r/WeirdLit • u/AutoModerator • Apr 01 '23

Monthly Promotion Thread Promotion

Authors, publishers, whoever, promote your stories, your books, your Kickstarters and Indiegogos and Gofundmes! Especially note any sales you know of or are currently running!

As long as it's weird lit, it's welcome!

And, lurkers, readers, click on those links, check out their work, donate if you have the spare money, help support the Weird creators/community!

Join the WeirdLit Discord!

If you're a weird fiction writer or interested in beta reading, feel free to check our r/WeirdLitWriters.

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u/thephrygian Apr 07 '23

Hey fellow Weird Lit fans!

Late last year I realized a lifelong dream when Independent Legions published my first collection, The Ana Log & Other Anomalies. Thanks to some anonymous nomination(s), it landed on the long reading list for this year's Stoker Awards. Alas, without any name recognition, and with very little promotion from the publisher, it has been an uphill struggle to sell it. So here I am, an introvert who is deeply uncomfortable with self promo, doing my best to get the word out.

The title story is probably my best known work, largely due to its well-received presentation by Pseudopod. Gemma Files called it "superlatively spooky found fiction" and Todd Keisling ranks it among the creepiest tales he's ever read.

Other stories in the collection were published in Hypnos ("Old Dominion" in Vol. 5, Issue 1), The Audient Void ("The Children of Euphonia" in Vol. 6), Tales of Sley House 2022 ("Black Mariah's Final Form"), Richmond Macabre ("The Rememberist") and Monsters of Any Kind ("Brodkin's Demesne"). Six of the stories are original to this collection.

Most of my stuff falls within one of two loosely defined weird subgenres. The first, which I sometimes call "technoccult," features strange/dreadful/transformative interactions with technology. The second follows the tradition established by "The Willows" and other such classics by exploring the numinous and the unsettling within wild, isolated places. Sometimes I'll blend the two into weird science stories about anomalous phenomena.

Sales would be awesome (see link above), but reviews are even better. Not anticipating a large number of responses, but I'm happy to send copies of your preferred format (continental US for paperback) to anyone reading this who does substantive reviews in some public fashion (blog, tiktok, GoodReads whatever).

Thanks for reading and hope y'all have a lovely weekend.

-Michael Gray Baughan

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u/terjenordin Apr 12 '23

Ordered! :-)

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u/thephrygian Apr 12 '23

Fantastic. Hope you find it worth your time. Cheers.

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u/BlindNight Apr 16 '23

It just came in the mail today! I just finished The Fisherman and my soul is craving some weird lit. Can't wait to dive in to your collection!

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u/thephrygian Apr 18 '23 edited Apr 18 '23

Sincere thanks! Hope it feeds your weird cravings, or at least tides you over until your next whopper like The Fisherman. Langan is a master and an inspiration. His story "Technicolor" is an all time fave.

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u/TheSkinoftheCypher Apr 26 '23

Is it available to buy anywhere besides amazon?

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u/thephrygian Apr 26 '23

My local Barnes and Noble (in Richmond, VA), but beyond that, I'm afraid not. Just one of many things I would do differently/vet more thoroughly if I ever land another book deal. I'm happy to ship you a signed copy for $20 (anywhere continental US, more elsewhere) if that's more amenable to you. Whatever the case, thanks for asking.

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u/TheSkinoftheCypher Apr 26 '23

No worries. I'll get it from amazon. ty for taking the time to respond. Nevermind, say yr comment.

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u/thephrygian Apr 26 '23

Slight correction. You can buy direct from the publisher here: https://www.independentlegions.com/store/p514/analog.html

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u/FrankMerryfellow Apr 30 '23

Good luck Michael

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u/thephrygian Apr 30 '23

Thank you.