Signing in Uniondale, NY, tomorrow. Here’s my schedule for the #stokers :

New Yorkers, come to the big book signing on Thursday Night in Uniondale, at the Marriot across from Nassau Colliseum.  This story from Newsday gives you plenty of reasons! Here's my schedule for the 2011 Stoker Weekend.  And here's the program plan for the whole shebang. I'll probably be posting things here throughout the event. There will be a live videostream of the banquet and award ceremony on Saturday night, circa 9pm on ustream.  With Jeff Strand as emcee, you know it's going to be fun.

The Michael Arnzen Social Network

Social networking is a chaotic mess, so I've created a new weblog as a central hub for posting mobile photos, sharing errant items, weird notions, and personal items that don't quite belong here on The Goreletter. If you want to follow or friend me on your favorite social media site, drop on by: The Michael Arnzen Social Network: http://michaelarnzen.com My first plan for it is to post photos and more from the Bram Stoker Award Weekend in New York later this week.

2011 Stoker Weekend Coming to New York

YO, NEW YORK! In mid-June I'll be attending the Horror Writer Association's "Stoker Weekend" on Long Island and I invite you to the public book signing and more... Stoker Weekend 2011 will be held at the Long Island Marriott Hotel and Conference Center (101 James Doolittle Boulevard; [516] 794-3800) in Uniondale, New York, June 16-19. The multi-author book signing extravaganza is on Thursday evening, June 16, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the hotel’s Grand Ballroom. In addition to myself, some of the authors planning to appear included Peter Straub, David Morrell, Douglas Clegg, Gillian Flynn, Sarah Langan, Heather…

“Scary Things”: An Address to the Class of 2011

[Here's a video of the speech cited below, posted by my friend, photographer/designer Bruce Siskawicz] "Scary Things" Professor of the Year Acceptance Speech by Michael A. Arnzen Seton Hill University Honor's Convocation Friday, May 13, 2011 President Boyle, Provost Gawelek, distinguished members of the stage, cherished faculty colleagues, dear staff, close friends and -- most importantly -- future alumnae of Seton Hill University…I thank you all for this dubious honor. I also want to thank two other major figures in my life, without whom I would not be here today: first, my wife, Renate, who chose to move from Germany…

On the Virtual Book Tour for Many Genres

My latest book (co-edited with Heidi Ruby Miller) is Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction. It is a huge compendium of advice for people who write genre fiction, from horror and sf/f to suspense, mystery, romance and more -- with over 60 amazing contributors. Many of the writers are participating in a "Virtual Book Tour" which essentially means they're writing guest blogs at various places all over the internet, sharing even more advice and opinions that aspiring authors will want to check out. Visit our weblog to explore all this. For my part, soon guests will be…