For the Love of Zombies: Why I’m Writing about the Undead
Thanks for having me, Nick! I’d like to introduce you and your blog followers to my first stab at self-publishing. It’s called The Undead Road: My Zombie Summer Part One. It’s about a 15-year-old boy named Jeremy whose family is caught up in a zombie apocalypse just when he’s coming of age and decides that girls are cute. This makes a dating life pretty much impossible, more so when the family goes on a road trip for a safe house halfway across the country.
Why am I writing zombies now? Truth is, I’ve always wanted to craft a story about the undead, but never really knew how to go about it. What was available in my youth didn’t really speak to me, mostly since the focus was on horror. It was considered horror, and I wasn’t exactly a fan of that. Resident Evil changed the way I viewed zombies, since those monsters entered the scene in a more science fiction capacity. And then, after watching the first episode of The Walking Dead, the idea finally clicked. I decided to write a humorous zombie novel with all the feels and all the chills. I went to work, found the voice I wanted in Jeremy, and enjoyed every moment of writing his story. Now I’m busily working on Part Two, which will only get more exciting from here on.
The Undead Road is also available on Amazon.uk!
Title: The Undead Road: My Zombie Summer: Part One
Publisher: Dashboard Books / CreateSpace
Ebook Release: January 2st, 2016
Paperback: January 26th, 2016
Cover by Steven Novak
Edited by Reece Hanzon
Blurb:
Nothing brings the family together like a zombie apocalypse …
Fifteen-year-old Jeremy Barnes would rather watch a zombie movie than shoot a real one, but he has no choice if his family wants to survive the end of the world. Their plan? Drive across the infected United States to a cabin in the Colorado Rockies without a scratch, but their trip takes a complicated detour in the middle of Nebraska when they find Kaylynn, a girl who can handle a baseball bat better than Jeremy can hold a .45 Berretta. And when they stumble into a sanctuary, Jeremy soon learns that Kaylynn is stronger than she looks—a deadly secret lies inside her.
After the radio picks up a distress call from Kansas City about a possible cure, Jeremy’s parents go with a team to investigate. They never return. The only way to find their parents is for Jeremy and his sister Jewel to rely on a dangerous girl who might just turn on them at any moment.
Kindle Store
For the week of the tour (January 25th-29th), The Undead Road is only 0.99 cents in the Kindle store - woo! Also, the paperback releases today and will be a great addition to any shelf.
For the week of the tour (January 25th-29th), The Undead Road is only 0.99 cents in the Kindle store - woo! Also, the paperback releases today and will be a great addition to any shelf.
Praise for The Undead Road:
"For me, zombie stories are never about the killing. They're about the survivors and how people deal with the apocalypse. To this undead end, David Powers King has come up with the most original spin on zombies I've ever read." - Michael Offutt, author of Slipstream and Oculus
Contest Details:
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About
the Author:
David Powers King was born in beautiful
downtown Burbank, California where his love for film inspired him to be a
writer. He is the co-author of the YA fantasy novel WOVEN,
published by Scholastic. An avid fan of science fiction and fantasy, David also
has a soft spot for zombies and the paranormal. He currently lives deep in the
mountain West with his wife and three children.
18 comments:
Congratulations, David! Humor is the way to go. Just look at Zombieland.
Best of luck to you, David; sounds like a good one!
Hi Nick and David - great you're giving David the opportunity to bring Zombieland to our notice. I sure hope he does well with the book - I read Woven and loved it ... cheers Hilary
That is a cute take to make something Zombie humorous :) Best of luck with the book David!
betty
Good luck with your humous approach to the undead. May it be a smash hit.
I'd say if you're writing about zombies in you're in good company. :-)
Anna from elements of emaginette
Loving it! David's book is going strong:)
This was a blast, Nick! Thanks for having me. :)
Best of luck to David! Sounds like an interesting read!
It sounds like The Undead Road was a huge amount of fun to write. David's passion for the project just shines through. :-)
Well, zombies are the thing right now...
I feel like a broken record this morning. I've seen David and his zombie apocalypse everywhere! Congrats to him.
Congrats to David! That sounds like a really cool zombie story. I like that he's adding humor to the genre.
Yay for David! I'm excited to read it.
Congrats to David! I love a good Zombie story. Thanks for hosting Nick! Have a great week!
Congrats to David! Wishing him all success.
Thanks for showing some love for David and his zombies, everyone!
Who is this David fellow I'm seeing all over the place? hehe
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