Okay. There's a lot going on and I realized a desperate need to create a post in which I could talk about all of these amazing things under one roof. So let's just get started. The first thing, and the primary focus of the upcoming year, is getting my independent feature film "Julie" off the ground. The official synopsis is this: "Julie follows the story of a teenage girl who has begun to realize she is different from her classmates. As she learns to accept these differences, students start disappearing left and right. But when a boy notices her for the first time, Julie must choose between the normal life she never thought she could have and becoming the monster she knows in her heart she was born to be."

The official facebook page has gotten nearly 60 likes in less than a week, hit a reach of 700, although I would like to get at least 100 likes soon. The article about the film and what I intend to do with it, published on HorrorBid.com, has already amassed 7,000 readers. This feels incredible and makes me hopeful. I believe this thing is something special and I want to make it something special. I want Julie to be a fun, funny, scary coming-of-age feminist slasher movie and I'm aware that's hard to sell, but even more aware that it shouldn't be. The kickstarter will start very soon and there will be all sorts of goodies. I'm so excited to finally be able to see the individual pieces of this puzzle so I can begin putting them together, because I truly believe the end result can be beautiful.

Now for some bad news. Wordclay.com has closed its doors and that means my first five books (American Vampires, The New World, Sunrise, Requiem and In the Dark) will be going out of print for the time being. In some ways, this is honestly a little merciful. I was young when I wrote the books, in particular American Vampires, and they feel young. But texts have already been polished and revised, and I plan to find them a new home as soon as I can.

Speaking of American Vampires, I posted via the facebook page the banner of a new surprise project called "American Vampires: The Series" which is a web-series I will begin production of in the coming months that will for the most part adapt the first book. With a few new twists and turns. It will be small, but it will also be a lot of fun. I can't wait to see this project and this world finally come to life.

Another project that has sat for too long is my comic book series, which I hold very dear to my heart, titled Bitchfight. This series follows a group of girls at a Catholic High School that is in actuality a training facility for girls with demonic powers. Each one has their own special trait, each power rooted in darkness and something they have to learn to live with, control, and ultimately use to empower themselves. Yes, there's Whedonistic inspiration. How dare I also wish to write a story about empowered young women. Anyway, I have written 50 issues of this comic book, so it's about time to make it a thing. There have been a couple near-misses in terms of artists, but I have a feeling a hit is right around the corner.

And then there's the Nightmaria radio drama I plan to produce in the next couple months. Or movie for blind people, whichever you prefer. This is exciting for me in a couple ways. One, response to Nightmaria has been very positive. Two, that's good because there are four more books to come. Because of this, I want to build the audience as much as I possibly can. Three, I have never written a radio drama before, and I want to try my hand at as many different types of writing as I possibly can. I'll be looking out for voice talents very shortly.

I'll also be directing a short film in January and will hopefully do one or two more scattered throughout the year. As 2013 marks the 35th anniversary of Halloween, I plan to do a celebratory book on the making of the franchise and already have some key interviews lined up. So hopefully that one stays on track, I think it would be an awesome thing to deliver next October.

As for books, I plan on delivering some of those over the course of the year too (I am posting this on goodreads, after all.) First I plan to publish a zombie novel I wrote about a girl who has the worst 17th birthday possible, titled Wake Up Charlie. Then, I plan to deliver the long-promised American Vampires spinoff novel Kane, which follows the titular character on a very dark and unpleasant journey that forces him to realize things about both himself and the world around him that he has needed to realize for a very long time. American Vampires fans, if you exist, I hope you enjoy it because I think it turned out pretty good. Finally, around next Christmas I plan to publish Cities of Ash: Nightmaria Book Two. It will be over twice the size of the first book, so get reading that now if you haven't already. As always, I appreciate the support to a degree that, if I tried to vocalize, would only come out in a stupid mumble.

And that is why I am very glad the world didn't end. I have way too many things to do. I hope everyone is willing to join me on this quest, because I'll get lost if I try and go it alone.