No, I’m not going to tell some outlandish story and end with April Fools! I’m am often a joker throughout the year. I know, shocker right? My April Fools joke is that I don’t pull any pranks on the day when all the amateurs are out trying to be funny.
The reason I posted that picture of the Stalkers cover above is that April Fool’s Day always reminds me of it because in March 2006 on my blog in the two weeks leading up to April Fool’s Day I wrote a series of posts as if I was responding to an online stalker. My readers were all up in arms and urging me to call the police and not to respond to the stalker. On April 1st I revealed that it had all been a prank and that only one reader had seen through my ruse.
Why the book? In 2013 the publishers of Stalkers asked for submissions of short stories involving stalkers. I used my blog stalker series as the basis for a story, but I wrote it in social media format. The entire story is told through blog posts, readers comments, Twitter messages, and e-mails. My story was accepted along with 16 others, and I was thrilled that it was positioned as the final story of the collection. It is seriously a great collection of suspenseful stories and I’m humbled to have been chosen to be included with so many great writers.
Stalkers is available on Amazon as an e-book for $3.99 or $18.99 for the enormous paperback. You already know me, but who knows, maybe you’ll find your next favorite author from one of the other stories. (P.S.: I don’t get a cent from the book sales. It all goes to the publishers) Have a great Friday! ~Phil
Did anybody get cross at you or did they see it for what it was?
No, nobody got cross, but I did feel a little badly that several people expressed genuine concern.
That’s why I love the blogging community – everyone is there to support when you need them…
Yes, that’s why tomorrow is my 11 year Blogiversary! Because of people like you, but of course your my favorite. Shhhh don’t tell the others.
11 years??? That’s amazing – congrats!
I won’t say anything I promise PHIL LIKES ME THE BEST EVERYBODY BUT DON’T TELL ANYONE!
I already have a self-indulgent 11 year birthday post written for tomorrow.
Looking forward to reading it!
That’s really cool! But dammit Phil you told me I was your favorite!
It’s a tie! Definitely you two, but nobody else!
Yay! 😃
I’m sitting here pouting now.
Shhh I was just saying that to them. I really meant you.
I like you, I really like you! 😆
LOL, thanks Yvonne!