Still Floating: 40 Years of Pennywise contributor Brian Freeman

Most people know Brian from the beautiful limited edition books he puts out for his company, Lividian Publications. I knew Brian before he struck out on his own. He was working at Cemetery Dance when I submitted my novel, Haven. My first correspondence from Brian was on November 16, 2012:

Thanks for the submission for our eBook line. Could you email me the Word

doc as well? Richard Chizmar, our publisher, would like to give this one a

read while the eBook team is considering it. Also, could you let me know

about any previous publications, etc? Thanks!

And the rest, as they say, is history. In addition to producing the finest collectible books on the market, Brian is also a hell of a writer. The Painted Darkness remains one of my favorite novellas. Brian's essay in Still Floating, "Publishing a Stephen King Anniversary Edition," takes the reader behind the scenes in the world of publishing.

Brian's bio:

Brian James Freeman is the author of Walking with Ghosts, The Painted Darkness, Blue November Storms, The Halloween Children (with Norman Prentiss), and Darkness Whispers (with Richard Chizmar). His anthologies include Midnight Under the Big Top, Dark Screams, Detours, Reading Stephen King, and the Halloween Carnival series. He’s also the founder and publisher of Lividian Publications, a small press specializing in collectible limited edition books. Social media remains a total mystery to him, but his website at BrianJamesFreeman.com is occasionally updated.