After months of fear & anticipation, The Rampant has finally arrived! I knew what I wanted to write from the beginning, but it took a few years of abandonment in a darkened electronic drawer, before I found it ready for completion. Writing for me is like that: fermenting, disassembling, pickling, buffing, and finally burial with a moldy wet sock.
I’m thrilled at how well it’s been received. It’s gotten lovely reviews from Publishers Weekly and the Book Smugglers. And the early reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads include some really kind words.
If you haven’t had a chance to pick up a copy of this dark and weird tale, I’m offering a chance to win a signed paperback. If you leave a comment indicating which of the faux-reviews below is your favorite, by Monday September 23rd, you’ll be entered in the drawing. A winner will be chosen at random.
(Stealing a friend’s delightful process, I’ll be using a random number generator to pick the winner.)
UPDATE: Using the magic of an online random number generator, Jessica Fulkerson and her winning vote for the American Preppers review have been selected as the winner of the book giveaway! Thanks to everyone who entered.
Pick Your Favorite Faux-Review
1. The National Candle Association  | 2. National Education Association |
3. The Sumerian Revivalist Church | 4. The American Elasmobranch Society |
5. The Federal Bureau of Investigations | 6. The American Preppers Network |
4 stars may not be enough!
Number three. That was a LOT of caterpillars!
American Preppers! They always know what’s up.
Oh, definitely 4. Sharks need more positive media exposure.
We ALL need a revival, especially The Sumerians! Bloodthirsty? I see your four stars and raise you yet another revival.
I gotta go with 5. After sitting through those PSAs SO MANY TIMES…
Ha! Yes, even at the end of times, those PSAs just won’t stop…
There is never a bad time for yet another revival. Actually, my own town is one of the epicenters of the First Great Awakening (the evangelical revival of the 1740s). It’s a weird bit of local history that feels like it has a story inspiration embedded in it, if I could only track it down…
Sharks are amazing. Sleep swimming seems like one of those super powers we could do with.
Hopefully, the culinary future involves more than enormous hidden stocks of canned goods. Canned peas are one of the evils of this world.
But. But. But they were doing such good work!
Okay then. The next ad I make will involve 5 😀
I chuckled at #3, which surprised me.
Then again, that less than 1% ghoul DNA on my genetic testing results…
#6. Those preppers feel validated now.
1.) Candle-lujah: approaching the time of the year in which I shall be writing by candlelight.