Hey, Halloweeners, it’s Justin. Last week I was supposed to go to the book signing appearance A.P. Stephens made at Books-A-Million, but due to a sudden but thankfully brief illness I was unable to attend. Luckily, this weekend I was fit as a fiddle and able to drive out to meet him (though my dislike for Dallas traffic contines to grow). He was an incredibly nice fellow, and the chat we had afterward was quite nice. You’ll be able to hear next week. Those of you curious about self-publishing should especially take note. A.P. is a workhorse, and we could all learn a few things from him.

CNN has an article about a new novel, “Dracula the Un-Dead,” written by Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker, the author of the original “Dracula.” Please head over there and give the article a read, and then come back and tell us what you think. Should this book have been written? Does Dracula still have a place in our world? Let us know.

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This Halloween week the Dead Robots sit down and chat with the FD0 himself, Scott Sigler. The man is a writing machine, and you get to benefit from all his wit and wisdom, plus get all sorts of juice info on his upcoming release – “Ancestor”. Enjoy!

Scott’s Website
Pre-Order His Books
The Rookie
Podiobooks

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An article at Yahoo Finance today caught my attention. Let’s see if you can guess why…

This seems to be the heart of the matter:

The booksellers association fears that such prices are “devaluing the very concept of the book” and make it impossible for smaller stores to compete.

What do you think?

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This week Terry and Justin sit down with Mur Lafferty and Christiana Ellis to get their views on character, writing, and gender in so far as genre fiction is concerned. Finally the DRS gets a woman’s touch again, something sorely needed for a long time.

Mur’s Website

Christiana’s Website

The Buffy/Edward mashup that was talked about during the show:

Thanks to my brother, Scott, who alerted me to a system AT&T has, we now have a new toll-free phone number for you guys to call and leave messages on. It is – 1-888-661-8089. Please call and let us know how we’re doing and what you’re thinking.

Is it wrong that I laugh at my own jokes? Anyway, thanks to friend and listener John McCarthy for letting us know about this article from The Boston Phoenix. Enjoy…

Here is a tidbit to whet your appetite.

Perhaps the model’s savior will be self-publishing: folks who want their poems, grandma’s recipes, or Great American Novel printed in a professional package. Would-be authors can print a few copies, see how they sell, and produce more, making small press runs feasible. Not that printing is the same as publishing with an editor and ISBN. But Mayersohn says the self-published won’t be ghettoized. “We haven’t ruled out the possibility that you print your book with us and we’ll put the book on our shelves,” he says.

Hey, everyone. Justin here. I just wanted to let you know that we won’t have a new episode for you this week. Ryan is out of town because of Canadian Thanksgiving, PG has some possible complications, and right now I’m swamped. Terry could do it, but who wants to listen to just him? Boring, trust me. So, sadly, this week we have nothing to offer you. On the plus side, we should have something really special for you next week, so at least you have something to look forward to.

Thanks for checking in, and please take care. See you in a week!

I wanted to bring something to everyone’s attention. My wife’s uncle Jack is a member of the Appalachian Authors Guild, and soon they’re going to issue a call for entries in their creative writing contest aimed at encouraging young writers. Scholarship prizes will be awarded. To learn more, please go HERE. Thanks!