tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001900020259551832024-03-12T18:17:07.330-07:00Undead ReckoningHome of the post-apocalyptic zombie-laden neuro-thriller.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-89464604820124825592014-09-03T19:06:00.001-07:002014-09-03T19:06:26.071-07:00When not writing, I make stuff and pretend!<br />
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<br />Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-18745734973677977762013-02-18T06:22:00.000-08:002013-02-18T06:22:05.610-08:00Future Design?I drew this picture a few days ago. I plan to illustrate a few stories I've written. What do you think?<br />
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-78708056442225887692013-02-08T18:17:00.000-08:002013-02-08T18:17:03.906-08:00Using Focus Groups to get Feedback on your BookGuest post on Verdict Book Reviews: <a href="http://verdictbookreviews.blogspot.ca/2013/02/guest-post-focus-groups-by-mike-slabon.html">http://verdictbookreviews.blogspot.ca/2013/02/guest-post-focus-groups-by-mike-slabon.html</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-80433056888521989492012-09-29T14:23:00.003-07:002012-09-29T14:24:03.579-07:00I placed 2nd in the Chompasaurus Reviews <a href="http://chompasaurusreviews.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/flashback-flash-fiction-2nd-place-winner-looking-forward-to-the-past/">Flash-Fiction</a> contest. Thank you Annie for the great wirting challenge!<br />
<br />Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-65653068898347955082012-09-05T18:54:00.002-07:002012-09-05T18:54:31.714-07:00Fool's Quest
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What
Fools are they, worthy men;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">upon
errant quest to have undertaken,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">amidst
Hesperian gardens, an eternity forsaken,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">to
seek a Grail more glitter than golden.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">To
four corners distant, journeying from pole to pole,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Time
withers all memories endeared,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">leaving
all for lost, amidst the wasted years;<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">An
empty longing even tears cannot console.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So
my dearest Kathryn, only one promise I make unto thee:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">An
errant knight upon Fool’s quest, I’m afraid I cannot be.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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like Launcelot by Baumain’s blade,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">for
vanquished foes and damsels saved.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
knight and virtue, as it appears:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">artifice
manifested in shield and spear.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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quest for love, honesty and truth;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the
sword does lie - my pen speaks truth:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">strength
exists not in chivalry’s fate,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">but
within heart beats ‘neath armor plate.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Love
most noble: a matter of the heart,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">for
that which seems to matter most, matters not.<o:p></o:p></span>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-79351998481828867432012-08-28T14:38:00.001-07:002012-08-28T14:38:47.596-07:00I placed 1st in the Chompasaurus Reviews "IC-Sci-Fi Challenge" <br />
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Found this review in the July 2012 issue of Shelf Life (Thank you for the review, and to Gord Mood of <a href="http://www.lamoodcomics.com/">www.lamoodcomics.com</a> for getting me a copy of the publication).<br />
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As a book reviewer for m<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">ore than thirty years, there are times when from the thousands of books reviewed, one imagines, “how did this get printed?” Yet we hear stories of excellent books that get turned down countless times. It is a shame that Mike Slabon had to go the self-publishing route, because the book is good enough to be represented by a publishing house.<br /> Slabon is a London Ontario bank employee, who had the idea for this book for some time. The writing process took several years. It was worth the wait as the book was printed with a popular zombie theme. <br /> There are many layers to the book. Eddie Griffin is the main character, a former football star, the youngest to win a Super Bowl. As he is touring Fort Hood, he learns that most of the world’s population drops dead. Then they rise up as zombies. It is the minority versus the brain eating creatures, as Griffin and Lt. Jim Shrike are on a mission to figure out what has happened and why. <br /> The book meanders into science-fiction, fantasy, and manages to toss in some Nazis as well. There is a mystical parallel world called Nabisusha, where ancient beings rule. We find out the correlation between the zombies and prophecies fulfilled. <br /> Undead Reckoning is a fun ride, with a little bit of everything to engage your interest and imagination.</span></div>
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Scanned and posted here with permission from the writer. Thank you for the review, Amie Ronald-Morgan. <br />
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North America<br />
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<a href="http://www.buy.com/prod/undead-reckoning/227690820.html">http://www.buy.com/prod/undead-reckoning/227690820.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780986920318">http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780986920318</a><br />
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Germany<br />
<a href="http://www.buecher.de/shop/englische-buecher/undead-reckoning/slabon-mike/products_products/detail/prod_id/34751807/">http://www.buecher.de/shop/englische-buecher/undead-reckoning/slabon-mike/products_products/detail/prod_id/34751807/</a><br />
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Norway<br />
<a href="http://www.capris.no/product.aspx?isbn=0986920312">http://www.capris.no/product.aspx?isbn=0986920312</a><br />
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Sweden<br />
<a href="http://www.tanum.no/product.aspx?isbn=0986920312">http://www.tanum.no/product.aspx?isbn=0986920312</a><br />
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India<br />
<a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/undead-reckoning-mike-slabon/9780986920318.html">http://www.infibeam.com/Books/undead-reckoning-mike-slabon/9780986920318.html</a><br />
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Japan<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/Undead-Reckoning-Mike-Slabon/dp/0986920312">http://www.amazon.co.jp/Undead-Reckoning-Mike-Slabon/dp/0986920312</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-49619988028901616022012-01-24T21:16:00.000-08:002012-01-24T21:16:19.666-08:00Undead Reckoning appears in the local newsNews of my new book was picked up by a local Polsh language paper. I scanned the article since the paper does not provide an electronic format. <br />
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And on Amazon.com: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Undead-Reckoning-Mike-Slabon/dp/0986920312/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324080374&sr=1-2">http://www.amazon.com/Undead-Reckoning-Mike-Slabon/dp/0986920312/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324080374&sr=1-2</a><br />
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The kindle version is there as well!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-74294000460049930072011-12-07T05:35:00.000-08:002011-12-07T05:35:20.365-08:00Release DateI am planning to make my book available as of December 15th... details to follow.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-3540585525608413962011-11-14T19:02:00.000-08:002011-11-14T19:02:41.208-08:00Final Proof Copy?I am so excited! This final version should arrive tomorrow and it contains no errors thank to some last minute heroic editing. If all is well, the book will be available by month end... just in time for Christmas shopping!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116227573242052425noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100190002025955183.post-6995308987381022532011-10-19T20:16:00.000-07:002011-10-19T20:16:36.626-07:00Proof Copy has arrived!Wow! I can't believe it! I am actually holding a copy of the book in my hands. The cover looks great. Now, on to yet another proofread. Hopefully, I'll get this out on the market within the next month. <br />
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