Promote Thine Creative Wares, Storynauts
We’re wading into the holiday season, folks.
You may be one of them goofy creative-types what wants to get his creative story gibber in the hands of a welcoming and eager audience. You want your work known. Promoted. Discovered.
So, here’s your chance, word-burpers.
In the comments, tell us about one thing you created: a book, a comic, a film, an app, a song, a yarn-beard for dolphins, whatever. Keep it under 100 words (bonus points if you keep it at 140-character Twitter-length) and be sure to offer us a link.
Everybody else: do scan the comments, see if anything sounds spiffy.
Go forth and share.


K.T. Bryski
December 12, 2012 at 11:47 AM //
HAPAX: the Apocalypse hits in seven days. The only way to stop it? A Word that no longer exists. To find it, Brother Gaelin must team up with his Order’s sworn enemies: a mage, a magic robot, and the Being that drove them all apart to begin with.
Thanks, Chuck!
http://www.amazon.com/Hapax-K-T-Bryski/dp/1897492529/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1350919554&sr=8-2&keywords=Hapax
qmbridges
December 12, 2012 at 11:48 AM //
ZOMBIES TAKE MANHATTAN! Zombies take a bite out of the Big Apple in this series of short stories. We’ve got it all here, folks…the Coney Island Sideshow, a pink Humvee limo, Times Square, an illegal pet, and the ravenous undead. http://www.amazon.com/Zombies-Take-Manhattan-ebook/dp/B0086ZK4ES/ref=la_B009OKXGUI_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355269854&sr=1-1
Thanks, Chuck. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Dani M. Stone
December 12, 2012 at 11:49 AM //
Thanks! Your heart will grow 3 sizes for this.
NEXT LEFT a novelette – Irritated barista, homesick New Yorker, snarky bridesmaids, New Year’s Eve wedding. $1.99 http://www.amazon.com/Next-Left-A-Novelette-ebook/dp/B00AFXD1K8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355330551&sr=8-1&keywords=next+left+dani+stone
akismet-6094c57a4063a8731265b61b5d15f031
December 12, 2012 at 11:50 AM //
Slain in the Spirit http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009JXHIQS near-future mystery –
Ex-GI Bill lived when nobody else did. Not that what Bill does could be called living. In every way but raw survival, Bill’s on a life-long losing streak. But he’s being paid more than he can refuse to investigate the death of his cousin’s lover. Bill’s forced outside and back into life. Waiting for him is his PTSD. The police and coroner give him every reason to quit. If they knew being a pain in the ass is one thing that’ll make Bill ignore logic and keep going until the bitter, bloody end, they’d shut the hell up already.
Kristin
December 12, 2012 at 11:53 AM //
How did you know I created a yarn-beard for dolphins???
Jen Kirchner
December 12, 2012 at 11:54 AM //
The world’s worst necromancer & talking sacrificial knives. Comic Urban Fantasy. Now on the Top 20 Comic Fiction books for Kindle! http://amzn.to/RHr3PF
David Nickle
December 12, 2012 at 11:55 AM //
Rasputin’s Bastards is my great big Russian novel of psychic spies, the Cold War, giant squid and outdoor sporting equipment. It was released this summer by ChiZine Publications, and has been vigorously (and occasionally kindly) reviewed in various places since. Check it out at http://rasputinsbastards.com.
Michael R. Underwood
December 12, 2012 at 12:02 PM //
In Geekomancy, a barista learns how to fight evil using her love of pop culture.
http://www.amazon.com/Geekomancy-ebook/dp/B007SNRRP8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355331624&sr=8-1&keywords=geekomancy
Robin Dempsey
December 12, 2012 at 12:03 PM //
LeyLines, http://leylinescomic.com
3 royal siblings are on the run from assassins, but when a goddess gives them a mission they must make a choice: Their world or their lives?
spiritualtramp
December 12, 2012 at 12:07 PM //
Come and solve the mystery of the missing space colony with communications officer, Ginnie Dare, and her family. YA Sci-Fi Mystery http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/64416
Damien Walters Grintalis
December 12, 2012 at 12:08 PM //
Thank you kindly, sir!
My debut novel was released last week in trade paperback and ebook from Samhain Horror. INK: A tattoo can be a work of art…or a curse.
http://www.amazon.com/Ink-Damien-Walters-Grintalis/dp/161921072X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1355155541&sr=1-1
Anthony Elmore
December 12, 2012 at 12:10 PM //
FARTING IN CHURCH. My most lowest moments presented for your reading pleasure and derision:
http://www.amazon.com/Farting-in-Church-ebook/dp/B0052OVA30/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1355332080&sr=1-1&keywords=farting+in+church
Curtis Edmonds (@Curtis_Edmonds)
December 12, 2012 at 12:14 PM //
WORLD WAR B is a cautionary tale about bacon and the way the world would be if we ran out of bacon PLEASE DEAR GOD DON’T LET US RUN OUT OF BACON.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AHZRVDW/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
producerpaul
December 12, 2012 at 12:16 PM //
Mine is a simple coming of age story set in 1969 about a young boy who must live with his abusive uncle after his parents are killed. When he witnesses his uncle committing murder, he must get evidence to the police before his uncle discovers it and make the boy the next victim.
http://www.amazon.com/Godchild-ebook/dp/B00679V9RQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1355332568&sr=1-2&keywords=godchild
M.K. Louie (@Mewie)
December 12, 2012 at 12:18 PM //
My most popular video production – 3 minutes – Gender Reveal Party of my Twins. https://vimeo.com/30635940
I’ll promote my book next year
Thanks, Chuck!
Eric Stoveken
December 12, 2012 at 12:20 PM //
Thanks for the opportunity to shill, Chuck! I’ve got The Devil Yearns for the Perfect Denver Omelet and Other Revelations. http://tinyurl.com/devilomelet Strange stories for strange people. Apocalyptic breakfasts, runaway child clowns, dominatrix werewolves, and more!
Candice Bundy
December 12, 2012 at 12:24 PM //
Daemon summoner discovers life beyond vengeance through facing her darkest fears. Twisted Paranormal Romance http://amzn.to/Wuoi6c
Many thanks, Chuck!
tambo
December 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM //
I write spec fic as Tamara Siler Jones and have three short stories (Fire, Endorphins, and Sid) for just 99 cents each from online retailers (Amazon, BN, iBooks, etc). 100% of my royalties go to Project Night Night, a charity that gives a blankie, a stuffed animal, and a book to homeless children. Again, they get ALL of the royalties from my ebook shorts. Every penny. So spend a buck and help a homeless kid.
BN linky – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/tamara-siler-jones
Amazon linky – http://www.amazon.com/Tamara-Siler-Jones/e/B001IZ163Q
Project Night Night linky – http://projectnightnight.org/
Thanks, Chuck, for the chance to promote a great charity! {{huggs}}
Ruth Lampi
December 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM //
The Blackfeather Chronicles: http://www.worldofshandor.com
Adventure stories set in the Victorian era of a fantasy world, about an unusual family of archeologists. Two paperbacks and e-books available, and new serialized content weekly.
Jason Beech
December 12, 2012 at 12:29 PM //
Tony Mortimer, a man whose Robin Hood ideals have long since turned grimy, has seven siblings all from the same father, all from a different mother. The five brothers, all working for his moonlighting business taking ‘insurance’ money from a Sheffield council estate, treat him as their welfare state, complicating, and bloodying, his aim to escape the clutches of local gang boss Frederick (never call him Fred). After killing his old schoolfriend Jonah for the main man, the city is splashed crimson as he seeks his way out. Over the Shoulder is a crime novel now on Kindle US and UK http://www.amazon.com/Over-the-Shoulder-ebook/dp/B00AITY2IY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355332093&sr=1-1&keywords=jason+beech
Thanks Chuck. Have a great holiday.
Michelle Senderhauf
December 12, 2012 at 12:32 PM //
Badvent Calendar: A gruesome tale to unwrap every day. It’s an online advent calendar filled with holiday advice from the dead. http://www.dogtalemedia.com/badvent2012
bmcox
December 12, 2012 at 12:43 PM //
Really enjoyed this. Thanks!
Michelle Senderhauf
December 12, 2012 at 1:02 PM //
Glad you liked it!
bmcox
December 12, 2012 at 12:32 PM //
The Memory of a Salt Shaker: A salt shaker enables a husband to see life through the eyes of his deceased wife. http://amzn.to/QVq9gY
bmcox
December 12, 2012 at 12:35 PM //
BTW Thanks for this, Chuck.
Michelle Senderhauf
December 12, 2012 at 12:33 PM //
Oh, and thanks Chuck!
marlanesque
December 12, 2012 at 12:42 PM //
I made a book a while back that’s been making the rounds on Storybundle and getting some good reviews. It’s a steampunk/dark fantasy story that will appeal to anyone who felt that The Golden Compass didn’t have enough Lovecraftian monsters in it.
It’s here if anyone wants to check it out.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Latent-Dark-ebook/dp/B00919R7T8/
D
December 12, 2012 at 12:44 PM //
Reese knows things no one should know. He thought it was good instincts, but it’s getting worse. It seems like something else. Something more than instinct.
ALTERED is book one of the gritty YA sci-fi series ALTERED SEQUENCE.
http://www.alteredsequence.com
“I felt like I was watching an action packed movie…” (Libby Blog)
deniseaagnew
December 12, 2012 at 1:09 PM //
1888 London. Romance and danger. Jack The Ripper. Scared yet? Dark, Deadly Love http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Deadly-Love-ebook/dp/B003V1WXHS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345563493&sr=1-1&keywords=Dark%2C+Deadly+Love+by+denise+a+agnew
deniseaagnew
December 12, 2012 at 1:10 PM //
And thanks Chuck for the promo opportunity.
Andrew Nicolle
December 12, 2012 at 1:13 PM //
I’ve recently released a submission tracking app for writers, Story Tracker for Mac. You can find the free trial version on my website, and it’s available for purchase direct from my website and also on the Mac App Store.
There’s also a version on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
You can find out more at: http://andrewnicolle.com
Thanks, Chuck!
Paul O'Brien
December 12, 2012 at 1:14 PM //
How about a crime fiction novel set in the underworld of pro wrestling? It’s even endorsed by WWE Legend, Mick Foley.
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1972 New York City and a dazed LENNY LONG walks away from a crash carrying someone’s foot in his hand. He is also searching for the VIP passenger who has somehow disappeared from the back of his overturned van. It’s the first day of his new promotion and LENNY has less than twenty minutes to deliver the missing person or a lot of people are going to get badly hurt.
DANNO GARLAND is in Shea Stadium trying to avoid a riot. He’s coming to the end of the most successful wrestling card of all time but he’s also coming to the realisation that he might not be able to deliver his widely hyped main event. He knows there’s more than the eyes of the arena on him and if LENNY doesn’t arrive soon, blood is going to be sought. Probably his.
PROCTOR KING nervously watches the show on TV, wondering why his fuck-up of a son does not already have the world heavyweight championship belt in his grasp. Arranging this match has taken PROCTOR four years of pay-offs, double dealing and bone-breaking to arrange, and if all that effort has been wasted then he might just have to take him a business trip to New york.
LENNY, DANNO and PROCTOR. Three men with pieces of the puzzle – but none with the full picture.
When they do piece it all together, the ‘fake’ world of professional wrestling is going to get very real.
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You can check it out at http://www.paulobrien.info.
Thanks Chuck.
PASchaefer
December 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM //
Catachresis, my blog. Every Friday, a 200-word story-or-something. Find it at catachresis.shoelesspetegames.com.
Barbara
December 12, 2012 at 1:19 PM //
Wickedly funny! Dog-Ma, the Zen of Slobber. http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Ma-Slobber-barbara-boswell-brunner/dp/1478106581/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355336128&sr=8-1&keywords=Dog-Ma
Camilla von Drago-Mazolla
December 12, 2012 at 1:38 PM //
Darlings! First, a little about me: I love Versace, Russian caviar, Jimmy Choo, and nude TangoI I do not like men with visible nose hairs.
Second, I have a marvelous book! It’s called: Twas the NIght Before XXX-mas and you can get it on Amazon! You’ll adore it and you’ll adore me! @Camilla Mazolla
Anna Silver
December 12, 2012 at 1:40 PM //
OTHERBORN, YA sci-fi/dystopian- in the vein of astral shamans, not cyborgs or spacecraft. (Not that I don’t love a good cyborg craft-jacker story.) Cover, trailer, and excerpt on my website: http://www.annasilverauthor.com
Releases April 4, 2013 from Sapphire Star Publishing!
Thanks, Chuck!
victoria dougherty
December 12, 2012 at 1:45 PM //
Thanks, Chuck.
Check out my blog: http://www.victoriadougherty.wordpress.com
Novel forthcoming
Michael Montoure
December 12, 2012 at 2:25 PM //
“SLICES” — An imagined disease spreads across a city. A fading horror movie star crafts his replacement. Two thieves wait for rescue at the end of the world. Human monsters are put to their final tests. Time stands still in fairy circles, loops in on itself for a runaway child, and can be rewritten in the pages of a book. Fifteen unforgettable stories to be read in the dark. http://amzn.to/U8nvC0
“Put simply, Slices is the best recent horror collection I’ve read from an author since Joe Hill’s 20th Century Ghosts.” — Schuler Books Weblog, http://bit.ly/U8nLRF
“One talented little hell-monkey.” — Chuck Wendig
Jennifer Brozek
December 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM //
Industry Talk (non-fiction on how to write for RPGs) and Caller Unknown (urban fantasy set in the Pacific Northwest) – http://www.apocalypse-ink.com/page/Store.aspx
itsfamilyjules
December 12, 2012 at 3:08 PM //
Still working on my first novel—and I must say THANK YOU MR. WENDIG because your writing advice books got me off my butt, onto…um…my butt, to actually START writing—but on the current creative front, I have a lot of fun redhead-centric t-shirts and other silly/snarky miscellany available on CafePress: http://www.cafepress.com/iseeredheads and http://www.cafepress.com/itsjules
Thanks everso for this opportunity!
(P.S. my avatar pic is from 20 years ago)
atfmb
December 12, 2012 at 3:17 PM //
I’ve put out Conversations with my Cat, a collection of humorous blog posts (over 12k words), as an eBook and did so (well, like 95% of the reason) because Mr. Wendig suggested that I should. It’s funny stuff, people. Check it out: http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-with-my-Cat-ebook/dp/B00AEV29Q8/
A. David Lewis
December 12, 2012 at 3:37 PM //
SOME NEW KIND OF SLAUGHTER graphic novel — the eco-epic of World Flood myths. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/193238653X/
Andrew Jack
December 12, 2012 at 4:02 PM //
I wrote a short Lovecraftian Christmas Story that I hope people will enjoy. It starts as Santa vs Eldritch Abominations and goes rapidly downhill from there. http://buzzymag.com/forgotten-gifts-by-andrew-jack/
Jason Arnopp
December 12, 2012 at 6:58 PM //
Hey! In October, I released A Sincere Warning About The Entity In Your Home. It’s a ghost story set in YOUR home, which comes either as an ebook or as a personalised, physical letter mailed to your address. Http://www.ScaryLetter.com
That Wendig’s a nice guy. I don’t care what ANYONE says.
Ursula Vernon
December 12, 2012 at 7:12 PM //
I did this comic thing about a wombat. It won a Hugo, so it can’t suck that bad. https://www.sofawolf.com/shop/digger
Devin Harnois
December 12, 2012 at 7:14 PM //
NOT MY APOCALYPSE is a YA fantasy about the teenage Antichrist giving the middle finger to the devil and teaming up with his demigod friends to save the world from Ragnarok. It features multiple pantheons, ghosts, the Second Coming of Christ as the son of a Mexican illegal immigrant, epic battles with giant wolves, a cat named Mew-Mew, and a fight with Satan on the moon. Available on Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AM8Q28Y
Abner Senires
December 12, 2012 at 7:17 PM //
Thanks for this opportunity, sir!
KAT AND MOUSE, GUNS FOR HIRE–the collected “first season” of the web fiction serial.
When near-future mercenaries Kat and Mouse sign on a series of seemingly easy jobs, they suddenly find themselves targeted by a biker gang, a team of corporate commandos, a cybernetically-enhanced special ops agent, a stalker, a band of kidnappers, and a Japanese crime syndicate.
Now these sassy sisters-in-arms must survive the onslaught and still get the jobs done. Because in the Biz, it’s get paid or get dead.
Available for Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Y5H7V2) and Nook/epub (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kat-and-mouse-guns-for-hire-abner-senires/1100438433?ean=2940011272622).
edevine
December 12, 2012 at 7:44 PM //
Tap Out: YA Novel. A boy who knows only grinding despair finds hope within the walls of a gym (Kirkus) http://ow.ly/g3xDd
Stina Leicht
December 12, 2012 at 8:03 PM //
If gritty Irish Urban Fantasy is something you’re into, I’ve two books out in the Fey and the Fallen series. Of Blood and Honey (http://www.nightshadebooks.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=184) and the second book And Blue Skies from Pain (http://www.nightshadebooks.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=232). Warning: it’s not light and fluffy Urban Fantasy, nor is it Romance. Think violent Irish Crime fiction + Fantasy elements.
Anthony Sweet
December 12, 2012 at 8:06 PM //
Grand City is a crime fiction digital comic project that has just started crowdfunding for season two! We’ve got bank heists, juicy vendettas and enough drama to tip your 1940s kettle over. Crowdfunding and previews at:
http://pozible.com/grandcity
First season is due early 2013, and every supporter is going to get an early look at the whole season before it officially launches, plus opportunities to appear in future issues. Ever wanted to know what you’d look like wearing a bad-ass hat and punching some slack-jawed thug in the face? Now’s your chance to finally find out, slugger.
Heather Geoffries
December 12, 2012 at 8:08 PM //
Thanks for the promo opportunity Chuck. I always enjoy your articles.
M/M erotic romance: When Steven Mills boards the Nordic Prince, he never imagined he’d find the key to his desires–with the masseur Erik Kerrigan.
Coming out February 2012 through Champagne Books: Carnal Passions.
http://www.champagnebooks.com/heathergeoffries.htm
ninadaleo
December 12, 2012 at 8:47 PM //
My debut novel – THE LAST CITY
‘An intoxicating blend of noir crime, science fiction and fantasy THE LAST CITY is Blade Runner meets Perdido Street Station.’
http://momentumbooks.com.au/books/last-city/
Also check out the book trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgpTHPmwFLU&feature=youtu.be
Many thanks, Chuck
Randy Nargi
December 12, 2012 at 8:50 PM //
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF BANDER. Epic fantasy for folks who don’t like elves, dwarves, and dragons. Knock down, drag-out hardboiled fantasy, Jack Reacher meets Game of Thrones. Enjoy! http://amzn.to/VBwlYD
(thanks Chuck!)