by Jay Wilburn I get to read a lot of zombie work each year as I go through work submitted in applications for the Summer and Winter of Zombie tours. I also seek out work from writers new to me who I think might have something to offer. The work ranges widely in style and …
Tag: Rebecca Besser
The Case for Rebecca Besser – WOZ 17
by Jay Wilburn Rebecca Besser has demonstrated her skill with both long and short fiction in multiple genre. Nurse Blood continues to be a stellar novel in body horror. Her Re-Civilize series creates great character and action stories in zombie lit. We are featuring her amazing short story found in the charity anthology Treasured Chests. …
Be Prepared
by Rebecca Besser Regardless of whether the world falls apart in a zombie apocalypse, an epidemic, or an economic collapse, everyone should be prepared for the worst. Why? Because it’s better to have information and skills you don’t need than need information and skills you don’t have. For example, I learned how to butcher small …
Valuables
by Rebecca Besser When the zombie apocalypse happens, things would change. Life as we know it would be gone in an instant. Commerce would surely cease to exists, at least for a while. There would be, possibly, years where no new goods would be introduced or be accessible. At least not until civilization could rebuild …
Teaser from “To Walk the Halls” by Rebecca Besser
This story appears in the charity anthology Treasured Chests: Cameron Gather lay on a narrow bed in a little room off the main emergency room ward at Saint Helen’s Hospital, absently rubbing her bulging stomach, waiting for the doctor to examine her. She stared up at the ceiling, breathing slowly like they’d taught her to …
Spotlight On Rebecca Besser
*Jay Wilburn works his way through the slow moving vehicles and the thousands of ragtag warriors marching in uneven groups. Zombies approach the moving column from all sides. Gunmen on top of the vehicles take aim, but hold their fire. Wilburn is amazed at their discipline since many are mercenaries only fighting on the promise …
The Argument for Short Fiction
by Jay Wilburn Smart money is supposed to be on novels. Smarter money is supposed to be on a series. The smartest money is probably on not writing at all and especially not writing about zombies. We don’t all get accused of being smart every day though. I think there are great things to be …
The Farewell Post: Shambling Off into the Sunset #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn We have come to the conclusion of another great blog tour. Summer of Zombie 2017 was a pleasure to host. The authors and featured works involved were well worth promoting. We have a lot of exciting stories and ongoing adventures for readers to choose from. Reading through so many stories each season …
The Case for Rebecca Besser #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn Rebecca Besser has a catalog of great zombie and horror work as well as some work which reaches outside those set genre. Nurse Blood is an amazing book worthy of checking out. Her latest Re-Civilize book is Elaine. This follows the book about Chad which did a lot to establish this world …
Podcasting the Day Away #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn Podcasting is the Radio Free America zone for all sorts of fandoms and interests. It is a great source for hearing interviews with some of your favorite artists on topics of interest about their work and much more. Many of the featured authors have so many great interviews that it was hard …