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Welcome to the Crawl!
Hi, there. ER Arroyo here, co-founder of Band of Dystopian Authors & Fans (aka BOD). We have been having a blast this year at our second annual Zombie Crawl and we hope you're enjoying it too!

My husband and I got married the same month The Walking Dead debuted on AMC, and it's always an easy reminder of how many seasons the show is up to, or maybe The Walking Dead is an easy reminder of how long we've been married... either way! Of course, we love - LOVE - the show.

It should come as no surprise that, as an admin of BOD, I sort of live in zombie-world all year round as zombies are always a big hit in the group and almost always a regular topic of BOD conversation.

For my anniversary this year, my husband took me to a place in northern Tennessee for a zombie hunting paintball adventure. We had an absolute blast. The trip was a total surprise to me, but once we were there it dawned on me we had the crawl coming up and I just HAD to document the trip for you all!Waiting in lineWhile waiting in line for tickets, some creatures were roaming around, suddenly RIGHT THERE. Of course, being the calm, collected individual that I am... I made sure to only take pics from afar and not to look them in the eye. LOL. I ain't skeert! (First things first... Shooting GalleryNo moving targets. Good way to get our feet wet. Zombie Hunting Paintball HayrideThis was the event's main attraction. You ride around on a hayride with your paintball gun bolted to the rails. The zombies were understandably covered in protective gear, so not too scary looking. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of zombies because I was too busy shooting them. Sorry!I ran out of ammo before it was over... but whatever. :)The thing we feared most... Dark Room!Touted as an escape game... we didn't know what to expect other than darkness. Were there terrifying things hiding within this trailer's walls? Zombies? Would there be any light at all? This turned out to be our favorite feature of the entire night! We were informed while waiting in line that only one team had successfully gotten out that night. We were determined, but we didn't make it! Turns out... this one had nothing to do with zombies and everything to do with problem solving skills. We wanted to try again when our fifteen minutes were up!Night of the Living Dead on the Lawn?Nice touch. But ain't nobody got time for that. Zombie Mission! A trek through the woods with paintball shotguns, a few obstacles, and sneaky zoms to kill! These guns were much more accurate and I wished we'd had them all night! Super fun! That wasn't so bad!At the end of the evening we picked up our free t-shirts and headed for the exit, but first... it was time to face those scary characters from the entrance.... And no, I still wouldn't look them in the face. Ha!If you ever get the chance, you should totally check out an event like this! We had a blast! Check out my giveaway below and I hope you enjoy the rest of the crawl! (P.S. There's a THRILLER dance contest happening at BOD. Some super cool prizes up for grabs.)>>> Giveaway <<<WINNER'S CHOICEEnter for a chance to win one of three great prizes - winner's choice!
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Option 1: Signed paperback copies of my YA dystopian books Sovereign and The Offering, featuring zombie-like human mutations called savages. (US Only)

Option 2: A free BOD t-shirt on me! Check out our new merch store over at BingTees.com! (US Only)

Option 3: $20 Amazon Gift Card (delivered via email) [International]
a Rafflecopter giveaway BONUS - Comment "I WANT A MAGNET" for a chance to win a BOD Zombie Crawl magnet. I'll draw five random winners! Don't forget to visit the other stops on the Zombie Crawl 2 Blog Party for more fun z-content and amazing prizes!

Zombie Crawl 2 - Blog Party

October 22 - 31, 2015

by Band of Dystopian Authors & Fans

How it works: Each day, the scheduled authors and bloggers will post awesome zombie-tastic content for your enjoyment along with a giveaway on their site/blog/page. You can hop around to all of the participating sites and enter as many giveaways as you like! If you would like to be emailed links to the new posts each day, join this Zombie Crawl Daily Digest list which will ensure you don't miss a post (or join the party on Facebook to get notifications). Make sure to leave comments and interact with the participating sites. Thanks for joining the party!

The Schedule:

OCTOBER 22 - Thursday

Band of Dystopian Authors & Fans (Party & Grand Prize Host)

Jo Michaels Blog (author)

Rissa Blakeley (author)



OCTOBER 23 - Friday

Claire C. Riley (author)

2 Girls & A Book (blog)

Emily Shore (author)



OCTOBER 24 - Saturday

Kathy Dinisi (author)

Us Girls & A Book (blog)

The Voluptuous Book Diva (blog 18+)



OCTOBER 25 - Sunday

Casey L. Bond (author)

THE KATY blog (blog)



OCTOBER 26 - Monday

Saul Tanpepper (author)

Warren Fielding (author)

The Leighgendarium (blog)



OCTOBER 27 - Tuesday

Kody Boye (author)

Rhiannon Frater (author)

ER Arroyo (author)

OCTOBER 28 - Wednesday

Allen Gamboa (author)

Armand Rosamilia (author)

Ethan @ One Guy's Guide to Good Reads (blog)



OCTOBER 29 - Thursday

Kate L. Mary (author)

aftershockzombieseries (author)

Eli Constant (author)



OCTOBER 30 - Friday

Aria Michaels (author)

Brian Parker (author)

Mama Reads Hazel Sleeps (blog)



OCTOBER 31 - Saturday

Cindy Carroll (author)

M. R. Pritchard (author)

Toni L.H. Boughton (author)

Digital Dirty Girl (blog)

To learn more about Band of Dystopian and/or to enter our Grand Prize Giveaway, visit BandofDystopian.com and don't forget to join the group on Facebook!

Excited to share this deal with you! Get Prep For Doom for half price. If you haven't read it yet, you really should! Check out these review snippets!Read reviews here: Amazon - GoodreadsPrep For Doomby Band of Dystopian

The release of AVHF upon NYC’s unsuspecting populace brings bloody suffering within hours, death within a day, and spreads worldwide within a month. Online community, Prep For Doom, has risen to the top of the doomsday preparation movement. Some have written them off as crazy while others couldn’t be more serious about the safety the preppers could provide. But when AVHF strikes, their preparation may not be enough to save them. From 20 authors comes an integrated collection of short stories about a single catastrophe as experienced by many characters, some of whom will cross paths.

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About Band of DystopianBand of Dystopian (BOD) is a Facebook group, blog, and company dedicated to dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic books. Our mission is to help fans of dystopian fiction find books they will love and help authors of the genre get the word out about their work. Our community of over 2,700 readers and authors has become a supportive, interactive, and insanely fun place to be. We are branching into the publishing world with our first anthology, Prep For Doom. We have over 200 authors in the group, plenty of great conversation, tons of giveaways, and the perfect place for dystopian lovers to find their next great read.

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Today, I'm so thrilled to be taking part in Future Chronicles Week and to be able to share with you that I'm now a part of The Future Chronicles family! A brand new short story from yours truly will be featured in an upcoming volume, Doomsday Chronicles, coming out later this fall. There are tons of great authors in this series including the likes of Hugh Howey, and I'm so fortunate to be in such good company. Please check out the series and enter for a chance to win a Kindle Paperwhite loaded with Chronicles ebooks!

Thank you all for your support of my work!

-ERGotta read 'em all!

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A compendium of select previously published Chronicles titles as well as 5 new stories to whet your appetite.

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From the imaginations of twenty authors of dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction comes PREP FOR DOOM - an integrated collection of short stories that tell the tale of a single catastrophe as experienced by many characters, some of whom will cross paths.

What begins with a seemingly innocuous traffic accident soon spirals into a global pandemic. The release of Airborne Viral Hemorrhagic Fever upon New York City’s unsuspecting populace brings bloody suffering within hours, death within a day, and spreads worldwide within a month.

An online community called Prep For Doom has risen to the top of a recent doomsday preparation movement. Some have written them off as crazy while others couldn’t be more serious about the safety the preppers could provide in a global disaster. But when AVHF strikes, their preparation may not be enough to save them.

From authors Laura Albins, ER Arroyo, Amy Bartelloni, Brea Behn, Casey L. Bond, TK Carter, Kate Corcino, Harlow C. Fallon, Kelsey D. Garmendia, Caroline A. Gill, DelSheree Gladden, John Gregory Hancock, Casey Hays, Kate L. Mary, Jon Messenger, Monica Enderle Pierce, Cameo Renae, Hilary Thompson, Yvonne Ventresca, and Megan White. Amazon
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I'm thrilled to tell you about this project! Since around the new year, I've been putting insane hours into this and I'm so proud that we are almost done. Nineteen other authors and I have put together this incredible book, an anthology like none of us have seen before. A cohesive story wherein each story is a chapter, a piece of the overall tale. Check it out!  ADD TO GOODREADS From the imaginations of twenty authors of dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction comes PREP FOR DOOM - an integrated collection of short stories that tell the tale of a single catastrophe as experienced by many characters, few of whom will ever meet.

What begins with a seemingly innocuous traffic accident soon spirals into a global pandemic. The release of Airborne Viral Hemorrhagic Fever upon New York City’s unsuspecting populace brings bloody suffering within hours, death within a day, and spreads worldwide within a month.

An online community called Prep For Doom has risen to the top of a recent doomsday preparation movement. Some have written them off as crazy while others couldn’t be more serious about the safety the preppers could provide in a global disaster. But when AVHF strikes, their preparation may not be enough to save them.

Hey friends, check out this amazing cover for the brand new YA Sci-Fi Thriller, Pieces of Revenge by Valia Lind. Read on to find links & blurb. Add to Goodreads A weapon. A broken life. A humanity lost.
            That is all Anastasia knows, that is all that she is. As an eleven-year-old, she witnessed her family’s brutal murder and she’s been on the run ever since. She’s spent her life training and planning for the day she can take her revenge. 
            Kallos Enterprises is a well respected corporation, set on improving the genetic structure of an individual. Or so they say. Anastasia knows, first hand, what kind of monsters lurk behind the pretty walls of those skyscrapers. Armed with combat skills and a beyond perfect memory, she heads to Chicago to uncover the answers to questions that plagued her for years.
            After arriving in the city, she meets Logan, a boy from her past who changes all the rules. She doesn’t remember him, but he remembers her. His position at Kallos Enterprises is useful, his presence is unnerving, and he makes her question everything she knows about herself to be true. If her perfect memory can’t remember Logan, what else about her past is wrong? 
            Time is running out. Anastasia has nowhere to turn, but to trust the one person who’s a memory she should have, but doesn’t. With a madman threatening their every step, Anastasia and Logan must uncover the truths behind Kallos experiments and hope that the answers they find won’t destroy the world forever.

Buy It Now Amazon  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA About Valia Lind Goodreads  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Website Author. Photographer. Artist. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, Valia Lind always had a love for the written word. She wrote her first full book on the bathroom floor of her dormitory, while procrastinating to study for her college classes. Upon graduation, she has moved her writing to more respectable places, and have found her voice in Young Adult fiction. You can visit her online at www.valialind.blogspot.com or follow her on twitter, where she spends way too much time, @ValiaLind
Happy Release Day, Valia!!

Welcome! Thank you for visiting my stop on the Zombie Crawl! A little over four years ago I spent the summer watching a ton of zombie flicks with one of my brothers and then The Walking Dead came out that fall and I was hooked. I could rave all day about the characters and the intensity, but instant I thought it would be fun to recap some of my zombie faves. 

Favorite Z - Show
The Walking Dead
**It's my favorite show, period.

Favorite Z - Movie
Zombieland

Favorite Z - Book
Warm Bodies

Check out these zombie pics and enter my giveaway for a $10 Amazon Gift Card AND check out the schedule at the bottom of this post for the rest of the authors & blogs in the Zombie Crawl Blog Party! They'll be giving away great stuff too. Thanks for stopping by! Cake I made for the premier 
of The Walking Dead Yum! Zombie Fun from beauty college back in 2011 Zombie Snow Day! a Rafflecopter giveaway Zombie Crawl Blog Party Schedule Party Host & Grand Prize: Band of Dystopian October 22

Hope To Read | Author Jamie Canosa

October 23

Author E.R. Arroyo

October 24

Author Christy Sloat | Author N.W. Harris

October 25

Author David Moon

October 26

Two Girls & A Book

October 27

Secret Life of a Townie | The Writer’s Roadtrip

Author Michael Halliday | Author Aria Michaels

Imagine, Create, Share, Repeat!

October 29

Precious Monsters | Author Kate L. Mary

Z Plan - Zombie Book Series | Author Michelle Muckley

October 30

Author Rhiannon Frater | Author Cameo Renae

Author Angela Cavanaugh

October 31

Author Jessica Meigs

I Feel the Need, the Need to Read

limited Time Sale The Offering Links
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The Offering (Sovereign Series Book 2) Consumed by guilt from a war she started, Cori faces the aftermath of her destruction. The Mercy colony is in shambles as infection spreads and Dylan struggles to find a cure before it’s too late. Cori’s love and loyalties are put to the test when he asks her for the unthinkable. Now faced with impossible decisions, Cori must risk her friends and everything she’s ever cared about in order to put things right. She’ll go to unimaginable lengths to save the innocent, no matter the cost. The Sovereign Series
YA Dystopian/Post-Apoc Book 1: Sovereign (FREE on all major digital platforms)
Book 2: The Offering ($0.99 limited time)
Short Story: Transgression ($0.99) More info on The Sovereign Series