[Video] Promotional Trailer for THE QUEEN OF CROWS

Hi everyone! I’m really excited to share with you the promotional trailer for THE QUEEN OF CROWS e-book. The music was composed by James Semple, a professional in the entertainment industry. In addition to his work in film, he also has composed soundtracks perfect for gaming including Four Shadows: Music for Trail of Cthulhu and [...]

2010.07.11 Setting Music to the Trailer

Today I had a meeting with the composer for the music to THE QUEEN OF CROWS promotional trailer. The first thing we did was listen to various sounds and whatnot to decide what the feel of the music should be. Did I want the composition to be dramatic and tense or smooth and understated? Did [...]

Design Notes for THE QUEEN OF CROWS at FlamesRising.com

FlamesRising.com posted my design notes for THE QUEEN OF CROWS today. I’m sure you’ve all heard me talk about how important the creation process is before; this diatribe delves into the collaboration and the reason why I offered this e-book to you. Here’s a quote from my notes: One of the primary goals I have [...]

2010.07.05 Frickin-Frackin Technological Snafus

Finished making the trailer and finding the sound effects for the music today. I decided to go with that “old film” feel as much as I could. Initially, I was going to do a black-and-white silent movie with scrollwork on black panels as the promotional text. It ended up being too hard to see the [...]

2010.7.02 Music is the Universal Language

Had an exciting conversation with a professional composer this past week. While I work on the novel, I’m also looking at ways to promote THE QUEEN OF CROWS to raise funds for the print edition, which people are asking for. Hey, people. Remember that our world isn’t set up to allow writers, artists or musicians [...]

The Long Walk, Navajo and Inspiration behind THE QUEEN OF CROWS

Lately I’ve felt that truth is definitely stranger than fiction. I’m sure that many of you have heard of the new immigration law in Arizona by now. Well, the news really struck me because, if you don’t already know, THE QUEEN OF CROWS was inspired by an event that took place in Arizona almost a [...]

Now Entering the Twilight Zone (a.k.a Arizona)

Even if you have been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard by now of the new immigration laws in Arizona that are getting quite a bit of press. Ironically enough, THE QUEEN OF CROWS was inspired by an event that took place in Arizona called “The Long Walk.” Our early American history is rife [...]

Life at the Front Lines

This past year has been full of ups-and-downs that have made it difficult to get a sense for where I’m headed as an author. “Yes, you’re writing for this amazing tie-in property.” “Sorry, wait a minute…” Or my favorite line: “Yes, a contract will be coming for this awesome game.” “Oh wait just a minute, [...]

Review of THE QUEEN OF CROWS by Jess Hartley

Hi folks, the fifth review was emailed to me early this morning. This review comes from author and game designer Jess Hartley and I am pleased to present this review to you in its entirety. To read the other reviews, be sure to check out the links on THE QUEEN OF CROWS page here at [...]

The response to THE QUEEN OF CROWS has been very positive, so positive in fact that this unique e-book is now “the” best-selling product on DriveThruHorror.com. Thank you so much to everyone who downloaded this digital product! For those of you that haven’t had the chance yet, I am offering you an exclusive savings of [...]