Woodbridge Press

[ratsy]

As some of you know, I have started my very own Small Press: Woodbridge Press. I have been working on a few projects for the past 4-5 months at this point and we are getting closer to launching our first product. My first three books are invite only and the horror collection is full of familiar faces to the Chrons.

So without further ado, Woodbridge Press announces the first collection: The Haunting of Lake Manor Hotel. It's a collection of stories set in the same hotel: Lake Manor.

A deadly plague ravaged the area in the 1800's and the poor had nowhere but the lake to dump the bodies. The Manor was left empty, only to be renovated and made into a hotel at the turn of the century. Since then, strange things have been happening, and the amount of missing persons cases are through the roof, often swept under the rug by local law enforcement. The hotel has 13 rooms and the authors each tell us a story of a guest staying in one of the rooms. From Ghosts, to Crones, to Eye-sucking beasts, Lake Manor has a little something for everyone.

Expected to be published by the end of March.

Author Listing

Brooke Warra
Christopher Bean
Victoria Silverwolf
Anna Dickinson
Gwendolyne Kiste
Scarlett R Algee
David Ian Thomson
Dan Jones
Sam Primeau
EJ Tett
Joleen Kuyper
DJ Tyrer
Thaddeus White

You may recognize some of the names from here but I will let the authors identify themselves if they want to.

Cover artwork by Laura Bifano

 

[Juliana]

Looking forward to it.

Nice line-up, and great cover too!

 

[Dan Jones]

You've been a star in doing this, Ratsy. I for one can't wait to read the thing the whole way through, and feel privileged to be a part of the project!

 

[The Judge]

Congrats. Good luck with it!

 

[Glitch]

Nice line-up. Looking forward to reading it when it comes out

 

[ratsy]

Thank you everyone. Glitch, a few familiar faces hey?

I will be posting a submission call soon for the next collection which is a very exciting Science Fiction anthology. It was an invite collection as well but we really wanted to give the awesome folks at the Chrons an opportunity to be part of it. So stay tuned for that thread. There are 2-3 slots open for that book and it is chalk full of some of my favorite writers out there. I may need some smelling salts by the time the year is over.

 

[johnnyjet]

Congratulations, ratsy! Looking forward to it.

 

[Dan Jones]

I will be posting a submission call soon for the next collection which is a very exciting Science Fiction anthology. It was an invite collection as well but we really wanted to give the awesome folks at the Chrons an opportunity to be part of it.

Red rag to a bull, my friend. I'll be bulldozing my way to your inbox

 

[Nick B]

Congratulations ratsy, great to see.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Looks fab! Huge congrats to all!

 

[ratsy]

DG, I hope to be posting the submission information in the next few days here. I truly have no idea how many Chrons peeps will be interested in sending submissions in but I know I will get some great ones, that's for sure!

 

[Gary Compton]

Well done Nathan. It's bloody hard work but alot of fun. If you need any help at all the please ring Glitch!

Haha! Only kidding.

Nice line up!

 

[ratsy]

Thanks Gary. Yeah, we'll have virtual beers and darts when it's done.

 

[millymollymo]

Great cover! Nice to see you have so many plans.

 

[Nick B]

Have you got plans for novels, or are you doing anthologies for a while?

 

[ratsy]

Have you got plans for novels, or are you doing anthologies for a while?

I do have plans for novels, but I am taking it slow at first. I don't want to over-extend myself yet. Will be focussed on SFF genres at that point.

Edit:

If anyone wants to follow along on Facebook, we are at www.facebook.com/WoodbridgePress/

and twitter @woodbridgepress

Website domain is bought but site not active quite yet.

 

[Gary Compton]

Good plan.

My advice is: keep it tight, keep your costs low and your ambitions sensible.

Remember I do everything myself apart from editing. (I have done a couple though but TDZ has always followed.)

SMJ employed the best cover artists, editors and book formatting/layout guys. The result is great books but he is up sh*t creak without a paddle!

Plus I work 12 hour days and 7 days a week.

To help you on your way I will do a couple of covers for free. And I will teach you formatting. There you go, Santas been late this year.

 

[Foxbat]

Good luck with this venture. The world always needs another Small Press

 

[Droflet]

On ya, Ratsy. You've been a busy fellow, haven't you? Best of luck with it.

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

Can't wait to read the Haunting of Lake Manor Hotel. The one story I beta'd is brilliant, and looking at your line-up I expect all the rest will be too. Consider my copy pre-ordered!