Elizabeth is thrilled to announce that her novelization of the third season of Showtime's television series, The Tudors: Thy Will Be Done, received the Scribe Award for Best Adaptation, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers at the awards ceremony held on Friday, July 24, at ComicCon in San Diego, CA. The award was accepted on Beth's behalf (with the help of a cartoon drawing of Beth) by author Nancy Holder.
Beth will be signing copies of novels and comics as part of "Dark Visions 2010," a mass horror book signing to be held Saturday October 16th at the William and Mary Bookstore in Williamsburg, Virginia. Creepy, Halloweenish festivities will run from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Other authors attending include the talented and spooky Matthew Warner, Thomas Monteleone, Michael Knost, Stephen Mark Rainey, and Ron Malfi. Be there and be SCARED!!!
It's been announced that Elizabeth's collection "The Fear Report", her adult horror novel "Welcome Back to the Night," and a brand new young adult horror novel, "Freezer Burn," will be released in the coming months from Necon E-Books. Watch for more information to be posted soon!
Beth's first novel, "Sineater," will be rereleased soon as both an e-book and an audio book from Crossroad Press. Crossroad Press will also be releasing an e-book of Elizabeth's new mainstream novel, "Homegrown." More information to come on these releases very soon. Stay tuned!
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers has just released TIED IN: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing, edited by Lee Goldberg.
Tie-in novels are books based on pre-existing media properties — like TV shows, movies and games — and they regularly top the national bestseller lists. But as popular as tie-ins books and novelizations are among readers, few people know how the books are written or the rich history behind the hugely successful and enduring genre.
This 75,000 word book is a ground-breaking collection of lively, informative, and provocative essays and interviews by some of the best-selling, and most acclaimed, writers in the tie-in business, offering an inside glimpse into what they do and how they do it. Contributors include Alina Adams, Jeff Ayers, Donald Bain, Burl Barer, Raymond Benson, Max Allan Collins, Greg Cox, William C. Dietz, Tod Goldberg, Robert Greenberger, Nancy Holder, Paul Kupperberg, Jeff Mariotte, Elizabeth Massie, William Rabkin, Aaron Rosenberg, David Spencer, and Brandie Tarvin.
TIED IN is currently available in an e-edition on Amazon and Smashwords (and soon on the iBookstore and Barnes & Noble). A trade paperback edition will be published later next month.
Purchase at:
Amazon
Smashwords
Beth's short story, "Smoothpicks," originally published in Deathrealm magazine, is now available as a FREE audio download from Crossroad Press!
Beth's new tale of rage, longing, and sacrifice — "Fire" — is now appearing in Darkness On the Edge, an anthology of stories inspired by the songs of Bruce Springsteen. This collection includes 19 tales by such notables as T.M. Wright, Lee Thomas, Gary A. Braunbeck, Sarah Langan, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tom Piccirilli, and more. Edited by Harrison Howe, hardcover, cover art by J.K. Potter.
Elizabeth's chilling tale of a Halloween night gone horribly awry, "The Devil's Yo-Yo," is now appearing in Cemetery Dance #63.
Beth was recently interviewed by Secret Identity about her work on the Phantom comic as well as other creative stuff. Read the interview.
Elizabeth's book — The Tudors: Thy Will Be Done — the official
novelization of the third season of Showtime's original television show
The Tudors, has been named a finalist for a Scribe Award in the Best
Adaptation General & Speculative category. Scribe Awards are presented
by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. Winners will
be announced at Comic-Con in San Diego, July
22-25.
Beth's comic, "Julie Walker is The Phantom in Race Against Death!" is receiving great reviews and can be purchased from Moonstone Books. When Kit Walker, AKA the Phantom, is injured, his twin sister Julie secretly steps up to the plate to protect investigative reporter Nellie Bly on her historical race around the globe. Danger awaits at every turn, and Julie must wear the Phantom mantle boldly and bravely to keep Nellie from certain death.
Beth is the (March) Writer of the Month on The Horror Zine. This issue features an interview and Beth's short story, "And Baby, You Can Sleep While I Drive."
Beth will be Horror Guest of Honor at Context 23, held in Columbus, Ohio, August 27-29.
Beth's new poignant, ghostly tale of Christmas, "Beggars at Dawn," is now available in Appalachian Winter Hauntings: Tales From the Mountains, published by Woodland Press.
Beth announces: "'Writers Workshop of Horror,' a collection of essays
covering the spectrum of writing horror fiction, is up for pre-order
at this link, to be out August 2009.
This fantastic book focuses solely on the craft of writing, with
professional advice from the best: Joe Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Clive
Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Tom Monteleone, Rick Hautala, and many, many
more including yours truly. A wonderful resource for writers, and not
just horror writers. Much of the advice transcends genre, because a
good story is a good story."
"D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman," a novel Beth co-authored with Alan M. Clark, is now available for order from Raw Dog Screaming Press. Here is what noted authors are saying:
Christopher Golden — “D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman is twisted, unnerving, and funny as hell. It takes a special kind of lunacy to write something this wonderful. A triumph.”
Jeremy Robert Johnson — “D.D. Murphry is the first responder to a terrible accident at the intersection of Desire and Reality, sorting through the wreckage with a bloody spoon and a dangerously corrupted sense of Truth. Clark and Massie have created a brilliantly indelible character in D.D., and with each case cracked they offer a smorgasbord of startling shock, laugh-out-loud wordplay, and endearing empathy. D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman is an arresting literary tightrope act of the top order.”
James A. Moore — “The only thing I regret about reading the seven cases presented in this delicious tome is that I didn't think of them first! I cannot recommend it enough!”
Nate Kenyon — “Massie and Clark have crafted a winner: funny, clever and disturbing all at once. Getting inside D.D. Murphry's head was fascinating and deeply unsettling. Reading it, one gets the feeling that there may be more than one 'secret policeman' out in the real world. I loved it.”
"Images of America: Waynesboro," a photo history of Waynesboro, Virginia and co-authored by Beth and Cortney Skinner, was published June 8th. The book has been a huge success, appealing to both citizens of Waynesboro as well as former citizens, tourists, and collectors of Arcadia photo histories. See this website or their "Images of America: Waynesboro" companion blog for updates.
"The Caretaker," a ghost story set in Babcock State Park, WV, and based
on an actual murder, appears in Legends of the Mountain State #3,
published by Woodland Press and edited by Michael Knost. This anthology
premiered at the prestigious West Virginia Book Festival in
Charleston, October 10-11, 2009. Other writers with works in the anthology
include Matthew Warner, Brian Hatcher, Scott Nicholson, J. G. Faherty,
Fran Friel, and more.
Elizabeth’s “Skeeryvilletown” Skeery Art blog features new Skeeryvilletown works, links, and commentary into the why and wherefore of the lighthearted, spooky town and its inhabitants. Click here to see what’s new! 3-Eyed Devil Cat, Fire Breathing Dog O’ Death, Boo Boy, Rattie, Battie, and the rest are waiting. |