A Quick Update On What To Look Forward To In 2022

I had originally intended to have Nurse Alissa vs the Zombies VIII: New Beginnings and more stories for Tales From the Nurse Alissa Universe completed by now, but sadly life got in the way.

Numerous small projects I had agreed to be involved with during the last few months of 2021 for Wyrd Realities all came due unexpectedly in January as well as several other things that popped up I hadn't planned on. For most of the month, I felt like the poor cow caught up in the F2 in Twister. Because of that, my productivity sucked. That's all behind me, thankfully, so February will be dedicated primarily to writing.

Currently, I'm working on the final chapters of Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies VII: New Beginnings with plans to release the Kindle version on 1 March. After that, I'll be working on the third book in the Tatyana paranormal series (this one will take place aboard a haunted cruise ship) and the second novel in The Chronicles of Paul series. With luck, they'll be released 1 June and 1 August, respectively. Another reason that the release dates have been delayed is because I'm making the novels slightly longer. Nurse Alissa 8 will be between 50,000 and 55,000 words and I hope to do the same with every other book in each of my series.

Other things to look forward to in the coming months are:

-- I'll be attending the Northeast ComicCon and Collectibles Extravaganza from 11-13 March in Boxboro, Massachusetts and the Vermont Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo from 23-24 April in Essex, Vermont.

-- I am currently involved with two ongoing collaborative novels that will be released later this year. One is titled Naked Came the Spy, an espionage novel being written by several CIA officers. The other is a pulp fiction-style piece still in development that will involve Nazis, mad scientists, and awesome creatures yet to be determined.

-- With regards to Wyrd Realities, I'll still be doing the weekly Watching Wyrd reviews of movies, although those being watched will be cut back from four to two, as well as the occasional appearance on Wyrd Realities' Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem show (as a guest, not as a subject of discussion). Soon we'll be broadcasting our radio show Expedition Blood, which you won't want to miss (think 1940's noir radio shows with a horror theme). I'll be doing the occasional seven-minute reviews of newly-released movies for our show on Fringe FM. And of course, when the weather gets better, I'll be taping my on-the-spot news reports of eerie and weird locations throughout New England.

That's it for this month. I'll talk to you again soon.

I'll Be Hosting Two Take Overs This Weekend

As you know, the pre-order is now available for Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies VII: On the Road. It's being released this Friday, 16 April. As part of the release, I'll be hosting takeovers of two Facebook zombie groups this weekend. 

The first will be the Written Undead on Friday from 8 to 10 AM EST.

The second will be Reading Zombie on Saturday, 17 April, from 10 AM to 8 PM EST. 

 

As with all my takeovers, we'll have a good time and there will be contests and giveaways. Swing by if you get the chance and join the fun.

Upcoming Events and Releases

I have a lot of releases and events scheduled for the next few months. Below is what I have so far.

Book releases:

Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies II: Escape was released on 15 June on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. Nurse Alissa III and Nurse Alissa IV are in various stages of the writing process with tentative release dates set for 1 August and 15 September, respectively. Print versions of the series are in the production phase; with luck, the paperback editions of Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies and Nurse Alissa II will be available before the release of Nurse Alissa III.

Shattered World III: China is also in the final production phase and is scheduled for release 1 July, just in time for holiday reading. For those who didn't know, the Shattered World series was originally published as the Hell Gate saga by Burning Willow Press under my pseudo Josh Matthews. That series was never completed because Burning Willow Press, sadly, had to close its door. With the release of Shattered World III: China, the first three novels in the series will be back in print.

Shattered World IV: Japan and Shattered World V: Hell, tentatively scheduled for 1 September and 15 November, respectively, will conclude the series. This will be the first time both books will be published. I'm excited about this.

Events: 

As we all know, conventions were impacted big time by COVID-19, with most being canceled and only a few having been rescheduled. Remember, though, this is the horror/SciFi/fantasy community so a little thing like a pandemic may slow us down but can't stop us. There are numerous on-line events taking place over the next few months, and I'm fortunate enough to be part of a few  of them.

From 19-28 June, Reading Zombie will be hosting a daily takeover of various zombie writers to help David Simpson fund his movie trailer for Zombie Road. Some of the speakers scheduled so far are Angel Ramon (19 June), Chris Philbrook (23 June), and myself (27 June). Reading Zombie always puts on epic events.

From 14-16 August, I'll also be attending Zombie-Con Online, a virtual reality zombie convention. Presented via Zoom, the event will feature nearly a dozen panel discussions on a variety of relevant topics, from zompoc world building to the female writers of zombiedom. In addition, there will be several “Meet the Authors” sessions, providing the opportunity to chat with some of your favorite zombie writers.

With luck, I'll be attending other cons this fall, especially Salem Horrorfest. I'll let you know as things develop.