It wasn't a special place, and before the shitstorm, it probably wasn't special to anyone but the people who lived there. We were sitting on a bench, just a bench in a simple town. Behind me was nothing but flat land coated with dust, ash and cremains. He'd come from a sunken warship where the land was soggy and smelled like the gas that escapes from bloated corpses. Lecaptaindom who isn't active on Deviantart anymore but whose prompt for an apocalyptic story about morals and laws was the spark that lit the fire which became A Slut's Guide to the Apocalypse.Īll of my Deviantart friends who have helped me grow into a better writer over the years. My parents, for being my number one fans even if they think there's too much swearing in my writing. Gavin, for the spectacular cover he and Tracy put together. I've learned so much from her and hope to continue learning more about this world I never thought I'd be part of. Tracy, the best editor ever, who looked at my jumble of stories and brought out the best of it. This is all because of one message on Deviantart, and from the first posted story on the Dryden website to Sky Goddesses and to this, it's only become a greater experience. I never thought that I'd get the chance to work with someone who loves sci-fi worlds as much as I do and who would invest their time on little ol' me. Joel, for the opportunity to do all of this. This book came to be with the help of many people, more than I can name, but all of whom have helped me in one way or another. And thank you Joel, for having the foresight to put us together.
I couldn’t have asked for a better author to break me into the editing and publishing business. She knows what she wants, but isn’t afraid to take a shot with something that she didn’t originally envision. She’s a fun and engaging person to work with. I will say that working with Laura has been amazing.
And with some prodding from me for more stories (because I’m a greedy bookworm), and Laura’s amazing imagination, Lorelai, You’ll Never Die was born. This started Laura and my back and forth emails. However, as I read, I saw a larger story emerge. So, I sat down with approximately 15 stories, a few related to each other, but not to anything else. He had taken some time and explained that it was just a bunch of short stories that were tied together simply because they were apocalyptic in nature. He’d just hired me on, and wanted me to work with Laura on her new book of short stories. I had the pleasure of meeting Laura Konrad through Joel Stottlemire of Dryden House.
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