GINA RANALLI

There is a badass new blog in town and I think you guys would enjoy it. A bunch of authors sharing their work, hanging out, maybe causing trouble eventually. Not sure. The blog is still in it’s infancy but you should come by and check it out. www.everytreehasaface.blogspot.com. If you like what you see, please tell every human you know, living or dead.

Ok, need coffee now.

to chapter one of Mother Puncher, courtesy of AdamaTheAthiest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPYcwutAyOk

Thanks Adama!

Here’s a little update on some of the things I have going right now, all in various stages of completion. If I tell you guys these things I will have no choice but to finish them, right?

 Candied Land: a bizarro children’s book that I started last year and has been a thorn in my side ever since. Should be finished sooner than later.

Himborello: my bizarro take on a favorite movie of mine, Barbarella, with a male protagonist.

Machine Smile: another bizarro take on a movie with the gender reversed. This time I’m having fun with The Stepford Wives.

Electric Sky Baby: complete and utter craziness that I’m having a ton of fun with. If anyone can tell me what the three words of the title refer to, you’ll get a prize!

Fuzzy Wuzzy Womb: I stopped working on this one a while ago, but hope to pick it back up when I have a chance. More crazy nonsense.

This is all in addition to my upcoming monster trilogy. Think I have enough to do? Because there’s ALWAYS more…

“Coscom Entertainment Signs Gina Ranalli to Three-book Deal

Coscom Entertainment is thrilled to announce that it has just signed bizarro fave Gina Ranalli to a three-book deal, with the first book from this deal due out before year’s end.

What’s she working on? Well…monsters, monsters and more monsters!

If you’ve read her work, you know she’s got what it takes to deliver one heckuva story. If you haven’t, then you’re missing out, so we invite you to get your first taste of Ranalli once we release the first book in this planned trilogy before year’s end.

Welcome to Coscom Entertainment, Gina!”

Thanks, A.P.!

Please join me on Friday the 13th on The Funky Werepig. No idea what we’ll be talking about but it’s bound to be entertaining. 8pm PST  What else could you possibly have to do on a Friday night? Hmm?

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I thought I’d be a bit introspective today and talk about my tenth anniversary of being a “pro-author.” Meaning, it was ten years ago this year that I sold my first short story. Why does that make me a pro? Because I got paid for it, and, relatively speaking, I got paid pretty well. It was the first story I’d ever submitted for publication too and sometimes I think I was a better writer back then.

But, I was probably better because I agonized over every fucking word. Seriously. It took me forever to get anything done. So, maybe the writing was prettier, but the output was sad. I had to learn to not be so anal and, trust me, it took a while.

So, I know that’s one of the major things I learned in the last decade: Have fun. This isn’t surgery. As the Joker said in The Dark Knight, Why so serious????

Another thing I learned is that I love the small press. I love the shape and feel and look of small press books. I love the sense of family being in the small press gives you. Would it be cool if people were able to buy my books at the grocery store? Hell yeah. But there’s quite a bit of pressure in the larger markets too. Obviously.

And I’m not really a song-and-dance kind of person. I’ve always said that if writers wanted to get up in front of a group of people and entertain them, we would have become actors. So, readings? Hell no. Not if I can help it anyway. I’m socially awkward and more than happy to admit it. That part isn’t news. I’ve always been this way. You should ask my high school English teachers how I felt about giving oral book reports sometime. It’ll be worth a laugh, trust me.

Am I a successful writer? I guess that depends on your measuring stick. Some people have gone a lot further than I have in ten years, and kudos to them for it. They probably have more drive and ambition than I do. Maybe a little more luck, too.

Others will never in their lifetimes come as far as I have. So maybe I have more drive, ambition and luck than they do. I don’t know. But I do know that I’m pretty happy with where I am and where I’m going. Will I ever take it to the next level? Not sure, but I’ll probably try—when and if I feel ready to do so.

If I’m to believe what some folks are saying, 2009 promises to be a big year for me. There will be surprises for you, and probably for me too.

Being a writer is all I know and all I ever wanted to be. I’m living the dream already and for that, I’m blessed and thankful beyond words to everyone who helped me get this far in 10 short years. You guys are all amazing.

So, regardless of what happens in the next ten years, it’s all good. Like the song says, right here, right now. There is no other place I want to be.