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#31ZombieAuthors Rewind – Day 29 – Zombie Dinosaurs!
With Your Host: Schecky Blargfeld, Zombie Comedian
Roar, 3.5 readers.
Roar indeed.
Dinsoaurs. Zombies? DINOSAUR ZOMBIES!
That’s right. Last year BQB interviewed Rick Chesler and David Sakmyster, co-auhtors of Jurassic Dead, the totally badass book series that combines prehistoric lizards and the undead.
BQB was blown away by this awesome concept and one year later, he maintains it is a travesty of justice that this book has not been made into a movie yet.
“Who the hell greenlit all that Zach Galifinakis horse manure when there’s a perfectly good book series about zombasaurs aching to be made?” BQB was heard to say.
Check out BQB’s interview with the dino-tastic duo here.
And don’t forget to check out Jurassic Dead, now available on Amazon.
#31ZombieAuthors Rewind – Day 27 – Jake Bible
With Your Host: Schecky Blargfeld, Zombie Comedian
Hey there, 3.5 readers.
I hope you’re ready for a little music because I’m about to put my zombie pipes with a little birthday ditty.
“Happy Birthday to you! Whoa, uh oh, Happy Birthday, to you! Happy Birthday, Dear Jake Bible, Esteemed Inventor of the Drabble Novel! Whoa, uh oh, Happy Birthday, to yah-uh-uh-ooo!”
Yep, that’s right, 3.5. Last year BQB’s buddy Alien Jones reached out to Jake to wish him a Happy Birthday (and if you’re following the logic, it’s Jake’s Birthday again!)
AJ and JB also talked zombies and other assorted monsters.
#31ZombieAuthors Rewind – Day 22 – Zombies and TV Style Serialization
With Your Host: Schecky Blargfeld, Zombie Comedian
Read a book or watch TV?
Watch TV or read a book?
Decisions, decisions.
Wait, I know!
Why not read TV?
“What?!”
That’s right. Many authors are presenting their novels in a serialized TV-style format. Seasons. Cliffhangers. Ongoing plot lines.
BQB reached out across the pond to Jolly Old England to discuss this phenomenon with British author Ryan Casey.
Check out that interview here.
And don’t forget to check out Infection Z and other Ryan Casey books on Amazon.
#31ZombieAuthors Rewind – Day 17 – Jeremy Laszlo and the E-Mail that Launched a Self-Publishing Career
With Your Guest Host: Schecky Blargfeld, Zombie Comedian
Rejection.
It’s not something an author ever looks forward to.
But when Jeremy Laszlo submitted his fiction to the world of traditional publishing an an intern accidentally hit the wrong button whilst sending an e-mail about batch rejecting a ton of submissions, he realized it was a waste of time to pursue traditional publishing any further and instead, dove right into the self-publishing game.
Zombies! Also, orcs!
Check out BQB’s interview with Jeremy here.
And don’t forget to check out Jeremy’s Left Alive series on Amazon.
#31ZombieAuthors Rewind – Ann Christy – When Life Gives You Lemons…
With Your Host: Schecky Blargfeld, Zombie Comedian
I don’t know why people are always complaining about being handed lemons.
Sure, they’re sour but after you pucker your lips for a minute they’re delicious. Squeeze the juice right into a nice glass of water and you’ve got a good thirst quencher.
You know what the worst kind of food to be given is? Brains. Those things are disgusting.
Believe me, hot sauce does nothing to mask the brainy flavor. If you’ve never eaten a brain, then don’t complain to me about lemons. I wish that zombies were addicted to lemons instead of brains.
Anyway, at this time last year, Bookshelf Q. Battler called up Ann Christy on his space phone to discuss how to make the best of a bad situation, editing your work and of course, zombies.
#31ZombieAuthors Rewind – Day 1 – Sarah Lyons Fleming – Packing the Perfect Bug-Out Bag
He’s here all month, folks.
Happy October, 3.5 readers. Your old undead pal Schecky Blargfeld here.
BQB’s journey into zombie madness began on October 1, 2015 when he, his girlfriend, his best friend, and his alien buddy found themselves trapped in the East Randomtown Price Town with oodles of zombies trying to get in and feast on their brains.
Could happen to anyone, really.
Luckily, BQB, as the caretaker of a magic bookshelf, knew a plethora of professional writers who were kind enough to talk to an idiot with a blog that’s only read by 3.5 people.
The first writer he called was Sarah Lyons Fleming, author of Until the End of the World.
Sarah educated our resident nerd on how to pack the perfect bug-out bag. That’s a bag full of all the essentials needed to survive a life on the run during a zombie apocalypse.
Check out that interview here.
And did I mention Sarah’s latest book, Mordacious, is out now? The people have spoken and it is a brain chompingly good read.
#31ZombieAuthors Rewind with Your Host – Schecky Blargfeld, Zombie Comedian
Schecky Blargfeld wasn’t funny in life and is even less so in his undeath.
ANNOUNCER:
Live (er, undead) from the East Randomtown Chuckle Hut, its Schecky Blargfeld, Zombie Comedian!
SCHECKY:
Hey there, hi there, ho there 3.5 readers. Wow, let me tell you, I just trudged in all the way from LA at an incredibly slow place and boy are the arms I held out directly in front of my body the entire time tired.
Lot of stuff going on in the news these days. Lot of stuff. You know I saw on TV you’ve got two zombies running for president?
Wait, what? They’re not zombies? They’re just ridiculously old. My bad, although in my defense, both candidates look like they are the stuff of Rick Grimes’s nightmares.
Jeez Louise, 3.5. Hillary or Trump? Trump or Hillary? That’s like asking a fella which one of his two nads he wants to not be removed by a nad doctor. Both outcomes are awful so I suppose all you can do now is vote for the nad whose bullshit most corresponds to your bullshit and then hope your preferred nad won’t destroy everything by 2020.
Look kiddos, you’re the people who chose these candidates. But oh sure, I’m the dumb monster. Right. Makes a lot of sense.
You know what? Keep your brains, people. I’m not going to eat them. You need them more than I do. Keep your brains and use them to think about what you’ve done.
What else?
You ever date a she-zombie? Boy, let me tell you, she-zombies be shopping. Am I right? You know I’m right.
I’ve never met a she-zombie that didn’t want me to part with all my green stuff. Oh, FYI I’m not talking about my money but my supply of fresh, juicy brains…brains I lifted off of once smart people…not people who read blogs that only have 3.5 readers…I’m not talking about you people of course. You 3.5 readers are great.
Knock…knock…
AUDIENCE:
Who’s there?
SCHECKY:
Ima Zombie.
AUDIENCE:
Ima Zombie who?
SCHECKY:
Damn, bitch. How many zombies do you know? Let me in so I can eat your brains already!
Hey people, so check it out. It has been an entire year since Bookshelf Q. Battler survived the East Randomtown Zombie Apocalypse.
Do you remember that?
Zombies actually ate up the dude’s town but did BQB give up?
Sadly no, which is too bad, because let’s face it, this blog is taking up valuable real estate on the web. Space that could be used for pornography, penis lengthening pills, or scams involving Nigerian princes that you never knew you were related to who want to give you money.
But I commend BQB because like Beyonce, he’s a survivor. BQB did not give up.
No, he used a space phone given to him by his little green sidekick Alien Jones to call 31 Zombie Authors.
And those zombie authors, each an expert on the undead, gave BQB the advice he needed to pull himself out of this jam.
Did you miss the spectacle last year? Fear not.
I will be hosting #31ZombieAuthors Rewind. That’s right. Every day, I’ll refresh your memory on who BQB interviewed.
So grab your beers and hold onto your brains, for #31ZombieAuthors rewind starts now.
Somebody call my agent. This is the worst gig I’ve ever had.
Pop Culture Mysteries – Interview (Er, Interrogation) of Martin Turnbull
Hello 3.5 readers.
Jake Dashing, P.I. does not interview. He interrogates. And I’d like to thank Martin Turnbull, author of the Hollywood’s Garden of Allah series and an Old Hollywood expert, for being the first writer to sit under the hot lights.
You’ll find the interview on Pop Culture Mysteries, a website that I’m currently building. Presently, it really does only have 3.5 readers but with your help, that should change in no time.
Martin’s latest book, Reds in the Beds, is available now on Amazon.
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