I was recently made aware that the corrected versions of Moonlit Daydreams were not actually corrected. This was an error on my part and I beg for your forgiveness and have a peace offering to those of you who had to put up with the crazy formatting...

If you email me your third party receipt (kindle, apple, B&N) I will send you a corrected version.

If you purchased through smashwords you can access the latest version through your dashboard.

The new version of Moonlit Daydreams eBook will be available within the next couple of days directly through Amazon.

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ConCarolinas is this weekend! I am excited- please make sure to view the previous news post for my schedule. I will be a guest on four of the panels and moderating the "Too much of a good thing" panel. I arrive at the con around 5pm on Friday.
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I will be setting up a second print edition of Moonlit Daydreams with a few fixes and alterations. This will be completed by the end of the week. I will send out a tweet when I am done...

Speaking of tweets...make sure you are following me @moonlithorrors

This is where I ramble about things but also sometimes let you know about what is going on. I've heard rumors of prizes being dispersed through this medium as well!

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The free stories I have released "The Dead Rule the Day" and "Love's Falls" will be available for free through Amazon by the beginning of next week.

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That seems to be it. Since I got a wonderful new banking job I will have a lot of time to update you guys and get back on my feet. Look for a lot more coming from me in the second half of 2011.
 
 
I am shopping around the rights to my stories, mainly the Zombie Raptor story "Of Children", and was in a discussion with someone and they asked who I saw playing my characters. Unfortunately this was not a buyer, so this isn't a spoiler thread its a ohh-shiny-want thread. 

I thought since I didn't have much news going on I would share my answers with you guys! There isn't usually much I can post that allows comments in here, I think it would be neat if it gave me a chance to get some feedback from you guys! Who do you want to see play my characters? (Just as a note, who I would like to see play my characters does not reflect my favorite actors, just who I think fits them. I love Johnny Depp but couldn't see him being in any of my current characters shoes. Though, to be honest, it wouldn't upset me!) 99% of the budget would probably go to using a couple of these stars for the short films...I didn't say they were realistic!

(There are also some insights and a little bit of story spoilers, so if you haven't read Moonlit Daydreams yet, go buy a copy at Smashwords for $1 and read through it first.)

I. Of Children- Dr. Shaver is an interesting character that has a lot of layers. She has worked really hard at creating something that she is terrified and proud of, for a cause she isn't sure about. While the story isn't long I would want someone who could be intense to play her. She is a freaking mad scientist, not just a bimbo about to be slaughtered. She would also need to be strong in the feminine sense, someone who can make you feel sorry for her and actually bring some emotion into it. I would choose Jennifer Love Hewitt because she is an extremely soft actor but she also would look sexy smart in a lab coat. 

II. Hunger- Sarah is a character that really hates herself and while the reader may not feel sorry for her, she is caught in her own downward spiral. Helena Bonham Carter could be amazing in this role. I don't even feel like I need to explain why, so I am gonna go with "just.cause.want". 

III. Midnight Strolls- Honna is a strong woman, if not an insane murderous one. While I never really understood the Angelina Jolie fever, I think she would be a wonderful interpretation of Honna. Leigh is the only other person in this story that really matters and I think that Candice Accola could really play that part. In case you don't know who that is, I linked to a fan page. She plays Caroline on The Vampire Diaries and if you only saw season one, you haven't seen anything from the girl. She has really blossomed as an actress in the second season and she plays her character so well you forget she is acting. 

IV. Love- Husband & Wife. These characters names are never spoken but their names are Paul & Anna. The person I was disscussing character choices with seemed to think that if I chose Helena Bonham Carter for a role it should be this one, but her acting is too *something*...she is too strong of a character when she is on your screen. This is an amazing quality in everyone except for Anna. Anna has to be able to be muted and broken. In my mind she has been dead for a long time, long before Paul helped her on her way. She is almost like a background torment for Paul. I couldn't see casting anyone as her other than myself, because I see my faults in her. It could be my cameo ;-) On a more squee worthy note, I would want Paul to be played by Matthew Gray Gubler. Really, seriously...am not kidding. And its not just because I have a crush on him. Did you see him in "How to be a Serial Killer?" I wanna see him as a sympathetic 'bad guy'. 

V. Special- I did not name this character, not even in my head. To me she is a number locked away somewhere. I assume if she did have a name, it was likely Amber or some other such nonsense before she ended up in her current situation. At this point she is the Number 13 on a door somewhere in a basement government prison, there to be studied but not understood. She is a beautiful, graceful teenager. I hate the thought of late 20 or 30 somethings playing 16 year olds, so I had to think really hard on who could play this part. Who could make a nameless, shifting mass into a sympathetic character? Vanessa Hudgens seems that quality about her, even if she is 22. 

also, a bonus! Some pics from the Salisbury Zombie Walk Boy Eats Gurl played at, I will post more later on:

 
 
Now thru November 1st Moonlit Daydreams is 40% off on Lulu!  


No coupon needed just fill your basket with them and laugh manically! 


You mean that isn't how you buy books? At least the ones on sale? No? Really? Oh well, seems like I need to work on my social skills some!
 
 
I have been more or less missing for a couple months and I want to keep you all updated on what is going on!
  • Sunlit Nightmares has been pushed back due to recent events. You can now expect the first part of this series available as an ebook on December 1st, 2010. Special announcement on this soon!
  • Moonlit Daydreams made it to #30 on Amazons Kindle Horror►Occult; previously it had peaked at #70. Unfortunately, previous ranks are not available so I cant see whom I was beating out!
  • My hopes to raise money for a local Indie store have kinda been beaten down, but this doesn't mean I am giving up! I will be announcing more info soon!

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Also, many of you know that I have been managing a band...Boy Eats Gurl...what most of you don't know is that it is my goal to get them touring very soon! Please keep your eye out, I am going to be posting some great info soon!

An old aquaintance of mine has a kickstarter project that is getting close to over and he is half way funded! Lets show our support for independent horror for Joe Monks and The Bunker
 
 
I have recently realized that I have a few physical copies available for sale of Moonlit Daydreams. 


Price is $7 including shipping to the U.S. If you are outside of the U.S. let me know and we can discuss cost. I will sign it for you :-)


Amazon list price is $11.99 plus shipping. If you contact me at rebeccacarter@myself.com with "Moonlit Daydreams Sale" in the subject line I will let you know if a copy is available and information on using paypal to pay for it. 


So why am I selling my extra copies for $5 less than I could? Because school starts August 13th and I need money for books. And I am a starving artist of course! 



 

Silence

05/30/2010

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Sorry about the silence...I had two weekends of vacation! A lot has happened while I was gone....

AnythingHorror has become the first horror site to put up a review of Moonlit Daydreams.

IndieGoGo is a great site that allows for people to look for funding for projects. Please check out our page.

My blog Unofficial Kannapolis is now open, check it out.

Some more good news may be coming soon!
 
 
Check out http://www.printfection.com/moonlitdaydreams/ to get the latest in Zombie Raptor gear and keep an eye out on Chris Clark's Deviant art page for the ability to buy the cover art as a print!