So, yeah, my blog is out of shape. It’s been fed a lazy diet of junk food novels for the past year and is looking a little drab. So, it’s getting a facelift…of content! Starting in 2015, the blog will feature regular and weekly new content from myself and contributors (maybe you!). Several of the new columns are listed below, including several that require input and feedback from readers. This means that your participation will help shape the topics discussed and questions answered. The blog won’t just be a place where I chew the cud and hope you’ll take a nibble. We’re going to share the grass, regurgitate it together and…okay, that’s gross. But you get the idea. I’m not just looking to throw content at you. I want to interact and let readers be part of the evolving process that is this blog. So, check out the upcoming regular columns and pay attention to the ones requiring input from you. Leave your suggestions in the comments and let me know which columns you’re most interested in. And we’ll see where this blog experiment takes us. I have no doubt we will be led down new, strange and occasionally freakish paths. But that’s really up to you.
1) Sneak Attack Short Stories – These bad boys will show up without warning and will either feature an original short story by myself, OR a short story taking place in one of the many Robinson literary universes, written by a guest author. If you’re an author and would like to submit a short story, e-mail the blog’s editor, Kane Gilmour at: kane@kanegilmour.com, for details. *Not all stories will be accepted. We have pretty high standards around here!
2) Ask Me (almost) Anything – This one is pretty cut and dry. Ask me anything about anything and I will give you an answer. You could ask about writing. You could ask my opinion on demon possession. Or Pearl Jam. Or raspberry jam. Whatever you want. The “almost” in the title refers to the few things I won’t talk about, which are: my private life, including my wife and kids. That’s about it. After we receive a good number of quality questions, we’ll put them to a vote and let you decide on what question is answered next. So ask your questions in the comments now and maybe you’ll get an answer!
3) How To Survive_____ – You fill in the blank, and I will detail how you can survive the event in question, whether it’s a zombie apocalypse, a panic attack or crapping your pants, which, if we’re honest, is the worst of the three. Answers will likely be action-packed…and funny. So make your suggestions in the comments and learn how to survive your worst fears…or an invasion of killer Easter bunnies…which I wrote about when I was 12.
4) Jeremy Robinson is too Jesusy – I recently saw a Facebook comment that said those five words, “Jeremy Robinson is too Jesusy,” in response to a fan’s suggestion that the commenter check out my books. I got a chuckle out of it, explained to the commenter that not all my books are “Jesusy,” and then I realized that while only one of my books (The Didymus Contingency) actually features Jesus, at least nine of my 50+ books do have Biblical themes. Since that’s a part of who I am, what I believe and occasionally write about, I figured I’d face the elephant in the blog head on and wax eloquent (or attempt to) about matters of faith, Biblical monsters (yeah!) or take the modern church to task. The commenter ended up buying two of my non-Jesusy books, and hopefully we can come to a nice middle ground. Something like, “Jeremy Robinson is too Jesusy…a quarter of the time.”
5) Post-Modern Smackdown! – This is where you suggest the post-modern combatants, and I, through my vast opinionated knowledge of post-modern subjects (the 80s and 90s) fictionalize a brutal smackdown revealing the superior cartoon, toy, character, band, etc… This category is pretty much just ridiculous fun, but the results will always be accurate! Feel free to suggest combatants in the comments!
6) The King of the Monsters Speaks! – As the self-proclaimed literary King of Monsters, I will occasionally review movies, games, books and comics featuring the monstrous. My opinions might not be the same as yours, but rest assured, they are always right.
So there you have it. That’s what’s coming and how you can help shape the future of the blog’s content. If you submit suggestions for various categories, please use the following format so we can easily find and separate them:
Category Name – Suggestion
Post-Modern Smackdown – He-Man vs. The Smurfs
How to Survive… – Traveling at Light Speed
You get the idea. I will be trying to post at least once a week, but that will occasionally be interrupted by novel deadlines, and new book releases. But the blog is definitely going to be more fun to look at. Thanks for reading and I look forward to your suggestions!
– Jeremy Robinson
www.jeremyrobinsononline.com
JEREMY ROBINSON is the international bestselling author of more than fifity novels and novellas including ISLAND 731, SECONDWORLD, and the Jack Sigler series including PULSE, INSTINCT, THRESHOLD and RAGNAROK. Robinson is also known as the #1 Amazon.com horror writer, Jeremy Bishop, author of THE SENTINEL and the controversial novel, TORMENT. His novels have been translated into twelve languages. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children.