Authonomy.com's "Hottest Books: September" thread now includes my YA zombie novel, Arrival of the Ageless. I uploaded it to the site with only 2 days left to go in the month, and it still somehow made the list.
The thread can be read here.
This site has been pretty incredible for me so far, and it's hard to believe the amount of support I've gotten. My book has already improved quite a bit with all the feedback, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what other readers think of it.
It's currently ranked 1096 on the site after starting out ranked 5630. Not too shabby for my first 22 days on the site.
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
"The Breakfast Club...with zombies."
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"The Breakfast Club...with zombies" is how I've started pitching my quirky new Young Adult zombie novel, "Arrival of the Ageless." If anyone's interested in checking out the first five chapters, I've posted them on Authonomy.com here: http://authonomy.com/books/47619/arrival-of-the-ageless/
Anyone registered on Authonomy can check the chapters out for free. The site is owned and operated by HarperCollins, so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that people there will take notice of the book. So far, I've gotten some really glowing reviews, and I've jumped over 250 places in the rankings in the first two days it's been up. Of course, there's still a long way for the book to go, but the reviews have helped to buoy my sagging spirits quite a bit.
Reviews and six-star ratings would be greatly appreciated! (Maybe even put it on your Authonomy shelf if you feel so inclined). I'd love to let the rest of this book see the light of day sometime soon, and this could be a great way for that to happen.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Because Lists Are Fun, And Always Wrong...
Mike's Official Top Five List of Female-Driven Action Movies (Favorites are listed first):
1: Aliens. Growing up, I had two idols: one was Schwarzenegger, and the other was Ripley. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.
2: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. More James Cameron. More awesome. Linda Hamilton is basically what I was going for when I wrote the character of Sam in TRY NOT TO BURN. A tough-as-nails female survivor with a ponytail and a big gun. Plus, the movie's got Arnold in it, too, which doesn't hurt.
3: The Descent. (Possibly more horror than action, but I'm counting it, since it's my arbitrary list, and I can do what I want with it.) I really dig this movie, even though it's pretty messed up. On a side note, this is likely the movie that made me claustrophobic.
4: Kill Bill Parts 1 and 2. Because this list wouldn't be complete without it. Or them. Whatever.
5: Domino. I found some parts of the movie a bit off-putting, but it's still worth a watch, in my opinion. Especially the documentary about the real-life Domino that the film is based on. That's really the main reason why it made my list. She's absolutely fascinating, and it's a real shame she's not still with us.
Honorable Mentions:
Foreign Films I've Never Heard Of: you know who you are, and you're probably Korean, if I had to hazard a guess.
Films I've Never Seen, But Probably Should Have: Hanna, Haywire, Hunger Games, Columbiana, Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman, Brave, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Charlie's Angels, Doomsday, the list goes on and on.
Films I Really Wanted To Include, But Probably Aren't Actiony Enough: Alien, MirrorMask, The Labyrinth.
Films That Weren't Quite Female-Drive Enough: The Matrix, Kick-Ass, The Fifth Element, 28 Days Later.
Films That Didn't Quite Make My Top Five: Resident Evil 1 and 3, V for Vendetta, Red Sonja.
Films I Can't Remember, Because I'm Doing This Entire List Without Searching Online, Using Only My Movie Shelf And My Brain: again, you know who you are.
I know I must be missing some super obvious ones, and I admit that I have a ton of blind spots in my movie knowledge, but that'll do it for today's Mike's Official Barely Researched Top Five List.
Feel free to leave a comment below to yell at me about how wrong I am, or--better yet--recommend something awesome that I've never seen. I'm open to suggestions.
1: Aliens. Growing up, I had two idols: one was Schwarzenegger, and the other was Ripley. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.
2: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. More James Cameron. More awesome. Linda Hamilton is basically what I was going for when I wrote the character of Sam in TRY NOT TO BURN. A tough-as-nails female survivor with a ponytail and a big gun. Plus, the movie's got Arnold in it, too, which doesn't hurt.
3: The Descent. (Possibly more horror than action, but I'm counting it, since it's my arbitrary list, and I can do what I want with it.) I really dig this movie, even though it's pretty messed up. On a side note, this is likely the movie that made me claustrophobic.
4: Kill Bill Parts 1 and 2. Because this list wouldn't be complete without it. Or them. Whatever.
5: Domino. I found some parts of the movie a bit off-putting, but it's still worth a watch, in my opinion. Especially the documentary about the real-life Domino that the film is based on. That's really the main reason why it made my list. She's absolutely fascinating, and it's a real shame she's not still with us.
Honorable Mentions:
Foreign Films I've Never Heard Of: you know who you are, and you're probably Korean, if I had to hazard a guess.
Films I've Never Seen, But Probably Should Have: Hanna, Haywire, Hunger Games, Columbiana, Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman, Brave, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Charlie's Angels, Doomsday, the list goes on and on.
Films I Really Wanted To Include, But Probably Aren't Actiony Enough: Alien, MirrorMask, The Labyrinth.
Films That Weren't Quite Female-Drive Enough: The Matrix, Kick-Ass, The Fifth Element, 28 Days Later.
Films That Didn't Quite Make My Top Five: Resident Evil 1 and 3, V for Vendetta, Red Sonja.
Films I Can't Remember, Because I'm Doing This Entire List Without Searching Online, Using Only My Movie Shelf And My Brain: again, you know who you are.
I know I must be missing some super obvious ones, and I admit that I have a ton of blind spots in my movie knowledge, but that'll do it for today's Mike's Official Barely Researched Top Five List.
Feel free to leave a comment below to yell at me about how wrong I am, or--better yet--recommend something awesome that I've never seen. I'm open to suggestions.
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