Voice-over acting is no longer all about having that announcer-y” boom or classic fireside radio voice. More and more casting directors are looking for regular, conversational” voices to represent a product in a commercial or to play the animated moose in a new Hollywood flick, but the competition is fiercer now than ever before. In a business that is more risk than reward, more heartbreak than success,” author Talon Beeson will show you in Starting Your Career in Voice-Overs h...

It finally happened… and the aliens were out for conquest.Amid a worldwide invasion, a secluded part of the world holds its own against the unwelcome intruders.Flight Lieutenant Nathan Harvey, a helicopter pilot from the Royal New Zealand Air Force is recruited into the CAVDEV, an experimental powered armor unit.He quickly finds himself leading the fight on the front lines against an overwhelming alien force.Can Harvey and his clande...

Thirteen tales of Horror, perfect for a dark and stormy Friday the 13th…or a sunny Tuesday afternoon.From science fiction to classic European horror, interwoven with layers of creep factor, gore, and mystery that will keep you turning the page…and looking over your shoulder.So, light the candles, stir the cauldron, and check your ammo count, because things are about to get dark!

From Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author, Robert Silverberg comes the classic: The Book of Skulls.Four friends embark on a cross-country trip in search of a legendary monastery. There, they hope to find the secrets of immortality promised in an ancient manuscript, the Book of SkullsThere, they will present themselves–and pay the horrific price demanded. For immortality requires sacrifice. Two victims to balance two survivors. One by suicid...

Bobby Hank is one of yesteryear’s living legends, an autoduellist once known as the Pale Rider.These days he’s scraping out a living in the Hampton Roads Dead Zone, chased by old age, regret, and a cannibal horde. If he slips up, his wife Kat stays dead, and he really will be a has-been.But opportunity is knocking . . .Gordon Cory, an old pal from his bygone days of glory, has Bobby in mind for one last ride – the Dead Man’s Run, a nationwide road r...

Corporate greed meets pure vehicular carnage!Born into luxury but craving chaos, Catherine “Catastrophe” Cattaneo ditches her silver spoon for the blood-soaked thrill of the autoduelling circuit. With her future already mapped out by corporate puppeteers, she's determined to prove she’s more than just a pretty face in a combat car.On the edge of ruin, Ray “Sidewinder” Simpson is a man with one foot in the scrapyard. Betrayed, broke, and booted from...

Something hunting…In the secret world of spies, a Russian has stolen the most advanced torpedo guidance computer ever developed. America’s only hope of recovering the weapon lies in the crew of the USS Sea Devil. But the Sea Devil isn’t the only predator on the hunt.Something hungry…In the hidden world where things that go bump in the night exist, Sergeant John Morehouse and his Marines of JTF-13 ...

What would you do if America and the world were invaded tomorrow by a relentless and brutal enemy? In an alternate 2015, a US Army Special Forces Team, part of the legendary black ops unit "Delta," is in midtown Manhattan to take out a Chinese spy and his handlers, sending a message short of outright conflict. All goes smoothly until they find themselves in a full blown shooting war through the canyons of the City. Portals from another world have opened in Central Park, making a way for fi...

For the first time in two hundred years an enemy has stepped foot on American soil and war has come to our cities. The US military is rocked back on its heels and driven into a fighting retreat as each defense line falls. The foe is unstoppable and . . . Fae. Creatures from a legendary past who have come to reclaim the Earth in the name of magic and revenge.In the hills of Pennsylvania a ragtag, devastated army prepares to make a last stand against dragon fire capable of melting an...

Judy Carter, guru to aspiring comedy writers and stand-up comics, tells all about the biz of being funny and writing funny in this bright, entertaining, and totally practical guide on how to draw humor from your life and turn it into a career.Do you think you’re funny? Do you want to turn your sense of humor into a career? If the answer is yes, then Judy Carter’s The Comedy Bible is for you. The guru to aspiring stand-up comics provides the complete scoop ...

Newly updated and revised, How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly—whether you read it cover to cover or just skim a few chapters. It’s about the language of video and how to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, pros think about communication). It’s about the rules developed over a century of movie-making—which work just as well when shooting a two-year-old’s birthday part...

Author Marketing 101 returns to the basics of a strategic marketing plan and reinterprets corporate terminology so that it applies to novelists and small business owners. Through interactive exercises and demonstrative case studies, new and established authors will learn how to:oDevelop a professional and engaging author personaoIdentify overarching themes and colors for their storiesoApply these colors and themes to their marketing collateral,web design, and p...