*The army stops for the night. Jay Wilburn still wants to leave, but zombies continue to close in on all sides of the camp where posted guards wait to take care of them. He wanders through and notices a familiar face in one of the tents. James Schannep studies flowcharts hanging around the inside of his tent.*

Jay Wilburn: What is all that? Attack plans?

James Schannep: No, these are the story paths for my next choose your own adventure book.

Wilburn: Oh, why are you doing that here? With this group heading toward a fight?

Schannep: It was time to choose sides. I chose this poison.

Wilburn: Do you mind if we do an interview?

Schannep: Sure, go ahead. Just keep your hands where I can see them. I don’t want my M&M’s to go missing.

Wilburn: Fine. State your name and your latest work.

Schannep: James Schannep and Pathogens: Who Will Survive the Zombie Apocalypse from my Click Your Poison series of interactive books.

Wilburn: Describe it to me.

Schannep: CAUTION: This is an interactive novel. Soldier, High Schooler, Martial Arts Instructor, Convict, Bank Teller, Mechanic. What do these six people have in common? When you step into their shoes, they’re going to survive the zombie apocalypse. Pick from six different characters, then try to survive the ZA from their perspective. Decisions you make will change the outcome of the story, so choose wisely. Who will survive the zombie apocalypse? YOU decide in PATHOGENS!

Wilburn: What is the key difference between this and other zombie reads?

Schannep: YOU are the main character. Tired of the stupid decisions characters make? Make your own. Ready to test your logic and survival knowledge? Okay, good, let’s do this! Think you won’t end up as zombie food? Only 1% survive their first try, so good luck!

Wilburn: How does this fit in with your other writing?

Schannep: PATHOGENS is the twin sibling to my first interactive book, INFECTED. Not really a sequel, not really a prequel, but a book that takes place at the same time. An … “equel,” if you will.

Wilburn: Good. I see what you did there. Thank you for your time.

*Schannep goes back to his flowcharts. Wilburn eyes the bags of M&M’s, but leaves empty-handed.*

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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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