Is This Your Card?

Thanks to everyone who entered the Play Dead "Pick a Card" Contest! The rules were simple: guess a card I randomly pulled from the deck. If you guessed the suit or the pip correct, you were entered into a random draw for a chance to win. One lucky person guessed the exact card and won the grand prize! And here are the results... Many congratulations to the following winners! As you can see above, the card drawn was the 6 of clubs. Tracy Mowdy was one of four people who guessed the correct suit, and won the draw for a…

Play Dead: Now Shipping in Paperback

Long available only in a fine hardcover edition, my second novel, Play Dead, is now officially shipping in paperback to your favorite bookseller. Here are some ways to get your hands on a copy hot off the press (list price, $15.95): from the publisher, Raw Dog Screaming Press from amazon.com from barnesandnoble.com from your local bookstore (ask for ISBN 9781935738336) I'll let the back cover of the book below describe the contents...for more information, see gorelets.com/books/

The Play Dead “Pick a Card” Contest!

[The following contest is over -- see the winning card / person here.] I just pulled a random card from a deck of cards. Have a look: Can you guess which card it is? Respond with a comment on this post, indicating pip (#/face) + suit. (Jokers have been removed). Guess well. You only get one guess. But several chances to win! On July 20th, I will reveal a photo with the card above turned-over. If you guessed the correct suit, you are entered in a random draw for a signed copy of THE BLEU MAN GROUP cd single and…

Play Dead Giveaway on Goodreads – Ends 7.8.13

Happy 4th of July to my American readers. To celebrate, I'm offering a chance to win one of two giveaway advanced paperback copies of my novel, Play Dead! These will be signed and mailed to two lucky winners. Don't need to be American to win, but you must be a member of GoodReads. Follow my Author Profile there to stay up to date and share your thoughts about my work. Reviews posted to goodreads are echoed on the bottom of most of the book pages here on gorelets. And don't forget that if you preorder the paperback directly from the…

Photos from June 2013 SHU Residency in Writing Popular Fiction

Throughout last week, Seton Hill U hosted both our usual MFA writer's residency and a very successful alumni workshop/gathering called "In Your Write Mind," which featured a mass book signing and even a "Princess Bride" costume ball. Raw Dog Screaming Press attended, with pre-release copies of my novel Play Dead and plenty of Fridge of the Damned poetry magnets for sale. On top of all the academics, these folks really know how to have a good time. Here are some images I gathered during the experience. Along with my usual courses, the alumni group also invited me to give a…