And now for something completely different, the second announcement of the other new release this week! 🙂 This one is in the horror genre, which will come as no surprise to those who know how much I love Clive Barker, lol (and how much I love Dante’s Inferno, Milton’s Paradise Lost, etc)  Just know that Hellscapes is very different from my other work.  The stories are very visceral, intense horror in style and theme.  Very timely too, as the two stories book-ending this collection involve powerful political figures who foment wars in foreign lands (Blood Dreams and Lords of War) … for both there isRead More →

Today’s the big day for the eBook release of Chronicles of Ave, my new short story collection featuring tales set in the world of Ave, which is the setting for most of my Fires in Eden series. There are six stories in all, including the novella-length “Winter’s Embrace”.  The stories are stand-alone, so you do not need to be familiar with the novels to get into these stories.  However, if you are familiar with the novels, these short stories will broaden your experience of the series, as many of them are about places, events, or characters that are referenced at some point in the series.Read More →

  My newest short story, “All the Lands, Nowhere a Home”, marks the debut of Rayden Valkyrie.  She’s a hard-hitting gal with an honor code, and I am confident readers of fantasy and sword and sorcery are going to love her! She’s going to be doing a lot more in the future as well, so you might as well make your introduction now! The story is included in Thunder on the Battlefield: Sword, which along with a second volume, Thunder on the Battlefield: Sorcery, are available today on Kindle and Nook editions. It will be available in print very shortly, in about a week andRead More →

I’m on my way to Mo*Con in Indianapolis today, where I have the great honor of being a Guest of Honor. Looking forward to it very much! But I wanted to be sure to leave this link to a new mega-post I did for Fourth Wall Friday at the Cabin Goddess! This theme blends the world of an author’s books with their own world, and this post has a serious theme that resonates strongly with the Rising Dawn Saga. I really think readers of my series will appreciate this post a lot, and for those that haven’t read the series, this will definitely give youRead More →

Made my first appearance on an Italian-based blog site, for a short interview with Italian Brats Obsessions. Here is the link: http://itlnbrt.com/2013/03/15/meet-my-guest-author-stephen-zimmer/ Had some really good questions to address about the writer’s life.Read More →

Vampires Don’t Sparkle! cover has been revealed today, created by the award-winning Matt Perry! I’m excited about this anthology project! My short story “The Excavation” is included in this anthology, which features some incredible authors like Gary A. Braunbeck, Tim Waggoner, Maurice Broaddus, Lucy A. Snyder, Bob Freeman, and many more.  The editor is none other than Michael West! AND a portion of proceeds from the sale of this anthology go to cancer research, which is a very personal thing to me (my dad was a cancer researcher, for those of you that might not know). There’s a pre-order window up for one week for thoseRead More →

7pm Eastern Standard Time tonight, live on Nightmares with Malice Cooper, I will be talking about my newest writing project…The Hellscapes.  Yes, I now have tales in the horror genre, and they are  coming very, very soon!  Get ready to turn up the heat and venture into realms where angels fear to tread! There are several sites that carry Malice’s show, including www.wflmradio.com www.metalkultureradio.com www.trebleradiorocks.com www.radioentata.com www.liveparanormal.com So if you have trouble accessing through one site, here are several options.  I will have some giveaways too for those who listen in!  Read More →

Thank you to all who have entered and promoted the contest!  I really appreciate it very much!  There will be other contests if you don’t happen to win on this one! And now, without further adieu, the winners of my contest! 1.   Sharon Stogner  Winner of: Grand Prize: A Kindle Touch 3G, plus 3 Stephen Zimmer eBooks of your choice, 4 additional SSP eBooks of your choice (choose between Jackie Gamber, D.A. Adams, Michael West, H. David Blalock, Steven Shrewsbury, and R.J. Sullivan), and 9 bundle of eBooks from participating authors: J.H. Glaze: 5 pack including The Spirit Box, Northwest, Forced Intelligence, and The Horror Challenge VolumesRead More →

Welcome to my first hosted contest, which features a number of wonderful prizes including a Kindle Touch 3G as part of the grand prize!  Prizes include bundles of eBooks, signed softcovers, an Amazon Gift Card, and more! Now for the formal stuff.  I will be fulfilling all eBooks and book prizes relating to myself and Seventh Star Press authors directly, as well as the Kindle Touch 3G and the Amazon Gift Card.  The additional eBooks from other authors will be fulfilled by the authors themselves, directly.  The authors donating the additional eBook prizes, JH Glaze, Dianne Gardner, Gwen Perkins, Rachel Hunter, and David Guyton assumeRead More →