I’m reading: MISSING MONDAY by Matthew Costello. I’ve never read anything by him before, but this was in the goodie bag at NECON. The back copy is intriguing. It’s a “paranoia” book about some sort of conspiracy, a person who has no memory of what she did on a particular day, a scientist who made some huge discovery and was killed, two related individuals who are being pursued, and several other vague notions. I’m nearly halfway through the book and can say little more than that because information is being doled out in a miserly fashion. I guess that enhances the way paranoia builds in the story, but I’m really needing a fix of some tangible information right about now.
What I’m hearing: A VITAL PATH by Alan Parson. His new album, the first one without any of his previous collaborators. It’s very techno. Two tracks are collaborations with Simon Posford of Shpongle. A few of the tracks have vocals, but it’s mostly instrumental. Great stuff to write by. I wasn’t so sure about it on first listen, but it’s quickly growing on me. Also have Bruce Hornsby’s new album–it has some funny songs.
Well, how’s that for a start, then? I can’t promise you I’ll do this every day, but I’ll try to keep up at least once a week. Comments are welcome and encouraged, that is, if there’s really anyone out there listening. Hello, is this on? Hello?
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Bev Vincent is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. He is a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
August 30th, 2004 @ 4:59 pm
Welcome Bev!
September 1st, 2004 @ 6:36 am
Hi Bev!
Ron Dickie here. Welcome!
September 9th, 2004 @ 9:22 am
Hi Bev!
Welcome to LJ! I added you to my friends list. Hope that’s okay.
–Brie (“Sunflower” over on your board)
September 23rd, 2004 @ 10:39 am
Author schmauthor. You’re Bev and I’ve met you at Jon & Holly’s house and it was lovely. It’s nice to see you here
*nabs, adds to list*
September 23rd, 2004 @ 1:29 pm
Grand to see you here! It’s amazing how Internet groups form and dissolve and eventually start to come back around together again. You’re on my list, now, too! Still reading Peter Straub? I got a review copy of In the Night Room and if you liked lost boy, lost girl you’ll love this’un.