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Jonathan Maberry is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of '' Ghost Road Blues '', the first of a trilogy of supernatural thrillers published by Pinnacle Books. The series continued with of Dead Man’s Song in 2007; and will conclude with Bad Moon Rising (2008). Maberry is a professional writer and writing teacher; since 1979 he’s sold more than 1000 articles, seventeen nonfiction books, six novels, as well as short stories, poetry, song lyrics, video scripts, and two plays. Maberry is also a nonfiction author of some note. His early books dealt mainly with martial arts and self defense and include of Judo and You (Kendall Hunt 1990), of Ultimate Jujutsu (Strider Nolan, 2002) and of Ultimate Sparring (Strider Nolan 2003). Maberry holds an 8th degree black belt in Shinowara-ryu Jujutsu. In 2002 he was inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council; and in 2004 was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Maberry departed from martial arts writing and authored a number of books on the folklore and beliefs of the occult and paranormal. His breakout book was Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us and Hunger for Us (Citadel Press, 2006). It was followed by The Cryptopedia: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange and Downright Bizarre (2007; co-written with David F. Kramer) Also scheduled are (2008), They Bite! (2009) and Vampire Hunters and Other Enemies of Evil (2010). Maberry is the Executive Director of The Career Doctor for Writers which provides workshops, classes and editorial services for writers of all genres; and a founding partner of The Writers Corner USA [http://www.writerscornerusa.com/ , an writers' education center that provides in-person and online classes in both the craft and business of writing. He is a speaker for the National Writers Union , a writing mentor for the Horror Writers Association and the Mystery Writers Of America , a member of the International Thriller Writers and president of the NJ-PA Chapter of the Horror Writers Association. He is a writing teacher and conducts writing workshops for both fiction and nonfiction; and tours libraries, bookstores, and writing groups giving his lectures to packed houses. Maberry is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, where his most common lecture topica are "The Art of the Book Pitch", "Nuts and Bolts of the Writing Business", and "Writing Fight and Action Scenes". In September 2007 Jonathan Maberry began publishing an upscale horror magazine, The Cryptopedia Magazine, with David F. Kramer as his editor. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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