I'm Marc L Abbott, author and playwright. In my blog I discuss concerns and issues pertaining to writing and self publishing and offer up advice based on my experiences. My goal is to help and pass on information. Questions and topic suggestions are always welcome. Follow my work at www.whoismarclabbott.com
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The Reviews for Sinister Ascension are coming in!
Reviews for Sinister Ascension are starting to come in. Check out Joe Compton’s Go Indie Now Channel on YouTube and check out his Indie Dozens for 2024 where he reviews his favorite indie books and movies. Sinister Ascension sits at number 9 but he has put together a rather cool line up of independent works you may enjoy as well. He is a big supporter of independent artists and their work.
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Happy New Year from author Marc L Abbott
I just wanted to take a moment out to wish all of you a happy, safe and productive new year. Thank you for always supporting me in my work, taking time out to read my posts and helping me with my most recent launch Sinister Ascension. In 2025 I plan to be attending more events and conventions as well as working on the the next chapter in the Sinister storyline. Yes, Carmen will be back and…
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Get a jump on your New Years reading list with Sinister Ascension
Christmas is over and with the New Year approaching, now is as great a time to get a head start on building you library and your reading list for 2025. Why not start with Sinister Ascension. Here are some of what people are saying: Marc Abbott’s Sinister Ascension gives a deliciously creepy new take on how vampires work, set amid the emotional mayhem of college relationships. Hold on as Abbott…
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Sinister Ascension is Out Now
“Gruesome, contemporary, and chilling, SINISTER ASCENSION delivers a frighteningly original take on vampire mythologies from one of the most imaginative speculative fiction writers of our time. Marc Abbott plumbs the darkest depths of the undead to deliver an intimate and unsettling tale of life, death, and everything in between. Not to be missed!” -James Chambers, Bram Stoker Award® -winning…
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Sinister Ascension Book Launch and Signing Update for Friday December 13th at 7pm
I am really excited to see everyone this coming Friday for the launch and signing of my new novel, Sinister Ascension, at Kew and Willow Books. While this is a free event, I want to encourage all of you who are attending to please RSVP with Kew and Willow. It’s really easy to do. Just click on the link below: https://events.humanitix.com/sinister-ascension-book-launch-with-marc-abbott and…
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Sinister Ascension Book Launch & Author Signing December 13th
“Gruesome, contemporary, and chilling, SINISTER ASCENSION delivers a frighteningly original take on vampire mythologies from one of the most imaginative speculative fiction writers of our time. Marc Abbott plumbs the darkest depths of the undead to deliver an intimate and unsettling tale of life, death, and everything in between. Not to be missed!” -James Chambers, Bram Stoker Award® -winning…
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Sinister Ascension Official Book Cover
This is the official and final cover for the upcoming novel Sinister Ascension
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Sinister Ascension Book Launch & Author Signing December 13th
Join us for an evening of horror readings and conversation. Award-Winning Author Marc L Abbott will be appearing at Kew and Willow Books in Kew Gardens, NY on December 13, 2024 at 7pm for the launch of his new novel, Sinister Ascension, from Mocha Memoirs Press. Marc L Abbott will be joined by fellow horror writer Alp Beck for a one on one conversation followed by a reading from Sinister…
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SINISTER ASCENSION releases on December 2nd!
Pre-Order and get the ebook version for 50% off the retail price. Sale ends 12/02/2024! “Sinister Ascension is Fright Night meets Re-Animator meets Medium…” -Michelle Renee Lane, Bram Stoker Award® nominated author “Sinister Ascension starts with a bang, an explosion really, and never lets up from there. Propulsive and agile, Marc Abbott writes horror but combines it with a compelling,…
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Press Release for Sinister Ascension
PRESS RELEASE: New horror from Marc Abbott November 8, 2024- Rock Hill, SC- From the publisher of groundbreaking horror works such as SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire, Blackened Roots: An Anthology of the Undead, and Black Magic Women comes a fantastic first novel from horror author, Marc Abbott! Story Blurb: Bruckner University senior, Carmen Guerra, learns from her grandmother that being a…
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Book Announcement: Sinister Ascension launching in December 2024
I am excited to announce that my long awaited new novel, Sinister Ascension, will be arriving this December from Mocha Memoirs Press. The book is slated for a December 13th launch date but you can preorder the Kindle version now at this link here. Paperback copies will also be available for preorder soon. In Sinister Ascension, Bruckner University senior Carmen Guerra learns from her grandmother…
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Horror in New York City: Reading Group with Marc Abbott
I am excited to announce Horror in New York City, a reading group I am running with the Center for Fiction. There are three sessions starting September 29th and running until November 17. In this group, we will look at three classic horror stories set in New York City across three decades (’60s, ’70s, ’80s) and discuss how they reflect the time and place of their settings. We will explore…
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Beyond the Tropes Returns for the Spring with the works of Victor LaValle
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The new workshop Across Genres & Beyond the Tropes return for its Spring workshop where we are focussing on three works by award winning author Victor LaValle. Big Machine, Lone Woman and The Devil in Silver will be the focus of this Spring’s session and it promises to be and interesting journey into the mind of Victor LaValle. If you have read The Changeling or The Ballad of Black Tom (both…
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Awkward Teenage Years on January 3rd at 7:30pm
Come out this Wednesday night for Awkward Teenage Years storytelling show at 7:30pm at Under St. Marks. Hear stories about love, conflict, fads of the time and friendships found and lost. This storytelling show feature stories some of NYC’s finest storytellers telling tales about those awkward teenage years where we were just trying to figure out life and where we fit into the grand scheme of…
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Geek Out at the Gotham Storytelling Festival November 10th at 8:30 pm
Part of the Gotham Storytelling Festival Geeked out: Stories from the Geeked Side of Life are true stories about all things geek. Being a geek has grown in fashion in recent years but there was a time being a geek bore a stigma and those of us geeks had to keep things under wraps. But there were times we just couldn’t hold it back. Hosted by Award-Winning Storyteller and author, Marc L…
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Final Days to Join Beyond the Tropes this October 2023
This is the final week for you to join my reading group Beyond the Tropes which begins this Sunday October 29th with the Center for Fiction. I have chosen some great titles by wonderful and talented authors in the horror genre for this new session. This new session we venture into the lore of the vampire and will be reading three books whose stories go beyond the tropes of vampires hunting for…
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For Immediate Release: Marc L Abbott signs with Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC for his new novel Sinister Ascension
Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC is thrilled to announce that we’ve signed award-winning horror author, Marc L Abbott and acquired the rights to his novel, “Sinister Ascension”. I am excited to announce that I have signed with Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC to publish my new horror novel Sinister Ascension. This will be my first solo title published through a press. Mocha Memoirs Press, LLC publishes bold,…
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