New Edition of Raw Shark Texts?

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The book geek in me is thrilled that author Steven Hall is talking about (http://rawsharktexts.com/yaf_postsm966_Raw-Shark-Texts-concept-art-by-Jesse-Walker.aspx) a new full-color edition of his popular literary novel, The Raw Shark Texts. You can find additional mock-ups at the artists homepage (http://jessewalkr.com/index.php?/work/raw-shark-texts/).

If only we can get a copy of the book including all the negative chapters.

[Emabulator]

Speaking of books; don't forget to send me your latest story Evil. :)

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Speaking of books; don't forget to send me your latest story Evil. :)

I'll do that! It is a good year for me, I will have at least three new short stories in print this year (Three sold, one I'm waiting to hear back.).

I had a bunch of rejections and I ran a few of those stories through a writers workshop and I can totally see why they were rejected now. Amazing how sometimes you can read something a dozen times and not see the flaws.

I'm still working on two novels, one of which should be finished before the end of the year, but then I'm sure it will need another year of editing before it is 'ready' for the whole rejection process.

[Emabulator]

I'll do that! It is a good year for me, I will have at least three new short stories in print this year (Three sold, one I'm waiting to hear back.).

I had a bunch of rejections and I ran a few of those stories through a writers workshop and I can totally see why they were rejected now. Amazing how sometimes you can read something a dozen times and not see the flaws.

I'm still working on two novels, one of which should be finished before the end of the year, but then I'm sure it will need another year of editing before it is 'ready' for the whole rejection process.Grats!! on the three sold. I did not realize you sold another one.

[Earth Djinn]

Ive never even heard of this book.

Is it something I should look into? How esoteric is the writing?

[Evil Avatar]

Ive never even heard of this book.

Is it something I should look into? How esoteric is the writing?

It is a love it or hate it book. It is an oddball literary novel like something from Chuck Palahniuk or House of Leaves.

It starts out really interesting, slows a little in the middle and builds to an amazing conclusion. I enjoyed the heck out of it. Enough to look forward to the sequel and/or buy a new version of the book. Not enough to spend a bunch of time figuring out the puzzles looking for the global positioning coordinates for the missing chapters.

If you read it, let me know. I found some pictures of a real life Orpheus that are too damn cool.

[Dellamore]

Damn you, Evil. How many more books are you going to make me buy this summer?

[Hagetaka]

a likening to House of Leaves? Im in.

[Evil Avatar]

Damn you, Evil. How many more books are you going to make me buy this summer?

Always at least one more. At home I keep a TBR mountain instead of a TBR Pile.

I'm waiting to get a new serial killer book that should be great.

[Dellamore]

Always at least one more. At home I keep a TBR mountain instead of a TBR Pile.

I'm waiting to get a new serial killer book that should be great.

What book is that?

[Evil Avatar]

What book is that?

Heartsick (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312947151?ie=UTF8&tag=evilavatarcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0312947151) by Chelsea Cain.

I ordered the sequel, Sweetheart, in hardcover and there were 3rd party venders that had the hardcover of Heartsick as a remainder for like $7.00 so I'm stuck waiting for Heartsick to show up before I can read both.

I had heard of Heartsick and it was on my radar, but then I went to Chuck Palahniuk's website and it was on his recommended book list (along with my personal BEST.NOVEL.EVER., Geek Love (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375713344?ie=UTF8&tag=evilavatarcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0375713344) by Katherine Dunn) and once I saw it on Chuck's site I had to order it.

[Evil Avatar]

Damn you, Evil. How many more books are you going to make me buy this summer?

It is the Infinite Summer (http://infinitesummer.org/). :D

[ScottBravesFan]

Always at least one more. At home I keep a TBR mountain instead of a TBR Pile.

I'm waiting to get a new serial killer book that should be great.

I hear you on the TBR mountain. I have one as well to my left as I type this and yet I still buy more. I am a book junkie can never have enough.

[Earth Djinn]

Wow, I definitely think I'm gonna check out Heartsick, it sounds great.

[Dellamore]

Heartsick (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312947151?ie=UTF8&tag=evilavatarcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0312947151) by Chelsea Cain.

I ordered the sequel, Sweetheart, in hardcover and there were 3rd party venders that had the hardcover of Heartsick as a remainder for like $7.00 so I'm stuck waiting for Heartsick to show up before I can read both.

I had heard of Heartsick and it was on my radar, but then I went to Chuck Palahniuk's website and it was on his recommended book list (along with my personal BEST.NOVEL.EVER., Geek Love (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375713344?ie=UTF8&tag=evilavatarcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0375713344) by Katherine Dunn) and once I saw it on Chuck's site I had to order it.

Well, there's three more books I've just bought. Now I just have to find the time to read them all...

[Dellamore]

It is the Infinite Summer (http://infinitesummer.org/). :D

I totally set you up for that one... :rolleyes:

You wrote books? Which ones?

[Alexious]

I thought all you book geeks would like to know that I just spent over an hour with Wikipedia trying to figure out all these different books and if I'd be interested in them. Somehow, I ended up reading about 2666 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2666_(novel)) as well... the interwebs are a crazy place!

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I totally set you up for that one... :rolleyes:

You wrote books? Which ones?

Yes, thank you for the nice set up. I needed another excuse to talk about Infinite Summer right before the official launch day.

I wrote a zombie short story titled Agent Red that was published in the anthology, The Undead: Skin & Bones. I'm still working on expanding Agent Red into a novel and I have a few other projects in the works.

I recently joined a writers workshop and they brutally savaged several of my short stories and the intro for my novel. It wasn't pretty. It was like watching Michael Moore attack a pudding. I'm learning a ton.