Interview on PulpCrazy blog

Jason Aiken is the brain behind a blog-and-podcast combo, PulpCrazy. He posts reviews, interviews, and all sorts of pulp-related items sure to interest fans of fun, exciting speculative fiction.

Jason recently posted an interview he conducted with Jim Beard and me about our soon-to-be-published novel, Airship Hunters. He did a nice job of asking the right questions. The book will be released at PulpFest in Columbus, Ohio. Here's the promotional copy for the book:

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A thrilling novel of turn-of-the-century intrigue and mystery!
It is 1897 and the skies are haunted by mysterious airships and unfathomable secrets.

Tasked with hunting down these strange vehicles of the air and determining their origin and intent, two U.S. government agents toil under unusual conditions to supply their shadowy superiors with information. But that information proves to be as elusive as the airships themselves.

Ride with Agents Valiantine and Cabot across the Midwest as they encounter reports of strange lights, phantom soldiers, unreliable witnesses, and the ultimate source of their airborne prey.

They are the Airship Hunters, and they cannot be waylaid from their path to uncover the greatest mystery of them all.
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 PulpFest is scheduled for August 13-16. It is a very enjoyable convention focused on pop culture--particularly the pulp magazines that thrived as the primary form of mass entertainment from the end of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th century, and served as the birthplace of some remarkable characters: Tarzan and John Carter, Sam Spade and the Continental Op, Elmore Leonard's western heroes, Mickey Spillane's tough guys, Louis L'Amour's western characters, Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers, A.E. van Vogt's Black Destroyer (the inspiration for Ridley Scott's Alien), John W. Campbell Jr.'s Thing From Another World (the basis for John Carpenter's Thing), and more.

Remember, Airship Hunters will be released as a limited edition! By pre-ordering by July 1, you will receive a signed copy and your name will appear in the Acknowledgments. Please note: The number of copies printed of Airship Hunters will be determined by the number of pre-orders. The book will be published this summer. Only a small number of copies will be printed beyond the number pre-ordered. What this means: the only way to guarantee you'll get a copy of this book is to pre-order it. You can do that at the Meteor House Press site by clicking here.

Thanks for your patronage! Enjoy Jason Aiken's interview with Jim and I by clicking here.

Essay on Fighting Alaska at Venture Galleries

Paul Bishop, number one gym rat and fitness trainer at the Fight Card series of books and a talented author, has graciously posted my essay on writing my Fight Card entry, Fighting Alaska, "Fighting Alaska with Gold, Greed, and Gamblers," at the Venture Galleries. Venture Galleries is a "marketing and publishing house that showcases, promotes, and markets the works of talented Indie authors and artists who are building a niche in the marketplace." You can find the essay by clicking here. And many thanks to Paul.

The eBook edition of Fighting Alaska is available at Amazon. I anticipate the print edition to swing into existence in the coming weeks. I'll post here when the print edition is also available.

Many thanks for your patronage!