Sitges International Film Festival

Tonight on The Signal there was an interesting piece on the Sitges International Film Festival, which I’d never heard of before. It sounds like a complete blast! I’ve always wanted to visit Spain, and here’s an annual horror film event on the Spanish Riviera. Why haven’t I ever heard of it before? Sadly what with my stock portfolio waaay down I won’t be able to afford it any time soon… ;-)

World Fantasy Best Novel Award Nominees 2008

Territory - Emma Bull [Tor]
Ysabel - Guy Gavriel Kay [Viking Canada/Penguin Roc]
Fangland - John Marks [Penguin Press]
Gospel of the Knife - Will Shetterly [Tor]
The Servants - Michael Marshall Smith [Earthling Publications]

http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards

Insanity Factory Sets New Record

Holy Buck, Fatman! My novella Insanity Factory sets a new price record on Amazon… I check in from time to time just to see how many are for sale and what they’re going for. Currently there’s only one for sale and it’s going for $82.50 plus shipping. About a week ago there were two for sale on Amazon, one for $9 and the other for $33. Those both sold. I long ago canceled the contract with the publisher (IUniverse), so any that aren’t bought directly from me I don’t get a dime from. The IUniverse editions (there were three) are now rare and no more will ever be printed. There are very few IUniverse copies for sale by anyone else, and I’m not selling the few I have. If you want a (non-IUniverse) copy for less than $82.50 you have to buy direct from me!

I was selling e-book versions on my website for $7 but have stopped selling e-book versions.