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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Tremendous changes over the last couple of months. I’ve put together two complete new websites, one for my real name and another for my new pseudonym, T. James Logan. Of course, if you’re an entrepreneur, you know how web sites and marketing efforts can be a bottomless rabbit hole of things to do. The ways that technology can be networked over all sorts of platforms from desktops to smart phones is mind-boggling. Integrated mailing lists, giveaways, ebook marketing, social media, all of these things have an immense learning curve, adding up to weeks spent in which nothing but ad copyContinue readingCh-Ch-Ch-Changes

How Bad It Can Get and What Comes Next

The discovery of identity theft is bound to be one of the most anxious and stressful moments a person can experience. When an identity thief gets his (or her) hands on your personal information, they gain the power to wreak havoc on your finances, credit and reputation. Minimize the chance that you will fall victim to an identity thief, and find out what to do if you suspect your identity has been compromised. Credit Sesame has created this guide to arm you with knowledge about how and when identity theft can happen, what the warning signs are, what prevention measuresContinue readingHow Bad It Can Get and What Comes Next

Launching a New Pen Name

Authors often try to keep their pen names secret, like Stephen King did with Richard Bachman for many years. But not always. Others wear their pen names on their sleeves, like Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who openly writes under a different for each genre of her books. One name for SF, one for romance, one for mystery, etc. In cases like this, it’s strictly a branding issue. I feel it is time to bifurcate my brands, so I’m launching a new pen name, T. James Logan, to represent my efforts in YA fiction. T. James Logan’s first book will be Night ofContinue readingLaunching a New Pen Name

Screenplay Wins Award

Over the weekend of February 16-18, 2018, I had the great pleasure of attending the Famous Monsters Silver Scream Festival in Santa Rosa, CA. I’m a monster geek from way back, so it was total thrill to be hanging out with film industry people and geeking out about horror films. I got to meet several icons of horror cinema: Ricou Browning, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, who was celebrating his 88th birthday that weekend; John Russo, the screenwriter on Night of the Living Dead; Jackie Kong, director of the cult classic Blood Diner; Kelli Maroney, actress in such horror classics as ChoppingContinue readingScreenplay Wins Award

The Fruit Ripens

It was an incredibly up-and-down year, 2017 was. Tumultuous. Fraught. But with incredibly uplifting moments. For me, seeds that I successfully planted came to fruition. I had several short stories come out in 2017, some of them twice.

There’s No Better Time for Stories about Justice

I’m excited and honored to have a story included in this is new anthology about justice in worlds gone off the rails. My story “Bones of Change,” which you may recall was also in the Halloween bundle, On Hallows Eve, is about the dead coming for some payback. All proceeds from this collection will be donated to the  Southern Poverty Law Center and the Human Rights Campaign.  

Just in Time for Scary Season: On Hallow’s Eve Bundle

Want to see something really scary? How about a specially curated bundle of Halloween-themed short stories? My story “Bones of Change” can be found in the On Hallow’s Eve bundle. The cool things about ebook bundles is that you can pay what you want, support indie authors, and support a great charity. Like scary stuff? Like many flavors of Halloween “candy”? Please give this one a look.

Death Wind Joins New “Bump in the Night Thrillers” Storybundle

If you’re ready for summer thrills and chills (ones that don’t even require air conditioning), I’m delighted to show off the brand new “Bump in the Night Thrillers” storybundle, which just launched today. Sixteen suspenseful, fun, and entertaining reads. Just click the image above, or go to this URL –> https://storybundle.com/thriller

A Nice, Cuddly Post-Apocalyptic Western Revenge Story

One of the cool things about being a writer is that sometimes other authors let me play in their sandbox. Aaron Michael Ritchey, author of the Juniper Wars series, a Young Adult story about a family of teenage sisters on a post-apocalyptic cattle-drive, invited me to contribute a story to his world and this was the result. I wouldn’t call this story YA (it’s more like The Hateful Eight meets The Crying Game), but it was a whole lotta fun to write. You can download the ebook and PDF files here.

Women in Horror Month: Scary Confessions – Audrey Brice and Briana Robertson

Audrey Brice Audrey Brice writes paranormal thrillers, mysteries, and horror stories where spirits, demons, and occult practitioners are both heroes and villains. As a girl I was terrified of ghosts and physical manifestations of the spirit world after having numerous strange supernatural experiences. By the time I was twelve I set out to explore the unknown. Aside from delving into the occult and participating in ghost hunts, I began writing about those experiences in both fiction and non-fiction in hopes to confront those fears and make sense of them. In fiction, I like to explore the unknown and the dark,Continue readingWomen in Horror Month: Scary Confessions – Audrey Brice and Briana Robertson

We Live in the Gothic Castle – The Dark Brilliance of Shirley Jackson

I was attending an author event at the Tattered Cover bookstore a couple of months ago. Not even really browsing, I had in hand the book I had come for, but nevertheless my gaze wandered across one of the bookseller recommendation shelves. For no discernible reason, one cover caught my eye. It was a pen and ink drawing of an elder sister embracing the younger, and the book was We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.