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I thought getting more work out the the RDSP duo would be like getting blood out of a stone…until I had the brilliant idea of getting another computer. Now John and I will be able to work side by side at all hours of the day, night & weekend. Maybe we can instant message each…

Yesterday we received an excellent blurb from Gerard Houarner. Here’s part of what he said: “The Fall of Never is a dark, suspenseful descent into the wild heart of dream, where the primal power of the imagination can turn reality into nightmare.” Gerard Houarner, The Beast That Was Max, Road to Hell I’ve posted the…

We took a short spontaneous vacation on Tuesday evening and Wednesday. It’s hard to plan getaways because we never know when we’re going to be busy so it worked well just to take off on the spur of the moment. One piece of news that has kept me happy for days is that we were…

Ok, there’s a brand new Raw Dog quiz in town, What’s Your Psychological Horror Profile? This one was authored by the infamous Cake Earthhead. Check it out: http://quizilla.com/users/rawdogscreaming/quizzes/What%20is%20your%20Psychological%20Horror%20profile%3F Once you take the quiz don’t forget to post your results in your livejournal so the psychosis can spread!

Things have been going pretty well lately and a really good feeling about the momentum of RDSP has been building for some time. We’ve got a lot of *very* promising potential titles for next year. The sales seem to be slowly building each month and I’m particularly surprised to see our early titles 15 Serial…

Apparently Mike Arnzen was mobbed at his signing this past Thursday, which is great to hear. It sounds like his reading was hilarious as usual and I’m bummed that we couldn’t go, but it was way too far of a drive. Mike is always smart about readings and brings his own copies of the books….

New review in for 15 Serial Killers over at Horror-Web. It’s a thoughtful and honest response that pretty much sums up how many readers—either with an acedemic or genre background—seem to react when reading Jaffe’s book. You can view it at http://www.horror-web.com/reviews/YaBB.cgi?board=Books;action=display;num=1087711153 Efrem has completed editing of The Fall of Never. He’s got a keen…

WHOOSH! That big crashing sound you just heard was the wave of interest that smashed over us in the past day and a half over the Everybody Scream! special edition. I can’t believe only a few days ago we were wondering if we’d be able to sell all 100 copies. Now they are almost all…

So we realized yesterday at the last minute that we need a dust jacket for the hardcover edition of Everybody Scream!. See I’d been concentrating so much on the special edition which needs to be a hardcover for the them to put the resin on to make the face. But that covers everything up so…

I nearly had a major freakout last night when I was looking over the printed pages of what we had completed so far for Everybody Scream! and realized the type was way too small. Changing the typeface would not only add plenty of pages to the book costing us a lot more money but the…

*sizzle* John (rdsp) has really been burning up the livejournal lately. He’s been adding people left and right and posting to his own journal plus commenting on other people’s. LJ is a pretty huge community but I’ve never been good at stirring things up the way he is. I read a lot of people’s journals…

Phew! Things are busy, busy, busy. We finally have the edited manuscript for Everybody Scream!!!!! Jeff sent it while we were away at the Stokers. I’ve been so desperate to get my hands on that file that they’ve been itching. So even though I was still exhausted from the trip I spent last evening working…

I didn’t know if it would be worth it to go all the way to New York to spend just one night and travel back the next day but it definitely was. Too bad we weren’t able to be there for the whole weekend. We did make it to the huge signing where we got…

Yep, we’re exhausted but the Stokers were a blast. It was especially exciting being there when Mike Arnzen won his second Stoker. I’ve updated the web site and posted some pictures from the event but the full report will have to wait until tomorrow. The trip back was extra long and exhausting because the bus…

Tomorrow we’ll be getting up bright and early to catch a bus to New York City. This is only my second time going to NYC and the first time we’ve attended the Stoker awards. I’m looking forward to seeing Mike Arnzen and Mark McLaughlin again, plus we’ll meet mysterious author J.M. Heluk for the first…

I’m always seeing these quizzes on people’s livejournals so I decided to make one of my own. It’s actually pretty fun but harder than it might seem to make an entertaining quiz. Here it is: http://quizilla.com/users/rawdogscreaming/quizzes/Which%20Raw%20Dog%20Screaming%20title%20is%20for%20You%3F

Last night I announced the Everybody Scream! special edition on the web site. I think it’s quite a striking book and hope that it will get a lot of notice. To my knowledge no one else is doing special editions like these. It’s actually a sculpted, 3-D face on the cover, not just a picture….

100 Jolts has received its first recommendation for a 2004 Stoker award. I would love to see Jolts get onto the final ballot. I really think it’s innovative in a genre that is often described as stagnant. Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks this way. Take for instance this review from someone who…

Got the car back Wednesday and have been trying to catch up on all those things you need to have a car to do. I can’t believe the Stokers are next weekend! We better get our bus tickets soon. I hope the trip will be worth it even though we’ll only be staying one night….

Been working overtime on pulling The Dream People together. The pieces are all formatted now I’m just waiting for Vincent to send the art. It looks like D. Harlan Wilson will make it to our July 10th reading event at The Neptune Gallery. It will be cool to see him again! We are still car-less….

Heard from Jeff Thomas who says he’s hoping to finish Everybody Scream! this weekend! He also sent along a blurb for the book, “Jeffrey Thomas has created an intricate and thoroughly engrossing world here, one that digs deep and lingers. Whether you’re a stranger to Punktown or a long time resident, this book will peel…

Even without a car we still managed to get the review copies for A Dirgeoff to the few biggee review place that require copies at least 3 months before the book is released. Also it seems that the strategy of emailing people first may really pay off. Darren contacted two people who had blurbed his…

I got a call at 2 am from the police saying the car had been found. Some little kids (that’s how he described them) were driving around D.C. in it. They bailed when the police showed up so they weren’t caught. They tell me it’s drivable but I don’t know much more about the condition…

This has nothing to do with publishing but I woke up this morning, got ready to go and then looked outside to see a big empty space where the car had been parked last night. I’m not sure why anyone would want to steal that seven-year-old Dodge. It’s a fine car but a little worn…

Someone volunteered to help out with my email campaign. It’s always great when people want to lend a hand. First because we always need help and second because it’s nice to think people want to be a part of RDSP. But the thing is you have to be extra organized to make use of people’s…