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.
Spotlight On interview with Kathy Dinisi author of the Hellbound series Summer of Zombie 2016 Q: What’s your name? Kathy Dinisi Q: What is your latest release? Hell Bound ( Till Death do us part) Q: Describe the book for us. Sam and Mathew have come so far to receive the bad news that the …
by Jay Wilburn Zombies. I want to see zombies in my zombie stories generally. They can be undead or rage. I’m okay with fast or slow as long as they have a story going on around them. I don’t need the source of their reanimation spelled out for me. If it is spelled out, I …
Spotlight On interview with author Derek Ailes Summer of Zombie 2016 Q: Name yourself! Derek Ailes Q: What craziness are you pushing on the tour? Catfurnado, Zombies and One Killer Doll by Derek Ailes and Mark Cusco Ailes Q: You and your brother work on a lot of interesting projects together, I’ve noticed. Tell us …
Spotlight On interview with Mark Tufo author of Zombie Fallout and the Timothy series Summer of Zombie 2016 Q: What is your name? Mark Tufo Q: What is your latest release? Timothy 3: Sliced Diced and Cubed Q: What should readers know about this particular series and character? If you are unfamiliar with Tim you may …
Spotlight On interview with C. A. Verstraete author of Girl Z and Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter Summer of Zombie 2016 Q: Who are you? C. A. Verstraete Q: What is you latest release? Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter Q: Describe the book. Everyone thinks Lizzie Borden murdered her father and stepmother one hot August morning in …
by Jay Wilburn Yes! End of blog post. Maybe I should explain more. Maybe it’s bad. It sure isn’t easy. People think it is easy to write a zombie novel. Lots of people try. I think we can certainly agree that writing a really good zombie story isn’t easy. There are a few gems out …
Spotlight On interview with Brent Abell author of Southern Devils and the Hellmouth trilogy Summer of Zombie tour 2016 Q: What is your name? Brent Abell Q: What is your latest release? Southern Devils Q: Describe the book to us. General Stonewall Jackson lies dead the hopes of the Confederate States to win the Civil …
Spotlight On interview with Ricky Fleet the author of the Hellspawn series Summer of Zombie tour 2016 Q: What is your name? Tell me! Ricky Fleet Q: What is the latest book in your zombie series? Hellspawn Odyssey Q: How does this carry on the story from the first book? The traumatized survivors from the …
Spotlight On interview with Ann Riley author of the Southern Zombies series Summer of Zombie tour 2016 Q: What is your name? Ann Riley Q: What is your latest release? Southern Zombies 4: Southern Revenge Q: Describe what it is about. It’s about a southern family trying to survive the zombie apocalypse while at …
by Jay Wilburn The answer should be yes. A lot of people are banking on the answer being yes. Zombie literature is often categorized in horror on the basis that the answer is assumed to be yes. But I have to admit that I don’t know. My son is ten and is deathly afraid of …
