WD Gagliani

www.myspace.com/wdgagliani
  • WD Gagliani

  • 90 / Male
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
  • Last Login: 12/14/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Progressive rock and synthesizers, exotic weapons, alternate history, military history, reading and writing (go figure).
  • Music

    Music has helped shape my work, and most of my influences span the progressive rock genre -- starting with ELP, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, through Rick Wakeman's solo works, Camel, Kansas, King Crimson, and Tangerine Dream, Synergy, Isao Tomita, Vangelis, and all the way to the neo-Progressive music of Fish & Marillion, Spock's Beard, Porcupine Tree, Jordan Rudess, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Transatlantic, with a special place in my heart for the concept works of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. I love the solo work of many fine prog musicians: Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Peter Gabriel, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and so many more. The romanticism of the Progressive movement in rock -- with its blending of various styles such as classical, jazz, and R&B -- lends itself well to the Fantastic in its many literary forms. Also, it's adventurous and challenging music which tends to resist "backgroundization." I'm interested in vintage keyboards, especially the synthesizer in all its variations, the Hammond B-3 organ, and the Mellotron, but I'm well-versed in MIDI sequencing and notation technology, too.
  • Movies

    My movie influences range from Alfred ("Psycho") Hitchcock to Brian ("Body Double") dePalma, George ("Dawn of the Dead") Romero to David ("Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks") Lynch, Ken ("Gothic" and "Lisztomania") Russell to Sam ("Straw Dogs") Peckinpah, the Coen ("Fargo" and the masterpieces "Blood Simple" and "No Country for Old Men") Brothers (of course!), Don ("Phantasm" & "Bubba Ho-Tep") Coscarelli, Dario ("Inferno") Argento to Tim ("Sleepy Hollow") Burton, Quentin ("Pulp Fiction") Tarantino, and many others. I'm also a diehard fan of the entire James Bond canon, though I acknowledge the many flaws evident in the series, and reserve the right to rank them in ways that may offend other Bond-ites.
  • Television

    Currently: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Big Love, Real Time with Bill Maher, Entourage, Monk, Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, Psyche, Castle, Californication (Showtime), Weeds (Showtime), Mad Men (AMC), Leverage, Dark Blue, Hustle (AMC), the occasional CSI, NCIS, and Law and Order episode. Recent: The Sopranos, Millennium, The X-Files, Veronica Mars, Carnivale, Deadwood, Homicide, Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Jack of All Trades, and occasional Buffy/Angel episodes. Classic: Seinfeld, Twin Peaks, Night Gallery, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Forever Knight, Friday the 13th: The Series, The Persuaders, The Saint, the original Mission: Impossible, The Wild Wild West, The Rockford Files, McCloud, Magnum PI, (cheesy) B.L. Stryker and Nash Bridges (!), Gilligan's Island (no, really!), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone, Ghost Story, Time Tunnel, and on. It's amazing what turns out to be an influence!
  • Books

    My literary influences span from the works of Jules Verne to the mind-blowing fantasy tales of Tim Powers, with stops in between for Edgar Allan Poe, Harlan Ellison, James P. Blaylock, Karl Edward Wagner, Charles de Lint, Robert Bloch, Charles Grant, Philip K. Dick, Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, David Morrell, Gary A. Braunbeck, Matthew J. Costello, Ray Garton, Doug Clegg, Tamara Thorne, Brian Hodge, Lawrence Block, Donald Westlake (Richard Stark), Alistair MacLean, Duncan Kyle, Desmond Bagley, Adam Hall, Wilbur Smith, Ian Fleming, Len Deighton, Charles Spain Verral, George Wyatt, Robert Arthur, and too many more to name. Even good old "elusive" Franklin W. Dixon made an impact. And Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Rod Serling, Richard Matheson, and so many more. Some newer influences include Lee Child and Barry Eisler.
  • Heroes

    Writers who challenge their readers, disturb their audience, and question the status quo. I think Art and Literature should push the boundaries and evoke a reaction -- any reaction -- in order to be relevant. Blandness is the Enemy of art.

Details

  • Status: In a Relationship
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries
  • Children: Love kids, but not for me
  • Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
  • Education: Grad / professional school
  • Occupation: Writer and Library Supervisor

Networking

  • I write novels and short stories, as well as book reviews and other nonfiction. Member: Horror Writers Association (HWA) and International Thriller Writers (ITW). Please see full bio and bibliography at my website, www.williamdgagliani.com.

  • Occasional freelance editing, but prefer to focus on dark fiction and only as time and other projects allow.

Blurbs

About me:

I'm the author of WOLF'S TRAP, a horror/noir crime novel published by Leisure Books, and WOLF'S GAMBIT, its sequel which arrived in stores September 2009! And WOLF'S BLUFF, third in the series of Det. Nick Lupo WOLF novels, which is due in July 2010, and WOLF'S EDGE, which recently sold to Leisure and will appear in 2011. As you might imagine, they all feature werewolves ... but lots of other stuff, too, including serial killers, some colorful thugs, some creepy ex-military/ex-"contractors", and - well, even more. **** WOLF'S TRAP is a North Woods noir -- a thriller set in Wisconsin with one foot squarely in the thriller/crime camp and the other squarely in horror. It's a hybrid, however, of various elements and many influences. For movie fans, I describe it as: "The Wolf Man" meets "No Way to Treat a Lady," by way of "Deliverance" and with a nod to "Body Double." Fair disclosure: it's rated R+ for sex and violence. **** Read more about WOLF'S TRAP and an excerpt and also WOLF'S GAMBIT at my website: ..http://www.williamdgagliani.com.. ! There are also excerpts at HorrorWorld and at Horror News Network, not to mention the Leisure Books website (www.dorchesterpub.com). **** WOLF'S GAMBIT is also a North Woods noir horror/thriller hybrid, but it gives Nick Lupo and Jessie Hawkins even more challenges and obstacles. Look for excerpts coming soon in various venues. **** The plot of WOLF'S BLUFF arises directly from that of GAMBIT. WOLF'S EDGE will conclude a loose trilogy begun with WOLF'S GAMBIT. **** I write horror, thrillers, adventure, mystery -- anything and everything with a dark edge. I also have a historical horror/pulp adventure story, "The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis," available for purchase at ..Amazon.com... It's only 49 cents, so it's a steal for 8600 words (well, if you like the words!). **** I've also published many short stories in anthologies such as DARK PASSIONS: HOT BLOOD 13 (a story co-written with Dave Benton), and MALPRACTICE: ANTHOLOGY OF BEDSIDE TERROR (also with collaborator Dave Benton), ROBERT BLOCH'S PSYCHOS, MORE MONSTERS FROM MEMPHIS, THE MIDNIGHTERS CLUB, WICKED KARNIVAL HALLOWEEN HORROR, THE BLACK SPIRAL: TWISTED TALES OF TERROR, THE ASYLUM 2, EXTREMES 3: TERROR ON THE HIGH SEAS, and more. When I'm not writing my own fiction, I write book reviews for Cemetery Dance, ....


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.. CHECK OUT WOLF'S GAMBIT! CLICK ON THE COVER TO BROWSE THE BOOK:

Who I'd like to meet:

Tim Powers and James Blaylock, favorite American fantasists. Oh, you mean here on MySpace? Why, like-minded folks, of course! BTW, I've finally met Tim Powers -- a true gentleman.

Comments

Displaying 25 of 682 comments
  • Dec 12 2009 4:04 PM

    Sending a weekend dose of Astral Kisses to YOU ;)  Comet of Love coming your way..Elian
    www.myspace.com/eliangedeon
  • Dec 11 2009 1:56 PM

    Happy December!

    As a winter present for everyone, I'm offering a free novella on my website.

    A Happily Ever After of Her Own

    Melinda Lightfoot, a preschool teacher with an unusual ability to flit in and out of fairy tales, never thought she would get into trouble...

    ...until the Fairy Tale Police arrest her while she is in Beauty and the Beast. They offer her a deal: Find Beauty, who left the story when Melinda trespassed into it, or be charged with the ultimate crime -- Fairy Tale Killer. If that's not bad enough the Beast tags along in search of his true love, and Melinda starts falling for the fairy tale prince. She must choose between doing the right thing and having her own happily ever after.

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    Enjoy and happy holidays! :)

    Nadia
    http://www.nadialee.net :: http://www.twitter.com/nadialee
  • Dec 9 2009 8:18 PM

    WITCHYS WIKKED GRAPHIX
    WITCHYS WIKKED GRAPHIX

  • Dec 7 2009 3:29 AM

    HeY tHeRe, WD !!


    PlZ 4'GiVe mY ReCeNt aBsEnCe
    I'vE MiSs'd YoU sO MuCh, SwEeTiE !!
    ..
    WhEw !!  Iz iT HaWt'N HeRe oR iZ
    DaT YOU ??

    *tEe-hEe* oHhHh mYyYy ;)
    WeLL, I SuRe HoPe YeR NiTe
    RaWkz, HuNz !!

    uMmMmMm....YoU BeTtEr dO SuMTiN
    bOuT DeM WiCk'd-AzZ "ThOuGhTz"
    'O YeRz, DaRLiN'

    *wEg* LoVe YoU WiFf LoTz oF
    ReSpEct'N SuM xTra YuMMiE
    mUaHz ~ Alwayz, Tess XoXoX
  • Dec 5 2009 10:43 PM


    Greetings from Comet Press! Just wanted to let you know that our new dark crime/horror anthology has just been released and available at Amazon (currently discounted 28% !) and amazon.co.uk!

    The Death Panel: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness features crime, suspense, and horror authors Tom Piccirilli, Scott Nicholson, John Everson, Simon Wood, and many more. Ultra violent, hardboiled, with an unhealthy dose of the macabre, The Death Panel is a no-holds-barred, in-your-face hard ride to hell.

    Available at Amazon (currently discounted 28% !) and amazon.co.uk and directly from the Comet Press website.
  • Nov 23 2009 8:31 PM

    Hello! Hope you are well. Please check out our new video "Clarity" You may like the lyrics - "got my eye on you 0-<" !!
  • Nov 22 2009 8:00 PM

  • Nov 22 2009 3:12 AM

    Thanks for the add, been looking to make more writing, and art contacts, as I have only been
    an open market for about a month but have been growing by leaps and
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    The ShadowCast Audio Anthology
  • Nov 22 2009 1:20 AM

    Wishing you a wonderful weekend !!



    Smiles & kisses Jules :o)
  • Nov 21 2009 1:05 AM

    Hi Sweetie, hope your having a blissful day..

    Kisses Jules :o)
  • Nov 20 2009 12:11 AM

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    U Rawk !! ~ Alwayz, Tess XoXoX
  • Nov 19 2009 8:20 AM

    HaPpY "tHiRzT-4" tHuRsDaY !!
    sO....YoU WaNt a dRiNk ??
    ..
    oR dO oThEr "TaStEs" TeMp
    YoU tHiZ DaY, M'SwEeTz ??
    ..
    *wEg* I kNoW...mE tOo ;)
    ..
    WuTeVeR sAtIsFiEs YeR tHiRzt,
    pLz mAkE sUrE iT'z wOrTh
    'N-dULGiNg YeRSeLf FOR, M'dEaR !!
    ..
    WiTh MuCh "gNaW-TaY" LoVe 'N
    ReSPeCt tO YoU....
    Alwayz WiTh WiCk'dLy DeLiCiOuz
    BiTeZ'N KisSeS, Tess XoXoX
    ....
  • Nov 18 2009 2:35 AM

    Hi! Just wanted to make sure all my friends know that my new erotic horror novel THE 13TH is now in stores everywhere! I hope you'll check out this debauched and demonic horror ride!

    There's even a website devoted just to the book, with an interactive map of the places and characters at www.the13th-horror.com.

    Edward Lee called THE 13TH "A double-barreled shotgun blast of macabre entertainment -- an expert amalgamation of grotesquerie, eroticism, mystery, and pitch-black occult horror that no fan of the genre can miss."

    And Gary A. Braunbeck said, "John Everson's The 13th is the first out-and-out horror novel in a long while to actually scare the **** out of me while reading it. It's stylish, extremely well-written, filled with richly-drawn characterizations, and boasts a labyrinthine plot worthy of Umberto Eco. Trust me -- this one will fry your nerves and break your heart."




  • Nov 16 2009 10:18 PM

    Best wishes for the week ahead !!

    Kisses Jules :)
  • Nov 16 2009 3:03 PM

    Thank you so much for including me among your friends. God Bless!

    Destiny
    Romantic Suspense/Thriller Author
    http://www.destinybooze.com

    ALTERED BEGINNINGS and PREDETERMINED ENDINGS ~ Available Now

    Make-believe is more than a child's game!
  • Nov 16 2009 1:21 AM

    ♥♥♥♥You've just been spanked and it hurt so good, spun around and kissed so long and wet and deep your toes curl,
    your hot and the person that sent you this thinks so too, send it back to the person that send it to if you think they are hot and send it on to others as well!, 1-2 back your warm, 4-7 your hot, 8-10 your SMOKIN!!!♥♥♥♥♥.
    ..
    Yummie Muahz Wiff Lotz 'O Love 'N Respect to You ~
    Alwayz, Tess XoXoX
    ....
  • Nov 15 2009 6:04 AM

    HeY ThErE, SwEeTz !!  I'm HoPiNg tHaT yOu aRe HaViN' a KiCk-AzZ-kEwL WeEk'Nd sO FaR, DaRLiN Wiff JuZt tHe "HiNt" oF SuM NiCe'N "NaUgHtY" SeXi-NezZ !! *wEg*



    CuZ....dAt'Z WuT iT'z aLL 'BoUt, DoLL ;) *tEe-hEe* ~ SeNd'N YoU LoTz oF YuMMiE mUaHz aNd MuCh LoVe 'N ReSPeCt....Alwayz, Tess XoXoX


  • Nov 14 2009 11:10 PM

    Hope your having a wonderful weekend !!



    Kisses Jules :)
  • Nov 12 2009 1:12 PM

    Hiya Sweetie, hope all's good with you and that your enjoying your week so far ..



    Kisses Jules :)




  • Nov 11 2009 11:42 PM

    Happy Hump Day !!

    Love & kisses Jules :)
  • Nov 11 2009 4:13 AM

    I'm tHiNk'N oF a NuMbEr
    bEtWeEn 1 tO 69....
    ..
    WaNnA gUeSs WuT NuMbEr *wEg*
    ..
    oR dO yA WaNnA BiTe 2NiTe ??
    ..
    *tEe hEe* HoW 'bOuT SuMTiN
    rEaLLy SwEeT....
    ..
    oH YEaH - I mEaN, iT IZ
    "TaStY TuEZdAy"
    ..
    WuTeVeR YoU WaNt, SwEeTiE -
    HoPe YeR NiTe RaWkz !!
    LoVe, ReSpEcT 'N YuMMiE
    mUaHz FoR YoU ~
    Alwayz, Tess XoXoX
  • Nov 10 2009 11:48 PM

    First, I want you to know that you are
    amazing. If I dont get this
    back, I understand, but I have a little
    adventure for you. Once you
    read this message you should send it to 15
    people that you really care
    about, including the person that sent it to
    you. If you recieve at
    least 7 back, then you are much loved. Nobody
    knows what they have
    until they lose it. Tonight, right at
    12:00am, your true love is going
    to realize how much they do not want to live
    without you! Then
    something is going to happen to you between
    1:00 and 2:00am. Tomorrow
    be ready for the greatest excitement of your
    life. Please don't break
    this chain! Send this to 15 people in 15
    minutes



    With Love 'N Respect to You....
    Alwayz, Tess XoXoX
  • Nov 10 2009 4:25 AM

    Thanks so much for the friend request. I have been updating my site and I hope you find something you like. ;) Martina