by Jay Wilburn Jay Wilburn: Welcome to this two dimensional world of a printed interview. Don’t move around too much or it hurts. State your name for the record. Jack Wallen: Jack Wallen … This is not a 2-D world. This is Kentucky. Jay: Really? Wow! What book do you bring us out of the …
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Heroes of Their Own Stories #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn Every good apocalypse struggles with coming up with a great Big Bad. The villain needs to provide the right challenge for the heroes and interest for the audience. They can be crazy or zealots of their own system. That excuses a lot of bad behavior which fits perfectly into an apocalypse. Their …
Life on Both Sides of a Story #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn I started writing book 4 of the Dead Song Legend series in fall of 2016. I finished it in spring of 2017. That seems simple enough. At the beginning of the book, I was in stage 4 kidney failure. When I finished, I had a renal transplant and was healthy for the …
Spotlight On Chuck Buda #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn Jay Wilburn: Thanks for having me over for the interview … even though it’s in New Jersey. Tell everyone your name, please. Chuck Buda: Chuck Buda, but you can call me Chuck. Jay: Okay, I’d like to ask about … Chuck: I hate to be that guy, but I thought we agreed …
The New Kids on the Scene #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn Armand Rosamilia started the Summer and Winter of Zombie tours and he built them into something special. He was so successful with this that when his career swallowed the time he would normally use for hosting the events twice a year, he hated to let the tours go or dissolve into memory. …
Summer of Zombie 2017 Day 1: A Great Year to Return from the Dead
Summer of Zombie 2017 Day 1: A Great Year to Return from the Dead … by Jay Wilburn The Summer of Zombie 2017 blog tour kicks off today with another great slate of authors. We have many old friends, all new books, ongoing series, new adventures, seasoned zombie writers, new voices to the genre, classic …
Matters of Faith Podcast: A Brief History of Insanity
by Jay Wilburn The Matters of Faith Podcast with host Jay Wilburn on Project Entertainment Network debuts Monday, February 6, 2017. As of the time I am writing this, I’ve recorded a few interviews, we recorded an intro with music, and episodes are being edited. Also as I write this, I’m about to get a …
A Story A Week 2017
by Jay Wilburn Ray Bradbury recommended that authors write short stories before they attempt novels. Many writers steer away from short story work as their careers progress because the smart money is on novels. Bradbury also suggested that authors not try to make money as they are building up their craft. Jeez, what is this …
Hold Back the Darkness and Believe in the Light
by Jay Wilburn I wrote about some of this a bit in the essay that opened the Jay Wilburn’s Terrible Tiny Zine Yule Time Issue that went out recently with the Jay Wilburn’s Terrible Boxes of Yule Time Things. The response was good for the Christmas edition of the mystery boxes, so a good many …
Wilburn, Rosamilia, and Buda vs the Skunk Apes
by Jay Wilburn When I set out in the stolen car with New Jersey plates toward the frozen tundra of Northern Florida, I did not expect an adventure. What happened next will surprise you more than any clickbait you have read today. First, Chuck Buda brought my family New Jersey bagels. These are easily distinguished …