John Passarella Author Blog

• Michael Chabon e-book rights for his work – Yahoo! News http://t.co/9q7Js678 via @YahooNews #
• @Deangrl31 Thanks. I'm hoping to get out of outline mode and into first draft mode by JAN 1. The deadline is brutal. #
• Another step FWD for Supernatural: Rite of Passage. Got my editors' (yes, plural) notes today. Need to incorporate into my planned story. #
• Plan to release my fiction collection Exit Strategy & Others on JAN 1, or as soon into new year as I can. Kindle first. Then other formats. #
• @Winterm7 Thanks. Hard to stay focused around the holidays, though. Too many other things to take care of… #
• Horrify your friends and family! Give the gift of SHIMMER in Kindle ( http://t.co/0f5g4U8x ) or Trade Paperback ( http://t.co/GS4zHsSY ) #
• @Deangrl31 what? Night Terror? I believe it's avail for Nook. #
• @Deangrl31 yes, Shimmer is avail for Nook. #
• U.S. Asks Journals to Censor Articles on Bird Flu Virus: http://t.co/7WDpwcRc #
• LKH news. http://t.co/gJIOoRa6 #
• 'American Horror Story' scoop: Second season will have new cast, locale (goodbye, Jessica Lange?) http://t.co/VgatLGXd via @EW #
• @jessicamcminn @ambullmom @delawarelatina Apparently anthology format. Get big name stars, 1 yr commitment instead of 5 or more. #
• @Hallows1031 Wow! That must go back to Wither days. Glad to make your re-acquaintance. #
• @Hallows1031 That sounds right. I would check shelves before asking to sign, to make sure the store had the book to avoid any embarrassment. #
• @princess_schez My UK editor is on vacn until JAN 5. Might have to wait until then. S/ be okay; want to dbl check w/ her. Will announce here #
• @Hallows1031 If I asked to sign & they had no books, they'd feel bad for me, & I'd feel bad for them feeling bad for me. Best to avoid that. #
• @princess_schez good idea. I'll probably mention it a couple times. #
• E-book Sales Rose 81% in October http://t.co/Ft8MoHDG via @publisherswkly #
• @DelawareLatina @jessicamcminn @ambullmom Thanks for the link. #
• @Deangrl31 Same to you! #
• A Very Merry Giveaway: Galaxy Nexus  http://t.co/1RGyMc7E via @techcrunch #TechCrunch #
• Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! #

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• Been working on my novel outline all day. Character arcs, plot points, settings, action scenes, then trying to bring it all together. #
• @kim_jacobs I try not to. This book will be different. Don't want to repeat myself. Hope it's just as good, but in a different way. #
• Saudi woman beheaded for 'witchcraft and sorcery' http://t.co/fZ05R2G4 #cnn #
• Self-published authors find e-success – http://t.co/9Wj2h0ho http://t.co/q9RsJr4Z via @USATODAY #
• Your face is being tracked http://t.co/eB1yOoVM #
• Close but no cigar. iTunes update restored playlists to my iPhone but the Top 25, etc. smart playlists are all wrong. Maybe next update. #
• Hey @Staples, a #WorstGift I’ve received was 4 rolls of Lifesavers in a faux mini-book, because I'm a reader, maybe?? http://t.co/0Abon1Yt #
• @Staples #1Follower I can’t live without a computer. As a writer w/ a typewriter any revision meant retyping EVERY PAGE http://t.co/nhLS5IIM #
• Ah… my long, detailed draft outline is done. Tomorrow (well, later today), I need to condense & compress to get down to the short version. #
• Still trying to recover from outlining work that kept me up until almost 5:30am last night. Not enough caffeine in the house, apparently. #
• Reading about the Higgs Boson experiments is probably not the best way to segue back into my Supernatural novel outline. #
• Turned in my outline for Supernatural: Rite of Passage a day early. Now waiting for notes to a) revise outline or b) use in 1st draft of ms. #
• @kelios Thanks. I'm hoping to start writing the draft before JAN 1. But that depends on extent of the notes. Might need to start over! #
• @kelios My blog now is basically weekly twitter updates. Never seem to have time to blog. Still trying to get my Fiction Collection out! #
• @WinchesterBros Thank you! Those were my first tie-ins. Some out in eBook form now, some out of print. I have some Angels left. No Buffy. #
• Is Amazon Pushing Publishers to Brink On Terms, Co-op? http://t.co/W5GYuBBh via @publisherswkly #
• AppSumo is giving away an Amazon $100 Gift Card every year for life, if you win I win one too! http://t.co/5x6ZBTok via @appsumo #
• @samjacklover Thanks. I appreciate your support! #
• Here's the cover concept for my fiction collection, Exit Strategy & Others. http://t.co/j35o1TEG #
• @SPN_Sherry Thanks. Now I have to get all the stories in one doc, add opening pgs, etc for ebook pub. #
• @kelios @spn_sherry over half the stories are Wendy Ward stories. I'd have to think if there's anything I could use for the others. #
• @kelios @spn_sherry No, all my stories. The non WW stories have: faeries, ghosts, zombies, genetically engineered monsters & a wolfman. #
• Assembled the manuscript for the Fiction Collection. Looks like 107,000 words. Easy part. Hard part? Proofing all those tales! #
• @trackerem I'm currently outlining the next SPN novel, Rite of Passage. #
• @Fissemaddenzchn So far, I can promise no spiders in the next SPN book. At least no GIANT spiders. #
• @Deangrl31 Thanks. I'm hoping to start writing the new novel before JAN 1, but depends on the outline review/revision process. #
• @Fissemaddenzchn Dig site? What kind of dig site? Curious. #
• @Fissemaddenzchn Sounds like the beginning of a Preston & Child novel. #
• Write mini-introductions for all 11 stories in my fiction collection, Exit Strategy and Others. [Check] #
• @Deangrl31 Thanks. Stay tuned on Twitter. I usually post here first, since it's so easy. #
• @rachelcaine 5,000 word per day? Is that your normal goal? That's a LOT. I may hit that in the last 100 pgs of a ms but not throughout. #
• @rachelcaine Wow! No wonder you are so prolific. I'm a big fan of your Weather Warden books and the Morganville Vampire series. #
• Creating Kindle file for Exit Strategy & Others. Mobicreator failing on TOC gen, so I had to do that manually for waypoints. #
• @Deangrl31 Thanks. You too. Hope you enjoy Night Terror the second time around. #

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• Thought I was done with my Kayla story revision. Then, during a car ride, I thought of something I overlooked. Back to the writing board… #
• Finished 2nd final revision of my Kayla story. Tale grew from 16.3K to 16.7K words. See a novella over the next rise, but not going there. #
• @kelios Stay tuned. I just might have something to announce soon. #
• First Trailer for Joss Whedon's The Cabin in The Woods http://t.co/BrNUTZ6o (Topher! and Thor!) #
• Pop2it: 'Supernatural': Did Bobby actually die? Why we think it's time to say goodbye http://t.co/ACZMyD3S #
• 'Supernatural' scoop: Misha Collins to return http://t.co/Yt2CFT6F via @EW #
• I'm not surprised. Been on hold 2 days in a row now: AT&T rated worst cell phone carrier for second year in a row: http://t.co/iTsvGlRL #
• Took two days, but finally got somebody helpful at AT&T phone support. #
• New http://t.co/85KtnQeW client website design just went live: http://t.co/g1rIbb1D (Author Site) #
• Titan Books has asked me to write another Supernatural novel! Thank you for supporting Night Terror: http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 #
• @westonochse Thanks, Weston! #
• @kelios Thanks! We're trying to settle on a title for the sales dept. #
• @amy_grech @Peter_Gutierrez Thanks! #
• Missed SyFy's Xmas lineup last night. Need to catch up On Demand. #
• @MJ2Zio Thanks. Glad you enjoyed Night Terror. #
• @Superfreak0409 I was just thinking it's probably a good time for SPN fans to check out the books: Hiatus #
• @twignest We could be looking at AUG if all stays on track. #
• @BrigidTanner I planned on posting something on the YahooGroup later, maybe with some more details. #
• @JunieBugg1 Both of my sons are reading it. The oldest is almost done. Younger son just started. Daughter is too young. #
• @JuliaGypsy Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. #
• Amazon Unveils $6 Million http://t.co/DmbfcHQc #
• @abyassee I have Qs: Can they borrow more than one book at a time? Does it stop being a lend item after 90 days? Research needed on my end. #
• @kim_jacobs Thanks. The situation is progressing fast. #
• Looks like we have a title and a pub date for my next Supernatural novel: Supernatural: Rite of Passage, August 2012. #
• @abyassee Do you need to RETURN that book before you can borrow another? I don't know. #
• @abyassee Thanks! Hope you enjoy Supernatural: Rite of Passage when it comes out next AUG. #
• @tracy_in_uk Not yet. Stay tuned… #
• Giving iTunes match a whirl. Couldn't match 503 of my 3,200+ songs. So those are uploading now. Will probably be a while, even on broadband. #
• @adamreisinger yikes! I'm only turning match on for iPhone (32gb), not my touch (64gb). So I have a control "group". I hope. #
• @adamreisinger My 503 songs just finished uploading. Not bad. #
• @adamreisinger Know a quick way to replace a 128kbps song with a 256kbps version in the iCloud? #
• Tried Google Currents & Flipboard for iPhone today. Both pretty – but make it too hard/complicated to get to my high volume news feeds. #
• @jacobhaddon Thanks. I'll check it out. For now, I've gone back to Feeddler. #
• @tracy_in_uk Very kind of you to say so! #
• @adamreisinger Do you have to say YES to prompt to delete it off your hard drive? #
• Just tried out the new "embed tweet" feature on my home page: http://t.co/jCOwfqEd (Cool!) #
• @adamreisinger Ouch! What the heck happened with my Playlists. None listed on the iPhone now. Can you sync those? #

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• Need a gift for the horror/supernatural fan in your life? Order signed & personalized copies of my books here: http://t.co/ETWlLYOn #
• Yikes! Realized my Amazon biography was woefully outdated. Made some changes. Should go live in 24 hrs. #
• With my pitches out of the way, need to get back to proofing my 16,000+ word Kayla story, the last entry for my fiction collection. #
• @DHorowitz107 What is WHAT about? Not sure what you mean. Novel? Story? #
• @DHorowitz107 Ah… that will be a surprise. Let's just say, she starts to have Wither-related problems. #
• Need a gift for the supernatural thriller fan in your life? Order a signed/personalized copy of one of my books: http://t.co/ETWlLYOn #
• Have you seen the new review (18th 5-star review ) of Supernatural: Night Terror? http://t.co/E9iUT7Iw #
• TechCrunch Giveaway: Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.0)  http://t.co/DKflqHlu via @techcrunch #TechCrunch #
• Action Comics 1 sells for $2.16 million in auction – Yahoo! News http://t.co/iGckbEG2 via @YahooNews #
• Working on a podcast announcement and a new client's website comp-to-layout today. #
• Eagles should draw a brown paper bag over their eagle head logo. Reid really needs to go. He's lost the team. Big time. #
• Saturday Is 'Take Your Child to a Bookstore' Day http://t.co/k1udegZT via @publisherswkly #
• 'Supernatural': Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles take their pants off for the cause http://t.co/UINuLCqq #
• Publishers warm to e-books on their own terms – Yahoo! News http://t.co/DpK26Pmf #
• Finished the revision of my new Kayla story, last piece for my fiction collection. The story clocked in at 16,300 words. #

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• Barnes & Noble Sees Bright Future in Digital http://t.co/g5cXRfkp via @publisherswkly #
• After yrs of use, replaced MS Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (cracked spacebar) w/ new version of same. Wrote at least 2 novels on old one. #
• Clean bill of dental health today… except for the (slightly) cracked front tooth from when a falling ladder hit me in the face. #
• @Josh_Friedman Yeah, I heard it removes local music from your phone (& iPod?) when you Match. Seems like that setting should default to NO. #
• Citing Security Concerns Penguin Pulls New Titles from OverDrive http://t.co/PDxjaRCY via @publisherswkly #
• PlayBook native email, calendar and contacts finally get peeked, look ready for their close-up http://t.co/9yCJQiHO #
• @jessicamcminn Not unless she has a pair of "aluminum" knuckles. #
• @mzflea I'll save it for parts if nothing else. #
• Penguin reverses course for now on Kindle lending – Yahoo! News http://t.co/RaRk8ZUY via @YahooNews #
• iTunes dizzy: copied duplicates to iPod of every new song added today, messed up (or missing) play counts. Database in a blender? #
• Win Spotify Premium for Life (worth $10,000!!) http://t.co/UsajeYYC via @appsumo #
• Check out my interview with http://t.co/1wQf5tan: http://t.co/7O9yPoNo (And Happy Thanksgiving to US readers!) #
• I just checked the network speed of my new iPhone 4S! What's yours? http://t.co/h2l72YM7 #gizspeedtest #
• This Christmas, give the gift of horror: Shimmer, $3.99 for Kindle http://t.co/0f5g4U8x OR Supernatural: Night Terror http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 #
• After Emma's parade, with King Frost http://t.co/Bqa8b3zy #
• Finishing up my novel pitches. Will give them the once-over tomorrow, with clearer eyes, before sending them on their merry way. #

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• Authors Guild Report: Contracts on Fire: Amazon’s Lending Library Mess http://t.co/Wx6i1t2d #
• $15,000 comic book stolen from Nebraska home – http://t.co/BaBNPOMu via @YahooNews #
• Kindle Fire Reviewed: Do Not Compare to iPad http://t.co/9jifAP31 via @publisherswkly #
• http://t.co/1BumlcZh review of NIGHT TERROR proves you don't have to know Supernatural to enjoy the book! http://t.co/6fGIudKk #
• #TechCrunch Giveaway: iPad 2 Loaded With Jimi Hendrix: The Complete Experience http://t.co/yjBCf67P via @techcrunch #
• Good genre TV night: Chuck, Supernatural, Fringe & Grimm. #
• Need to go back into my writing corner and work on some pitches… #

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• Have you seen the latest Reader Review of NIGHT TERROR on Amazon? http://t.co/WYL7q7OY #
• Got an iPhone 4/4S? Show your love for Supernatural & Night Terror with this free SPN:NT wallpaper: http://t.co/ediBJEj8 #
• @Superfreak0409 Thank you! Hope you enjoy it. #
• @Superfreak0409 That's certainly good to hear! #
• In addition to the NIGHT TERROR iPhone wallpaper, there's more free stuff on my EXTRAS page: http://t.co/zsKx0fjL #
• Kindle family goes retail, coming to a store near you on November 15th http://t.co/OwyGlvKa via @engadget #
• "Cemetery collector" with 29 bodies arrested http://t.co/eGSKh7zE via @YahooNews #
• Could Amazon’s Lending Library End in Court? http://t.co/iTwcstPz via @publisherswkly #
• Amazon Snaps Up Yap And Its Voice-Recognition Technology via @techcrunch http://t.co/AIiwoZ5E #
• Did you like NIGHT TERROR http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 ? Post review on Amazon & I'll send you a SIGNED book cover postcard. Same for SHIMMER. (US) #
• @ShannonCinderz It's "political" w/ each new prez at the studio, there's an unwillingness to dig up something the old regime deemed worthy. #
• Installing iOS 5.01 on my iPod Touch 4th gen & my iPhone 4S. I had no problem w/ battery life, so not sure how much difference I'll notice. #
• I have noticed no issues yet. If your battery life is fine, you can probably ignore. #
• @jessicamcminn (sent w/ iMessage – didn't prefix your addr) I have noticed no issues yet. If your battery life is OK, you can probably skip. #
• @amenpadaleski Next book will be my fiction collection. #
• @AmenPadaleski Out of my hands. I don't know if the license has been renewed. Show love for N.T. Post reviews on Amzn if haven't already. 🙂 #
• @amenpadaleski Night Terror, naturally. 🙂 #
• @BADAYBLACKROCK Thank you! I appreciate that. #
• @AmenPadaleski Good Reads? B&N? I'm fishing here. 🙂 #
• @BADAYBLACKROCK My hat is in the ring. Not sure if license is renewed. If so, how many books. Or if it will be open to everyone, etc. #
• @BADAYBLACKROCK I will. It's a long process. Pitch. Wait. If OK'd, outline. Wait. If OK'd, wait for contract. Sign. Wait for final contract. #
• @BADAYBLACKROCK I pitch some ideas. If they like one, they ask for an outline. Last time I pitched 4. They liked one. I wrote the outline. #
• @BADAYBLACKROCK That might be tough. Most are available only in eBook format these days. Unless you find some holdovers. Thanks! #
• @BADAYBLACKROCK They could order Shimmer (small press) and I have stories in The Stories in Between & Bad-Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad #
• @BADAYBLACKROCK Finally, I have copies of MOST of my books. No Buffy: GT, Wither (p/b), or Kindred Spirit. But I have the others in my store #
• Made a portrait of myself on http://t.co/SwndG3GK using Chapter 1 of Night Terror http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 http://t.co/Gj0hwgfb #
• Another word pic, with a little more contrast. http://t.co/PsTMA94c #
• After 2 full days since installing iOS 5.0.1, I'll tentatively declare my iPhone 4S battery life is better. 70-80% at end of day vs 55%+ #

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• @kim_jacobs Thanks, Kim. I just saw it. Wonderful review. Happy Halloween! http://t.co/U9WL6OWG #
• Selling my BlackBerry Bold 9700 (off contract) w/ Extras on eBay: http://t.co/JUtvEKV3 #
• io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time: The Top 10 http://t.co/c78gU1Md #
• You survived Halloween. Test your scare limits again. "SHIMMER gives me shivers" -Huntress Reviews) http://t.co/0f5g4U8x #
• @ShannonCinderz Thanks. WITHER in Hollywood isn't officially DEAD. It could happen. Just grows less and less likely as time goes by. #
• Amazon Launches Lending Library Without the Big Six http://t.co/zTpqsRqw via @publisherswkly #
• @MLAIMO Hi, Michael! Good to hear from you. #
• Firefox seemed to have a big memory leak. Was using well over 1GB of RAM. Never saw it that high before! #
• TechCrunch Giveaway: Apple iPad 2 #TechCrunch via @techcrunch http://t.co/vnbSYGlJ #
• Fiction Review: 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Scribner, $35 (864p) ISBN 978-1-4516-2728-2 http://t.co/l7nollO9 via @publisherswkly #
• Genre TV crunch at 9PM: Supernatural, Fringe (DVR), Grimm (VCR) #
• @mzflea I watch SPN live, DVR Fringe and will VCR Grimm. #

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• @newenglishwoman That's the scene (giant tarantula) that made my wife scream. #
• 7 days 'til Halloween. Just enough time to read "scary" "creepy" "terrifying" NIGHT TERROR: http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 #
• Still my ultimate Halloween novel (my first, co-authored), now very affordable on Kindle: http://t.co/oAl78kuD #
• @mzflea Thanks. Based on a current photo. Old photo was almost 10 years old. #
• AMC renews 'The Walking Dead' for 3rd season – Yahoo! News http://t.co/g89v6Cu1 #
• "Dark Tower" to air on HBO, producer says – Yahoo! News http://t.co/w2EL9yNQ #
• io9's 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time http://t.co/9PhK5XjT (41 to 50) #
• Add your own topics is coming to @Klout. Claim this perk and be the first to add your own topics! http://t.co/qt7WndDx #
• io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time, 40-31 http://t.co/dvqcYWk8 #
• NaNoWriMo is in jeopardy for me. Still working on long story for fiction collection AND need to outline my NaNo novel before 11/1. #
• New phone arrived today. Selling my BlackBerry 9700 (GSM, AT&T); great condition; spent life skinned. Interested? Let me know before eBay. #
• io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time: 21-30 http://t.co/1UnFQ1W0 #
• @newenglishwoman I take no responsibility for the earwig. #
• Want to terrify yourself for Halloween? Try this http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 or this http://t.co/0f5g4U8x or http://t.co/oAl78kuD #
• Just got iPhone 4S. Have 30 days to get drop/spill warranty from Square Trade (have warranties on my other stuff): http://t.co/0gABewv5 #
• Look out! Winchester clones tonight. #
• Genre bonanza tonight (minus Fringe pre-empted by Game 7 of WS): Chuck, Supernatural, Grimm… #
• io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time: 11-20 http://t.co/lhTX5pwI #
• @ShannonCinderz Stick around. Hope you enjoy it. #
• It's a start… WSJ best-seller lists to include e-books http://t.co/uXiV56WX via @YahooNews #

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• I unlocked the Dexter: Tooth Fairy sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/0iPzXIKd #
• I unlocked the Homeland: Bravery sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/nkDPYTZ3 #
• I unlocked the In Time Coming Soon sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/52REnSdH #
• What better Halloween book than a one in which living nightmares run wild in the streets? Night Terror http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 #
• Amazon Signs Up Authors, Ousts Publishers "Only really necessary people in publishing process are writer & reader" http://t.co/ShCbLQOs #
• @samjacklover Hi, Kaye. So glad you're enjoying NIGHT TERROR! #
• @mzflea That's music to my ears. Especially around Halloween. I have a friend always looking for a good Halloween read this time of year. #
• @kelios Definitely, plus cover designers, etc. Services an author can hire independently. #
• @kelios big publishers do them for you. #
• I'm a Fan of How I Met Your Mother on @GetGlue http://t.co/8rpACcMZ #
• I'm a Fan of Hawaii Five-0 on @GetGlue http://t.co/8rpACcMZ #
• $15 for $30 Worth of Pet Food, Toys, and Accessories from http://t.co/k1ZOWndZ – http://t.co/Li5Q5Q2q #
• Berkley/NAL to Launch E-book Imprint, InterMix http://t.co/mcqvA44p via @publisherswkly #
• S&S Gives Sales Data to Authors Through New, Internal Web Site http://t.co/BjyChQFT via @publisherswkly #
• Dare to be scared for Halloween. Read Supernatural: Night Terror: http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 #
• Added GetGlue Check-in widget for Supernatural: Night Terror on the book's page. Visit & check in: http://t.co/ZJkamOrB #
• @twignest I turned a more recent pic into a "drawn" avatar using SnapArt in Fireworks. Old profile pic was from 2002?? #
• Ack! Widget's not working even though the link element looks fine, based upon the URL. #
• Okay, I think I fixed the widget. Somebody test it for me, pretty please? http://t.co/ZJkamOrB (to the right of book cover) #
• @twignest not sure if I have later version. I used the stylize filter with tweaks. #
• Trying to finish first draft of my Wendy/Kayla story and still have time to outline novel for @NaNoWriMo. #
• @kim_jacobs Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. #
• 9 substances (& 1 sound) that can induce fear, anxiety & dread http://t.co/BdE66qTM (& 1 book, Night Terror: http://t.co/LsDlTHF4 ) #
• @kim_jacobs Looking forward to your review! #
• Buffy/Angel reunion tonight on Supernatural! Charisma Carpenter ( @AllCharisma ) and James Marsters ( @JM_Live ) #
• Kindle Post US: Halloween Reads for $3.99 or Less http://t.co/siQikJuU (Don't forget SHIMMER, $3.99 as well! http://t.co/0f5g4U8x ) #

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