Evans City Cemetery Chapel Charity project headed by Alfredo Torres
Bec: Welcome to my blog, please tell us about your charity project and what inspired you to take it on –
Alfredo (A): The Save the Chapel writing project is part of a charity which is trying to raise 50 thousand dollars in order to preserve the Evans City Cemetery Chapel. The chapel is seen in the opening of the movie Night of the Living Dead and it is the last surviving structure from that iconic movie. I have long been a fan of Night of the Living Dead. As a matter of fact, I saw the movie when I was 7 years old and it haunted me for years. I was deathly afraid of zombies till I was about 35. I figured that since I had access to quite a few authors, I would see if they were interested in possibly getting a book together with the proceeds going toward the charity.
Bec: What will the proceeds of sales go for?
A: The proceeds will go toward the restoration and preservation of the Chapel. The Chapel is in a bad state of neglect and is in need of quite a bit of work.
Bec: Are you still taking story submission? (If so, please share the guidelines.)
A: I will be taking stories for the book until the end of February. I only have three guidelines: 1) the story includes the Chapel; 2) the story involve zombies; and 3) there is no reference made to any character from the movie.
Bec: What are you absolutely not looking for in a story?
A: As long as the stories do not involve any of the characters, I am leaving it up to the creativity of the authors. They are a pretty imaginative and talented group of people that are already involved.
Bec: Is there anywhere/way for people to contact you if they have questions?
A: They can contact me on Facebook by looking for the “Save the chapel writing group”. It is a private group, but once they request to become a member, I will approve them and they can ask any questions they have.
Bec: How many stories are you planning on taking all together?
A: As many stories as I can get. I would love to have maybe 30 or so. They stories don’t have to be long and any editing that I am going to do with be basic spelling and such. I have no intention to rewrite or change the stories in any way. If there is significant problems with the story in any way, I will contact the author and inform him/her on what I think the issues are.
Bec: How will the book be shared with the world? Are you going to do ebook, paperback, or both?
A: We will be doing an ebook release since we can save money on publishing and storage costs, thereby giving more money to the charity. If there is a significant demand for a book format, then we might look at printing a few and see what that turns into.
Bec: Where will people be able to buy copies?
A: We will be setting up an account on amazon.com where people will be able to go and purchase the book. The price will be set once I know how big it will be, and the money collected will go straight into the chapel account. This way, everyone knows that the chapel is getting every penny, and once the chapel is fixed, any additional purchases will continue to help defray the cost of upkeep and future maintenance.
Bec: Is there anything else you would like to share that I haven't asked you about?
A: First I would like to thank you for taking the time to let your readers know about the charity. This book will feature a lot of really talented authors and is a great way to check out their writing style. This book will also feature stories written by people who just love the chapel. Night of the Living Dead is more than just a zombie movie. It has inspired every form of media, from books to movies to video games to comic books. It has been named one of the top 100 movies by every film organization that exists. The movie is in the Library of Congress. The movie is the foundation for the horror genre as we know it today. To say it was iconic is an understatement. Thanks to the efforts of the Save the Chapel group led by Gary Streiner, who also happened to be the sound engineer on the film, we might be able to save the last remaining piece of this incredible film. If anyone is interested in finding out more, you can go to Facebook and look up the Living Dead Festival group, the group run by Gary, and for the ebook, go to the Save the Chapel writing group and request to join. Also make sure that if you are a fan of zombies in general, check out my podcast, Torres vs Zombies. You can download it for free on itunes or sticher radio.
Bec: Thank you for stopping by! I wish you all the best with your charity project!
A: Thank you, Becca, for taking the time to talk to me
Copyrights owned by Rebecca Besser and Alfredo Torres, 2012. All rights reserved.
Alfredo (A): The Save the Chapel writing project is part of a charity which is trying to raise 50 thousand dollars in order to preserve the Evans City Cemetery Chapel. The chapel is seen in the opening of the movie Night of the Living Dead and it is the last surviving structure from that iconic movie. I have long been a fan of Night of the Living Dead. As a matter of fact, I saw the movie when I was 7 years old and it haunted me for years. I was deathly afraid of zombies till I was about 35. I figured that since I had access to quite a few authors, I would see if they were interested in possibly getting a book together with the proceeds going toward the charity.
Bec: What will the proceeds of sales go for?
A: The proceeds will go toward the restoration and preservation of the Chapel. The Chapel is in a bad state of neglect and is in need of quite a bit of work.
Bec: Are you still taking story submission? (If so, please share the guidelines.)
A: I will be taking stories for the book until the end of February. I only have three guidelines: 1) the story includes the Chapel; 2) the story involve zombies; and 3) there is no reference made to any character from the movie.
Bec: What are you absolutely not looking for in a story?
A: As long as the stories do not involve any of the characters, I am leaving it up to the creativity of the authors. They are a pretty imaginative and talented group of people that are already involved.
Bec: Is there anywhere/way for people to contact you if they have questions?
A: They can contact me on Facebook by looking for the “Save the chapel writing group”. It is a private group, but once they request to become a member, I will approve them and they can ask any questions they have.
Bec: How many stories are you planning on taking all together?
A: As many stories as I can get. I would love to have maybe 30 or so. They stories don’t have to be long and any editing that I am going to do with be basic spelling and such. I have no intention to rewrite or change the stories in any way. If there is significant problems with the story in any way, I will contact the author and inform him/her on what I think the issues are.
Bec: How will the book be shared with the world? Are you going to do ebook, paperback, or both?
A: We will be doing an ebook release since we can save money on publishing and storage costs, thereby giving more money to the charity. If there is a significant demand for a book format, then we might look at printing a few and see what that turns into.
Bec: Where will people be able to buy copies?
A: We will be setting up an account on amazon.com where people will be able to go and purchase the book. The price will be set once I know how big it will be, and the money collected will go straight into the chapel account. This way, everyone knows that the chapel is getting every penny, and once the chapel is fixed, any additional purchases will continue to help defray the cost of upkeep and future maintenance.
Bec: Is there anything else you would like to share that I haven't asked you about?
A: First I would like to thank you for taking the time to let your readers know about the charity. This book will feature a lot of really talented authors and is a great way to check out their writing style. This book will also feature stories written by people who just love the chapel. Night of the Living Dead is more than just a zombie movie. It has inspired every form of media, from books to movies to video games to comic books. It has been named one of the top 100 movies by every film organization that exists. The movie is in the Library of Congress. The movie is the foundation for the horror genre as we know it today. To say it was iconic is an understatement. Thanks to the efforts of the Save the Chapel group led by Gary Streiner, who also happened to be the sound engineer on the film, we might be able to save the last remaining piece of this incredible film. If anyone is interested in finding out more, you can go to Facebook and look up the Living Dead Festival group, the group run by Gary, and for the ebook, go to the Save the Chapel writing group and request to join. Also make sure that if you are a fan of zombies in general, check out my podcast, Torres vs Zombies. You can download it for free on itunes or sticher radio.
Bec: Thank you for stopping by! I wish you all the best with your charity project!
A: Thank you, Becca, for taking the time to talk to me
Copyrights owned by Rebecca Besser and Alfredo Torres, 2012. All rights reserved.
Posted by Becca at 2/2/2012 7:15 AM 
Categories: Writing, Charity Interviews/Informaition
Tags: Alfredo Torres night of the living dead Evans City Chapel Charity Charity Book Evans City Cemetery Chapel movie related interview Save the Chapel charity project submissions fiction zombies
Categories: Writing, Charity Interviews/Informaition
Tags: Alfredo Torres night of the living dead Evans City Chapel Charity Charity Book Evans City Cemetery Chapel movie related interview Save the Chapel charity project submissions fiction zombies
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