Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse?

I’m an active supporter of being ready for the end of the world — but while there’s been a lot of literature published on the subject, there hasn’t been much chance for hands-on experience.

However on October 22nd, 10,000 brave souls will have the chance to participate in Run For Your Lives, a first-of-its-kind and completely unique race that takes participants through a series of 10 obstacles over a 5K course, all while being chased by zombies.

Unfortunately for me, it’s happening on the other side of the pond (in Darlington MD to be precise). I guess I’ll just have to stick to my books, then….

Meet Edward Grey, the kind of zombie I talk about in Hungry For You.

Edward Grey’s life has been on the downward spiral ever since the day of his death. Not only must he deal with rising damp, bone decay and rot — but also the fact that he is now jobless, penniless and without girlfriend. A documentary crew follows Ted around for a day providing intimate insight into the heart-wrenching world of the walking dead.

Life can bring many challenges… but death can be a bastard.

(via mcchots)

“I have a surprise for you!” my publisher said, grinning manically. Well, I assume he was grinning manically; he lives in Canada and the conversation was over Google chat, so I can’t be sure. “May 9 is your day!” he added.

A long pause. My fingers hovered over the keyboard, trying to decide how best to insult him. Instead I settled for: “Okay.”

As expected, my (apparent) lack of enthusiasm prompted him into leaking more details — he’s a little like a child, desperate for a reaction. So I kept playing the hard-to-get game until he revealed all: I was to be featured on Kindle Nation Daily.

For those of you unfamiliar with KND, it’s a great little site with a considerable subscriber base that offers daily emails listing free and bargain books available on the Kindle. Authors and publishers can sponsor the site, and in return get a great deal of exposure for their book, which then hopefully leads to finding a whole new set of readers.

In short: this is a great opportunity to get Hungry For You in front of an entirely new audience. And it’s a solid step in my grand master plan of taking over the world!

But taking over the world is a difficult business, and it’s impossible to do alone. This is where you come in.

Taking Over The World – Part 1

The more reviews a book has on the day of its Kindle Nation Daily spotlight, the better that book tends to do. This is, after all, the age of peer reviews. As a reader, you have never had more power in your hands.

So if you’ve taken the time to read Hungry For You, or even have already written a review on your blog, you would have my undying gratitude if you posted a line or two on amazon.com (it’s got to be the US site).

I would really like to get up to 15 reviews on there by next Monday, May 9th.

It doesn’t have to be anything complicated: even just a sentence or two of how the book made you feel would help.

Hungry For You currently has 8 reviews up, so I only need 7 trusty helpers to take over the world. Up for grabs, as compensation, are high-ranking positions in the new world government I’ll establish. You pick your job title (except Chief Chocolate Taster; I’ve taken that one already).

What are you waiting for? Let’s show Amazon just what us zombie fans are capable of!