It’s called the New Books Network. I have no idea what its stats are, but it is a place to get word out about your book that the academy has apparently overlooked. I pitched Nightmares with the Bible to them some months ago and I recently had an interview about it. I’ll keep you posted when it appears. I suppose those who read this blog for the horror content sometimes think I may’ve forgotten about it. The fact is I think of horror every day but there’s more to my psyche than just that. This blog is a romp through part of what’s on my mind. Sometimes it’s the quotidian horror of everyday. At times it’s full of curiosity and wonder. Sometimes I just trying to figure out how to work this thing.
So with the New Books Network. I found out about it from an interview I heard with the guy who started it. Funny—one interview leads to another. He encouraged those listening to pitch their books. I don’t have an institution to support mine, or students to have to buy a copy (and I’ve received zero royalties for it), so I figured what’ve I got to lose? It was quite a nightmare (speaking of which) to arrange a time that worked for both interviewer and interviewee. I think we rescheduled about half-a-dozen times, but then finally we both had a few free minutes together to chat. Perhaps it’s a good thing I’ve been reading about the Devil.
This was actually my third interview about this book. Perhaps it’s a measure of how small the impact it’s had has been that I can recall each one so precisely. You’ve got to start somewhere, so why not here? The last question asked was about the next book. I do hope I have a few more left in me. I started writing early but publishing late. Just because you write doesn’t mean people will read what you produce. I find writing the most hopeful avocation ever. Like a sower with his or her seeds, broadcasting them across the air, hoping they’ll land legible. If there’s anything worth reading here there’s always the possibility it’ll be discovered someday. That’s optimism with a glass half empty! In any case, check out the New Books Network. There are hundreds of books there to learn about. And, I suspect, many authors who’d like the world to know what they’ve written.