Dreamscapes & Nightmares

Being an author who has had a few stories published by Hadley Rille Books it pleases me to see the presence this company has in this years poll!  Desolate Places, one of the volumes published last year including a story of mine is slowly climbing the ranks on the Anthology list.  from what I see I think all of the antjhologies published last year by Hadley Rille Books in on the list.

On the Short Story, SF&F list HRB stories top the list!  "Tomb" an awesome tale by Z. S. Adani and a top story in Desolate Places, bounces between 1st and 2nd place!  "Old World Magic", by Adele Cosgrove-Bray and featured in Ruins Metropolis has been bouncing between 3rd and 4th spot.  Gustavo Bondoni has a story in 3rd spot as of this writing - it isn't one published by Hadley Rille Books, but Gustavo has had a couple very fine tales in HRB anthologies.

Eric Reynolds, the editor/publisher of HRB, is on the editor list -- if you haven't voted yet, please consider supporting this amazing person!

And, here again is the link to the site:

Preditors & Editors Reader's Poll

You don't have to be a Hadley Rille author -- just vote! I know I did.

I think I might be back. I've been working on editing a tale, looking at perhaps sending it off to WotF for whatever quarter I finish the edit in. Also, a different twist came to me involving a worldwalker idea I've had for some time now. I will have to write that up, just have to!

A local (well, close anyway) library sent me an invitation to participate in an author signing program they host, to take place on Saturday, February 7th. This came out of the blue, and it is the first that came to be from someone hunting me up instead of me putting out feelers of my own.

Hadley Rille Books has gone wide distribution! Well, at least with one title, distributed in a number of B&N stores in various larger market areas. This title is Ruins Extraterrestrial, and includes my second sold story, Heartcry. If you wish to see if a B&N store close to you carries the title, go to http://books.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?WRD=Ruins+Extraterrestrial
and at the right is a link that says "Check store availability" where you can enter your zip code. There might be a few pages of listed stores around your zipcode; checking through them will show if any are listed as having the title in stock. It makes an awesome stocking stuffer for the holidays….hint!

I've happy with TV lately, not because of what new things to watch, but instead, with re-runs.  Both Spike and Sci-Fi networks has been running Seven Days again.  This series is one of my all-time favorites, and one I wish I could get on DVD.  It lasted only 3 seasons, And now, after 9 or 10 years, I can see many of the episodes I missed. 

~~~~  Ruins Metropolis
The third volume in the Ruins series from Hadley Rille Books.  Thirty-five fantasy and science fiction stories based on Debbie Hughes's most excellent cover illustration, "The Spirits of Hathor." 

Herein you will find fantastic stories from these authors --

Camille Alexa (littlebirdblue), Anna D. Allen, Megan Arkenberg, Chris Benton (die7fox), Brenta Blevins (ruralwriter), Leslie Brown, Alycia C. Cooke (alyciachristine), Adele Cosgrove-Bray (adele_cb), Willis Couvillier (will_couvillier), H. F. Gibbard (hfgibbard), Jude-Marie Green (saycestsay), Erin M. Hartshorn (abennettstrong), C. L. Holland (xanthalanari), Kate Kelly, Victoria Kennedy, Ahmed A. Khan (ahmedakhan), Stephen Graham King (chronicpaint), Heather Kuehl (malevolent_dead), Gerri Leen, Barton Paul Levenson, Kari Livingston, R. F. Long (rflong), Lyn McConchie, Jennifer Moore, Ransom Noble, Christine Poulsen, Gianna Robbins (bookend_2), Rob Rosen, Jacqueline Seewald, Jonathan Shipley, Gene Stewart, Meg Swanton, Sarah Totton, K. L. Townsend (kltownsend), Kim Vandervort (writerknv), Sarah Wagner (shade53). 

Edited by Eric T. Reynolds (ericreynolds). 

Currently available from Amazon.com, and Amazon.co.uk.

Order now!  Be one of the first to read my story, "Haroeris's Favor", a story of tragic impulses and what happens when an ancient god tires of ages of desecration and takes a personal hand in things....