Next month I’ll be attending #C2E2 on April 11-12. Come meet me and the #HWA Chicagoland Chapter gang at booth WB-27 in the Writers Block area. Books will be sold and signed (likely in that order). On Saturday afternoon, I’ll also be one of the panelists discussing the topic “The Horror that Made Us.” Come to room S402-B at 2:45 PM to hear what movies and comic books messed us up as kids and turned us into the loathsome creatures we’ve become.
#bookstodon #IndieAuthor #IndieHorror #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorCommunity #HorrorWritersAssociation #DavidRider

https://www.c2e2.com/en-us/explore/panels/panel-information.html?gtID=887535&panel-name=The-Horror-that-Made-Us

I’m at C2E2 with other members of the HWA Chicagoland Chapter. We’re appearing in the Friday panel “Frightening an Audience: How Horror Writers Generate Fear.” (My answer to that topic will be an exaggerated shrug.) Afterwards we’ll be signing books at Anderson’s Bookshop, booth #163.

You’ll also find me lurking in the Writers Block area, in or around booth WB-3, both Friday and Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE DEAL FOR USERS OF MASTODON (how social media is *supposed* to be): whether you buy a book from me at the panel or the HWA table, mention the Fediverse and I’ll knock two bucks off the price of my three novels:

We Are Van Helsing - Book One
We Are Van Helsing - Book Two
Anca’s Undead Playlist

Hell, you’ll get the discount if you tell me you love #Svengoolie.

#C2E2 #bookstodon #books #HWA #HorrorWritersAssociation #IndieAuthor #IndieHorror #HorrorCommunity #DavidRider #WeAreVanHelsing #AncasUndeadPlaylist

https://www.c2e2.com/en-us/guests/guest-profile.html?gtID=346116&guest-name=David-Rider

I’ll miss tooting during #Svengoolie next week, since I’ll be at #C2E2. And don’t forget on Friday, April 26, after the “Frightening an Audience” panel with other Horror Writers Association Chicagoland Chapter members, I'll be doing a book signing with my fellow panelists. You can find me at Anderson's Bookshop, booth #163. Come say hi. I'll even sign your forehead—whether you want it or not.
#bookstodon #books #HWA #HorrorWritersAssociation #IndieAuthor #IndieHorror #HorrorCommunity #WeAreVanHelsing #AncasUndeadPlaylist #DavidRider

https://www.c2e2.com/en-us/guests/guest-profile.html?gtID=346116&guest-name=David-Rider

Here Are the Nominees for the 2023 #BramStokerAwards
Winners will be announced June 1st

The #HorrorWritersAssociation has announced the nominees—or, in their language, the Final Ballot—for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards, which recognize superior achievement in a whole host of horror-related categories. The awards are voted on by the more than 2,000 members of the Horror Writers Association.
#Horror #Books #Writing

https://reactormag.com/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2023-bram-stoker-awards/

I just applied for a scholarship with the Horror Writers Association. I also entered a chapbook contest with Palette Poetry. Here’s hoping I win something. Whee. #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #PoetryChapbook #Poetry #Horror #HorrorWritersAssociation #HorrorWriter #Poet

What a way to end 2022! My wife designed a custom T-shirt that features my Team Van Helsing logo. It’s the perfect capper to a decent year. Here are a few other highlights:

I donated blood. My family visited the Art of the Brick exhibit. We saw musician Olivia Jean and her band in a local concert. I created an author’s website at https://www.davidriderauthor.com/home . I self-published We Are Van Helsing - Book Two, started a new novella, and completed four new short stories. And two of my other tales published in Sinister Smile Press anthologies qualified me to join the Horror Writers Association! I hope this year was just as great for you. Here’s to 2023!
@bookstodon #indieauthor #indiehorror #horror #horrorcommunity #selfpublish #wearevanhelsing #davidrider #books #bookstodon #donateblood #lego #oliviajean #sinistersmilepress #horrorwritersassociation #hwa