The Worlds of Michael D'Ambrosio

Wow! Louisville was a real pressure cooker with the temps around 100 and the A/C at the con not all that effective. Still, the attendance was exceptional. Congratulations to Steve Zimmer for a great job introducing a fantastic literary program to Fright Night Film Festival. Now called Fandomfest, the convention hosted a number of literary and media guests.
My next convention is Roc-Con on Sept. 24th in Rochester. This a one day ComiCon-style, multi-genre convention. My August goal is to finish Galaxy of the Damned, the fourth and final book in the Space Frontiers series. I will be in Palm Desert, California for a week to make sure I have time to finish it without distraction. I’m considering turning Princess Pain into a novel when Galaxy is behind me. The script has garnered some interest already and it might be prudent to have a novel ready in the event of a deal.
While at the convnetion in Louisville, I saw a lot of friends/fans from the Columbus (Ohio) area. I also met the owners of two independent bookstores who are now carrying all of my books. I’ll be posting the links to my new book dealer shortly with links and locations. Join me again soon for more information and details.

Hello, everyone. Just returning from Atlanta and an awesome Sci-Fi SummerCon. This has to be the best little convention around. I mean these people know how to have fun. I’d like to thank all my new fans who got their first taste of my writing with book purchases. It’s really great that, despite a tough economy, people still support authors, artists, actors and all other creative walks of life. We had some fun panels, good music at night and lots of good conversation at the bar and con suite. Special thanks to the Dead Pirates for a great job handling things in the suite as well. I also had the opportunity to spend time with my friends from the NY Disco Villains and the crew from an awesome new movie called Ace of Zombies. Congrats to Chris Jones and the rest of the Sci-Fi SummerCon group on a job well done.
Next stop for me is Fandomfest and my good friend Steve Zimmer (program coordinator, author, movie producer, etc., etc.) Look out, Steve. I’m coming down, kilt and all. For those who don’t know, Fandomfest was formerly Fright Night Film Fest. They did such a great job that they’ve expanded from just being movie oriented to become Fandomfest with a literary track and other genres. Check out their website at www.fandomfest.com. They never disappoint. Join me again soon for updated information on my work and conventions. Enjoy your summer and be safe.

After a spectacular weekend at BaltiCon for both sales and entertainment, I have one weekend off before heading to Atlanta for SciFi SummerCon on June 10th. This is my first appearance at SummerCon and I’m really looking forward to it. I have a lot of fans in the area thanks to several DragonCon appearances in the past but I enjoy the smaller conventions as they give me a better opportunity to meet and speak with fans.
I just added The National Haunters Convention in King of Prussia, PA to next year’s appearances and I’m returning to BaltiCon as well. As soon as dates are released for SteelCityCon in December, I’ll post them as well. Join me again soon for more information and appearances. I’d like to wish Carlos and Tasha good luck and hope to see you next year.

Hello, everyone;
Just getting organized from my trip to Phoenix. What a whirlwind tour. I’d like to thank Sven at Bard’s Books as well as Jean and Mike of Tomes & Treasures. I highly recommend them for those of you in the Phoenix area who enjoy reading.
LepreCon was a very comfortable and casual con with a lot of really cool people. I met many friends that I normally see in September at CopperCon. The Tempe Mission Palms Hotel is a fantastic place for a convention. I’d like to thank everyone who came to the party Friday night. I was surprised at how many people showed.
Next on my agenda is BaltiCon. I have a nice following of fans there and I haven’t been there in a few years. MarCon (Columbus) and Conquest (Kansas City) pulled me away for a spell. I’ll have a table in the dealers’ room and I’ll be doing panels as well. So come on by, check out my books and chat with me.
I’ve been working with Fangoria Magazine and my good friend Trey McGriff with some advertising. Fangoria has done a great job in helping me promote my books. Currently we are running an ad in Fangoria Magazine for another four months. After that, we’ll run an ad for Fractured Time to promote the horror aspects contained in the trilogy.
Fangoria will also promote my materials at ComiCon with a sponsor block on Friday, July 22, from 5:30 to 7:30 and will display my books and materials throughout the weekend. Also, they will run an ad in a special edition magazine to be distributed at the convention. We’re hoping to attract the attention of some of the movie gurus who frequent the con. All of us who are familiar with the Fractured Time Trilogy know it’s just a matter of time before someone takes notice of it and makes the movie and TV series based on each of the books. Come back soon for an update on things in my everchanging world of science fiction, fantasy and horror.

Good news, friends! I’ve added another signing in Scottsdale at Tomes and Treasures. It looks like a lunchtime event to fit in around the convention from 12:00-1:30 on Saturday, May 7th. This and Bard’s signing should help those of you who can’t make it to the convention to come by to see (and hopefully buy) my books.
I’m working with my good friends from Fangoria on another banner ad for later in the summer. Fangoria is a well-known horror magazine with awesome coverage of the latest horror movies.
It seems like the financial picture has improved for many movie production companies. I’ve had a noticeable increase in hits for my scripts on Inktip.com and TVFilmRights.com. These are two groups I subscribe to that help me market my scripts to producers. Of the hits, Princess Pain seems to be getting the most buzz. I’d love to see Max(ine) Wasa as Marina in the leading role. I thought about offering a prize at a convention for any of my readers who can tell me who Marina is. More to come on that thought.
In addition to SteelCityCon in December, I’m also looking to add SpookieEmpire (Orlando) in October to my appearances. These are two well-run conventions and I’d love to join them this year.
Join me again for more details, appearances and maybe some movie news. Thanks for coming.
Mike D.