The Space Between Houses

New Year, New Updates.

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So…2015 happened. It was a pretty crazy year for me. The first full year as an author (The Space Between Houses came out in Oct. 2014). There was a rather surprising amount of ups and downs for a twelve month period. I did a lot of cool writer things, but also was not nearly as productive as I could have been.

But forget all that jazz, it’s 2016 baby! And I got some fun stuff planned.

It’s been awhile since I gave an update on my projects, so now seems like a great time.

First and foremost is No Light Tomorrow. This is a book that has been in the works for quite some time. It is a collaboration with Ben Van Dongen (check him out here: https://benwltp.wordpress.com/ ) of short sci-fi stories, half of which are written by me, half by Ben. They are more Twilight Zone and less Star Wars (although a couple skirt that line). No Light Cover

I love sci-fi! I love watching it, reading it and writing it. But not to fret, I’m a horror writer first and foremost…I just like to moonlight from time to time.

I’m really proud of this book. Some of the stories I’ve written for it, I consider amongst the best I’ve ever produced. It was a ton of work though. Writing, editing, designing and printing a book from scratch is a real challenge. We decided to self-publish this one under Adventure Worlds Press. Something I may use for other fringe projects in the future. 

No Light Tomorrow launches on Jan. 9th and will be available soon after on various platforms.

untitledNext is my novel. It does exist, I swear! It also has a name, I’m just not ready to share it yet (although I did let it slip during an interview I did for a TV show called the Write Stuff). The novel took a hit during the production of No Light, but with that book all wrapped up, I’m back at it. I figure the first draft should be done by mid to late Feb. After that I’ll start cleaning it up. I’m still estimating it to fall in the 70 – 80K range for word count (I’m at about 30K right now).

I’ve had the good fortune to make a couple amazing contacts over the last year that I am really hopeful will result in some interest for the book. Only time will tell I guess.

Beyond that things get foggy. If all goes according to plan, I have another collaboration (this one a novel) with a history expert. Let that bit of info sink in for a moment… 

Besides the above projects, I also have some fun events to attend, including a 3 day horror convention in London in May. Really excited about this one, more on that as the date nears.

Alright, I guess that’s it for now. I’ll be back next week with pictures from the No Light Tomorrow launch party!

-Christian

 

Christmas Comic Con 4

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This Sunday (Nov. 29th) I’ll be signing copies of The Space Between Houses at the 4th annual Christmas Comic Con.

I won’t be alone either. I’m sharing a table with upcoming horror standout Christine Hayton, and will be right next door to both Mick Ridgewell and Michael Drakich (accomplished authors both).

For more info, follow the link 🙂  https://www.facebook.com/events/725394720898986/

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Big Things!

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No Light Tomorrow is coming soon (even sooner than I thought) and we’ve started sitting down (Ben and myself) to work out a promotional schedule for its release.

I’ve managed to do pretty well with my first book, The Space Between Houses, by making lots of connections and hitting up various events, and, most importantly, being available for any opportunity presented to me. It wasn’t easy though. Keeping motivated, doing research on events and staying prominent in the community becomes exhaustive. If it were just me pushing this next book, I would probably be looking at the same amount of success, but I’m not alone. Having a second person involved, who has as much interest in the book as I have, is going to pay off greatly.

The first thing up (for the public anyway) is the launch. Some of the ideas we’ve been throwing around lately have me super excited. I’ve been to a few book launches in the past few months and they have been…lacking. Some have been so poorly attended that once you removed the author’s family from the equation, there was only a few people there. Others had more people in attendance, but the launch itself was so painfully long and boring that the bulk of the crowd high-tailed it as soon as all the speeches and back-patting were over, blowing right past the table of books along the way. Now, it is still a bit early to reveal exactly what we have in store, but I can say that our launch is going to be a hell of a party, with some innovative ideas.

And that’s just the beginning!

We have an aggressive marketing campaign, lots of appearances and a book tour or two scheduled over the next six months.

Plus, besides all that, because of recent developments, we (again me and Ben) have finally decided to do something that we’d talked about for quite some time. This new endeavor will open doors for both us, as well as other talents in the community, and pave the way for any fringe work we produce in the future.

Like the title says, Big Things are on the horizon, so stay tuned!

 

The Comic Book SyndiCon and Twisted Studio

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The Comic Book Syndicon is coming (Sunday, Aug. 16th, to be precise). It is being held at St. Clair college in conjunction with their own family fun day event. It should be a great day for the whole family (comics, collectables, cosplay and more!). The best part is, it’s free admission!

I’ll be there selling copies of my book, but I won’t be alone. I’ll be sharing a table with comic writer Dave Rocha (The Underground and Tecumseh) from Twisted Studio!

Check out the poster below for the con, and for more on Dave, hit up his website right here: http://www.twistedstudio.ca

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Free Comic Books (and The Space Between Houses)!

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10995554_841651595871368_5942655430413683926_nMay 2nd is Free Comic Book Day. If you’re not familiar with this extraordinary day, let me fill you in.

Free comic book day is the second Saturday of every May and is exactly what it sounds like, Free Comics! Every major comic publisher sends promotional comics to the shops which are then handed out for free.

This year, I’ve been asked to be a part of Paper Heroes Comic Book Lounge’s Free Comic Book Day event. So, not only will you get free comics, you can also get your copy of The Space Between Houses signed!

Check out their blurb below for all the fun they have in store.

Free Comics!! Free Comics!! Free Comics!!
Special events throughout the day including:
BBQ ( 11am – 3pm ) with proceeds going to Muscular Dystrophy Canada
A magic show by “Dr. What?” at noon

Special guests including:
Paul Reaume and Dave Rocha, creators of Windsors “The Underground” comic.

Christian Laforet, author of “The Space Between Houses”

Jason Fabok, artist of Detective Comics, Batman: Eternal and the Justice League

Jason Uszynski from Incredible Creature Designs

The creativity of Heather Thibert

Other activities include:
face painting, cosplay, in-store promotions and a raffle for a chance to win a prize package valued at $145 that includes an Iron Man Artfx statue, 1 $50 Moxies GC and 3 $10 Cineplex Odeon GC.
Be a part of Paper Heroes Free Comic Book Day 2015 with over 40+ free titles to choose from ( limit of 3 per person ).
A great day for fans, family and friends

Paper Heroes is located at 2857 Howard Ave, Windsor, Ontario N8X 3Y4

The Dark Side comes to Windsor

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I’ve been asked to host an evening with two big names in horror, Andrew Pyper (The Demonologist, The Damned) and Nick Cutter (The Troop, The Deep), when they come through Windsor on their Dark Side II: Highway of Horror tour.

The event will be held at the Windsor Star Café, located in downtown Windsor, on March 4th at 7pm. There’s no charge to get in.

I’ll be asking these two gentlemen questions, as well as taking some from the audience. After which, they will be doing readings from their newest novels. It should be a fun night.

For more info, check out the event page on facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/643632582431153

And this cool poster below. Poster_DarkSideII_Windsor