![]() We're nearly there horror lovers, it's nearly the end of our WEEK OF THE UNDEAD! Don't forget to enter the EPIC GIVEAWAY at the end of today's post, and also use the COFFIN HOP link to check out some other cool blogs. So today's author is none other than the very awesome - Jack Wallen. he's a man of many, many talents, a writer of many books, a blogger, a narrator - even narrating one of my own books - Odium Origins Part One. Of you haven't checked out some of his work by now, then you're missing out big time. His I Zombie I series is one of my favorites. So let me hand it over to him... Jack Wallen is a seeker of truth and a writer of words. Although he resides in the unlikely city of Louisville, Kentucky, he likes to think of himself more as an interplanetary soul … or so he tells the reflection in the mirror. He's also the author of: I Zombie I I My Zombie My | Die Zombie Die | Lie Zombie Lie | Zombie Radio | T-Minus Zero | The Last Casket | Hell's Muse | Screampark | Klockwerk Kabaret | Shero | Shero II: Zombie A GoGo | Shero III: Death by Cosplay | A Blade Away | Gothica | Endgame | Among You | The Jack Wallen Interview So, tell us a little bit about yourself. Name: Jack Wallen Social Media Links Website | Facebook | Twitter | Zombie Radio | What do you do when you’re not writing about the end of days? If I’m not writing about the end of days, I’m writing about other dark, twisty things. When not writing, I enjoy a walk on the beach, quiet evenings...oh wait, never mind. You’ll find me riding my bike, running, playing guitar, enjoying stolen moments with the love of my life, playing with cats. Tell us about your latest book? Title: Among You Brief run down in your own words: It’s a story about accepting yourself wrapped up in the guise of a “Monsters as the good guys” story. This book started out as a dream WAY back in high school. I eventually wrote it as a one-act play for young audiences, but new the story wasn’t complete. After much coaxing by my step-daughter, Courtney, Among You was born. Release date: September 19th, 2014. Anything in particular that you want to say about it? Where did you get the inspiration from? Favourite characters? Tell us something unusual. During a curious moment, while writing the book, I found inspiration from a song by Die So Fluid. It was that moment that led me into a relationship with the band and will be writing a new book staring them. It’s a thing...you wait! ;-) Among You holds a very special place in my heart. I tried to write the book so many times before, but it seemed to never want to come out. It wasn’t until I realized I had to focus it on a bit more older crowd (high school and up) that the story finally was able to come alive. What are you working on next and when can we expect to get our greedy little mitts on it? October 31st will be the release of The Nails Of Calvary. This is the sequel to Hell’s Muse. Both of these books would fold the religious right inside out with horror. Among You ExcerptThe second the car crossed into Tyler's End, the world – my world – changed. What I thought was going to be a visit to a first-class haunted house, turned out to be a journey into a magical world that would fold my definition of life inside out. Discussion Time: The Old Slow Vs Fast Zombie Argument Click Here To Join In The Discussion Finally... COFFIN HOP is the ultimate horror author/artist/creator online event running annually from October 24-31 at COFFIN HOP Come visit us October 24 - 31 to join hundreds of authors for seven full days of terror, mayhem, madness and unseemly shenanigans. Prizes and contests at every stop. Fiction, Fury and Fun! Happy reading book whores, from your horror hostess Claire x Don't forget to enter The Week Of The Undead Giveaway using the link below. WEEK OF THE UNDEAD GIVEAWAY
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![]() I am so pleased to have the most creatively awesome and cool dude Jack Wallen on the blog today, sharing his newest novel THE LAST CASKET, featuring the very awesome band - KITTY IN A CASKET. I was oh so freaking lucky to beta read this brilliant book a while back, and it is by far one of the most original zombie concepts that I've read in quite a while. It's funny, cool, hip, gory and zombilicious! I'm really happy to announce that he's also planning others in this series- a spin off from his crazy cool I ZOMBIE SERIES. (Also another series that you should go out and get your hands on.) So, let me introduce you to Jack and his awesome book. BIO: Jack Wallen was weaned on the cheesy horror of the 70s and 80s. Thanks to the wonder of Sammy Terry and Elvira, he was hooked on the genre early. That love for the spooktacular made it clear there was no choice for Jack but to focus his writing on the dark fantastic. Of course, the Muse is a fickle creature and insisted Jack branch out to other genres such as steampunk, thrillers, superhero parody, and even what Jack calls “parahorror romance”. Jack is a happily married ex Hoosier (I know, boo and hiss, right?), who also happens to fancy himself a crazy cat person as well as a cyclist and a lover of music and movies (favorite bands – Rush, Coheed & Cambria, Paramore, The Fixx...you get the idea). About You Name: Jack Wallen Genre Of Writing: Horror, Thrillers, Superhero, and Steampunk Shoe Size? 8 Mens 10 Womens (just kidding) oops ;-) Stalker Links: Website Zombie Radio Google+ Mailing list Tell us about your latest book? Title: The Last Casket Blurb Anything in particular that you want to say about it? If you're a fan of rockabilly – especially the band Kitty in a Casket – you'll want to get your hands on this. The idea for the series was given the green light by Kitty Casket and they are thrilled to be part of the I Zombie universe. This spin off will be a bit lighter than the I Zombie books, but there will no shortage of zombies, rock, and thrills. Peppered throughout the story you'll find lyrics from actual Kitty in a Casket songs as well as original lyrics I've written for song that do not (as of yet) exist. I've been a fan of Kitty in a Casket for a long time now and was honoured they were as excited as I about this project. What are you working on next and when can we expect to get our greedy little mitts on it? I've actually completed the first and second drafts of the seventh novel in the I Zombie series, Cry Zombie Cry. This was the first book I've written to star a internationally recorded band – in this case, the Polish metal band, UNSUN. For this novel I belive I've done something no one else has tried and cannot wait to unleash it on the zpoc-loving world. The hold up on the publication of this novel is the wait for UNSUN to finish recording their next album. For their next release, I have penned a few lyrics for the band (one song is “Cry Zombie Cry”). Our plan is to do a simultaneous release and offer a special edition of the CD that comes with the digital version of the book. Purchase Links For The Last Casket Happy reading! Claire C Riley... Also Don't Forget Odium II The Dead Saga Is Out Soon! Add Odium II The Dead Saga To Your Goodreads Shelf : ODIUM II THE DEAD SAGE ![]() So…what is this? This blog tour is where writers and authors answer questions about their writing process. I was invited to this event by the creeptastic Rhonda Hopkins. You can read about her process here: Rhonda Hopkins Blog | Rhonda Hopkins Facebook I’ve been enjoying the other posts coming up and seeing other authors processes, and I hope that you will too. 1) What am I working on? Well, I’ve just finished working on ‘Odium II. The Dead Saga,’ (releasing May 9th) and have now started the accompanying novella ‘Odium Origins. A Dead Saga Novella Pt Two.’ I love writing these novellas, probably more than the full books they go with. There’s a lot of thought and background work which goes into each character in the books, and this information rarely gets used for anything other than just me getting to know the character fully. Certainly no one would normally see this background history. But this is where all the fun begins for me, building that character profile, their history and such. These novellas show certain parts of the characters’ lives. Obviously I can’t do every character, so I hand pick some of my favourite for readers to get a deeper look at, and hopefully give more depth to these characters for them. After Odium Origins Pt 2, I’ll be working on a short piece I’m writing as part of a collaboration with two other great writers. It’s about three serial killers and the nature vs nurture aspect I guess. I can’t say much more than that now, but needless to say I’m having great fun writing it! After that it will be the (long awaited) ‘Limerence II. Mia’ and a ton of other short stories that I’ve been working on for other anthology collaborations. 2) How does my work differ from others of its genre? People have told me that my writing style is very physical, in the sense that you get to ‘touch’ ‘smell’ and ‘feel’ what each character goes through. Making the characters as real as possible for the reader I think helps. I love writing old school style horror as well. Shuffling zombies, bloodthirsty vampires, no new angles, just plain, simple horror. 3) Why do I write what I do? So far I’ve only written dark paranormal and horror, but I do have several erotic romance stories under way and a crime thriller. I like to read pretty much any genre, believing that you should be as open as possible when reading, and that opens up a lot of the genres for writing too. So far I’ve stuck with horror as this is what I’ve always known. For as far back as I can remember I’ve been thinking up creepy little tales ha ha. 4) How does your writing process work? Generally I’ll write out a plot which will be anything from 5’000 to 10’000 words. Then I start writing. Nine times out of ten, the story ends up so different from my actual plot that I wonder why I even bothered writing one in the first place! BUT when I’m stuck in a rut and fighting writers block, I do find that re-reading my plot outline gets the juices going again and helps get me back on track. So, I try—I really try, to outline and plot, but generally my best ideas come to me when I let go and let my characters go and do their own thing, surprising us both! So now it’s my turn to invite three authors to carry on the blog tour. I’m going to invite the following: Ken Mooney—he was born in Dublin in the middle of the 1980s; he still lives there. He holds a degree in English Studies from TCD, which he totally uses every day during his day-job in TV advertising...totally. He's always been obsessed with stories, reading, writing and playing them; that explains the massive collection of books, comics, video games and discarded Word documents. His writing is a combination of all the things that he's passionate about, all the way through high-and-low-brow. Godhead is his first novel, an idea that's been floating around his head for nearly fifteen years; there might even be a (few) sequel(s) if he ever gets around to writing them... Ken Mooney Facebook Tracey Ward—author of the Quarantined Series and the Survival Series plus many more. She was born in Eugene, Oregon and studied English Literature at the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!) It was there that she discovered why Latin is a dead language and that being an English teacher was not actually what she wanted to do with her life. Her husband, son and snuggly pitbull are her world. Tracey Ward Facebook Jack Wallen—His works span genres and weave evil, conspiracy, and fear into nightmarish worlds. Jack has been given the title "Zombie King" by his readers and fans. He didn't garner that title by dining on the brains of helpless victims. It was only after writing until his fingers and mind were nothing but meat for the beasts that he became a master of the zombie genre. During that haunted hay ride Jack produced works of fiction enjoyable by not just zombie fans, but anyone daring to take a peek into what might possibly become of humanity. Of course, being of the insane writer clan, Jack isn't just happy with the penning of zombie fiction. Oh no, the nightmare does not end there. Like the late, great Freddy Mercury, Jack wants it all -- so, he will continue twisting the horror genre to meet his disturbed mind as well as write his Fringe Killer and Screampark series, and his joyous celebration of all things diverse -- Shero. For his inspiration to begin reading and writing, Jack thanks the ever-incredible Clive Barker for penning in a genre with words of grace and horror. Jack Wallen Facebook As always, happy reading Claire C Riley ♥ Yeah, you read it right. A double-whammy cover reveal. Two of my favourite authors decided to have kick-ass covers at the same time, so I thought what better way to celebrate the fact than to have both of them reveal all on my blog? Oooh err, not that kind of reveal! Though I'm sure if you ask them both nicely... ![]() First up, meet Jack Wallen. Jack's been writing books for a long time, as you can see from his long list of books, but he's actually relatively new to me. I met him through a group last year and I haven't been able to put down his books since. HIs fans call him the Zombie King, and I can see why. Jack Wallen is a seeker of truth and a writer of words. Although he resides in the unlikely city of Louisville, Kentucky, he likes to think of himself more as an interplanetary soul … or so he tells the reflection in the mirror. He's also the author of: I Zombie I My Zombie My Die Zombie Die Lie Zombie Lie Zombie Radio T-Minus Zero Hell's Muse Screampark Shero Shero II: Zombie A GoGo A Blade Away Gothica Endgame Klockwerk Kabaret If you want to receive an automatic email when Jack's next book is released, sign up here. Your email address will never be shared and you can unsubscribe at any time. Find out more about Jack via the following links: Website Google+ Amazon Goodreads So if you're looking for a new series to sink those pretty teeth into, try out Jack. He has enough to keep you busy for a while, and I highly recommend him But now for one of the most awesomely original covers I've seen in a while. Be sure to add this to your Goodreads shelf. I was honoured to beta read it, and I LOVE IT! Jack Wallen's |
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