The Worlds of Michael D'Ambrosio

Hello, everyone. I just returned from a beautiful trip to Phoenix, Az and I’m hitting it hard already. For those of you who will see me in early March at Barnhill’s or at StellarCon, there is a real good chance I’ll have advance copies of Galaxy of the Damned, the final book in the Space Frontiers Series. My publisher, Dianne Helm, and my other publisher/illustrator Patti Hultstrand are working very hard to make this happen. So, for those of you who haven’t indulged in the adventures of Will and Shanna, now the complete set will be available.
I’d like to thank Patti for her hard work in setting up my events in Phoenix. I had a great time and book sales were good. I’d like to give a special thanks to Adam and Donovan from The Book Rack for having me in for a signing. I hope to join them again during my next visit. The three of use share aspirations of movies from our material which was really cool. Best of luck to you, gents. Thanks to Mama Java’s Coffee House for having Patti, Don Jacques, and myself in for the radio interview. And thanks to my new friends at the writers’ group in Phoenix. I enjoyed speaking to and with all of you. Best of luck to my new friends.
Now, I’m hard into my Fractured Time TV series. A certain NY producer is working with me to set up the series bibles and pilots for three seasons. There is more to marketing a TV series than I knew – whew! After many a discussion with Patti of AZ Publishing, I will make Princess Pain my next novel or at least a series of short stories that I might compile at the end into a novel. Princess Pain makes Lara Croft look like a choir girl and for those of you who read the Space Frontiers series, Princess Pain is Marina, Will and Shanna’s daughter. I’m sure you’ll understand where she’s coming from. Well, I must return to my work and take the high road this year. I’m betting 2012 is a new beginning for us and not an old ending – fire and brimstone. I think we had that in 2011. Join me again soon for more news and appearances.
Thanks for coming.

The holidays have come and gone already and hopefully left everyone with fond memories. I’m looking forward to a great 2012! Soon, Galaxy of the Damned will be released (in March) and that will wrap up the Space Frntiers Series. I’ve been working with a producer from NYC to set up my Fractured Time TV series for a proposal. I am preparing three seasons of Fractured Time, one from each book. There is also the possiblilty of these series leading into a Space Frontiers series if things go well. I’m sure everyone will want to know how Billy Brock’s son follows in his adventurous footsteps.
My fantastic publisher, Patti H. from AZ PUblishing has done an awesome job on the new cover for Galaxy and has arranged for me to do several appearances this week, January 5-12, in Arizona. I’ll be at Mama Java’s on Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 and will be part of their weekly radio show. On Saturday, I’ll be at the Book Rack in Mesa from 9:30 am to 12:00. Next stop is in Tempe for a date with a Publishing/Marketing Writers Group from 1 to 3 pm. Then I hope to catch a Coyotes’ game in the evening.
Thanks for joining me again and come back soon to see what the latest is in my world.

Hello, everyone and welcome back during a holiday season. I wish everyone the best regardless of what religion, race or nationality you may be. I just returned from a really good weekend in Pittsburgh at SteelCityCon. I’d like to start by congratulating Domenic Allesandria for putting on a great convention. He pus a lot of effort into this convention every four months and this, being my first SteelCityCon, was really something to see. There were over 500 dealers, artists and writers along with everything from toys, comics, novelties to candies and fudge. The Double Tree Hotel did a great job promoting the convention and were very hospitable to the guests. They had a dynamite lineup of celebrities that included Henry Winkler, Linda Blair, Maria Kanellis (former WWE diva) and many others.
I had the opportunity to speak with Maria Kanellis and was impressed by some of her many talents. She is also an actress, singer, writer and engages in sword fighting activities. She also is involved in directing as well as acting. I don’t know where she finds the time. She is also involved in five film projects as well. I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot from her in the future. She is on Facebook at OfficialMariaKanellis. You can also see a photo of Maria with me at SteelCityCon on my Facebook page as well.
On a different note, I’ve received a lot of interest in my Princess Pain screenplay over the last few weeks. I also received a really good feedback report from a contest I entered (Fresh Voices Competition) for the script. Perhaps this will be the one to break the ice.
I am working on some signing opportunities in the Phoenix area for early January. With the book business as slow as it is, many stores don’t feel it’s worth the trouble to bring an author in for a signing. I think it’s up to the authors to win over the fans and prove that books are worth their weight in gold. Okay, maybe not gold but they are very important. We all need to escape and I know first hand that I can only handle so much computer time. There’s nothing better than sitting on the front porch on a beautiful evening and reading a thrilling story. My personal favorite authors are Laurel K Hamilton, Storm Constantine and Terry Brooks.
Join me again soon for the latest news in my worlds. In the mean time, have a safe and happy holiday season.

This weekend I’ll be in Pittsburgh for SteelCityCon. This is billed as the largest toy/comic convention in the US. I’m really hoping to gain a lot of new fans here as it is the Christmas season. My books will be on sale at a discounted price so any of you who are attending, come on by; browse; and get hooked. I finally got to watch some of the new Primeval episodes on BBCAmerica. I really enjoy the way they’ve done that series. I could see them doing the Fractured Time series one day (I hope). Things are rolling along for Galaxy of the Damned and we’re still on track for a March release. This is the last book in the series and I really hate to see it end. Unfortunately, this was the right time to end it. I’m thinking of doing something in a novel with Will and Shanna’s daughter, Marina – Princess Pain – when she’s an adult. I’ve already done the screenplay. Now I have to pick up my marketing. I hope to have some good news and reviews from Pitt next week so pleased join me again.

Hello, everyone. In March of ‘12 I’m joining That Book Place in Madison, Indiana for two days. On Friday, March 16th, Im working with my friends and store owners Frank and Kim in putting together a friendly event. We’ll have more on that as it draws closer. On the 17th, they are hosting a large author’s fair with up to 50 authors attending. I’ll be joining them for this event as well. For those of you in the area, check out their link at http://www.thatbookplace.com. Thanks again for coming by.