Draculas

Paul

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Finished the two big Je

They're in the JOE folder. Blake, you can splice them into 4.2 when we're sure no one else is editing it.

Joe

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I thought you did a great job with him, and I liked that he wasn't thinking bible-verses but rather Dickens at the end. He's a minister, sure, but he's not a tee-totaler, not a holier than thou type of guy, and I think that showed that. It was a very nice scene, Paul, so I'm happy to let that be the end of him.

Blake

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but he's not a tee-totaler, not a holier than thou type of guy

I'd gathered that from earlier passages and so I went with it. I think it's refreshing (even for this devout agnostic) to see a Christian minister portrayed as a straight arrow rather than a hypocrite. I'm really sick of books with lech preachers.

Paul

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Me too, I wound up liking the guy quite a bit...brave as hell in the face of fear despite nothing for the entire book (until the end) with which to defend himself.

Blake

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Clay on the roof...is loaded. Very short, very Clay.

Paul

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Just to keep you guys looped in on what's happening marketing-wise, I emailed a big list of bloggers/media people I know and who Joe knows, forwarding the press release and a letter. Response has been solid so far, with about 25% requesting the manuscript to review. We also put out the word on Joe's blog and offered people the chance to have a free review copy of Draculas on Oct. 1, if they promised to review it on their blogs, Facebook, Amazon, and tweet it. Joe also has a lot of Goodreads friends, like 1200 of them. I've given a friend of mine access and she's emailing them one by one (it's the only way) to solicit additional reviews and coverage since many of them have blogs.

Already, we have over 120 people promising reviews, all to launch on 10/18, the day before it releases, and then all those review go up on Amazon on the release date. We're also adding an a

from J.A. Konrath: DRACULAS -- Advance Reading Copies!

Dear_____:

If you haven't been on my blog for the last few days, I've got a new ebook experiment going on.

Earlier this year, I asked three fellow writers if they wanted to collaborate on a horror novel. I've worked with each of them before (F. Paul Wilson, Jeff Strand, and Blake Crouch) and they're all consummate professionals.

The result of our efforts, DRACULAS - A Novel of Terror, will be released on Kindle, October 19.

Now we're attempting to generate some buzz prior to the launch, by treating this like a traditional release rather than an indie release. That means we're looking for a few good reviewers.

Do you want a free advance reading copy of DRACULAS?

Here's what you do...

Send an email to [email protected] /* */ and confirm that:

1. You will post a review of DRACULAS by October 18 on Good Reads, your blog or website (if you have one), along with a link to Amazon's pre-order page (which will be provided to you along with the book and press release.)

2. You will post that same review to Amazon's DRACULAS page when the book is officially launched on October 19.

3. Make sure to include your name and the web-address of your website or blog (if any), which may be linked to from my blog when the book goes live in the Kindle store.

Your email address will of course be kept confidential, and anyone who writes a review, good or bad, will be thanked in the acknowledgments of a future edition of DRACULAS.

We anticipate having a final manuscript of the book ready to email on or before October 1.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BLOG OR WEBSITE...

No problem. We're going to have a dedicated DRACULAS website page. Write a review, email it to [email protected] /* */, and we'll post it there. Then you can link to your review via Twitter and Facebook, if you use them.

Thanks in advance for helping us spread the word! And please make sure to email [email protected] /* */, under the heading GOOD READS REQUEST. DO NOT EMAIL ME DIRECTLY - we want to make sure your email is read, not lost in my huge stack of unanswered emails.

Thanks in advance for helping us to spread the word!"

Blake

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Great scenes. Paul, Joe, I've incorporated yours into Draculas 4.1. Joe, I tweaked yours just to sync up the helicopter leaving (it's already flying away by the time Je

Randall

[JEFF WRITES: Randall's transformation. Draculas break through, and as a full blooded dracula, with a chainsaw, he kills a few dozen.]

Je