The Nightmare is Almost Here

Hey Everyone,

With Halloween on itsway, its the perfect time to give you an update on my upcoming book.

It will be a collection of horror and suspense stories marking my first venture into the genre. I'm really excited about this new project. The name of the new book is called Anthorrogy (the combination of Anthology and Horror). Each story is an original one by me with wonderful cover art by artist Tarita Lopez.

If you would like to see this new cover check out the gallery page and bookstore link. For a sample of one of the stories go to the sample stories page and read Patience.

The new book is due out at the end of this month but I will keep you updated on its progress.

Until the next time....keep reading.

MLA

Thank You to all who came by the Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. Table

I wanted to say thank you to all of you who came by our table at the Brooklyn Book Fair this weekend. Even if you didn't purchase a book, meeting all of you was a sheer joy.

Those of you who did purchase copies of my work, I hope you are enjoying them.

Keep your eye out for my new novel coming later in October called Anthorrorgy: A collection of horror and suspense stories written by yours truly.

We will be at Boys and Girls HS on Saturday September 27th again promoting and selling our work.

Until next time, take care.

Marc L Abbott

Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. & Author Marc L Abbott @ The Brooklyn Book Fair Sunday September 14th, 2008

Hey Everyone!

The fair is fast approaching! It will happening this coming Sunday September 14th here in Brooklyn, NY at Borough Hall. If you have never been to this event you are in for a real treat. Join hundreds of writers and publishers at this outdoor event from 10am - 6pm.

Look for Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. as we will be selling copies of my books A Gamble of Faith and The Hooky Party and join us for the announcement of my new book due out in October entitled Anthorrorgy.

For more information on the fair visit www.brooklynbookfestival.org and be sure to come on down and check us out at booth space 128.

Hope to see you there.

Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. & Author Marc L Abbott @ The Brooklyn Book Fair Sunday September 14th, 2008

It’s that time of year again! The Brooklyn Book Fair is coming. Sunday September 14th at Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza. Now in it’s third year, the festival it is a book lovers dream.

Last year Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. made its first appearance at the festival. We sold out of copies of my sophomore book, The Hooky Party, before the day was out. This year we hope to repeat. Come on down and visit us, get your copies of The Hooky Party and A Gamble of Faith and get information on the upcoming novel Anthorrorgy: A Collection of Horror and Suspense Stories due out this fall.

Visit www.brooklynbookfestival.org for more information on the festival. Hope to see you there!

A MESSAGE FROM MARC L ABBOTT

To the Avid Reader:

In today’s market geared toward urban fiction, there are very few stories aimed toward our youth that contain a strong positive message or characters to go along with it. Amid the sex and the violence, there are no stories that seem to relate to coming of age without a grim and deadly fate waiting for them at the end. You will find just the opposite in my novel The Hooky Party.
With positive characters combined with the mischief of being a teenager, this story teaches our youth the value of taking responsibility for your actions as they make their way into adulthood. The life of a teenager involves issues with friendship, honesty and trust, the things that are important to a teenager’s life. The Hooky Party touches on these issues. The story is built on the concept of what happens when a good plan goes terribly wrong.
When two best friends plan an event which they feel will make them both popular and is well within their rights to do, they discount the possibilities of what could happen if things go wrong. Though they are both excellent students and very smart, like most teenagers they don’t believe that they will get caught nor face any consequences for their actions. Even when the plan starts to unravel, they refuse to back down and push forward.
But when they get caught, they find out that there is no one to blame but themselves. They also learn that friendship, no matter how strong, does have its limit. Even though it is easier to be a follower, the true test of one’s character is to be a leader of your own life. Should I say no to a friend? Will my decisions to go against the flow result in peer disappointment? Who do you blame when a joint decision goes bad? These are some of the questions that get answered in The Hooky Party as our characters learn valuable life lessons.
Though the setting is an urban high school, the teenagers depicted in The Hooky Party are not what you might think. While they are rambunctious, they are also intelligent students, family orientated and caring. Like all teenagers, they tackle the hardships of peer pressure, lean on friends for support and, most importantly, learn from their mistakes.
The Hooky Party is a good read for both teenagers and adults. Parents and teenagers can both relate to the story. It is sure to bring back fond memories; teenagers sometime forget that their parents were once teenagers too. The Hooky Party is a wonderful discussion piece for both.
A delightful urban story about coming of age without the dark and violent undertones consistently associated with urban life; The Hooky Party is a novel for everyone to enjoy. It will make a great addition to your home or school library. For more on this and my other works visit my website at www.hobbcatpresents.com.

Thank you

THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR IS ALMOST HERE! - JULY 19, 2008

The fair is almost here!

Hobbcat Publishing Inc. will be at the Harlem Book Fair on Saturday July 19th. The fair will begin at 10am and go until 6pm. I will be on hand to sign and sell copies of my two novels, A Gamble of Faith and The Hooky Party. I will also be presenting a sneak preview of my next book.

Sale Prices for the books are $12 each. There will be a combo deal available that day if you buy both books together.

Also keep a special look out for our street team who will be out and about handing out fliers and pointing the way to out table. Just look for the people in the Hobbcat Publishing t-shirts and they will tell you where we are.

The Book Fair is located along West 135th Street, Fifth Avenue to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. For more information go to www.qbr.com. Hope to see you all there.

HOBBCAT PUBLISHING INC. at the HARLEM BOOK FAIR 2008

Hello Everyone,

Get ready for an exciting summer in New York. Get out your pens and mark this date on your calendar; Saturday July 19th.

What’s so special about that date? I’ll tell you.

Hobbcat Publishing Inc. will be at the Harlem Book Fair on Saturday July 19th.

Come on down and join us at one of New York’s largest book fairs this summer. Meet me, Marc L Abbott, as I will be on hand to sign and sell copies of my two novels, A Gamble of Faith and The Hooky Party. I will also be presenting a sneak preview of my next book with a special unveiling of…well you just have to come down to the book fair to find out what it is.

The Book Fair is located along West 135th Street, Fifth Avenue to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard.

I will update you with exact location of our booth as we get closer to the fair date.

THE HOOKY PARTY: REVISED AND AVAILABLE NOW!

Good News!

The Hooky Party is back on the market. Freshly re-edited at the new price of $13.95 it is ready for order.

Thank you to all of you who brought the issues of the first edition to my attention. Pass the word on to your friends the new version is out.

A RESPONSE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE HOOKY PARTY

Hello Everyone,

Sorry I have not updated this blog in awhile, I have been busy promoting The Hooky Party and working on my collection of horror stories that will be out later this year. I want to thank all of you who have bought The Hooky Party for your support.

I wanted to take this moment to address a concern that has been brought to my attention.

Many people have come to me and said that while they have enjoyed The Hooky Party, there were some errors they discovered in the book. I myself was suprised to hear this because I had a professional editor copy edit the book before it went to print and, until recently, had not heard there were problems. One reader even brought me their copy of the book and pointed them out to me. I was mortified so I quickly went and pulled the finalized copy edited manuscript from my files fearing I might have sent the wrong manuscript to print. But when I went back through it I discovered that these errors were present.

The errors were not major in that I needed to rewrite the entire book, but if my audience is bothered by it, I'm bothered by it as well. Needless to say I got right to work correcting these problems. So for the past couple of months I have been cleaning up the mistakes. So what does this mean?

The Hooky Party is getting a little makeover. It will be the same story, just with those errors cleared up. Those of you who have noticed them, know that I am aware and that a cleaner edition is coming. When it is ready I will announce it. The book also has new price $13.95.

So know that I am busy making your reading experience the best one possible.

Look of the new announcment.

The Hooky Party Price Change

Hello Eeveryone,

I just wanted to let you all know that effective December 3rd, the price of my novel The Hooky Party will change from $10.99 to $13.95. In an effort to expand sales of the book this change was needed.

If you have any questions please email me at hobbcatpublishing@yahoo.com

Thank you for your support

Annual Independent and Small Press Book Fair This Upcoming Weekend Dec. 1 & 2

Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. will be present at the Annual Independent and Small Press Book Fair this upcoming weekend December 1 and 2, 2007 in New York City.

The Book Fair will be held at the New York City Center for Independnat Publishing located at 20 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.

Admission is free but a donation of $1 is being asked at the door to support the fair. So if you are around this weekend come on in and stop by. We will be on the second floor.

Hope to see you there. For more information go to www.nycip.org

BE A BOOK REVIEWER AT BARNES AND NOBLE AND BORDERS WEBSITES

I'm asking everyone who has bought and read The Hooky Party to please let the masses know what you think of it. How do you do that?

Go to either Barnes and Noble or Borders websites, search for my book and when it comes up, kindly write a review of what you think. It only takes a few minutes to do. When people see a review they tend to gravitate toward the title more and it's a great way to generate more interest in my other titles as well.

So take a moment and do a review.

Thank you all again for your support.

HOOKY PARTY UPDATE

Hello everyone. I just wanted to keep you up to date on my latest novel. As of today, since it's release in August, I have sold over 80 copies independantly. Thank you to all of you who have supported my second novel. I encourage everyone to tell a friend and get them to buy a copy as well. I have receieved a lot of positive feed back about the novel as well a wonderful review of it in The Amsterdam News.

Remember, ordering it directly from me means I can autograph it and send it to you.

Thank you all again for your support.


MLA

OTHER OUTLETS WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE OUR BOOKS

We have distribution going on with both Barnes and Nobles and Borders as well as Amazon. If you would like to purchase any of our books through these retailers simply go to their websites and look up our titles. You can also request these books at your local Barnes and Nobles or Borders books stores. Ask how at your closest store.

Here are their websites:

www.bn.com
www.borders.com
www.amazon.com

ORDERING AND DISCOUNT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q: How do I order from Hobbcat Publishing, Inc.?

A: Go to www.hobbcatpresents.com and go to the bookstore. Choose the book that you wish to purchase and click on the buy now buttons. You will be directed to the purchasing pages for each book.

Q: Why are your books published by two different publishers?

A: When I wrote my first book I enlisted the services of IUniverse and published it through them. They are the current publisher of that title. The Hooky Party is published by Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. my own company.

Q: Can I get an autographed copy of a book?

A: You can get an autographed copy of The Hooky Party if you order it directly from me. I will sign it when you purchase it and send it to you. Currently A Gamble of Faith is being offered through another company. If you order directly through them, the book will be shipped from that publisher, not from me. I am working on changing that so you can purchase it along side The Hooky Party.

Q: Do you give discounts on bulk orders on your titles?

A: At the current time we are not offering discounts on bulk orders for The Hooky Party. For discounts for A Gamble of Faith contact the publisher IUniverse for details.

Q: Do you offer any deals with bulk orders of The Hooky Party?

A: For every 50 books you buy I will throw in a free copy.

THE HOOKY PARTY BOOK REVIEW IN THE AMSTERDAM NEWS

On Thursday September 27th, head down to your local newsstand or magazine shop and pick up a copy of the Amsterdam News. In it you will find a book review of my new book The Hooky Party. Pass the word on to your friends and family.

Book Review of The Hooky Party in the Amsterdam News

I have been told that on Thursday September 27th, 2007 there will be a book review of The Hooky Party in that issue of The Amsterdam News. I will keep you posted on the details as the date gets closer.

Thank You to all who came by the Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. Table

I wanted to extend a thank you to all of you who came by our table at the 2nd Annual Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday. Whether you purchased a book or just stopped by to say hello, your support was heartfelt. For everyone who bought a copy of The Hooky Party, I hope you enjoy the read. Feedback from you after you have finished the book would be appreciated as well.

Thank you all again and I will keep you posted on upcoming events.

Take Care,

MLA

THE HOOKY PARTY: GET IT NOW!

The Hooky Party, the first novel out under Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. is now available for you. Ask for it at any bookstore or order it direct from me from the website. All books purchased through the website will be autographed by me. Just mention to whom you would like the book made out to in your order.

Remember, books make great gifts! So order your copy today.

And see me in person at the Brooklyn Book Fair on September 16th from 10am to 6pm.

Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. & Author Marc L Abbott @ The Brooklyn Book Fair Sunday September 16th, 2007

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to let you all know that I will be selling and signing copies of my books A Gamble of Faith and The Hooky Party on Sunday September 16th at the 2nd annual Brooklyn Book Fair. If you have not purchased your copies of these books you can do so at the fair. If you have purchased copies and would like to have them autographed I will be on hand to sign them for you. I am providing a link to the Brooklyn Book Fair site below.

http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/

Mark this event down on your calendar. I hope to see you all there.