"I don't come across books like Rosamilia's
CHELSEA AVENUE often. Infused with the dreamlike quality of memory, Rosamilia
here fulfills the full measure of the promise I first saw in his DYING DAYS
series. Beautifully dark, this book held me entranced. I couldn't get
enough!" -Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of DOG DAYS and
PLAGUE OF THE UNDEAD
Now every July 8th it returns, and this time survivors of the fires, including Manny, are being led back to the now-vacant lot on Chelsea Avenue, where the entity intends to finish what it started in 1987 once and for all.
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1. I couldn't have written this book
when I originally got the basic idea back in about 2001. I wasn't ready to
write a novel-length story with so many characters, and especially the
fun/toughness of having every chapter set on the same date but a new
year.
2. Even though I hadn't been back to
New Jersey and the Long Branch area in over twelve years, I could picture
everything like I was there. I spent many nights in the town and especially on
the actual Chelsea Avenue, and I hope it shows. I learned I could write from
memory, in essence.
3. I definitely learned I am a much
stronger and confident writer now than when I thought up the idea, because over
a dozen years ago I had no idea how to execute such an intricate storyline.
Most of my tales are pretty straightforward and easy to follow. Chelsea
Avenue was a much bigger story, with multiple plotlines and characters, and
all of them having to be written in a 24 hour period on the anniversary.
4. The elemental evil forces in Chelsea
Avenue were actually created back in 2001, and I used one of them in my Tool
Shed horror novella (look for a re-release soon, by the way) but realized
even though the two stories are tied together, they are both separate
entities... at this point...
5. This is the best story I've
written so far, and I'm very happy with every aspect of it. While my many Dying
Days zombie stories are great sellers, I'm hoping readers will latch onto Chelsea
Avenue and explore my non-zombie horror work.
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Armand Rosamilia is a New Jersey boy currently living in sunny
Florida, where he writes when he's not sleeping.He's written over 100 stories that are currently available, including a few different series:
"Dying Days" extreme zombie series
"Keyport Cthulhu" horror series
"Flagler Beach Fiction Series" contemporary fiction
"Metal Queens" non-fiction music series
He also loves to talk in third person... because he's really that cool. [He wrote that, not me. But, yeah, will admit. He is THAT cool. -- PJW] He's a proud Active member of HWA as well.
You can find him at http://armandrosamilia.com for not only his latest releases but interviews and guest posts with other authors he likes! [I guess I need to offer him more M&M's to get on his good side.--PJW]
And e-mail him to talk about zombies, baseball and Metal: armandrosamilia@gmail.com
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Chelsea Avenue can be found at:
(Note: Paperback edition will be available shortly.)
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I'm also a big Cthulhu fan so I just had to search down
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