Well, things are happening with Blood Related. My contract is nearly finished with Angelic Knight Press,
consequently I have been thinking a lot about where this novel is going
and where it has been. For it is not a stand-alone novel in a sense, as
I have always planned it to be the central story in a trilogy that
would span 3 generations of the characters therein. After accepting the
initial publishing offer from AKP a year ago, I also received a couple
of other offers a few days after I had signed with them. I stuck with
AKP because they gave me my big break as a first-time novelist and for
that I am eternally greatful. We haven’t always had the same vision for
the book but that hasn’t been a problem as the suggestions offered by
AKP were such that they only served to enhance the work. I feel a little
bit sad about leaving AKP after a year but I have had another offer
from the good folks at Black Bed Sheet Books – one of the inital publishers who wanted to publish BR a year ago.
Sooooo, I have decided to make the leap and relaunch Blood Related
with BBSB, who have also offered to publish the sequel when it’s
finished. It was a difficult decision to make and I thought long and
hard about it. I didn’t expect to make a lot of money from my book in
the short term and feel that is a pretty unrealistic expectation for any
debut Indie author, but I have big plans for the complete saga and feel
that positioning the work with BBSB will best serve this purpose. That
is, not to make money but to grow as a series with an increased focus on
the Horror of it all (and hopefully make a few dollars on the way).
Nicholas Grabowsky
has been an unflinching ally since I approached him over a year ago
about Blood Related – the timing wasn’t right then, but the stars have
aligned so to speak and i’m very happy to be on board (post August 1)
with Captain Grabowsky at the helm. Amongst many other things, Nicholas
is the author of Halloween IV and The Everborn,
and has a long pedigree of involvement in the Indie and Pro Horror
markets. As a result of his tireless work within the Horror industry he
has attracted an impressive stable of authors to BBSB. Black Hamster TV is another wing of BBSB’s diverse media presence online and real world: you may have heard of ‘Francy & Friends Radio‘, Hacker’s Source, or Shot in the Dark Comics, all affiliates of BBSB.
This is taken from the BBSB where Mr Grabowsky talks about his publishing/production company and values:
“In October 2008, I set into motion what it takes to establish a
bona-fide publishing company out of my garage and two other offices
inside my home. If this venture proves to be an extremely successful
one, I’ll still be operating out of my garage and home, but perhaps in
larger ones. Even if it doesn’t go that far, I’ve submerged a great
many years of my life into not only the art of writing as a profession,
fiction as well as non, but into the entire process of taking something
creative from typed manuscripts to computer documents to something
scribbled on grocery store paper bags or napkins, packaging them into a
bookstore-quality products and presenting them to the world…..my own
works, as well as works of others, since 2002 under the name of Diverse
Media. I decided that the time had come to take my publishing pursuits
to the next level and to establish Black Bed Sheet Books as a credible,
reputable, and successful publishing venture. Since my reputation and
focus is built upon the genre of horror literature, that is what BBS
specializes in. I will not limit myself nor BBS to this genre, and all
avenues are open, hence the byline “fine publishers of exemplary
literature, fiction and non.”
In the past, I’ve invested my writing career into publishers and
agents that fell short of even minimal expectations. As a result, I’ve
become fiercely independent. I’ve been working for myself and as a
result brought myself farther into my career, and I have the will and
means to do the same for you.
My objective is to be the ideal publisher I as a writer always wanted
to have, and I intend to carry out that mission to the fullest. I will
work with each one of my authors to meet the highest quality publishing
standards, and release each title to the broadest marketing and selling
potential utilizing all the tools and resources available to me.”
As you can see, the appeal of having someone like Nicholas in your
corner, is quite an advantage and a privilege. So it is with a touch of
sadness that I bid farewell to AKP and thank them for taking a chance on
me and my work and wish them continued growth and success, but it is
with a glad heart that I cross the threshold and enter the DownWarden
world of Black Bed Sheet Books and all it has to offer.
It is hard for
an indie writer to get ahead and unfortunately one must make difficult
decisions to do so; life is short but the road is long – the journey
twists and turns, climbs and falls, and as long as the way is forward,
the horizon looks a bit brighter with every mile forged ahead. Thankyou
to everyone for your past and continued support. More treasures in
store for you shortly, I promise.
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