Zombies vs. Robots: Women on War - Starred Review in Publisher's Weekly

[star] Women on War!: A Zombies vs. Robots Anthology
Edited by Jeff Conner. IDW, $19.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-61377-407-6

"This compilation combines the best of graphic novels and anthologies, featuring amazing illustrations by Ericka Lugo and short stories by women who have lifted the zombies vs. robots theme to a whole new level. The anthology follows This Means War! and is also based on the ZvR graphic novel series, but newcomers will find it quite accessible. The stories feature entirely different worldviews while flowing seamlessly together. In Nancy A. Collins’s “Angus: Zombie vs. Robot Fighter,” Angus is a boy warrior who has been raised by robots for one purpose—to kill zombies. He is humanity’s last, best hope. Or is he? In “Mademoiselle Consuela,” Amber Benson speculates on what happens when a warbot is the only one left to nurture a human girl on an isolated island. In “The Virgin Sacrifices,” Rachel Swirsky creates an Amazon love story torn asunder by zombies and robots. Every story sparkles with creativity while admirably meeting the needs of the theme. (Dec.)" Reviewed on: 10/15/2012 by Publisher's Weekly.

September/October Appearances

I will be hosting the Haunted Mansion Writer's Retreat beginning on 9/27-9/30. On Thursday, September 21st 21 dark genre authors and artists will ascend the hills in Northern California for four days and three nights to write in a very active paranormal location. You may read along with the authors as they post their experiences via the blog, and/or read about the experiences of the 2010 attendees in The Haunted Mansion Project: Year One, including investigative narrative by Ghost-Girls.org leader, Nikki Boscia, non-fiction by the attendees about what happened to them, and fiction and poetry inspired by the events. You may also visit their link and click on "evidence," and "Mill Valley Mansion" to hear some chilling EVPs recorded during the 2010 retreat. Choose the Grade A ones; they are the clearest and easiest to hear.

On October 5th-9th, I will be attending Convocation at Isis Oasis. I will be available for my usual services on-site.

On October 14th, I'll be reading at Blow Salon for Berkeley's Sunday Streets. The event starts at 11am and goes until 4pm, with live music, art, and readings by six powerful female voices. Details on who are featured at the link to the Facebook event page.

Coming Soon: Zombies vs. Robots - Women on War!

Zombies vs. Robots: Women on War! Published by IDW, is due out soon. Edited by Jeff Conner, Illustrated by Ericka Lugo, and with an introduction by Nancy Holder, I'm pretty stoked to be a part of this fun project. My story is called "The Meek, The Earth, and The Inheritance." I'm told that in addition to the trade version, there will be 222 signed limited editions, and possibly 60 lettered. Good luck getting your hands on one - the highly anticipated release is poised and ready to be devoured as soon as it hits shelves. This cover may only be the place-holder cover, so don't be surprised if it's different. Each story is beautifully illustrated...wish I could post THAT art, but alas, NO TEASER FOR YOU! ;-)

The Four Elements now Available for Pre-Order | Bad Moon Books

You can now pre-order The Four Elements by Linda Addison, Rain Graves, Charlee Jacob, and Marge Simon at Bad Moon Books. There is a limited signed Hard Cover edition for only $35, and we are circulating signature sheets for a late-august release. The regular trade paperback edition is only $17.95. Get your spooky poetry on...

Poetry Reading at Goddess Groove, June 9th-10th

I will be doing a poetry performance reading in honor of Arch Priestess Loreon Vigne's 80th Birthday celebration at Goddess Groove this Saturday and Sunday. For more information and tickets to the events, visit Isis Oasis' website. All proceeds from the ticket sales go towards the animals and the sanctuary. You too, can help ocelots, jungle cats, and many others thrive.

New Review & Write Up - Paranormality.com

There is a new review up for The Haunted Mansion Project: Year One from the nice folks at Paranormality.com - and they also did a write-up on the project itself. Enjoy...

Guest on Writer's Chatroom - 5/6

The Writer's Chatroom is having us in as guest authors to talk about the Haunted Mansion Project: Year One this Sunday (May 6) from 4-6 p.m. PST. It is a moderated chat and Damnation Books will give away a couple of copies of the anthology during the break. Kim Richards, Nikki Boscia, and Rain Graves (that's me) will be on hand to answer your questions. The link to the chatroom is http://www.writerschatroom.com/Enter.htm - and there is no password needed but please be sure you have the latest version of Java on your computer or you may have trouble logging in.