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Mr. Dimes describes himself as a man of many slashes. He has been called upon in the past to be the following: Illustrator/Writer/Singer/Actor. This is about the WRITER slash. In 2001, Mr. Dimes was remarkably ecstatic about getting his very first novel Coincidissonance (PublishAmerica), published. Coincidissonance at its core, is about a Romance/Horror writer gone missing. Surrounding this core story is a crazed mosaic, a hurricane fury of unusual characters, and darkly comic situations loosely or strongly tied to the central theme, depending upon whom the villain is tormenting at the time. It is 164 pages, and boasts a cover design by John Dimes himself. About Coincidissonance:
In June of 2002, Borders Books and Music hosted his first book signing for Coincidissonance. In 2005, Mr. Dimes was again fanned into even greater fires of excitement with the release of his second book, The White Corpse Hustle: A Guide for the Fledgling Vampire (PublishAmerica). The White Corpse Hustle: A Guide for the Fledgling Vampire where Mr. Dimes claims to have had several conversations with an actual vampire. The book is described as being a “curious and incognoscible compendium of all things vampiric. . . .for the most part.” It got loads of diagrams, and fun facts to be had. It reviewed rather well: About The White Corpse Hustle:
"John
Dimes has done for vampires, what Douglas Adams did for the galaxy,
in 'The White Corpse Hustle'. It's the new bible for all future
vampire movies. . ." “.
. .A fun little read reminiscent of Hitchhikers Guide. . . 4.5 out
of 5 rating.” “It’s
a darn fun book. A Critics Pick.” “Impressive,
with detailed artwork that flows well with the writing.”
In October of 2005—just in time for Halloween—there was a signing engagement at Big Monkey Comics for “White Corpse Hustle”. In 2007. WELL, 2007 was a creatively fertile year for Mr. Dimes. His works appeared in several anthologies: “Tales of the Slug” (Windstorm Creative), “Other Things, Other Places” (Magus Press), “The Sound of Horror” (Magus Press), and “Diabolic Tales I: An Anthology of Dark Minds” (Diabolic Publications). It is important to note that Diabolic Tales featured an excerpt from his novel Intracations (DarkHart Press). Again, in 2007, Mr. Dimes was emotionally, and mentally hijacked, i.e.—he was pleased as punch—to have his Fantasy novel The Rites of Pretending Tribe (Zumaya Publications) released on to an unsuspecting world. The Rites of Pretending Tribe is the story of the mystical entity Mr. Home as he encounters the mischievous Flicker, and his retinue of dream warriors. Warriors who subsist on the energies of sleeping children. “Rites” is described as a “surreal and whimsical tale” that explores the themes of misunderstood youth, and the capacity for compassion for even the most villainous of characters. ONCE AGAIN in 2007, Mr. Dimes’ brainpan practically spun in apoplectic glee over his unexpected release of his Dark Urban Fantasy, Intracations (DarkHart Press). Intracations is the story of stand-up comic Hiram “Effort” Barnes, and how his womanizing ways inadvertently becomes the catalyst for events that may just destroy the whole of all existence. “Few people can find something funny about the world coming to an end—John Dimes, however, is someone. . . .maybe the only one who can. Read Intracations and weep (with laughter). —P.D. Cacek, Bram Stoker Award Winning Author of The Wind Caller & Night Prayers. |
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