About John Passarella
I
am a married father of three, and reside in Logan Township,
New Jersey. Currently, I write full-time (that is, when I'm not working
on business, my website design and author promotion business, AuthorPromo.com).
While I enjoy writing in the genres of dark fantasy, supernatural thrillers,
horror, science fiction, fantasy and mystery, I have been concentrating
on horror and supernatural stories in recent years.
The co-authored Wither was my first published
novel. Columbia Pictures purchased the film rights
to Wither in a preemptive,
pre-publication bid.
Wither won the Bram Stoker Award in 2000 for Superior Achievement
in a First Novel. I followed Wither with the media tie-ins Buffy
the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble and Angel: Avatar.
Next came my stand-alone sequel to Wither,
Wither's Rain. In 2004, I had two novels published,
Angel: Monolith and Wither's
Legacy.
My most recent novel, Kindred Spirit was a June 2006 release.
I am an active member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a regular member of The Authors Guild, and a member of the Garden State Horror Writers.
I graduated from Interboro High School (Prospect Park, PA) and Widener University (Chester, PA). That's the Buccaneers and the Pioneers, respectively.
From June 1996 through 2005, I wrote articles on Microsoft Word and other soft & hard areas of the computer world for WindoWatch, a free webzine.
A former Treasurer of the Horror Writers Association, and a current mentor, I am also the webmaster for the Garden State Horror Writers.
My Other Interests
- Web Page Design: (See AuthorPromo.com)
Since 1996 I've been coding my own web pages. I was primarily responsible
for giving the Horror
Writers Association public web pages a
new, modern look. I'm also the webmaster for the Garden
State Horror Writers site, and Matthew's Miles (charity
walkathon - www.matthewsmiles.org)
I've started an author promotion business, which consists largely (but
not exclusively) of web page design/hosting/maintenance. Go to www.authorpromo.com for
more info. Recent clients are #1 NY TIMES BESTSELLER Nicholas
Sparks and NY TIMES BESTSELLER Harlan
Coben.
(Note: you don't need to be an author for me to design your website.) - WindoWatch: I am the former MS Word editor for WindoWatch and have continued to contribute articles on Word and other computer related topics for this free webzine since June 1996.
- Microsoft Word: I have created "Aspiring" shareware and freeware templates for Microsoft Word, including the popular, 5-Star template for screenwriting called ScreenPro.
- Graphic Arts: I also enjoy drawing in the real world in addition to tinkering with computer graphics programs.
- Comic Books: Yes, I collected them. Now I'm hoping to sell a few from the early 1980s period. Check out my comic books page to see what's available.
Literary & Film Representation
LITERARY REPRESENTATION
Scott Miller
Trident Media Group
41 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 333-1502
FILM REPRESENTATION
Sarah Self
The Gersh Agency
41 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
(212) 997-1818
Last update: 17-feb-07->
