January 2008 Volume 6, Issue 1

So, anyway, enough of that... It's been awhile since I've had a chance to actually sit down and generate a newsletter, so I guess all of you subscribers have been wondering what happened to me. Well, there was this truck and I was crossing against the light...But, seriously, it was just a very busy touring season. 2007 saw me being away from home for a grand total of 7 months. What that boils down to is that the rest of the folks in the US (especially in airports) got to see me more than my wife and daughter. The running joke (sad and true though it is) was that Dorothy Morrison spent more time with me in 2007 than she did with her husband, and vice versa. This has lead us to a meeting of the minds - for 2008 we are both trimming back our schedules somewhat so we can spend more time with our families as opposed to roaming the country in a rental car, forgetting to eat, and only managing 2 to 3 hours sleep per night. It's not that we don't enjoy tourin g together, because we definitely do...However, we also aren't opposed to some quality time with our resepective spouses either, if you know what I mean...

Now, this doesn't mean we won't be touring, because we absolutely will... It just means we aren't going to try to go everywhere in 2008. We're going to save some frontiers for 2009 and beyond...

Back to 2007 though... For all the trials and tribulations of being away from home for so long, it was a very good year for touring. Morrison and I bounced all over the country from New England to the Midwest, and from Spokane, WA to Florida. Everywhere we went we met wonderful folks, had a great time, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We are hoping to return in 2009 to some of the places we visited during the 2007 touring season, as well as finding new and wonderful places to invade.

2007 HIGHLIGHTS

(In no particular order)

LATEST and GREATEST

Well, of all the things that are going on right now, probably one of the most exciting is the fact that I have once again been nominated for a "Preditors and Editors" Reader's Poll Award. Yeah, I know, I mentioned it already, but I also promised there would be more info later in the newsletter, so here it is (Grin)...

The Preditors and Editors Readers Poll awards are a neat thing because the readers actually get to vote, which means the award is really coming from the fans of a book, not from some comittee. While all rewards are cool, I have always been partial to the "people's choice" types such as the P&E.

The polls opened January 1st and will close January 15th, so if you are so inclined to vote, The End Of Desire has been nominated in the 2007 Best Horror Novel Category. Some of you may remember that All Acts Of Pleasure won in the Mainstream Novel Category last year, so it would be very cool to see another book in the Miranda Trilogy pick up a P&E Award!

To vote, visit: www.critters.org/predpoll/novelh.shtml

TEOD is listed as End of Desire, without the "The":... To echo the words of Joe Walsh, "I'd appreciate it if you'd vote for me!"

The psycho killer dominatrix everyone loves to hate, or hates to love, or...well, whatever...Miranda has a web presence. It seems that she is in almost a dead heat with Felicity for being the most popular character in the RGI series. While Felicity still tops her in marriage proposals received (a fact I will never understand...I mean, this is fiction folks...)... Miranda has developed quite a following.

Her personal website is www.evilinhighheels.com, and has behind the scenes photos of how the covers and posters were created, downloadable wallpapers, trivia about the Trilogy, and links to Miranda Swag. More content is coming soon.

And, speaking of the psycho redhead, the Blood Moon pre-release poster is out and about...

Yep, the trilogy is over, but you really didn't think Miranda would go away THAT easily did you?

Blood Moon will actually encompass a non-Miranda storyline, but her supreme evilness will have her own sub-plot running through the saga.

This next installment in the RGI series is due out a bit earlier than in the past - not a LOT, but a little - with a scheduled release date of October 3, 2008. Dorothy Morrison and I will be kicking off our joint Southern US book tour with a dual release party for Blood Moon, and her debut novel, Lucinda's Web.

The party is already scheduled as a two day gala, taking place at 13 Magickal Moons in Occoquan, VA.

My guess is that Samantha, the owner of 13 Magickal Moons, will throw one serious party, because every time we have visited her store it has been fantastic. With a double book release on the line, she is sure to pull out all the stops!

You can visit the store online at:

www.13magickalmoons.com

Okay, so that seems to be just about all the silliness I can drum up for the moment...As usual, visit my site, www.mrsellars.com, for up the most up to date tour schedule...And, drop in and read my blog at www.myspace.com/mrsellars to see what I am up to on weekly (or thereabouts) basis.

In the meantime, I'll continue to let my beard grow out and take horrible pictures of myself looking surprised even though I am the one taking the picture...Oh, and writing. I'll be doing some of that too...

Till later!

Murv