The more the better, Gene. I like "bonus surprises' and "nice fat bonus".
And a lettered THE BURDEN OF INDIGO? I don't think i knew that
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| Author: | iceman [ Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Thanks, John. One way or another, I expect to continue to see my beautiful books come out from the small press into the distant future. If I can't leave my grandkids a fortune, I can leave gorgeous books behind. So it goes, Gene |
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| Author: | sdkdmd [ Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Finishing up SOTDA. About 30 pages to go. I think all buyers will be very happy. |
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| Author: | iceman [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:34 pm ] |
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Thanks, John, for the reaction to SHADOW OF THE DARK ANGEL. I think it's almost sold out at both BMB and HM. Gene |
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| Author: | iceman [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
I've finished the Cal Wild novella, THE GREAT NORTHERN SWEET WATER RAID, and turned it in to Sideshow Press. It will be one of the three novellas included in SIDESHOW EXHIBITS. The other two writers, Mike McBride and Gord Rollo, have finished their novellas too, and they are great. I think readers will have the opportunity to select one of three editions when they come up for pre-order probably late fall--limited trade paperback, limited hard back, or the deluxe lettered which will have a large amount of bonus surprises. I'm polishing some non-fiction for that lettered edition of SE. Also, I'm plotting out "Jade," a Cal Wild short story bonus for the BMB lettered edition of THE BURDEN OF INDIGO. The way my writing has gone lately this piece may turn into something longer, too. If so, the lettered collectors will have a nice fat bonus. So it goes, Gene |
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| Author: | sdkdmd [ Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
The more the better, Gene. I like "bonus surprises' and "nice fat bonus". And a lettered THE BURDEN OF INDIGO? I don't think i knew that
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| Author: | iceman [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
John: BMB is going to do a s/l hb and lettered hb of THE BURDEN OF INDIGO. And at the moment the plan is to also do two separate editions of the shorter Cal Wild stories--CAL WILD-Near Future and CAL WILD-Far Future. There has also been some preliminary discussions of something mentioned in that HM chat several months ago by you and others: An anthology of Cal Wild stories by other writers; but this is only being kicked around right now. We'll see. Yes, "Jade" is probably going to be JADE, a short novella. We'll see. So it goes, Gene |
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| Author: | iceman [ Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
TASTE OF TENDERLOIN has just been released today by the publisher, Apex Books. I'm sure some folks will have these in hand soon. I know what the NYC literary establishment thinks of the book. But I'd really like to hear from you guys. Please send in your reactions. Thanks for the support, Gene |
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| Author: | iceman [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
I have my schedule for ConText--Aug 28th-30th in Columbus, Ohio Fri: 9-10--Writing Horror Sat: Noon-2--Mass Autographing 2-3--Education of a Writer 4-5--Dark Cities, Light Cities 5-6--Reading 6-7--Release party for my collection TASTE OF TENDERLOIN (we will draw the winner of a steak dinner with me then--maybe we can get Gord Rollo to come, too, although he has terrible table manners). |
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| Author: | iceman [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
There will be some other prizes given away at that release part for TASTE OF TENDERLOIN at ConText in Columbus on Aug 28th-30th. Stay tuned... Gene |
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| Author: | sdkdmd [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:01 pm ] |
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Got a copy of ToT today
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| Author: | iceman [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Hey, John: Thanks for the support. Where did you get a copy so fast? Let me know how you like it. For those planning on being at the launch party for TASTE OF TENDERLOIN at ConText, there are some neat book prizes in addition to that steak dinner: A limited PC hard cover of SHADOW OF THE DARK ANGEL, courtesy of Bad Moon Books A limited hard cover of ORGY OF SOULS, courtesy of Apex Books A trade paperback of NEW DARK VOICES (3 novellas including WHITE TRIBE) A surprise book from Gord Rollo (we'll help him sign it) You get a lottery ticket for each copy of TASTE OF TENDERLOIN you buy at Context, bring your tickets for the drawing at the release party at 6:OO on Saturday night. We'll eat right after that. Good luck, Gene |
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| Author: | RobertAnt [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Sounds like it will be an awesome party/convention. I wish I could be there at ConText (and at Killercon, and the Borderlands Books reading). I'll be many many miles away and thinking about all of you having a great time! ~Robert B. *currently wishing he could afford BMB lettereds and to travel anywhere, anytime* 
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| Author: | sdkdmd [ Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:33 pm ] |
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| Author: | iceman [ Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Thanks, John. Check your e-mail. We'll miss you at ConText. I'll get over your way someday soon. Gord Rollo is going to bring a number of book prizes for the release party of TASTE OF TENDERLOIN at ConText, hopefully one of his HC copies of STRANGE MAGIC *if* it is out by then. For sure he will bring a rare copy of a chapbook we did together several years back. So it goes, Gene |
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| Author: | dancingwith2leftfeet [ Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:37 pm ] |
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| Author: | iceman [ Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Jan: Wow! I'd completely forgot about that old tale. And you're right. Strange, because I'm at work on a Cal Wild tale, JADE, that is structured similar to the story you're alluding to. You'll have to compare both when JADE becomes available and see if you agree about theme and structure. Gene |
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| Author: | dancingwith2leftfeet [ Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:47 pm ] |
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Cool. JADE sounds like another winner. 
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| Author: | iceman [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Jan: As it turns out another Cal Wild novella is up for pre-order. And I think that DOC GOOD'S TRAVELING SHOW just might be my best piece of Cal Wild long fiction to date. Snag one. Thanks, Gene |
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| Author: | iceman [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
For anyone who may care to take the trouble and don't receive the San Francisco Chronicle, you can read their profile of me at: WWW.SFGATE.COM on September 11th, the day before the reading/signing at Borderlands Books at 3:00. Thanks, Gene |
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| Author: | nimmers1 [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Well it seems Gene knows how to plug his stuff so well I don't really have to I love you Gene you make my life easy by writing great stories and promoting them. Just a update all copies of Shadow of the Dark Angel has been shipped and people who ordered them should be receiving them any day now. And sad to say we have have copies left to sell. We have about 10 copies left so if you haven't picked this one up yet you are truely missing out. AWESOME story, beautiful art and this is the first book featuring the Green Hornet and Kato (if you read it you will know). We are also taking pre-orders for the new Cal Wild novella Doc Good's Travelling Show. We will have it in hand in time for a KillerCon release! Make sure you pre-order your copy cause once we set it out on the table at KillerCon they are sure to go fast! Cover art by GAK (who will also be at KillerCon for the release). To whet some whistles for future Gene BMB releases be on the lookout for Deathflash, Burden of Indigo, Double Jack and other Stories, and 2 Cal Wild collections, and if you squint real hard a Cal Wild anthology, a St Zach anthology, Jade, Not Fade Away. More on all these to come as they get further along in production. And because I LOVE this guy so much make sure to pick up his other titles from Apex (Taste of Tenderloin) and Sideshow Press (The Great Northern Sweet Water Raid)! KEEP EM COMING PAL! |
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| Author: | RobertAnt [ Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
(forgive the cross post, but I just want people to know) Shadow of the Dark Angel arrived yesterday at my house... and let me say:  HOLY CRAP! Shadow of the Dark Angel is a NIIIIICE book! All of the eye-popping full-color artwork inside is AWESOME! I love the stamped art on the book itself, and the art on the back of the dust jacket! There is just sooo much wonderful eye candy! I haven't read it yet. but I can't wait! In the meantime, this is one of the coolest looking books I own! THANK YOU to all that was involved (artist, designer, publisher, of course the "slow" author that inspired them all, and anyone else)! |
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| Author: | sdkdmd [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:44 pm ] |
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| Author: | sdkdmd [ Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
And the art is great. Makes me want to e read the story. Probably will. |
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| Author: | iceman [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Thanks John and Robert: Hope others enjoy the look and the story, too. Gene |
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| Author: | iceman [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Bad Moon Books has copies of DOC GOOD'S TRAVELING SHOW in hand and shipping. If you like the Cal Wild stories, I think this one is the best piece of long fiction to date, a better story than CONFESSIONS OF ST. ZACH. We'll see what you guys say. About half the copies are ordered to date. Gene |
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| Author: | RobertAnt [ Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:31 pm ] |
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Dang... BMB is on a roll! BOOM BOOM BOOM! BOOK Book book! I LOVE IT! |
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| Author: | iceman [ Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
I'd like to remind those in the Bay Area that they are invited to a reading/signing at Borderlands Books Saturday September 12th at 3:00. The focus is on TASTE OF TENDERLOIN. But I understand they will have copies of DOC GOODS TRAVELING SHOW and a copy of SHADOW OF THE DARK ANGEL. So come on by and say hi. Gene |
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| Author: | sdkdmd [ Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:39 pm ] |
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In 15 years as a mail carrier, Napa Valley horror writer Gene O'Neill had some frightening visions along his route. Images Napa author Gene O'Neill says his son used to live in the...Napa author Gene O'Neill has just been recognized for his... View Larger Images "Every mailman in the Bay Area squints his eyes when it's foggy and he hears the tinkling of a metallic name tag hitting the metallic spikes of a dog collar," says O'Neil. "That's a horror story right there. It's like a monster coming at you." So perhaps it's not so unusual that 18 years after he first sold a short story to Twilight Zone magazine, O'Neill quit the Postal Service and started writing full time. A decade later, he's midway through a two-year stretch that will see the publication of 12 of his books. He's twice in recent years been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award (the top honor for English horror writing), and collector's editions of his books sell for $50-$150. His latest, "Taste of Tenderloin" (Apex Books Co.; 162 pages; $13.95), comprises eight stories that shine a black light on one of San Francisco's most violent and destitute neighborhoods. The urge to write about the Tenderloin struck O'Neill eight years ago outside a popular breakfast spot on Jones Street. Waiting in line, he spotted several people firing up crack pipes out in the open, and watched a disheveled women climb out of a van naked from the waist down. "San Francisco is kind of a lodestone for all types of activities the other parts of the country aren't tolerant of," he says. "I thought, either this is an accepting neighborhood or it's kind of a rowdy thing." O'Neill's "Tenderloin" characters are hookers, dope fiends and homeless veterans, demolished by madness and addiction. They live in cardboard tents, shooting up and bleeding out in the midnight chill of dark, wind-torn alleys. "There's not a lot of addressing of those people in the literature of our country," O'Neill says. "These are stories about people who interest me." Even before the book was published, O'Neill said he'd received criticism about its content. "They say, 'Who's this writer who's never been near the Tenderloin? It's a beautiful place.' It's nice they're trying to clean it up, but it's not quite there yet." Son lived there In fact, O'Neill does know something about the neighborhood. His son Gavin, 39, used to live there. Now a writer and recovering addict who's been clean for 15 years, Gavin runs drug treatment programs in San Francisco. O'Neill wrote the story "Tombstones in His Eyes" about Gavin, imagining his son's fate had he never kicked his habit. O'Neill remembers reading the story to his wife, Kay, for the first time in their living room. "I got choked up," he says. "We both started crying." Gavin, who used to teach writing at the University of Oregon, wrote the introduction for the new book. "My father likes faces with character," he writes. "He likes soulful, damaged people - at least on paper. In real life he doesn't like anyone. Which is perhaps the reason he likes the Tenderloin." Raised by his grandparents in a federal housing ghetto in Vallejo, O'Neill started boxing when he was 12 and stuck with it through his time in the Marine Corps, when he was deployed to Southeast Asia during the lead-up to the Vietnam War. His passion, though, was always books, to which he became addicted by age 5. "Each one was a revered object," he says, recalling his first trip to a library. "I didn't think anybody wrote them. I thought they just popped into existence. I asked my grandfather, 'How many can I read?' He said, 'You can read them all.' " Turning his passion into his profession took decades. After Gavin and daughter Kay Dee were born, O'Neill's wife taught elementary school while he worked as an adaptive P.E. teacher, a house painter and a partner in a lucrative insulation business, none of which allowed much time to write. Accepted to the prestigious Clarion Writers' Workshop in 1979 on the strength of some writing samples, O'Neill returned from the six-week program determined to be a writer, and walked away from the business that eventually turned his partner into a multimillionaire. O'Neill had worked a year at the post office as a young man and remembered the job as having good hours and little baggage. He joined up again in 1983 and worked there for 15 years, free to write in the afternoons when he finished his route. Best of all, his imagination was free all day. Good response Unaware that fiction writers usually need some degree of cachet to get published, O'Neill sent his early stories to the top science fiction and horror magazines, cold. When some of those stories were published, agents took notice and helped O'Neill strike deals with the small genre presses. O'Neill says the money has gotten better in recent years, but the genre stereotyping has become more irritating. "I write mainstream stories, but there's no market for mainstream short stories, so I add tropes and some genre frosting." At 71, O'Neill has been honing his craft for almost 30 years, but says the late start hasn't hurt his writing. "There's a lot of wish fulfillment in the work of young writers, a lot of guns and unnecessary action," he says. "What you should write about is passion and emotion. The reader hitchhikes off the emotion, so it's real for them." Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... z0QuY0FzNW |
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| Author: | iceman [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
Thanks John for posting that article and your continuing support. Update: I have an agent now who has read my stuff, loves it, respects me as a writer, and has a marketing plan for the mass market. Now, all he needs to do is find someone in NYC who shares all these aspects. Presently, I'm finishing up another Cal Wild novella, JADE, about a quasimodo young woman with beautiful gem-like eyes, who nevertheless experiences the common Freemen discrimination all defectives face. Then a couple of bonus project details, and I'll begin sketching out the expansion of THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. ZACH into a full novel, linking the events from the novella to the Cal Wild background. Three sections--the first an expansion of St. Zach, the middle 40 years later focusing on the infamous desperado chief, Luke, and the last section, where Luke searches the wasteland for his father, using the journals as references. I think the agent might pitch this book in a multi-book package to publishers. Presently, BMB has copies of both DOC GOOD'S TRAVELING SHOW and SHADOW OF THE DARK ANGEL available, which they plan to sell at the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose at the end of the month. Snag one (keep BMB buying my stuff). Gene |
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| Author: | iceman [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gene O'Neill |
New review of Doc Good's. Gene www.bookgasm.com. |
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