Pamela K. Kinney

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Mar 29, 2020 - Come join me and other authors of Virginia Writers Club for the Virginia Writers Club Author Takeover event on Facebook, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from noon until 6:00 p.m. Eastern. Click here for more info. There may be giveaways, and more. I plan to be giving maybe some eBooks of my fiction. Come meet some authors!

Virginia isn't just for lovers, it's for writers too! The Virginia Writers Club invites you to its Virginia Author Takeover event held online!

Come discover these wonderful Virginia writers of mystery, thrillers, sci-fi/fantasy, poetry, paranormal, horror, nonfiction, children's books and more!

Event Line Up (afternoon Eastern standard time)
12 Leslie Truex
12:30 Katherine Gotthardt
1:00 Pamela K. Kinney
1:30 J. Elizabeth Vincent
2:00 P. A. Duncan
2:30 Elizabeth Spencer Spragins
3:00 Diane Fanning
3:30 Marie Flanigan
4:00 Mary Montague Sikes
4:30 Cindy Freeman
5:00 Dennis Cogswell
5:30 David Simms

Mar 18, 2020 - My book signing April 18th at Book Warehouse in Williamsburg, Virginia, has been postponed until Saturday, July 18th, same time as the April signing. You can see the change at Appearances at a Glance.

There is an event Memorial Day Weekend with the bookstore, and right now, it is still there. If there are any changes, I will let you all know. These days, with CORVID-19 pandemic, all we can do is go one day at a time. If you want to read any of my books, in print or eBooks, you can check the Nonfiction and Fiction sections at the top of this page. Stay safe. This can be a good time to catch up on your reading and be with your family.

Mar 16, 2020 - As of now, Ravencon in Williamsburg April 24-26th is cancelled. So, please like their Facebook page and if you have questions, direct it to them there. Bookmark their website: Ravencon to keep tabs if and when they have rescheduled the convention, for maybe next year.

As posted on their website:
RavenCon 15 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On March 15th, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced a ban on all groups of more than 100 people during the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, we have been forced to cancel this year’s RavenCon. We are currently looking at all of our options for rescheduling.

Mar 11, 2020 - I am pleased to announced that the anthology, Nano Nightmares, was just released by the publisher in both Kindle and paperback at Amazon. Check this out for both links and the book blurb. I have five two-sentence stories included in it.

Mar 10, 2020 - It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the Virginia Festival of the Book has canceled its event this year--no doubt due to CORVID-19. So, I won't be doing the Virginia Writers Club table on March 21st. You can see more about this here.

Feb 24, 2020 - I am guest author blogger of the 'Hook of the Book' blog for Women in Horror Month. Read about witch and spirit bottles HERE.

My Mysticon schedule for this coming weekend:

Friday, February 28
Author Showcase- 3 p.m.
Evil in Writing- 5 p.m.
Folk Horror-6 p.m.
Reading Room- 9 p.m.

Saturday, February 29
Author Signing Table B- 11 a.m. (1 hour only)
Monsters Are People Too-12 Noon

Sunday, March 1
90s Horror-Millennial Classics- 2 p.m.

Feb 18, 2020 - I am happy to say my interview with A Haunt Mess Podcast is up. A Haunting Chat about Haunted Places and Virginia with yours truly. It's also here at AudioBoom.

Feb 13, 2020 - I saw that Nano Nightmares anthology, which includes five of my two-sentence horror stories, should be out in both paperback and eBook on Amazon before Easter (April 12th). You can see the cover flat for the paperback here. The link will be added to the book cover when it is released.

Feb 5, 2020 - I wanted to share two appearances I will have in March 2020. One has already sold out, so I'm just letting it be known that, on March 4th, I will be giving a talk at the Literary High Tea at Carrot Tea Kitchens in Yorktown, Virginia.

On March 21st, I will be assisting at the Virginia Writers Club table at the Virginia Festival of the Book's Publishing Day Lit Fair in the Omni Atrium, 11 a.m. to Noon. Visit Appearances at a Glance for the address--you can get a book signed from me, check out the other authors and publishers at our table and elsewhere in the place, plus even the panels going on that day for the festival. It's free.

Jan 27, 2020 - I will be doing the Writes of Spring Authors Fair at Book Warehouse in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Sunday, May 24th (Memorial Day Weekend), from Noon to 4:00 p.m. You can find the address and more at Appearances at a Glance.

Jan 22, 2020 - My next interview looks to be from A Haunt Mess podcast around the first week next month. When it is done and available to the public, I will let you know. Check the A Haunt Mess link here and listen to other podcasts they've done here or on YouTube.

Jan 21, 2020 - I have fabulous news. On New Year's Day, I signed the contract for my horror short story, Hunting the Goat Man, which will be included in the Retro Horror Anthology to be published by Anubis Press. That makes this the first acceptance of 2020.

Also, I will be doing Ecoff Elementary PTA's 29th Annual Jingle Bell Bazaar again Saturday, December 5, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. The address will be at Appearances at a Glance. Once they put up a Facebook Event page, I will post that to the Appearances too.

Dec 18, 2019 - The Christmas Lites IX fantasy/horror anthology has just released on Kindle on Amazon. This includes my horror short story, By Midnight. Find the link with the anthology's cover here. Now waiting for the paperback edition's release.

Dec 11, 2019 - I am pleased to announced that five micro stories of mine were accepted for Nano Nightmares anthology, releasing in 2020. All the stories included in this book are comprised of only two sentences. It will be available in print and as an eBook.

Dec 10, 2019 - My Christmas horror short story, By Midnight, was accepted for Christmas Lites IX anthology, and I just got the cover in my email. Isn't it lovely, even if many of the tales are fantasy and horror? Right now, I'm waiting for the release date, and when I have it, the link to the cover will be attached here, plus I'll add an update to What's New.

Dec 7, 2019 - I am pleased to announce I will be returning to the Fall Festival in Yorktown, Virginia, Saturday, October 10, 2020. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For the address, check out Appearances at a Glance on this page.

Dec 1, 2019 - I am happy to announce I will be interviewed on the Night Visions podcast on January 8, 2020. sometime between 10-11 p.m. Eastern, on Vibe Radio Network Online Radio by Vibe Radio Network. I'm not sure if it'll be live, or recorded then posted. I will let everyone know more closer to the day. It will mainly about my ghost book, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition, but who knows what else the interviewer will ask me? Learn more about the podcast at their Facebook page.

Nov 3, 2019 - I am excited to announced that my science fiction novella, Maverick Heart, is now live from Dreampunk Press at Amazon, on Kindle, It's available for $2.99 here.

Nov 2, 2019 - Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations was favorably reviewed in the Halloween issue of Blood Moon Rising Magazine. Read it here. Scroll down toward the bottom of the page.

Oct 30, 2019 - I had a radio interview on Boomtown Radio October 23rd, between 9-10 a.m. You can listen to it on Soundcloud at Pamela K. Kinney on Virginia Hauntings.

Oct 6, 2019 - My ghost book, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations has received another great review. You can read it here.

The paperback edition of the true ghost story anthology, Handbook for the Dead, which includes my true ghost story, Cavalier Hotel, is now available! Find it HERE.

Book Blurb:
DON’T FORGET YOUR HANDBOOK…
Welcome all spirits! The Frightening Floyds present to you, Handbook for the Dead – a guide to help all new manifestations realize their functional perimeters. Within this anthology, you’ll read paranormal accounts from individuals who have experienced phantoms and disturbances that have not only chilled them, but also left them with some new insight into the supernatural. Now, they want to share their stories and wisdom with you. That way, if you’re feeling a little flat, or even if you’re a lost soul, you won’t have to draw a door and knock. Handbook for the Dead is sure to please the strange and unusual in everyone, and we promise it doesn’t read like stereo instructions.

Oct 2, 2019 - I was recently interviewed at .nfreads.com. You can check it out here.

Sep 25, 2019 - Once again, I was asked to be a writer guest at three local conventions in Virginia, Marscon, Mysticon, and Ravencon, all in 2020. Check Appearances at a Glance for information on dates, their websites, and more.

Sep 18, 2019 - I am pleased to announce that I will be making an appearance on WTVR-6's Virginia This Morning on Friday, October 4th. My interview about my new ghost book, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations will be sometime between 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. For those not living in the Richmond or nearby areas, you can stream the talk show live here. They also do a video of the interview. I will be sure to post the link here when the video is available on What's New. Or you can check for yourselves here.

Sep 15, 2019 - Another publisher cover reveal this weekend, an anthology in which I have a true ghost story Cavalier Hotel included. The title of the book is HANDBOOK for the DEAD. You can see the cover here.

Sep 13, 2019 - I am sharing the cover for my science fiction novella, MAVERICK HEARTt, coming real soon from Dreampunk Press.

Blurb:
Lieutenant Michelle Roddenberry is a maverick and flaunts the rules. But as an officer in the Terra Federation Navy and with a galactic war going on against an alien race, one must follow orders. It is the difference between life and death. Grounded from joining her squadron on another mission and about to be dishonorably discharged too, she flaunts the rules again and steals her fighter spacecraft, flying off to join her squadron for one last battle.

Instead of finding her squadron, Michelle crashes on an unknown planet. It is a world full of changing wonder and danger. She finds another castaway there, an alien called Dakna. Both find themselves in a war with the planet, as Michelle tries to find a way off planet for them. The rule book thrown out; Michelle may find her maverick ways the only way to survive.

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I will be doing a book signing at haunted Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester, Virginia on Friday, October 25th. I will be there 6:30 p.m. before the 7-8 p.m. tour, I'll be signing afterwards, and until after the 8:30-9:30 p.m. tour I will be signing. For the address and time, plus their website to also do the tour (a separate price from the cost of my book, but I bet you can pay for both ahead of time (the book is $19.99)). Plus they have an event page for all three days they are doing the ghost tour. Find out more here.

Sep 11, 2019 - The book signing at Books A Million this Sunday, September 16th has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2019, from Noon to 2 p.m. See all the rest at Appearances at a Glance. They don't have the books in, and since I didn't have a free weekend until November, it was rescheduled. I am very sorry.

Sep 9, 2019 - I will be doing another radio interview about my new ghost book, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations, on Wednesday, October 23rd, between 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Eastern on Boomtown Radio. It is a local radio station, but you can also listen to it live through the radio station's website. Listen here: Boomtown Radio Richmond.

Sep 1, 2019 - Another review just popped up for Virginia’s Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, & Other Haunted Locations. You can read it here.

Aug 29, 2019 - The latest review for my ghost book, Virginia’s Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, & Other Haunted Locations is now available from Boomer Magazine. Another ghost book of Virginia, Haunted Charlottesville and Surrounding Counties by Susan Schwartz was also reviewed. Check them out: Two New Books of Virginia Haunted Tales

Aug 28, 2019 - I was asked to do an interview about Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations with radio host, Neal Steele for his XTRA 99.1 FM CBW Second Monday Radio Show on XTRA 99.1 FM in Gloucester, Virginia September 9th, at 8:05 a.m. Eastern. If not in the area to receive it on your radio, you can listen to it live by streaming here.

Aug 26, 2019 - I will be returning to Colonial Williamsburg at Revolutions at the Visitor's Center on Saturday, October 26th, to sign copies of Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations. Check Appearances at a Glance to the right pf this page for times and address. It's not just for those doing the Colonial Williamsburg tour. Anyone can attend my signing--it's free, just purchase the book there to get signed.

Jul 31, 2019 - There will be a special event, a Facebook party on Facebook, Sunday, October 6, 2019, for my new ghost book, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations, along with another Schiffer Publishing author, Susan Schwartz and her ghost book, Haunted Charlottesville and Surrounding Counties. The event will be 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. There will be prizes from us both, including a signed copy of my book to be mailed to the main winner of my hour (only in the USA--sorry).

Jul 30, 2019 - The date for the book signing at Williams and Mary Bookstore in Merchants Square in Williamsburg, Virginia has been changed to September 7th. Check Appearances at a Glance for more info.

I will have a science fiction novella, Maverick Heart, coming soon from DreamPunk Press. It will be an eBook, and I am excited about this one. When I get the release date, I will let you know.

Blurb:
Lieutenant Michelle Roddenberry is a maverick and flaunts the rules. But as an officer in the Terra Federation Navy and with a galactic war going on against an alien race, one must follow orders. It is the difference between life and death. Grounded from joining her squadron on another mission and about to be dishonorably discharged too, she flaunts the rules again and steals her fighter spacecraft, flying off to join her squadron for one last battle.

Instead of finding her squadron, Michelle crashes on an unknown planet. It is a world full of changing wonder and danger. She finds another castaway there, an alien called Dakna. Both find themselves in a war with the planet, as Michelle tries to find a way off planet for them. The rule book thrown out; Michelle may find her maverick ways the only way to survive.

Jul 21, 2019 - Got another book signing schedule at the indie bookstore, Book People, in Richmond, Virginia on November 2, 2019. Most of my Saturdays from mid-August through the beginning of November are booked. For more information on Book People, or any of the other signings, check my Appearances at a Glance to the right of this page.

Jul 10, 2019 - I will be joining other authors for a panel September 28, 2019 at the Barnes and Noble at Chesterfield Town Center, in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The event begins at 3:00 p.m. For address and more, check my Appearances at a Glance.

Jul 8, 2019 - I learned that the shipment for Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations books should arrive at Schiffer Publishing July 17th, and of course, it releases everywhere else July 28th. I already have book signings set up at some bookstores and other places.

I will have a giveaway basket of goodies at one of my signings, including a gift cert for Retro Daddio. I'll be signing there on Sunday, August 18, 2019. If you come, be sure to check out the neat merchandise the owner has for sale. For my other events, just check Appearances at a Glance to the right of the page.

Jun 20, 2019 - If you're on Facebook, I am part of this cool way to win copies of my novel, How the Vortex Changed My Life, in Kindle, plus other books, including the anthology in which my story, "The Orang Bati" is included. The Horror Dungeon Release Party, an online event, is happening July 7, 2019 (Sunday), 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. My hour is at 11 am EST (10am CT, 9am MT and 8am PT). The prizes are three Kindles during the hour and choice of Kindle or hardback for the big prize at the end of the event. If you'll be there, just put "Going" at the event page. The event is hosted by Bold Mom.

Jun 12, 2019 - I was interviewed about Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations for the Authors Show. You can listen to the podcast Tuesday, June 18th, by scrolling down and clicking Virginia’s Haunted Historic Triangle link connected to my name for June 18th at Authors Show

Jun 11, 2019 - I am pleased to announce I will be doing a workshop, "Breaking Out of Your Shell," at the Virginia Writers Club Navigating Your Writing Life Symposium 2019 August 3, 2019, at the V. Earl Dickinson Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia. For those who are writers or trying to be, to sign up for this one-day conference, there is an early-bird deal for those registering before July 1st at Symposium (you don't have to be a Virginia Writers Club member). I will also be doing Monster Fest in Chesapeake, Virginia October 5th this year again.

For the addresses and more about the conference and/or Monster Fest, check my Appearances at a Glance.

Keep an eye on this website. With Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations releasing in July 2019, I can promise I'll be appearing for more book signings and events. And there are more places to preorder Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations releasing in July 2019, at B&N, Books A Million, Indiebound, and even at Target online!

May 29, 2019 - A few more weeks and all the copies of Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations will be in Schiffer Publishing's warehouse. Already, I have set up the place, Retro Daddio in Williamsburg, Virginia for the book release event. I now have a book signing set up for Saturday, August 17th, at Barnes and Noble bookstore that also is the William and Mary College bookstore. For more time and more details check Appearances at a Glance on the right side of this page.

May 1, 2019 - The 13 Backyard Monsters anthology is now available in paperback. You can buy it at Amazon, same as the Kindle version. I ordered some copies and will have copies of it for the first time at Fandom Fest at the Grissom Library in Newport News May 11th.

Now for exciting news. I just received the first copy of Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations along with a bottle of red wine from Schiffer Publishing. That means in 6-8 weeks the rest of the books will be arriving at Schiffer's warehouse, meaning earlier than the July 2019 release date. If you want a copy when it releases, you can preorder it at Schiffer Publishing or Amazon, though Schiffer will get it to you the fastest.

Apr 11, 2019 - I'll be signing copies of Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations and Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend at the Visitors Center for Colonial Williamsburg. Check Appearances at a Glance for the address and times and date.

Apr 8, 2019 - The Kindle for 13 Backyard Monsters is now live on Amazon! This contains my horror short fiction, "The Orang Bati," with 12 other scary tales. The link for it is here.

Also, I will be doing another event, Fandom Fest, at the Virgil I. Grissom Library from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. in Newport News, Virginia, on Saturday, May 11, 2019.

Mar 21, 2019 - I will be pitching my tent and doing the Fall Festival in Yorktown, Virginia, October 12, 2019. For the address and times, check Appearances at a Glance.

I am excited to announce that I, along with authors Susan Schwartz and Carol Smith, will be interviewed about our stories in the nonfiction true ghost stories anthology, Paranormal Encounters, on WTVR-6's Virginia This Morning on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. It will happen sometime between 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. If you cannot watch it or record the show, the video of the interview should be up on their website, Virginia This Morning | WTVR.com that afternoon after 2 p.m.

Mar 18, 2019 - I'll be doing a multi-author event at the Henrico County Public Library branch, Tuckahoe Area Library, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Thursday, August 1, 2019. Check out Appearances at a Glance for the address and website link, plus more.

Mar 2, 2019 - I'm excited, as Paranormal Encounters was first released February 24, 2019, at Amazon in Kindle, and that day became a #1 new release bestseller in Occult Parapsychology! And now, it was released in paperback Friday, March 1st, in paperback. You can find the links at the cover on the Ghost Books page.

Feb 22, 2019 - I'm excited! My third ghost book, Virginia’s Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, & Other Haunted Locations is going for its second printing. It will have an all new cover and book blurb, twenty additional pages with a new chapter, plus new stories added to other chapters, and ten new photos of ghost images. It releases at the end of July 2019 and is now available for preorder at Amazon and Shiffer. (I would suggest Schiffer, as the books come there first and those preorders are the first shipped out. It will be in your hands faster.) For more information about what's new, click here.

You can now see the cover for the upcoming ghost story anthology that will include two true ghost roes of mine, Paranormal Encounters, published by Anubis Press. View it here.

Jan 22, 2019 - I just signed two contracts for two true ghost stories that happened to me. Both tales will be in the anthology, Paranormal Encounters, to be published by Anubis Press sometime in 2019.

I can now say that in 2019, I will also be selling and signing my books at the Chesterfield Comic Con March 16th, the Hanover Book Festival April 27th, and returning to do the 28th Annual Jingle Bell Bazaar at Ecoff Elementary School December 7th. You can find the addresses and more about the one-day events at Appearances at a Glance.

Jan 15, 2019 - My poem "Warrior Not Forgotten," took second place in the 21st Annual Critters Readers Poll. Check it out here. It is in The Virginia Writers Club Richmond Chapter Golden Nib Contest 2018 anthology. To find out more about the poem and the anthology, click here.

Jan 15, 2019 - The anthology, FAE THEE WELL, that includes my dark fantasy story, "Last Chance," will premiere at Marscon in Williamsburg, Virginia January 18-20th. For those who can't be at the convention, you can preorder it through DreamPunk Press by clicking on the link here. Scroll down to find the book cover near the bottom of the page. It ships by February 2019.

Dec 27, 2018 - Got the cover for the upcoming anthology, FAE THEE WELL, releasing at Marscon 2019 in Williamsburg, Virginia. A large portion of the proceeds will be going to the Heritage Humane Society - a charity supported by the convention. My dark fantasy story, "Last Chance" is included in the book. Check it out here.

Plus 13 Backyard Monsters anthology may be released January 1, 2019! My story, "The Orang Bati," is included in it. Here are the 13 authors in the anthology: Don Smith, Pamela K. Kinney, Colin S. Bradly Ray Johnson, Kevin Candela, Dona Fox, Michael Fisher, Craig Mullins, Mark Henson, Mark Woods, Roma Gray, Lynn M. Cochrane, and Brian Weinsfelder.

Nov 27, 2018 - My horror short story, "The Orang Bati", was accepted for the anthology, 13 Backyard Monsters by Night Sky. When I learn the release date, I will be sure to post it here.

Nov 5, 2018 - I have disappointing news, but Arrohatc Comic Fest had to move to another date from March 9, 2019, and so, due to another possible event that happens on their new date the following weekend, I won't be doing Arrohatac. But I am happy to report I will be returning as an author guest to Mysticon February 22-24, 2019, and also to Ravencon April 5-7, 2019. Check Appearances at a Glance for addresses of the hotels of both conventions and their websites.

Oct 2, 2018 - I'll be signing copies of my nonfiction ghost books at the Barnes and Noble at Chesterfield Town Center on Saturday, October 13, 2018. For the time and address, check Appearances at a Glance.

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