Rotten Zombies With Keith Carpenter

Hey friends.... check out my new pod-cast on PTN www.peoplestvnetwork.com It's fun and entertaining and it's all about zombies. Rotten Zombies with Keith Carpenter and the Ren. Wednesday mornings 7am Pacific time in the US and 9pm Singapore/Malaysia time on Wednesday evenings. Be sure to catch it cause it changes every week. You can listen to it almost anywhere.

My review of Len Barnhart's "Reign of the Dead - Outbreak" book review.

REVIEW: www.reignofthedead.com

I recently read Len Barnhart’s newest book ‘Reign of the Dead Outbreak’. For me it had been a much anticipated read as I enjoyed his first two books “Reign of the Dead” and Reign of the Dead- Apocalypse End’ very much.  When Len told me he was publishing his new book I was excited and could not wait to read it and I have to say he didn’t disappoint me.

The book was a page turner and lived up to every expectation I could have imagined as a zombie fanatic. His use of characters and the controversial relationships between them in the midst of his post apocalyptic landscape was very well done and made me like the characters even more. Some he made you love and some he made you hate and some you actually felt the emotion when they didn’t make it. (And you’ll know who I’m talking about when you read the book) The detail he goes into when he paints the picture for your imagination to fill in is inspiring and unmatched in my opinion and when he describes the zombies in his stories you can almost smell them.

Reading Len’s first novel was my introduction into the world of the zombie horror genre and after being a huge fan of the movies for years, I began to collect every zombie novel I could get my hands on and now I have a huge collection of both, but I have to say Len Barnhart’s work is the measure that all other zombie novels I read are measured against. When he told me he was going to write one more, my first thought was he can’t get it out fast enough for me. I loved the book and I would recommend it to not only zombie fans out there but anyone who appreciates a well written horror novel. I would give it three thumbs up if I had three thumbs.

Keith Carpenter

(Author of ‘Zombie Circus’ and ‘Freeze Dried the Awakening’) 

MY INTERVIEW WITH BONNIE VENT

Check out this interview with Bonnie Vent about my new book Freeze Dried and my other title Zombie Circus. 

www.zombienovelsbykeithcarpenter.weebly.com

Got a young kid who likes to read? Well the Bizzaros on HERE

After being in the oven baking for so long, it's finally done to perfection, my new kids book The Little Bizzaros and the Big Oogley Boogley. Best for ages 5 to 9 this book is a fun story about a group of silly aliens that live on a not so beautiful planet. A story about making friends and identifying good from bad, it's a great little tale for your child to enjoy. Today is the first day it's available on Amazon.com or check out my website and order yours today. 

www.kidsbooksbybrianzimmerman.yolasite.com 

While you are there check out my first book The Story of Tweeker the Time Traveler for kids 6 to 11. But honestly both books can be enjoyed by the child in all of us. 

Get yours today... and happy reading. 

Brian Zimmerman

MY DARK ALTER-EGO STRIKES AGAIN!

Well with all the kids books I have finally gotten out and available on amazon.com my alter-ego still had time to crank out my newest adult zombie horror novel. A year in the making it's finally done and ready to be devoured by those crazed zombie fanatics out there. Unlike my first zombie thriller Zombie Circus which was based on a movie script, this one stays truer to the average zombie lovers taste for end of the world apocalyptic gore. So if you are one of those people who are always up for a good old blood guts and gore zombie story here is one you will be sure to enjoy. The digital version is currently available at Smashwords and the paperback version will be available on amazon in a matter of days, so bookmark the link below get yourself a copy of the book and gobble it up. 

www.zombienovelsbykeithcarpenter.weebly.com

If you read the book I would love your feedback and you can contact me at freezedriedtheawakening@gmail.com 

Cheers Brian Keith

In Bangkok on a puppet shoot.... How fun is that?

This is Mr. Puppet Puppertin the Puppety puppet that I am using for a puppet gig in Bangkok Thailand. Seriously though it's a shoot for DHL and this puppet has been dolled up (no puppet pun intended) to resemble one of the upper management figureheads in the DHL company. It's a fun gig and I always love visiting Bangkok... it's such a crazy place. I am also working with an old friend Jaclyn Chan whom I have not worked with in a long while. she was on of the writers on my Planet Bizzaro TV show and we are working together again. It's a blast so far... but today is the big day and boy am I looking forward to it.

THE VERDICT IS OUT

Well it was a difficult choice to make but I have to thank all my friends on Facebook as well as Twitter and other online venues for giving me your feedback. Sometimes when you are endeavoring to do something creative you have to step back and get away from it for a bit. The feedback I got and all in all from the blog to the Facebook comments I got, some of which I posted up on the blog, I probably had over 50 different votes telling me which cover to use. I heard from Peers and graphic designer friends not to mention friends who have kids in the age group I am writing this book for, so all your feedback was very helpful. So with all that said I finally came to the decision to use the cover designed by my great friend Matt Ficner. So here it is... the new cover of my upcoming book SPACE SCURVY- THE TWO ISLANDS OF CAPTAIN CULPEPPER. If this is not the cover you voted for, please don't let that keep you from getting the book for either your kid or some other fantastic kid that you know and love. What ever you do.... don't judge this book by it's cover. 

THANKS 

Brian

Credit where credit is DUE

Wow It's humbling to see how many wonderful friends from face book and other online venues have come to my blog and voted on the cover for my upcoming Space Scurvy book. I really appreciate it. I do, however wanna give some credit to a great friend of mine. I had one friend post how inspired she was by my blog and how creative she finds it. I appreciate the wonderful kudos, but there is a lot of stuff on my blog that visually was created by my dear friend Matt Ficner, designer, creator, puppeteer and puppet builder extraordinaire. Matt and I have known each other and worked together on numerous projects  for many years and he has lent his creative mind to bringing to life many of the wacky creatures I have dreamed up. Starting with the creepy space pirate with the cyborg teddy bear, Zargon, who is at the top of the blog, to the illustrations of my new book, Matt has been a creative inspiration to me and a wonderful friend. (Homeless Joe waving on the left, is both a creation of Matt's and one of his wonderful puppet creations. He created him for his Creepy Puppet Project, which you should check out on You tube. Anyway I just want anyone and everyone who comes to my blog to know that the creative stuff you see is almost always the collaboration of myself and creative friends of mine like Matt. I myself do love to be creative and you can find within my Tweeker book as well as my little Bizzaros book, some of my illustration attempts. Anyhoo.... Matt your my hero :) Thanks

Thanks for your votes.... below are the two covers people voted for and you can read the comments they made.

The reviews are over and the verdict is out.... thanks for your votes and you can read the comments left below. Look for the book Space Scurvy - The Two Islands of Captain Culpepper coming out in February.

COVER A

COVER B

Tweeker the Time Traveler the lost illustration.

There is soon to be a digital version of "The Story of Tweeker the Time Traveler" on Smash Words.com but for those who buy the digital version they will get a perk. This cool illustration is in the digital version but not the printed version. It got to the party late so to speak :) So look out for the Tweeker book on Smashwords.com

Current and Up-Coming Children's books by Brian Zimmerman

This year has been a good year creatively for me and I've been working on my writing career and have some new and exciting books available and coming up soon. THE STORY OF TWEEKER THE TIME TRAVELER is currently available on Createspace.com and Amazon.com as well as Google books. Be sure to visit one of those outlest online to get your copy. The other two titles THE LITTLE BIZZAROS AND THE BIG OOGLEY BOOGLEY and SPACE SCURVY- THE TWO ISLANDS OF CAPTAIN CULPEPPER are soon to be available. In the meantime get your copy of  The Story of Tweeker The Time Traveler at Amazon.com CLICK HERE FOR TWEEKER

Two New Books coming out soon....

I am very excited to announce that I have two new books coming out soon. The first will be out in about a month or so and it's called "The Little Bizzaros and the Big Oogley Boogley. It's for a younger age group about 6 to 10 or so, but the one I am really excited about is the one you see here. It's a long time coming and it should be out around January or February. It's the Space Scurvy- The Two Islands of Captain Culpepper adventure novel. It's designed for kids 7 to 12 and it's a load of swashbuckling fun. Keep visiting my blog to find out more about other great upcoming titles. 

Brian Zimmerman 

The Story of Tweeker the Time Traveler Book and all kinds of other Tweeker Goodies

Hey friends,
Here is a link to order my new Book Tweeker the Time Traveler and the online store where you can order other cool Tweeker memorabilia.
Get yours for Christmas.

http://www.amazon.com/Story-Tweeker-Time-Traveler/dp/1456320629/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1291740471&sr=1-1

http://www.cafepress.com.au/TweekertheTimeTraveler.493294166

The Story of Tweeker the Time Traveler

When I was a teenager who used to sit in the school library and doodle, a teacher came up to me one day and suggested that I write a story about the characters I was doodling on my homework. This was the beginning of my love for writing and this story about Tweeker is one of the first stories I ever wrote back when I was about fifteen years old. I actually drew all the illustrations for the story and then they became lost for many years. It was only recently when I decided to do some re-writes on the story and re-edit it, that I was able to find the original sketches I had done so I colored them and put it all together in this first book of a series by the title 'The Story of Tweeker the Time Traveler'. It will be available on Amazon.com and SmashWords.com in a few days. But now it's available on Create Space so check out this link https://www.createspace.com/3496627 Be sure to order yours for Christmas.

Merry Christmas
Brian Zimmerman

THE ASIA BISCUIT CHALLENGE

With all the wonderful food here in Asia, there is one thing I have missed more than ever and I have not seen one or heard of one here in Asia. The good old biscuit just seems to be missing here in the exotic Asian landscape and I have had several of my friends ask me what it is and how it tastes. I think the biggest place I have missed seeing one is at Mc Donald's of all places. Here in Asia you can go to McD's and get a wonderful breakfast that is affordable and yummy but unlike the McD's in the US and other western areas, you can't get a good old Sausage, Egg and Cheese breakfast BISCUIT here in Asian McDonalds (See above picture). When friends ask me what a biscuit looks like I usually say it looks like a scone but flakier and softer and not at all sweet. Unless you have had a good biscuit you really can't describe what they are like. One evening while hanging out with friends one of my best buddies was asking me about how to make a biscuit and what the ingredients were, so I went online and got a recipe for her but I still have yet to see one of these illusive delicacies. Served in half with butter and jelly on them or cut in two with tantalizing sausage gravy poured over them, these delicious treats are worthy of the Asian pallet and I hope to see them appear somewhere in the local cuisine. So my challenge is put out there for my Asian food lovers. Either make your own yummy biscuits or if anyone out there living here in Kuala Lumpur and knows where I can get a good biscuit please let me know. :)

IF YOUR GOING TO GET STRANDED HONG KONG IS AS GOOD A PLACE AS ANY

Here I sit at my garden door at my condo here in Malaysia. Oh how nice it is to be home. On my long flight home, I was blessed to have things work out the way they did. I was supposed to fly from Chicago to Hong Kong and then catch a flight to Singapore and have a six hour lay over to eventually catch my last flight to KL. Well upon arriving in Hong Kong I found that my Singapore flight had been cancelled. This ended up making United Airlines put me up in the Hong Kong Marriott hotel and then fly me directly to KL the next day. It was a great end to a rather long trip. I was able to get some sleep and shower and freshen up so my last flight home was more relaxing and enjoyable. A great end to a wonderful visit in the US is you would like to see some pictures of my visit you can check them out on facebook. Overall a wonderful time was had by all and it was long over due. I will most certainly not wait another ten years to make it home again.

TOO LITTLE TIME TOO MANY PEOPLE TO SEE.

Well here I am with my cousin Paul Houston. We were the craziest kids growing up and had more fun than should be legal for a couple of silly kids. I have been in Texas for two weeks and have seen many wonderful friends and family members and have had a wonderful time, but all good things have to come to an end. Tomorrow morning I am catching a flight and heading home. I am happy on one hand but will miss my fam and friends very much. I just can't wait another ten years to come back and that's all there is to it.

BLASTS FROM THE PAST

Well I am here in Burnet spending the weekend with my dear old pal and former clown partner Charles (Corky) Fales and he presented me with a veritable treasure trove of wonderful memories this morning. He had this old briefcase I had left behind when I moved away many years ago and he had not opened it in many years knowing it was full of my stuff. Well I opened it today and it is full of pictures and memories of the past. Pictures of old college chums and friends from school and even pictures of my long since deceased sister whom I had no pictures of with me in Asia.
This is a treasure I could have never imagined I would run into again. I have moved so many times in my life and lived in so many places I never would have guess I would ever find such things.
Thanks for keeping this stuff for me for so long Corky. :) you're the best.
B

DEER AT MY DAD'S PLACE IN BURNET

Check out this clip... it was 6am on my first morning at my dads place in Burnet Texas and the deer were out in force.

LOVIN' ME SOME TEXAS COOKING.

Oh my gosh.... I am here in Texas and finally I am able to eat some of the yummy delicacies I have not had in over ten years. My first night here after getting off the plane, my dear old dad took me out for some authentic Mexican food. Then... the next day I had some good old Texas BBQ YEEEEE HAWWWW! That was great but it paled in comparison to what my dear friends David and Abby had me over to their house for.... guess what..... you guessed it.... BISCUITS AND GRAVY.... and some good ole GRITS. You may think i'm crazy, but GRITS are some of the comfort food I grew up with and have craved like crazy and Abby's grits top them all. Well I'm off to Brownwood tonight where I am hoping to get some all you can eat fried catfish while I get to visit one of my oldest and dearest friends Corky and next weekend when I go to San Antonio I don't know what I'll eat, but I am looking so forward to seeing my aunt and cousins and nephews and other various and sundry family members that the food just won't matter. Wow, this trip is so awesome and I am getting to see so many people I am just so excited to be here. :) I do look forward to getting back to Malaysia but this visit will have made my year once i'm home.

More later :)