The Home of Sean M Davis' Shadowed Imagination
Author Sean Davis writes about his novel Clean Freak going out of print due to a publisher's business model change. He reflects on the book's tumultuous publishing journey and how he coped with related mental health struggles. Davis mentions the hope for future reprints and the opportunity to tell new stories, coming to the realization that his success doesn't hinge on this one book.
Sherri White from Horror World reviewed Clean Freak. It's a nice, positive review and I couldn't be happier. Read the review here. If you don't have your copy yet, you can buy it here, here, or here.
On Friday, I gave my first interview for a feature article about me and Clean Freak. It was a thrilling experience. The interviewers (there were three of them!) were quite nice. Most of the questions were pretty straight-forward, but one surprised me. They asked what I hoped my readers would take away from reading Clean … Continue reading Being Interviewed
Yes, you read that correctly. I sold all the books that I brought to Dally in the Alley. That morning, as we were getting ready to go, I turned to my girlfriend and I said, "A horrible thought occurred to me as I was waking up this morning. What if I don't sell a single … Continue reading Thoughts on selling all my books at Dally in the Alley
Unfortunately, THRUST has been postponed, but I'm the kind of guy who turns lemons into opportunities. I'll be at Dally in the Alley in Downtown Detroit today selling and signing Clean Freak as well as a few other tasty tidbits from the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers.
I'm leaving tomorrow for New Orleans and the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend incorporating the World Horror Convention. While there, I'll be promoting my debut novel, Clean Freak, which is coming soon from Black Bed Sheet Books. I'll be meeting up with friends, colleagues and favorite writers. I'll be checking back in once a day with … Continue reading New Orleans, Here I Come!
Jay Wilburn was a public school teacher for 16 years. He left to care for his younger son and to be a full-time writer. He lives in beautiful Conway, South Carolina with his wife and two sons. Jay was featured in Best Horror of the Year vol. 5, edited by Ellen Datlow. His work has … Continue reading Interview with Jay Wilburn
On April 11, I'll be reading from my forthcoming debut novel, Clean Freak, as part of Art X Detroit. =|= MOSAIC PRODUCTIONS, in association with the DETROIT MERCANTILE CO. is proud to present WORK 2013, contemporary art from Taurus Burns Sean M Davis Frank Montesonti Matt O’Brien Mary Rousseaux Matthew J Sadler Robert Sestok Sioux … Continue reading Reading from Clean Freak April 11, 2013
An interesting post came up on my Facebook feed the other day. The author challenged the right of people who don't write for their main source of income to call themselves writers. As an argument, the author stated that they spent as much time, if not more, gardening, but didn't identify themselves as a gardener. … Continue reading Just sign an X and then call yourself whatever the hell you want.
On Thursday, Dark Moon Books released its first ever Best of Dark Eclipse anthologizing the best stories, flash fiction, poetry and articles from over a year and a half of Dark Eclipse, DMB's monthly e-magazine. I'm in there twice: a flash fiction story, "I Dare You," about four boys, a dead body, and some wasps; … Continue reading Best of Dark Eclipse and more!
The Chimerical Dark 