A.P. Fuchs-- Zombie Fight Night

A.P. Fuchs is the author of many novels and short stories, most of which have been published. His most recent book, aside from this one, is Zombie Fight Night: Battles of the Dead, in which zombies fight such classic
monsters as werewolves, vampires, Bigfoot, and even go up against cool foes like pirates, ninjas, and . . . Bruce Lee.

A.P. Fuchs is also known for his superhero series, The Axiom-man Saga, and is the author of Blood of the Dead, the first novel in the shoot ’em up zombie trilogy, Undead World. He also edited the zombie anthologies
Dead Science and Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes: Zany Zombie Poetry for the Undead Head.

Product description:

In 2027 A.D., the Zombie Apocalypse took the world by storm and no one was prepared. Countless lives were lost as humanity battled to regain control of their planet. Eventually, they did, and out of the ashes of fallen civilization rose a new world, one bent on revenge against the hordes of the undead that took everything from them.

Enter Tony Sterpanko, entrepreneur extraordinaire who found a way to capitalize on humanity's thirst for vengeance against the zombie. He created Zombie Fight Night, a worldwide craze where the undead men and women who remained from the apocalypse faced off against people and beings that once existed on Earth or were existing for the first time.

It is ten years later and at Blood Bay Arena, fortunes are won and lost. Men are made millionaires over night. Others are not so lucky and find themselves broken and destitute.

Mick Chelsey is one such man: gambling addict, lousy husband and Zombie Fight Night fanatic.

Except now, in order to still watch the fights and try to win back all he's lost, he needs to bet fast and big otherwise death will come for him.

Let the battles begin.

Zombies fight Bigfoot, werewolves, vampires, Axiom-man, Bruce Lee, samurai, kickboxers, robots and more in this ode to blood-and-guts action from Blood of the Dead author, A.P. Fuchs.

You ready to get it on?

Q: What will e-readers like about your book?

It's fast-paced, loaded with action, lots of dialogue and packed with undead fun. Plus, so far as I know, there's not a single zombie book out there like it.

Q: Why did you go indie?

I've always gone indie. I've been at this since 2004 (technically 2003, but those were my subsidy publishing days and, well, we won't go there). My attitude was, and still is, I wasn't going to wait for someone to make me successful. I was going to make myself successful, my rules, my way. Plus, of course, a little naivety--like most newbies have--in turn helped me realize how much I love the book production side of things. Did I know everything from the start? No way. Was I immediately kicking literary butt? Not a chance. Did I get punched down to the curb a few times? Still got the scars. But you know what? I'm glad I did. As a result of hard work and God's blessing, my company--through which I publish myself and others--has now inked three mass market reprint deals, two being handled by Simon and Schuster, the other being handled by Source Books. We just signed a TV/film management deal with Hughes Capital Entertainment and already are getting Coscom's books ready for TV, film and video game adaptation plus another cool thing that I can't talk about yet.

Going indie wasn't about aggrogance or anything. I'm an entrepenuer. I'm very hands-on. Is it hard work? You betchya. Is it rewarding? All the way. Do I plan on changing my ways and going traditional at some point? Yes and no. No, in that I will always be independent in my creating and publishing. Yes, in that if I can form partnerships with other firms that'll take my independent creations and those of my authors to new heights, I will sign on to those partnerships.

I do want to take this moment to point out to those reading this--and especially newbie writers--that you shouldn't get caught up in the eBook hype and go indie because it looks good from where you're at. Do your research. Talk to those who are indie, both successful and not so successful. Learn, learn, learn first. Please do. Like I'm making known these days around the Net, self-publishing isn't just "upload and go." Not real self-publishing anyway. End rant.

Q: Who are your favorite authors in your genre?

As a publisher, unfortunately my leisure book time is next to none. Any outside reading I do is all comics and graphic novels, and I'm digging it. Been a superhero nut all my life. But in terms of book-books, I will side with my team of authors because they are who I read more than any others out there, guys like Keith Gouveia, Lorne Dixon, Eric S. Brown, Paul A. Freeman, Gina Ranalli, W. Bill Czolgosz, Frank Dirscherl, Ryan C. Thomas and Adam Rann.

Link to web site or blog or Amazon/Smashwords

Zombie Fight Night: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003V8BTVC/themaniworlof-20

Magic Man Plus 15 Tales of Terror: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003UV8N1Y/themaniworlof-20

Blood of the Dead: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003V8BTW6/themaniworlof-20

Axiom-man: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003VPWZPE/themaniworlof-20

General A.P. Fuchs at Amazon Kindle link: http://amzn.to/bLCBty

Scott Nicholson-- Murdermouth: Zombie Bits

Scott Nicholson is a writer, journalist, and freelance editor living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He is author of Speed Dating with the Dead, Drummer Boy, and 10 other novels, five story collections, four comics series, and six screenplays. He also edited the free writing manual Write Good or Die. He's currently on the Kindle Giveaway Blog Tour, sponsored by Amazon, Kindle Nation Daily, and Dellaster Design.

Murdermouth: Zombie Bits is a collection of eight stories featuring zombies, including the original "A Farewell To Arms," written exclusively for this volume. It includes two tales from the Eden Studio "All Flesh" series, as well as the comic script for the Murdermouth pilot comic. Donate $25 and you can appear drawn as a zombie in the comic. It also includes a bonus story from Jack Kilborn, as well as Jonathan Maberry's "Zombie Apocalypse Survival Scorecard."

Q: What will e-readers like about your book?

Possibly nothing, if you don't like zombies. Generally, there is less emphasis on blowing off heads with shotguns and more exploration of how people handle extreme change and how their minds turn under survival pressure. Plus the obligatory "What would it be like to be a zombie?" However, I am pretty sure there are enough dripping body parts to satisfy your taste for zombie gore. And Maberry's scorecard will help prepare you for the end of the world, if we all live that long.

Q: Why did you go indie?

We're all as indie as we want to be. I published six novels in New York and two collections in the small press, so I have a pretty good understanding of how the business works. More importantly, how it does or doesn't work for me. Putting out my own work is the best choice right now, both artistically and commercially. I am grateful for my experiences and appreciate my paid apprenticeship in traditional publishing and I hope to do something in that arena again. However, I am truly enjoying the new partnerships I've made this year.

Q: Who are your favorite authors in your genre?

"Night of the Living Dead" is still one of my favorite movies, maybe because it takes itself so seriously, unlike the modern humorous-zombie genre. Romero is clearly the godfather, but I also enjoyed in fiction The Book of the Dead anthologies, and the work of Jonathan Maberry and Brian Keene. I never thought zombies would work in mainstream fiction until Keene launched the sub-genre practically single-handedly with "The Rising." Max Brooks isn't horror but I dig his work, and my friend Eric S. Brown is doing some crackling mash-up stuff.

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