A note on the Stokers

I’m exceedingly honored, pleased, flattered, etc to have been recommended by someone (or someones). I know that this is time that people start advertising, pointing out and even flogging their qualifying works (and who can blame them, despite the controversy of the Stokers it is exciting to vie for a spot on the short list).

After a lot of thought, I’ve decided that I won’t be among the authors offering free copies of their work to voting HWA members. Not that I don’t want the readers, just that I’m not convinced courting active HWA members this way is best.

Look, Rot is available for the low, low price of $3.95 from Horror Mall. And at about 60 pages, in a large, easy to read font it’s also not a nightmare to read on screen.

The Stokers are about supporting the genre and I think we should start by being well read in it. I don’t want you to read Rot because you got it for free and have nothing else to do. I want you to read it because it’s intriguing and interesting. I already have an excerpt posted, and my publisher has posted a separate excerpt. If these two aren’t enough to make you want to read more then the truth is you probably won’t be voting for Rot in the Stokers any way.