Featured today on Fourth Wall Friday at The Cabin Goddess!

I'm on my way to Mo*Con in Indianapolis today, where I have the great honor of being a Guest of Honor. Looking forward to it very much! But I wanted to be sure to leave this link to a new mega-post I did for Fourth Wall Friday at the Cabin Goddess!

 This theme blends the world of an author's books with their own world, and this post has a serious theme that resonates strongly with the Rising Dawn Saga. I really think readers of my series will appreciate this post a lot, and for those that haven't read the series, this will definitely give you a taste of some of the themes found in the books.

 http://cabingoddess.com/2013/05/a-midnight-walk-with-stephen-zimmer-fourth-wall-friday/

Special Project from Wonderful YA Author Dianne Lynne Gardner

I wanted to take a moment to highlight an ongoing Kickstarter project that is within its final week of funding, in the hopes that everyone will take a look at it and consider participating.  

Dianne Lynn Gardner is a highly gifted author AND artist (talk about being able to coordinate with your cover artist! LOL).  I gladly gave her a blurb to use on the first book of her Ians Realm Saga, Deception Peak.  I really believe she's got a great series going, and it has a very good home with a publisher, Hydra Publications, run by a guy who I've known for awhile and can attest to his great commitment and support of authors.

If you would take a moment to watch Dianne's video here and consider taking part, it would be greatly appreciated.  The rewards included some artwork and prints, and I can tell you that Dianne's artwork is truly top level!

The project supports her series, and I can tell you the economics of publishing and putting titles out is tougher than ever today if you are doing it the right way.  It is a worthy series, with a worthy publisher, so check it out and explore Ian's Realm! :)

Vampires Don't Sparkle Cover Reveal, Includes New Short Story

Vampires Don't Sparkle Cover Reveal, Includes New Short Story

The Vampires Don't Sparkle! cover has been revealed today, created by the award-winning Matt Perry! I'm excited about this anthology project! My short story "The Excavation" is included in this anthology, which features some incredible authors like Gary A. Braunbeck, Tim Waggoner, Maurice Broaddus, Lucy A. Snyder, Bob Freeman, and many more.

The editor is none other than Michael West! AND a portion of proceeds from the sale of this anthology go to cancer research, which is a very personal thing to me (my dad was a cancer researcher, for those of you that might not know).

There's a pre-order window up for one week for those wanting copies signed by the editor.  This anthology is definitely for those who like vampires of the non-sparkly kind! ;)

 To see the full press release with a list of authors and stories, go here: http://seventhstarpress.blogspot.com/2013/03/for-immediate-release-march-6-2013.html