by Jay Wilburn In May, voting opened for the Happening List for the Grand Strand. The Grand Strand is a section of beach in South Carolina that includes Myrtle Beach in Horry County near Conway where I live. Businesses, charity organizations and people are included in all sorts of different categories. One of those categories …
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The Case for D Alexander Ward …
I’m a big fan of D Alexander Ward’s work. I appreciate his influence over the current state of our genre as both an author and as an editor. Blood Savages is a creative work with a spectacular horror trope. D Alexander Ward was kind enough to provide 4 paperback copies of Blood Savages for readers …
Vampire Christ and other terrible ideas …
by Jay Wilburn Do we just write things to get attention or to stir up trouble? Maybe. Controversy sells. Bad press is press which is generally better than no press and sometimes even better than good press. So maybe … If I write a story called “Vampire Christ: Blood of the Lamb,” I might be …
Authors After Dark Savannah Wrap Up
by Jay Wilburn This year was the final Authors After Dark (AAD) convention. The organizers are moving on to other things. Armand Rosamilia and I discovered this convention after attending the Novel Experience Expo in Atlanta. Both of these conventions are focused primarily upon romance. I ghostwrite a good bit of romance for various outlets, …
Teaser from Wayne’s Father an unauthorized audiobook biography
by Jay Wilburn Wayne’s Father is a work that will only be released as an audiobook as the story can only truly be appreciated when read aloud in Wayne’s unique Southern accent. Also the legal team at the publisher is concerned that any written record left behind of these stories will only serve to disparage …
Bonus Teaser from The Enemy Held Near
by Armand Rosamilia and Jay Wilburn Excerpt from The Enemy Held Near available now … Also available in audio version! Includes a free sample … Chapter 1 Foster Turner I was crying too by the time I got Heather back home. Heather took three steps into the house and stopped. Her duffle dangled by the straps …