In late October 2012, I agreed to guest edit The Afterword, the online book section of The National Post. The following essay originally appeared in The National Post, Monday, October 22, 2012. There’s a dude sitting at the table next to mine. The guy looks suspicious; he’s been typing on … Continue reading
How do you tweak a zombie? Pinch his behind and run like hell. Thank all that’s holy that joke didn’t make it into the book. Once again, with feeling; how do you tweak a zombie? In a previous post, I wrote of my fondness for the zombie as the ultimate monster (he … Continue reading
There’s a plus and a minus to book trailers: PLUS — an effective book trailer can tease people into wanting to know more, and puts images front and centre, which is undeniably more memorable and effective than a mention in a newspaper. MINUS — Most people have no idea what … Continue reading
I’m not sure where the idea for Husk came from. I was toying with a zombie private detective novel, an alternate reality that would be Romero mixed with Raymond Chandler. But I’m not at the stage of my development lit-wise where I can create a reasonable pastiche of another author’s voice. Everything … Continue reading
My, Corey, what an intriguing post title. And what a nauseating image (courtesy of Rob Sachetto’s Zombie Daily blog). What’s it all about? Well, you may have noticed a marked decline in the posting of posts on this here website. Frankly, I’ve been rather busy. The new job as publicist for Goose … Continue reading
