Archive for 2012
The Novel Has Arrived! (Plus Giveaway)
Posted on: May 17th, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 6 Comments

I received my contributor copies of the paperback version of Soundtrack to the End of the World!  As you might expect, I am very excited.  So excited that I made a new video to show off the novel.  So excited, that I’m doing a new giveaway! Hell, even if you already have it, enter anyway.  [...]

Music, Coffee, and Llamas
Posted on: May 11th, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 6 Comments

You should know by now, my blog titles are pure nonsense.  I mean, unless you consider my coffee-drinking llama rocking out to fresh jams irrelevant. So, hey.  Listen.  Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. Transition from random Wizard of Oz reference to writing news. I’ve gotten word from he/she/it that the paperback [...]

I am Psychotic
Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 5 Comments

The Soundtrack to the End of the World kinda-sorta-mini blog tour continues today with my post on Ye Olde Inkwell.  I talk about how writers are a gaggle of lunatics.  And Ramon Noodles. Go forth and be nutty.

Open Mic Audio Post
Posted on: May 1st, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 4 Comments

You may not have noticed, but I’m currently doing a blog tour to promote Soundtrack to the End of the World.  Sure, weeks pass in between each of my guest posts, but that was by design.  In my last blog tour, I realized that my near-daily posting had the opposite effect I desired:  rather than [...]

And Then There Were Zombies: A Guest Post by Red Tash
Posted on: April 28th, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 5 Comments

It’s not often I feature guest posts on my site, but when offered the opportunity to relinquish the helm of this coffee-fueled insanity rocket to Red Tash, one does not decline.  One merely steps to the side, smiles, and says, “Presenting, the one, the only, the often imitated but never duplicated: Red Tash!”   And [...]

Video Interview
Posted on: April 24th, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 16 Comments

For your viewing pleasure, I offer you two versions of the reader-conducted interview, in which I answer questions posed by you.  Questions include the following: Zombie Apocalypse: Fight or Flight? What music inspired the writing of Soundtrack to the End of the World? Your hair is long; did you grow it yourself? What is your [...]

The Big Winnah!
Posted on: April 23rd, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 8 Comments

Please help me congratulate Emily Anderson, the winner of the SOUNDTRACK TO THE END OF THE WORLD Giveaway!  We had a huge turnout and collected a total of 480 entries.  This most definitely marks the best turnout I’ve ever had for a contest.  Thank you all so much for playing along.  But if you didn’t [...]

Hoppy Days Are Here Again
Posted on: April 22nd, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 5 Comments

First, a reminder:  Today is the last day to win $45 worth of gift cards, signed books, and more!   That’s all the face-time my novel gets today, because I want to talk to you about beer.  But not just any beer: home-brewed beer.  Over the past few months, a number of my hobbies have [...]

My Melting Brain
Posted on: April 18th, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 13 Comments

Hey gang, I have a guest post over on Red Tash’s super-awesome-blow-your-mind-cool website:  Welcome to the Darkness.  It’s all about how technology changes the way our brains work.  Also, I may or may not have embedded a hidden message, which when read, will activate you all as my minions. Don’t forget, my big giveaway celebrating [...]

Friday the 13th Vlog
Posted on: April 13th, 2012 by Anthony Rapino 14 Comments

Happy Friday the 13th! I apologize this is being posted so late in the day (it was meant to be a morning greeting).  Be sure to scroll past the video for links to everything mentioned, including the signed signature sheets for SOUNDTRACK TO THE END OF THE WORLD!     A Diamond in the Dark [...]

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