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Michael was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of Delaware County Community College (A.A.S. Electronics) and Widener University (B.S. Technical and Industrial Administration), Michael served in the Pa. Air National Guard as a weapons crew chief for 22 years participating in several Middle East tours before retiring.
Michael enjoys science fiction and old-time horror films. When not working as a controls technician at a nearby power plant, he enjoys writing his screenplays and novels, while listening to various types of music. Halloween is his favorite holiday and the fall is his favorite time of the year.
Welcome back to another edition of The Author's Corner. I recently attended the L.A. Times Book Festival at U.C.L.A. for the first time and found it to be a remarkable experience. There were so many literary booths with an amazing variety of genre. The event was well supported by several local radio stations, library groups, and newspapers as well.
My publisher, Dianne Helm, had a booth where myself and four other authors promoted our books. I had the opportunity to meet some very interesting people in the movie and literary business which I hope will pay dividends some day. In addition to the booths and vendors, there was an outstanding lineup of comedians, celebrities and authors who took to the stage at the center of the campus to entertain the crowd. I was thrilled to see Ray Bradbury, the noted science fiction author in person at one of the booths.
I've given a lot of thought to creating a third edition of Fractured Time which will be expanded to about 80,000 words. I've talked with my current publisher, Dianne Helm, who is interested in picking up the new version when I'm ready. When I do, Twisted Fate and Dark Horizon will be following shortly behind it.
Currently I'm working on a revision to the screenplay for The Eye of Icarus. I received some very encouraging feedback from Wildsound Productions recommending a few creative additions. One thing I've come to realize is that no matter how good a screenplay you have, it can always be better. As it gets better, you learn to see things in a different light.
I had hoped to have a final decision on Night Creeps, my new horror story, but the publisher who expressed interest isn't quite what they presented themselves to be. As a result, I passed on them.
Next February appears to be the release date for the third book in the Space Frontiers series, The Devil's Playground. This novel will provide some real eye opening events in addition to the twisting plots and conspiracies. There will be defining moments for a number of characters as Will's list of enemies continues to grow. The universe is a dangerous place and he is once again drawn into the middle of something bigger than imagined.
I had hoped to have information on the science fiction cruise for next March but unfortunately I don't have it yet. My publisher is moving to Tampa from Rockford, Il and will meet with other professionals, participating in putting this together. As I mentioned before, we'll have a number of celebrities on board as well. We've discussed a variety of events to entertain during the four night cruise in the Caribbean.
I've accepted invitations to a number of conventions for the remainder of the year and will be adding several book signings as well. See the schedule below for the upcoming appearances. I would like to encourage any aspiring writer with questions, whether it be for books or screenplays, to see me when you have the opportunity. There is so much to be said about both industries that can't be covered in an article or email.
Thanks again for joining me.
Best Wishes,
- Michael D'Ambrosio
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MarCon in Columbus, Ohio |
May 22-25, 2009 |
WesterCon/FiestaCon (Tempe, AZ) |
July 2-5, 2009 |
NightFright Film Festival (Louisville, KY) |
Aug 14-16, 2009 |
Archon 33 in Collinsville, Il (St. Louis ) |
Oct. 2-4, 2009 |
WindyCon (Chicago, Il) |
Nov 13-15, 2009 |
PhilCon (Cherry Hill, NJ) |
Nov 20-22, 2009 |
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L.A. Times Book Festival at UCLA |
April 25th - 26th, 2009 |
MegaCon in Orlando |
February 27-March 1, 2009 |
ConNooga in Chattanooga, TN |
February 20-22, 2009 |
WindyCon (Chicago) |
November 14-16, 2008 |
PhilCon (Cherry Hill, NJ) |
November 21-23, 2008 |
MileHiCon (Denver, CO) |
October 24-26, 2008 Tentative |
Decatur Book Festival (Decatur, GA) |
August 30-31 |
DragonCon (Atlanta, GA) |
August 28 - Sept 1, 2008 |
Confluence (Pittsburgh, PA) |
July 25-27, 2008 |
WesterCon (Phoenix) |
July 2-5, 2004 |
DragonCon (Atlanta) | September 3-6, 2004 |
ChattaCon (Chattanooga) | January 21-23, 2005 |
MegaCon (Orlando) | February 25-27, 2005 |
BaltiCon (Baltimore) | May 27-30, 2005 |
ConCarolinas (Charlotte) | June 3-5, 2005 |
DragonCon (Atlanta) | September 2-5, 2005 |
CopperCon (Phoenix) | September 9-11, 2005 |
AlbaCon (Albany) | October 7-9, 2005 |
AstronomiCon (Rochester) | November 11-13, 2005 |
PhilCon (Philadelphia) | December 9-11, 2005 |
MegaCon (Orlando) | February 24th-26th, 2006 |
RavenCon (Richmond) | April 21st-23rd, 2006 |
BaltiCon (Baltimore) | May 26th - 29th, 2006 |
ConCarolinas (Charlotte) | June 2nd-4th, 2006 |
CopperCon |
September 1st-4th, 2006 |
LunaCon (Rye Brook, NY) |
March 16-18, 2007 |
RavenCon (Richmond) |
April 20-22, 2007 |
| MileHiCon (Denver, CO) | October 26-28, 2007 |
| LosCon (Los Angeles, CA) | November 23-25, 2007 |
Farpoint (Hunt Valley, MD) | February 15-17, 2008 |
RavenCon (Richmond, VA) | April 25-27, 2008 |
BaltiCon (Hunt Valley, MD) | May 23-26, 2008 |
ConCarolinas (Charlotte, NC) | May 30-June 1, 2008 |
