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Hellmouth at MidSouth

The co-authored novel HOLLYWOOD HELLMOUTH will be debuting at MidSouth Con held at the Hilton Memphis March 20 – 22.

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All four authors will be there including myself, Jack Wallen, Armand Rosamilia, and Brent Abell. If you are anywhere around or are already planning on attending this great convention, please come check out our panels and especially the Pro Row sell and sign time with all four authors on Saturday, March 21st at 3:00 PM Memphis time.

Here are our schedule of panels: (note: all schedules are tentative and subject to change)

Jay Wilburn

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Friday 3/20 8pm
Zombie Apocalypse: What makes or breaks a good zombie story.
All four of us are on this panel with Armand as the moderator, so this will be fun for everyone that survives.

Saturday 3/21 3pm
PRO ROW DEBUT of HOLLYWOOD HELLMOUTH
Come by the convention and pick up a copy with all four author signatures. If you refuse to set foot in Memphis, you can preorder it from Amazon or after March 13th just order it. This will be the first book in a trilogy so join us for the crazy, horror-filled, wild ride.

Saturday 3/21 9pm
Create Strong Characters: Learn to create three dimensional characters readers will love and root for.

Sunday 3/22 noon
Creating Realistic Fight Scenes: Panelists will discuss how to choreograph your written fight scenes.
Brent is on this panel with me. As part of the presentation, I will surprise him and beat him about the head and shoulders. Even though I’m warning him ahead of time, I expect him to be so hungover that it will still work.

Armand Rosamalia

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Fri 3/20 7: PM
Villainous Villains: Layers of characterization… even villains need endearing qualities. When flaws go too far. Who is your favorite villain?
Brent is on this panel with Armand.

Fri 3/20 8 PM
Zombie Apocalypse: (MODERATOR) Armand is our leader!

Fri 3/20 11 PM
The Power of Love: (18+) What is the difference between erotic romance and erotica? The development of relationships, and when sex is necessary and when it’s not.

Sat 3/21 3 PM
Pro Row signing for Hollywood Hellmouth!

Sat 3/21 4 PM
When Premise and Plot Collide: A good idea does not a good book make. Taking your premise and turning it into a feasible story.

Sun 3/22 10 AM
Ghosts, Monsters & Zombies, Oh My!: Explaining the horror genre. Eliciting the scare factor.
Jack and Brent are both on this one too. I will be attending and heckling, of course.

Sun 3/22 1 PM
Content Creation for Pod-casting: Why is pod-casting important to authors; what should your content contain; growing your audience. (MODERATOR)

Jack Wallen

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Fri 3/20 8 PM
Zombie Apocalypse

Sat 3/21 1 PM
Navigating the Blogosphere: Choosing a subject to blog about, keeping it fresh, and how to grow your audience.

Sat 3/21 3 PM
Pro Row Hollywood Hellmouth

Sun 3/22 10 AM
Ghosts, Monsters & Zombies, Oh My!

Sun 3/22 2 PM
Repeat Offenders: How to write successful series; keeping the plot fresh from book to book.

Brent Abell

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Fri 3/20 7 PM
Villainous Villains

Fri 3/20 8 PM
Zombie Apocalypse

Sat 3/21 noon
Nip/Tuck: Cut the fat from your prose to make the best of your words.

Sat 3/21 3 PM
Pro Row Hollywood Hellmouth

Sun 3/22 10 AM
Ghosts, Monsters & Zombies, Oh My!

Sun 3/22 noon
Creating Realistic Fight Scenes

Sun 3/22 3 PM
Dark & Stormy: Mood and setting to serve the story.

Come see us! Support our misadventures by picking up a copy of Hollywood Hellmouth even if you will be nowhere near Memphis

— Jay Wilburn, writer

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Jay Wilburn
Jay Wilburn has a Masters Degree in Education that goes mostly unused since he quit teaching to write about zombies. Jay writes horror because he tends to find the light by facing down the darkness. His is doing well following a life saving kidney transplant. Jay is the author of Maidens of Zombie Kingdom a young adult fantasy trilogy, Lake Scatter Wood Tales adventure books for elementary and middle school readers, Vampire Christ a trilogy of political and religious satire, and The Dead Song Legend. He cowrote The Enemy Held Near, Yard Full of Bones, and The Hidden Truth with Armand Rosamilia. You can also find Jay's work in Best Horror of the Year volume 5. He is a staff writer with Dark Moon Digest, LitReactor, and the Still Water Bay series with Crystal Lake Publishing.

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