Acknowledgments
Thank you to George and Parris, the Minions, and all of my friends in the Brotherhood Without Banners (who have so patiently listened to me incessantly talk about writing all these years) for your support, belief, and encouragement over the past decade. Without you, I wouldn’t have gotten this far.
A special thanks to Jasmine and Nichole for reading an early version and for making me believe I was on the right track, as well as to Paul, Steffie, Rebecca, and all the other amazing people at Joe Books for their hard work in getting this book ready.
If I were to list everyone who has given me their time and support since I submitted my first short story, it would be a book in itself. I hope you know who you are, and how much you mean to me. But, special thanks go to Bob Greenberger, Cat Sparks, Jack Dann, Jason Fischer, and Tehani Wessely for taking the time to mentor and encourage me.
To my family, without whose love and support my dreams of being published would still be just dreams. Thank you for believing in me, and for your patience with all of the times I locked myself away in my study.
This book was written with the help of Scrivener and Dropbox, two of the best friends a writer can have.
About the Author
David McDonald is a mild-mannered editor by day, and a wild-eyed writer by night. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he works for an international welfare organization, and divides his spare time between playing cricket and writing.
In 2013 David won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent, and in 2014 won the William J. Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review and was shortlisted for the WSFA Small Press Award. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from publishers such as Moonstone Books, Satalyte Publishing, Crazy 8 Press, and FableCroft Publishing. In 2015, his first movie novelization, Backcountry, was released by HarperCollins.
David is a member of the Horror Writers Association, The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and the Melbourne based writers group, SuperNOVA.
You can find out more at:
http://www.davidmcdonaldspage.com
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