Ah, to be young again. I remember when I was a twenty-something aspiring writer, corresponding with Lincoln Child about RELIQUARY, the sequel to RELIC. I didn't like the book, and let Lincoln know my thoughts. I look back on that now with chagrin -- I was so full of myself even though I had yet to have anything published. I was going to light up the world with mah awesome words!

Thankfully, we didn't have Amazon reviews back then. You know, things that would stay around for decades, and always be associated with my name? Now that I do writing for a living, and face serious m-fing deadlines, I understand far better the demans on Lincoln and other pro authors.

Click here to read this Amazon review of INFECTED:

I admit that I am not much of a Renaissance Man. As if the Chocodile addition and swilling of the Champagne of Beers didn't clue you in, things I don't get include dance, haute couture and modern art. The last one is a bit of a pickle for me. I feel that most modern art is an epidemic of the Emperor's Clothes, that once people are told that something is "genius" they jump on the bandwagon for fear of being exposed as someone who isn't smart enough to recognize genius.

Case in point, this little video of a four-year-old expressionist painter genius. I don't see the magic. Probably because I am not smart enough to recognize it. Major props to her parents, however, who truly understand marketing. Judge for yourself:

All right, you Luddites Who Avoid Facebook (that's right, the LWAF), here's a nice link of Bruce Press's SiglerFest photos on Flickr. You don't need an account or nuthin'!

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What a deal! Random House dropped INFECTED for three big eBook vendors to just 99 cents. That's a test-run to see what happens. Works on Nook, for iBooks (iPad, iPhone, iPod), on Kindle, and on the free Kindle eReaders available for Windows Phone, iPhone, Android, iPad, Blackberry, Mac and PC (get your free Kindle eReader app from the links below).

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SHARKS LOVE AC/DC!

Reported by: ARealGirl

Source: Australian Geographic.

Click here for the full story

File under: "Duh, who doesn't?" Some dude got in a shark cage and tested what kind of music drew the attention of these fish (or, as PETA calls them, "Toothy Cuddle-Monkeys").

Best quote from the story:
Matt acknowledges he is no expert on the minds of sharks and doesn't know exactly why they find the '80s rock band's music so appealing.

"Sharks don't have ears, they don't have long hair, and they don't head bang past the cage doing the air guitar," he says.

 

[img_assist|nid=5034|title=PopeSiglericus XXX|desc=The morning benediction at SiglerFest 2011|link=none|align=right|width=193|height=250]Click here to see the photos

Here's a link showing some awesome photos from SiglerFest. There is a boatload of photos on Facebook, taken by many Junkies. These happen to be from Bruce Press. Ninety-eight photos including Pope Siglericus XXX, Francis Dominic Olivieri, ARealGirl, the "Orangeslaught" and the "Blackout."

Click here to download TUESDAY TERROR #07: Lefty & the Boxcar, Part 2 Here it is Junkies: the conclusion to "Lefty & the Boxcar!" If you missed part 1 of 2, you can download that here. "Lefty & the Boxcar" is written by Steven Gomez; edited and performed by Arioch Morningstar. Steven's Junkie handle is Pilsner and his blog can be found at taconoir.com. Lefty is a character that Steven used from Scott's KISSYMAN & THE GENTLEMAN novella. The Story So Far: Lefty is dismissed from his job as a bouncer for treating Bill Boxcar Brakeman like any other drunk. Randolph Montgomery, Boxcar's promoter, is impressed by Lefty's performance and hires him to ensure that Boxcar behaves during his training. Things are going well, up until the week before the big fight.

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This looks like the most-fucking-awesome fan-flick evah, but it's so much more than that. Are you kidding me with this? Saving my pennies now ...

Thanks to the Nerdist podcast for revealing this gem-to-be.

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the Siglerfest 2011 schedule

Junkies, the dishes are done, man! Take a gander at the final schedule for Siglerfest 2011 in all of it's blood-soaked plaid glory.

For those attending, we are looking forward to spending time with you. For those of you who can't make it, we're going to be shooting video of just about everything (but not Scott in the bathroom, I had to talk him out of a potential "Tuaca Tales from the Toilet" special episode).

Remember: Scott will also be on panels at BaltiCon, and that con is a blast. Check out our full Siglerfest/Balticon schedule at the Siglerfest page. We can't wait to see you all!

Dark Øverlord Media attends Balticon 2011
SiglerFest! Thusday, May 26
5:00 pm	Junkie check-in	Garden
6:00 pm	Game on! Siglerfest 2011 BEGINS!	Garden
6:10 pm	Live Reading: Young Author's Showcase	Garden
7:00 pm	End of Day One
7:30 pm	Shuttles begin to off-site dinner. Meet in lobby.	Lobby
8:00 pm	Off-site: Voluntary Junkie dinner at Silver Springs Mining Co.
10:00 pm	Bar: Guest of Honor Paul "Sneaky Bastard" Fisher
SiglerFest! Friday, May 27
8:30 am	Morning Benediction with Pope Siglericus XXX	Garden
8:45 am	Updates for Day 2 & Balticon information	Garden
9:00 am	Friends of the FDO™: The Døømsday Cultists and DØM	Garden
10:00 am	Dark Øverlord Media: State of the State	Garden
10:50 am	Break
11:00 am	Siglerverse Jeopardy	Garden
12:00 pm	Lunch
12:45 pm	Orangeslaught/Blackout Group Photo!	Garden
1:00 pm	Full-cast recording: Hunter Hunterson & Sons	Garden
2:00 pm	Impending DØM: evil things to come	Garden
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Special appearance by Paul Fischer, Rich Sigfrit & Christiana Ellis	Garden
3:15 pm	Open Q&A and signing of books & swag	Garden
4:00 pm	Siglerfest 2011 ENDS.	Garden
9:00 pm	Geologic Podcast Live! (George Hrab)	Derby
10:30 pm	Balticon 45 BEGINS!	Con Suite

Balticon, Saturday, May 28
2:00 pm	Iron Writer Competition (Sigler)	Salon B
4:00 pm	Autograph Session (Sigler)	Maryland Foyer
5:00 pm	No one is going to pay for your podcast! (Kovacs)
6:00 pm	There's no such thing as a good book, only a good brand! (Sigler, Kovacs, Tay & GK of BackMyBook.com)	Derby
7:00 pm	Creating the brand (Kovacs)
11:00 pm	TriTac Gamers Podcast, LIVE! (Sigler)	Cheasapeake
Balticon, Sunday, May 29
1:00 pm	Proper Care & Feeding of Your Troll (Sigler)	Derby
5:00 pm	Got a book? Get in the van! (Sigler, Kovacs)	Derby
Balticon, Monday, May 30
10:00 am	Take control: how to manage your career (Tay & GK of BackMyBook.com)	Derby

Click here to download TUESDAY TERROR #06: Lefty & The Boxcar, Part 1 A bit of a hiatus, but we're back with a brand-new Sigler fan-fiction story. "Lefty & The Boxcar" features the character Lefty from the KISSYMAN stories. If you haven't heard KISSYMAN & THE GENTLEMAN, check it out here. Author Notes: Steve Gomez resides in the Sierra Foothills, and earns a living as a wine educator. His Junkie handle is Pilsner. You can find his blog at taconoir.com. Got a promo for your 'cast? Trying to get your 'cast off the ground? So am I, so let's swap 'em. Send your 60-second (or less) promo to arioch@scottsigler.com.

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Due to the fantastic play of the San Jose Sharks, the Red Wings Playoff Beard is no more. It passed on the night of May 12, 2011. I shaved it down, and suddenly transformed into a Swedish pornstar with demon eyes.

A lovely gem of a story sent in by one of our Secret Agents of Døøm, Dr. Joseph Albietz. Now, I can't possibly imagine how this might be relevant to the Siglerverse, can you? (wink-wink, nudge-nudge).

 Talk with a dolphin via underwater translation machine

Story (click here for the rest of the story from New Scientist):

A DIVER carrying a computer that tries to recognise dolphin sounds and generate responses in real time will soon attempt to communicate with wild dolphins off the coast of Florida. If the bid is successful, it will be a big step towards two-way communication between humans and dolphins.

Since the 1960s, captive dolphins have been communicating via pictures and sounds. In the 1990s, Louis Herman of the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, found that bottlenose dolphins can keep track of over 100 different words. They can also respond appropriately to commands in which the same words appear in a different order, understanding the difference between "bring the surfboard to the man" and "bring the man to the surfboard", for example.

But communication in most of these early experiments was one-way, says Denise Herzing, founder of the Wild Dolphin Project in Jupiter, Florida. "They create a system and expect the dolphins to learn it, and they do, but the dolphins are not empowered to use the system to request things from the humans," she says.

Tanya N. Kutasz (@GundamCat13 on Twitter) Tweeted this link to me, and Lisa Jordan emailed it as well. Gracias to you both!

If you've read INFECTED and CONTAGIOUS, you might dig this story about Morgellons. Apparently, some people think that red, blue and green fibers growing out of your skin isn't really happening to people all over the world.

Perry Dawsey would beg to differ.

This shit will be back for PANDEMIC ...

We ran this image a few weeks back, and now comes the news that artist Len Peralta is auctioning off this bitch over at eBay.

Len is an artist with a good cause: himself! He's hawking prints to pay for his trip to ComicCon.

Len is also the creator of the Isis Ice Storm logo. Bøøm. ARealGirl had Len immortalize the FDØ as the evil bastard that he is, part of Len's "50 vs. 50" promotion. Click on the picture at right to see it full-size, and to read both my super powers and my weakness.

An eBook-only collection of eight horror stories created by New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Sigler, author of INFECTED, CONTAGIOUS and ANCESTOR. This eBook-only title features seven tales from Scott's six years of free audiobook podcasts, plus the brand-new novella "Hunter Hunterson & Sons," and the Parsec Award-winning story "Red Man." Order the eBook at: Kindle, Nook, for iPad and iPhone from the iTunes store, or for any ePub device at BackMyBook  Order the downloadable audiobook at: audiobook due out late 2011 Order the print book at: BLOOD IS RED is not available in print

99 cents at Amazon USA

69p  at Amazon UK

Buy it now.Click here for free Kindle eReader apps. Thanks for making BLOOD IS RED the #1 horror book on Amazon.com! Also, the #1 science fiction book, and the #1 short story collection. 

Click here to download A TASTE OF BLOOD (IS RED) I told y'all I was taking over the feed this week, dropping bits of sweet BLOOD IS RED goodness today and also in the FridayFix™.  We got our first look at the ebook last night, and it looks fan-freakin'-tastic. The folks over at eBook Architects have done us another solid with this one. Dark Øverlord Media eBooks are high-quality, people. I'm so sure you're going to mainline Blood is Red that Im giving you a little first-hit-is-free taste of it. This PDF contains the award-winning short story Red Man, as well as details about the other stories in the collection. If you enjoy this bit, make sure you come out on Sunday, May 8th, at 9:00am Pacific Time to help with our Amazon rush. The whole book retails for just 99 cents on Amazon for the next two weeks. From May 22 on, we'll do a wider release on all eBook platforms, but the price will also go up to $2.99.   BLOOD IS RED comes out SUNDAY, May 8th.  Newsletter incorrectly says MONDAY. Sorry for any confusion. Digital typesetters have been punished accordingly.

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