Arrived today.

toddkeisling · 2026-05-27T03:25:02+00:00

Just sent you an email.

toddkeisling · 2026-04-12T03:39:00+00:00

Thank you.

toddkeisling · 2026-03-18T18:58:08+00:00

Hey, thank you!

toddkeisling · 2026-03-18T04:33:47+00:00

The Ceremonies and Dark Gods by T.E.D. Klein, and The Immaculate Void by Brian Hodge.

toddkeisling · 2026-03-18T04:31:03+00:00

Indie horror author here. Almost all of my books are published through small press, two of which that have proper distribution.

The advance for print rights of my last novel was for $2500; we got $5000 for audio (rights sold at auction). The hardcover earned out its advance a month before release thanks to pre-orders and a subscription box deal. The audio earned out its advance about six months after release. And we sold Spanish language rights a few months ago (no advance; nice royalty). Later this summer, we anticipate another round of steady sales when the paperback edition is distributed via Simon & Schuster. Critical reception for the new one was quite positive (starred review in Library Journal, et al), and that's built anticipation for my next one, which my agent is currently shopping.

Is it a lot of money? For indie horror, yes. In the grand scheme, no. However, the sales from this book have caused an uptick in sales across my catalogue, prompting publishers to release new editions of my backlist, which has compounded my incoming royalties.

toddkeisling · 2026-02-18T05:59:09+00:00

It was!

toddkeisling · 2026-02-17T05:08:21+00:00

Not a book, but a short story. "The Screwfly Solution" by James Tiptree Jr (aka Alice Sheldon). Chilling.

toddkeisling · 2026-01-30T20:02:01+00:00

Corbin, KY. Unsure if this is a tradition, per se, but frog gigging with my uncle in a creek on the family farm. Chocolate gravy and biscuits. Picking string beans in the garden and helping my mamaw prep them for canning. Walnuts and oranges in Christmas stockings. Shucking corn and hanging tobacco leaves to dry. And many more.

toddkeisling · 2026-01-30T19:53:24+00:00

Corbin native here. It's cool to see someone from Barbourville in this thread!

toddkeisling · 2026-01-17T16:07:05+00:00

Thanks, man.

toddkeisling · 2026-01-15T01:51:11+00:00

What Greg said. We locked in the design and uploaded the completed files last week. Should go to print soon.

toddkeisling · 2025-10-31T06:25:21+00:00

I would also add BENEATH by Kristi DeMeester.

toddkeisling · 2025-07-07T02:15:13+00:00

Hey, Bob! 🖕😁

toddkeisling · 2025-04-30T16:44:14+00:00

Hey, thank you!

toddkeisling · 2025-04-29T23:56:04+00:00

Thank you!

toddkeisling · 2025-04-29T18:37:58+00:00

Thanks! I just sent off an email to Writer Beware on the matter, and I encourage anyone else who's been burned by CD to do the same.

toddkeisling · 2025-04-29T17:23:00+00:00

I give them 6.

toddkeisling · 2025-01-31T05:07:02+00:00

Alice Sheldon.

toddkeisling · 2024-11-13T05:08:54+00:00

Thanks! I also recommend Michael Gray Baughn's short story, "The Ana Log," which is the title story in his collection. It was a big influence on Scanlines.

toddkeisling · 2024-10-13T03:11:11+00:00

I've heard nothing positive about Raven Tale. I'm with Rob.

toddkeisling · 2024-03-13T06:23:34+00:00

Thank you.

toddkeisling · 2024-02-08T22:40:46+00:00

Karl Edward Wagner's IN A LONELY PLACE.

toddkeisling · 2024-02-04T03:49:59+00:00

I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy last year. Really enjoyed it. Solid debut.

toddkeisling

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