I’ve posted the newest version of my short story “Marking the Passage of Time” over on Patreon for supporters to read: Thank you, as always, for your continuing support! Continue reading “Marking the Passage of Time” posted on Patreon for supporters!
The second chapbook of 2020 for my Patreon supporters on Level Two or higher is in the proofreading stage now, and should be sent to the printer next week. Lost Echoes: Volume Two will continue exploring some of my favorite deleted chapters from Black Fire, my long ago published first novel. If you’re a Level One supporter (or not a supporter at all yet!), this is your chance to jump to Level Two or higher and qualify for this chapbook! More news to come. Thank you, as always, for all of your support! Best, Brian Continue reading New Chapbook Coming Soon For Patreon Supporters! “Lost Echoes: Volume Two”
We weren’t sure if this would come together in time, but I’m pleased to report The Halloween Children, which I co-wrote with Norman Prentiss, will be published in trade paperback for the first time ever this October! Amazon already has their copies, and Cemetery Dance will be shipping this title in time for Halloween. More news to come! Thank you for your continuing support and enthusiasm! Brian Continue reading THE HALLOWEEN CHILDREN: Trade Paperback Coming Soon!
I’m pleased to report that Midnight Under the Big Top: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Magic has shipped from Cemetery Dance Publications, and copies are arriving on doorsteps as I write this! About the Book: Featuring the world’s grandest tales of murder, madness, and magic set in and around the circus by renowned authors such as Stephen King, Joe Hill, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Robert McCammon, Tananarive Due, Lisa Morton, Heather Graham, Richard Chizmar, Billy Chizmar, Amanda C. Davis, Nayad Monroe, Jeff Strand, Amanda Downum, and Dominick Cancilla! Includes the World’s First-Ever Poetry Intermission featuring written works … Continue reading Midnight Under the Big Top anthology has shipped
I’ve been a little behind on posting these past few weeks due to some impending deadlines with a certain Joe Hill special edition, so I didn’t get a chance to share the very good news that I’ve signed a four … Continue reading German editions on the way thanks to Grey Gull Publications!
For those who are curious about what I’ve been posting on Patreon, you can see the new “Table of Contents” I created a while back. It has links to most of my Patreon posts, which will give you some idea of what I’m doing over there. As you might know, I don’t “push” my Patreon because I figure readers who are really interested in that sort of thing will sign up without the hard sell, AND because this whole new way of doing things is still weird and uncomfortable to discuss at times. We’re a long way from the days … Continue reading General Patreon News From Brian James Freeman!
We received the bluelines (printer’s proof) for The Girl Who Builds Monsters, and the book is even more beautiful than I expected. Here is a very quick photo I snapped: About the Book: Emma is quiet, and often lonely, because the birthmark on her face scares the other kids in town. She lives with her kindly grandfather, who owns a factory where he creates the most beautiful dolls in the world. One day while exploring the factory, Emma discovers a forgotten workbench and some wooden crates. Inside the crates are broken pieces of machinery and rejected doll parts, which Emma … Continue reading The Girl Who Builds Monsters bluelines!
I don’t usually post photos of the review copies for books, but rarely are the review copies this beautiful! Vincent Chong’s incredible artwork somehow looks even better in the finished, printed form! About the Book: Emma is quiet, and often lonely, because the birthmark on her face scares the other kids in town. She lives with her kindly grandfather, who owns a factory where he creates the most beautiful dolls in the world. One day while exploring the factory, Emma discovers a forgotten workbench and some wooden crates. Inside the crates are broken pieces of machinery and rejected doll parts, … Continue reading The Girl Who Builds Monsters review copy!
Emma is quiet, and often lonely, because the birthmark on her face scares the other kids in town. She lives with her kindly grandfather, who owns a factory where he creates the most beautiful dolls in the world. One day while exploring the factory, Emma discovers a forgotten workbench and some wooden crates. Inside the crates are broken pieces of machinery and rejected doll parts, which Emma begins to assemble into dolls of her own design. They are very different from the dolls her grandfather makes, but Emma says this is what makes them special. Emma loves her dolls, and she has … Continue reading The Girl Who Builds Monsters: Coming This September From Cemetery Dance Publications!
Since trying something different with the last chapbook for my Patreon supporters went really well, I’m trying something different again for the May 2020 chapbook for Patreon supporters who are on Level Two or higher. In addition to featuring the first in a series of “lost” chapters from my first novel Black Fire, I’m also upgrading these Patreon Supporter Chapbooks to be perfect bound like a trade paperback book! This change really makes the whole production look great. Here are a few early photos of how this chapbook turned out: More news to come. Thanks so much for all of your support! … Continue reading First Photos of New Chapbook for Patreon Supporters! “Lost Echoes: Volume One”