The Worlds of Michael D'Ambrosio

Hello, everyone. Spring is upon us and more than the flowers are blooming right now. Last post, I mentioned that Night Creeps and Princess Pain had made the NY Times Best-sellers List. Originally, I was told that the two would appear in March/April. I was just informed of a change in how they list books now. Apparently, each quarter is genre specific so Night Creeps will be listed in the third quarter and Princess Pain in either the third or fourth. I will keep you updated as to when they appear. This is quite an honor and only happens when 25,000 or more books are sold. The distributors responsible for making this happen deal with book stores around the globe so I owe them a great big ‘Thank You’.

Coming up in June are two exciting conventions that I highly recommend if you live in the Pennsylvania area. On June 2-4 is FanExpo at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Some of you may remember FanExpo by its previous title Wizard World. I will be there with table as well so don’t be bashful. Come by and see what’s new. On June 9-11 is SciFiValleyCon in Altoona, Pa. This is another well-run and fun-filled convention that I look forward to. Held at the Blair County Convention Center, it’s not too far from Pittsburgh.

Currently, my books are being concerted to audio format as well as printed and e-book. The Pain series and the Fractured Time Trilogy are the remaining ones that have yet to be completed. Recording has started on Princess Pain and Queen of Pain. Fractured Time will be shortly after.

Space Truckers 2 will be available by July or August and is an excellent follow up to the first Space Truckers story. There will be a third Space Truckers novel with a number of interesting issues to be resolved as well as a few new surprises to be addressed before possibly ending the series. Space Truckers 1 is available now through bookstores and online venues.

I am working on Reign of Pain and hope to have it completed before year’s end. Reign of Pain and Space Truckers 2 feature an overlap of characters in several chapters including Marina (Princess Pain) and Mike Colby (Space Truckers) along with some of their supporting characters. This is a challenge as the timing of appearances in Reign of Pain have to line up with their occurrence in Space Truckers.

And now for some movie talk. A production company is very anxious to obtain the screenplays for Night Creeps and also Night Creeps 2. Unfortunately, I did not have a screenplay for Night Creeps 2. Needless to say, that is another one of my projects. I should have a confirmation on a deal as well as a few of the details around November time frame.

A recent surprise is a solid interest in one of my stand alone scripts, The Christmas Solution. This has become a hot potato and I should have a confirmation on a deal for this around September. Again, more to come. Another company and its producer have an interest in the Space Truckers script but are still seeking funding. A Space Truckers movie would have a much bigger budget that the other three so this could be a lengthy process. I hope to have more on that soon. Join me again soon for more on my projects and appearances.

Greetings, everyone. Lots to talk about in my crazy world. February was a tough month for a lot of reasons. A few family issues to deal with but all is well now. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my appearances at Connooga and Farpoint. Hopefully next year I’ll be back. I still have Fan Expo (formerly Wizard World) in Philadelphia and SciFIValleyCon in Altoona, both in June. I plan on being there in the dealers room with a table for both of those.

Night Creeps and Night Creeps 2 have been pleasant surprises that caught me off-guard. It appears that a movie company is interested in the screenplays, not just for Night Creeps, but for Night Creeps 2 as well. My headache is that the script for Night Creeps 2 hasn’t been written yet. Needless to say, it will be. I can’t disclose more than that, other than to say that they were excited by the books which prompted the interest in the scripts.

As of last year, my books were not available in audio format. That has changed drastically as I have orders from large customers for a significant number of audio books for each of my eleven books. Another surprise I wasn’t prepared for but, alas, it is in progress.

You may remember that last year I had to find a new publisher as my prior one retired from publishing. All of my books are now under the Quantum Discovery label and available pretty much all over. You’ll notice the new book covers which are outstanding. Most of my website has been updated but there are a few images on the back pages to be replaced. I have to catch up with my website guru for that.

I have to mention that all of the good things mentioned above are a direct result of my fantastic agent who has done an awesome job opening the doors that other agents never got close to. I also learned quite a bit about the publishing world from her that I wasn’t aware of. Look for more exciting news as she is working on much more.

In addition, the second book in the Space Truckers series, The Return of the Blue Eagle, should be available by summer. Quantum Discovery doesn’t waste time in releasing a new book.

So what’s my current project(s)? I am working on Reign of Pain, the third book in the Pain Series. This one is tough because it overlaps with the new Space Truckers novel. Lead character Marina has more than a passing role in working with the crew of the Blue Eagle. I am also working on support materials for other scripts as well. The Christmas Solution (Holiday adventure) is high on my list right.

Join me again soon for more information, news and appearances. Stay warm and have a cheerful Spring.

Welcome back, everyone. You have my wishes for a promising new year and lots of good news. For starters, most of my books have been transitioned to Quantum Discovery for publishing. You may remember that my former publisher retired last year. Not only are the books available now with new and exciting covers, but they are available as audio books as well. I expect that late spring, not only Space Truckers will be joining them, but Space Truckers 2 as well. Now my focus is on completing Reign of Pain, the third and final book in the Pain series. Reign of Pain and Space Truckers 2 have a cross-over theme with Marina (Princess Pain) having a key involvement with the crew of the Blue Eagle in Space Truckers.

I was very fortunate to meet and contract with an exceptional literary agent at Quantum Discovery who has opened doors for me that I haven’t been able to reach in over twenty years. As a result, my books are reaching international markets as well as national. Recently, I learned that Night Creeps has become a New York Times best seller and will be featured in the February Issue. To top that off, Princess Pain just reached that status as well and I believe will appear in the March issue! I’m hoping that this will accelerate action in the movie industry as there are a number of professionals considering the scripts with funding the usual obstacle right now. I believe that someone soon will step up and capitalize on the screenplays for these stories.

With all these new changes and responsibilities, I will have to pare down the number of conventions I do each year. I will be appearing at Farpoint in February but I will likely have to cancel out of Connooga. I am still planning to attend SciFiValleyCon and Fan Expo (formerly Wizard World) both in June but I haven’t planned for anything after that. Join me again soon as things are getting very interesting and I wouldn’t want you to miss it. Take care everyone and stay warm & cozy until next time.

Hello, again, everyone. Welcome back for another visit to The Author’s Corner. I’ve been working with Quantum Discovery to move several of my novels over to them. As you might know, AZ Publishing, which has carried The Fractured Time Trilogy, Night Creeps 1 & 2, and The Pain series, is no longer doing business in the publishing world. This has been an effort as I have spent much of the summer going over the original manuscripts to improve on material, some that I wrote 15-20 years ago. We are close to being finished as Princess Pain and Reign of Pain are the last two that aren’t available yet. The Fractured Time novels, and Night Creeps novels are now available online with new and exciting covers.

I’m also working with a very talented author, Pete Prellwitz, on a project that is turning out real well. We are adapting one of his worlds into a series and the pilot is shaping up nicely. I’m also working on Space truckers 2 and Reign of Pain simultaneously. This has been tricky and time consuming as there is a crossover between the Space Truckers crew and Marina from the Pain series. Their adventures merge together with a common enemy that makes for plenty of action and adventure.

I had to cancel out of the Collingswood Book Fair due to the rains and flooding from hurricane Ian. IT wasn’t near as bad as the dramatic weather forecasters had predicted, but I didn’t want to risk moving books outside in torrential rains (that never came). Next on my list of appearances is PhilCon, November 18th-20th. I had hoped to appear at Monster Bash at Smithville Village on October 20th but I never heard back from them. For next year in February, I will be at Farpoint (Feb. 10th-12th) and Connooga (Feb.17th-19th).

I’m waiting anxiously for news on a Space Truckers movie. I can’t say much about it right now, other than it’s being handled by a producer and a movie company. This gets complicated sometimes so I won’t try to explain. Join me again soon for more details on upcoming appearances, and progress with my projects.

Hello, everyone. Lots to talk about since last posting. Most importantly, many of my books have been moved to a new publisher, Quantum Discovery. The Fractured Time Trilogy, Night Creeps series, and the Pain series will soon be available with new covers and a new price (lower)! They will soon be available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s websites. Night Creeps may already be available.

Things are progressing along with the Space Truckers screenplay and an interested party. I can’t say more than that at this point. I am also collaborating on a pilot with a good friend that I’m finally making some progress with. I hope to have more on that soon.

This weekend (Labor Day), I’ll have a vendor’s table at RevolutionSuperfest in Phoenixville. On September 16th, I’ll be at the Showboat in Atlantic City for NJHorrorCon. October 1st, I’ll be at the Collingswood Book Fair. October 20th, I’ll be at MonsterMash in historic Smithville in Absecon, NJ. November 18-20, I will be at PhilCon in Cherry Hill, NJ. That is my fall lineup thus far.

My next post should have a lot more information and details about what’s happening in my projects as well as my 2023 schedule for conventions. I hope to have the website updated with new cover images and “Buy Now” links by then, as well. Join me again soon for more information and updates. Have a great fall season and hopefully I will see some of you at the conventions.