Hello. I’m noted awesome person Bookshelf Q. Battler and for the 3.5 readers paying attention to How the West Was Zombed, here are a few notes:
- First, you’ll probably say, “Oh boy, here are some new threads.” Well, yes and no. The mentions of “Ms. Canary and Mr. Utter,” Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, “Associates Ringo and Brocious” and so on…they’re basically hints at the future, should enough of you like this enough that I continue with a series. Attorney Donnelly has advised me to keep quiet about the possibility of sequels tentatively titled “Calamity Jane vs. Zombies” and “Wyatt Earp vs. Zombies.” They are partially written in my head and they are pretty awesome. If only I could just hook my brain up to the computer and have it all dump out into a novel that way. But basically, that’s why they’re mentioned, so hopefully How the West Was Zombed will be a success so that Calamity Jane and Wyatt can have their turn at the zombie mayhem.
- I realize in an earlier chapter I had Blythe telling his werewolf henchmen to find Miles. Disregard that part. He now does that for the first time in this chapter. You see, the problem I’ve faced is I didn’t want Blythe to be the typical dumb villain, toying with the heroes only to be hoisted on his own petard. Instead, Blythe wants to kill Slade and Freeman immediately…
- …but he has a bureaucratic board of vampires to answer to. “I don’t really want to do this but my boss is making me…” I feel like that’s a sentiment most people can get behind and start to understand why Blythe isn’t just whipping out a gat and blowing Slade’s head off while he’s taking a nap, which he very much wants to do.
- This will probably be the one and only time you’ll see Lady Blackwood in this novel. If this book leads to a steady source of cash money bling, Lady Blackwood will most likely be Calamity Jane’s nemesis in the sequel so…give me some notes as to what you think about the lady.
As always, thanks for reading. I know. This all still kinda stinks but I’m working on it. I’m trying. I’m continuing to press forward and have yet to give up, which I have a tendency to do but am pushing myself not to this time.
Let me know what you think, both good and bad.
Thanks,
BQB
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