Well another Tuesday has arrived and my turn to host another segment of our Blog Ring of Power. Today we talk with Kariana Fabian. She is another fun author who has a fun story to share.
Winner of the 2010 INDIE for best Fantasy (
Magic, Mensa and Mayhem) and a Global eBook Award for Best Horror (
Neeta Lyffe, Zombie Exterminator),
Karina’s writing takes quirky twists that keep her–and her fans–amused.
Nuns working in space, a down-and-out Faerie dragon working off a geas
from St. George, zombie exterminators—there’s always a surprise in
Fabian’s worlds. She teaches writing and book-marketing seminars online.
Here is the schedule:
Part 1 - Thursday, November 8th @
Teresa
Part 2 - Friday, November 9th @
Emily
Part 3 - Monday, November 12th @
Sandra
Part 4 - Tuesday, November 13th @ Dean
Part 5 - Wednesday, November 14th @ Terri
So she is here to talk about her current work.
About Your Current Work
Tell
us about your new book and when it is out? Where can people purchase it?
I Left My Brains in San Francisco
is about zombies, conventions, awkward romance, and environmental terrorism—and
lot of laughs! It’s out from Damnation
Books in print and e-book and is available in Kindle, Nook, etc.
Is
there anything new, unusual, or interesting about your book? How is it
different from other books on the same subject?
The Neeta Lyffe books take a
different view of the zombie apocalypse—it’s an annoyance. Remember the big scare about the H1N1 virus,
and how it was going to take out a significant percentage of the world’s
population? How about how AIDS would
become a runaway epidemic? Didn’t
happen. Why? Because we’re smart. We learned to take precautions, science came
up with answers; the government created laws or protocols to handle the issue.
Same thing with zombies: by 2040 in my world, spine severing was
mandatory in the US; people learned how to recognize and avoid the undead; the
CDC zombie alerts are real and in effect…and the zombie population has been
controlled. In fact, they are considered
as much a pest as a shambling spawn of Hell; hence, the profession of the zombie
exterminator.
What
was your favorite chapter (or part) to write and why?
I love the snippets with the
zombie sightings the best. I had so much
fun putting zombies in comedic situations—and I did relish using the old joke
“a mime is a terrible thing to waste” in a new way.
If
you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in this book?
No. I’m pretty satisfied with this one. I went through a lot of edits—several
large—before sending it to Damnation.
Is
there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
Their sides because in parts, I
hope they’re laughing so hard it hurts!
Tell
us about your book’s cover – where did the design come from and what was
the design process like?
George Silliman and I chatted on
Facebook about a design that involved Neeta, zombies and San Francisco and
wasn’t too complex, and George found a photo of a guy showing off the marlin he
caught, which made me laugh imagining a zombie that way.
I
Left My Brains in San Francisco
The
second Neeta Lyffe, Zombie Exterminator book
Author
Karina Fabian
Special
Favor to Ask:
Could you please let your readers know about the “Are You
the Next Zombie Idol” singing contest?
Damnation Books and I are looking for someone to sing the theme song I
wrote for I Left My Brains in San Francisco.
I have the words and the tune; but we need a singer. We are offering prizes for the best singer,
the most creative audition video, and are giving one in ten entries a copy of
the e-book. The details are at http://fabianspace.blogspot.com/p/are-you-next-zombie-idol.html
TagLines:
Blurb:
Zombie problem? Call Neeta Lyffe, Zombie
Exterminator--but not this weekend.
On vacation at an exterminator’s convention,
she's looking to relax, have fun, and enjoy a little romance. Too bad the
zombies have a different idea. When they rise from their watery graves to take
over the City by the Bay, it looks like it'll be a working vacation after all.
Enjoy the thrill of re-kill with Neeta Lyffe,
Zombie Exterminator.
BIO:
140
character: Karina Fabian:
SFF + horror writer & award-winning fantasy & horror humorist, mixing
zombies, politics, and fun. http://fabianspace.com
30-word: Karina Fabian is an award-winning fantasy,
science fiction and horror author, whose
books make people laugh, cry or think—sometimes all three. Check out her latest at http://fabianspace.com
50-75
word: Winner of the
2010 INDIE for best Fantasy (Magic, Mensa
and Mayhem) and a Global eBook Award for Best Horror (Neeta Lyffe, Zombie Exterminator), Karina Fabian’s writing takes
quirky twists that keep her--and her fans--amused. Nuns working in space, a
down-and-out Faerie dragon working off a geas from St. George, zombie
exterminators—there’s always a surprise in Fabian’s worlds. Mrs. Fabian teaches
writing and book marketing seminars online.
300-word:
If there’s such a thing as ADD of the imagination, Karina
Fabian has it—in spades. Craft books,
devotionals, serious science fiction, comedic horror and chilling fantasy—she
follows her interests and the characters that tell her their stories.
Even before she could write, Karina strung tall tales
about everything from making human pyramids in Kindergarten to visiting alien
worlds. Her first attempt at novel
writing was in fourth grade; she completed her first novel in college. However, her first published work was an
anthology of Christian science fiction, Leaps
of Faith, an EPPIE finalist for best anthology in 2006. Her next anthology, Infinite Space, Infinite God, featured Catholic characters and
themes and won the EPPIE for science fiction.
The second Infinite Space, Infinite God anthology came out in 2010.
Watching the comedy improv show, Whose Line Is It, Anyway, inspired her noir-style dragon detective,
Vern. Vern and his partner, Sister
Grace, have solved mysteries and saved the Faerie and Mundane worlds numerous
numerous times in the DragonEye, PI stories and novels. Their serial story, World Gathering, won a
Mensa Owl; and the novel, Magic, Mensa
and Mayhem (Fabian’s first published novel), won the INDIE for best fantasy
in 2010. The second DragonEye book, Live and Let Fly, came out in April
2012.
At a friend’s request, Karina wrote a funny story about a
zombie exterminator, which grew into the Neeta Lyffe, Zombie Exterminator
novels. The first, Neeta Lyffe, Zombie Exterminator, won the 2011 Global E-Book award
for best horror, and was runner-up in the eFestival of Words for best YA.
She also writes serious science fiction. Her SF novels, Discovery and The Old Man and
the Void, are currently under consideration, and she’s working on the next
DragonEye novel, a superhero spoof, Gapman.
Karina has a strong faith, which she explored in her
devotional, Why God Matters: How to
Recognize Him in Daily Life, which she wrote with her father Steve Lumbert,
and which won the 2011 Christian Small Press Publisher Award. She also writes Catholic school calendars and
has written three craft books for the Little Flowers/Blue Knights clubs.
Fabian is married to Colonel Robert A. Fabian of the USAF,
and they are currently enjoying a long distance relationship while he’s
stationed in Iraq. They have four
children, an overgrown pup, and a harried cat.
When not writing, teaching writing, or chatting about writing, she’s
hanging out with her kids or swinging a sword in haidong gumbdo.
Excerpts:
"Hi!
Welcome to Zomblog! It's ‘Time to
Re-kill!’ This is Kelsey Gardenberger,
and we are reporting to you live from Fisherman's Wharf, where zombie
exterminators Rii and Hi Lee of Bay Exterminations have been called in to take
out a zombie."
Police
held back spectators who had cell phones to film the event. On the ground lay a man in a black-and-white
striped shirt, black pants with suspenders and gold makeup on his rotting
skin. He pounded on the air with
imaginary fists, and then felt along imaginary walls with his hands. Where he should have had fingers, only
mangled skin and bare bones showed. Rii and Hi, both in protective gear,
watched the prone figure and spoke among themselves. The zombie continued his act unconcerned,
except to pause now and again and make drinking motions before pointing to the
top hat waiting beside him.
"It
looks like Rii Lee and Hi Lee have decided on their strategy. Despite the fact that the zombie appears so
docile, it could turn violent at the slightest provocation--and if you don't
believe me, check out 'Don't wave that thing at me!' on the Zomblog
archives. They're starting!"
While
Rii stood by with a power blaster of anti-zombie foam, Hi ambled up to the
prone zombie, sword relaxed but ready in his left hand. He watched the undead mime its struggle
against the imaginary coffin, nodded appreciatively, and tossed a twenty into
the hat. The Wasted Mime started clawing
with fervor, dug himself up, and brushed himself off.
Some
of the crowd in the front stepped back.
It
picked up the hat, checked the money.
The
crowd took in a breath.
It
faced Hi.
Hi
bowed.
The
crowd gasped. Cameras flashed.
The
zombie bowed back, deeply and theatrically.
Hi
lashed out with his sword, its blade cutting deeply and theatrically into the
zombie's neck.
The
re-killed corpse folded over.
The
crowd broke into wild cheers.
Kelsey
smiled big for the camera. "And
there you have it! Looks like a mime
isn't such a terrible thing to waste after all."
OR
Survival Hardware hadn’t seen such a rush of
customers since the last Armageddon prediction coincided with Black
Friday.
Manager Clint Sanders rubbed his hands with
glee. Oh, Marley, if only you hadn’t gotten drunk and decided to go zombie
hunting. Was it only last
Christmas?
He hurried to Customer Service, crafting an
announcement in his mind. “You want to
live! We want to live! That’s why you are going to file calmly to
the back if you need a suit.”
Yeah.
Sense of urgency, plus that “We’re in this together” crap.
He got to the counter and nodded at Bitsy, who
had rung up a chainsaw and a half-crate of bleach.
God
bless survivors. Clint continued to the back. Out of habit, he checked the exit door, even
though it was always locked from the outside.
He needed to delete Marley's old code from it.
He cleared his throat. “Listen up!
You want to live! We want to
live!”
The exit door clicked.
“That’s impossible!” he declared. The store fell silent.
“Boss?” Bitsy’s voice ended in a squeak.
“That’s not what I meant! Security team to customer service!”
He reached under the counter for a
shotgun. Bitsy grabbed the
chainsaw. They had filled them that
morning—another example of the excellent service at Survival Hardware.
The door swung open, and the zombiefied
remains of his late business partner, Marley, staggered through.
Clint to blasted him with the shotgun. The impact knocked the Marley out the door.
Clint used the gunsight to scan the parking
lot. “He brought friends! Call Nine-One-One. I’m putting this place on shutdown.”
“Screw that!
I’ve been prepping all my life for this!” With a howl of challenge, Bitsy dashed out
the door. She swung low and decapitated
her former boss before moving on.
Thundering footsteps signaled the customers
following in her wake.
He gaped at the carnage while Dirk called
9-1-1. It’d be too late by the time they
got there. All that’d be left was to
clean up the zombie parts and get the customers back in to pay.
God bless survivors.
Find
Karina at:
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I Left My Brains in San Francisco at:
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Ring of Power Tour
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Writer's Fun Zone ILMBISF
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tracysmorris.com
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Twitterview
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keeping zombies fresh
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Fun Facts About NLZE2
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Guest Post--A catholic writes non-Catholic
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Guest Post-Writing Tips
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21-Oct
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22-Oct
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Zombie Make-Up tutorial
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http://susannedrazic.blogspot.com/
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Neeta Interview
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26-Oct
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Gust Post-Marketing Tips
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Building Neeta's World
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27-Oct
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LIVE signing in Provo
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Shambling in a Winter Wonderland
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