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“Hannah and Other Stories:” Two Weeks Till Re-Release!!!

Posted: September 9, 2025 in Progress Report, Scary Stuff, short story, Writing
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Hello, my Followers of Fear. Are you annoyed with me yet? No? Good. Because we got another two weeks till release, and then all the milestones after the release.

Or, to be more specific, re-release.

If you weren’t aware, I had a collection that came out in September 23, 2023 called Hannah and Other Stories. It contained seven original stories, including stories of ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses. It went out of print at the end of 2024 when my contract with the publisher ended, but now it’s coming out again. With a new cover and an edit to fix any issues that were left over from the last draft. With some elements added back in that were taken out from the original publication, such as sex and cosmic horror monsters.

And it’s coming out on September 23, 2025. Two years after the original release date and two weeks from the time you are (presumably) reading this. And the first batch of author copies arrived last week, with more on the way. They’ll be going to libraries, certain lucky readers, and events where I’ll be selling books.

The first batch of author copies. They came out beautifully!

And I cannot wait for people to read it. Not only was I very proud of this anthology, but this is the first time it’ll be available in paperback (it’s a long story, don’t ask). And if it does well enough, an audio version might not be too farfetched.

Anyway, if you’re looking for a spooky collection to read this fall, or if you want to support me, or both, you can preorder a copy of Hannah using the links down below. (Paperback copies are only available for preorder through Barnes & Noble because Amazon is weird that way.) Like I said, they’ll be out in two weeks, so it won’t be a long wait.

And if you end up reading the book, I hope you’ll leave a review online somewhere. Positive or negative, I love reader feedback, and it helps both me and other readers out in the long run.

That’s all for now, my Followers of Fear. Until next time, good night, pleasant nightmares, and 52 days till Halloween. If you’re not preparing for the monsters eager to feed on you, what are you doing with your life?

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“Hannah and Other Stories:” The Paperbacks Arrived!!!

Posted: September 4, 2025 in Progress Report, Scary Stuff, short story, Writing
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You sick of this book yet? You’re not? Good! Glad to hear it! Now, let’s get on to the meat of this post.

So yesterday, the first batch of author copies for Hannah and Other Stories arrived. These are my personal copies which I can order at a discount and which I can use at events, give away, or just keep. Whatever I feel like. In this case, the first batch of copies include what will be my personal copy, a couple going to a few people who, for one reason or another, I need to send them to, and the rest will go to libraries.

And, of course, I had to do an unboxing video of getting the copies and put it on YouTube. I mean, how could I not?!

If you didn’t watch the video, let me sum it up this way: the author copies came out beautifully! The cover looks amazing, and the interior just looks amazing. I’m just so happy with how they turned out. So happy, in fact, I hugged my personal copy, the copy I picked up, after I finished the video.

As many of you know, this is the second time this book has been released. It was first released by BSC Publishing Group in 2023, but a paperback edition wasn’t produced due to BSC’s policies at the time. After the rights reverted to me, I knew I was going to produce a paperback. And now, in just 19 days, on the two-year anniversary of the original release, the book will finally be available in paperback.

I hope many readers who couldn’t the first time around enjoy the book.

Speaking of which, if you would like to preorder a copy of this terrifying collection full of ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses, I’ll include links below. (Just be aware that the paperback edition will only be available to preorder through Barnes & Noble, because Amazon is weird that way.) As I said, the book will be out on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, so it’s only a matter of time.

And if you get a copy and end up reading it, I hope you’ll leave a review online. Positive or negative, I love reader feedback, and doing so helps both me and other readers in the long run.

That’s all for now, my Followers of Fear. I will have another Hannah post out soon, and I hope to have something else out at some point in the coming week. Until next time, good night, pleasant nightmares, and 57 days till Halloween. And I’m only getting scarier and weirder as time goes on.

All of the author copies in the first batch. Aren’t they beautiful?
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I Was Awarded a Grant!!!

Posted: July 29, 2023 in Living and Life, Writing
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Well, I didn’t expect to be posting again until Wednesday (something special happening that day), but I couldn’t help myself. I have some wonderful news!

The Greater Columbus Arts Council, or GCAC, is a local organization that supports the arts in Columbus and all of central Ohio, including writers such as myself. And a couple of times a year, they give grants to artists and organizations in the area. I received a grant last year, and it was very helpful. So when I heard I could apply for another grant even after just getting one, I decided to try.

Late Friday night, I learned I would be awarded another grant, and for the full amount I asked for!

I am so happy and grateful to GCAC for supporting my writing career. I love writing, but it can get a tad expensive. Especially when you wish to attend events or you need stock for those events. Or you just want a business card! It means a lot to me that GCAC is helping me afford those things and therefore reaching my dreams of writing full time.

As for what I’ll be putting the money I receive towards, it’ll be going towards purchasing author copies, advertising and marketing materials/services, and paying for booths at conventions. Since those are mostly what I spend money on (besides hotels when I travel), this grant will be so helpful.

Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know. If you would like to learn more about GCAC, you can check out their website here. Once again, thanks to GCAC for the generous grant. I will use it to scare more people than ever before.

Until next time, Followers of Fear, good night and pleasant nightmares.

Rose: The Author Copies Came In!!!

Posted: July 26, 2019 in Living and Life, Novel
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I have been unusually quiet on the blog lately (at least by my standards). I bet you thought I was busy writing that whole time. I’m sorry to disappoint, but I actually had a writing-sparse week. Work got crazy on some days, and on other days my attention was taken up by other things, which left no time for writing. I hope I can rectify that this weekend, but we’ll just have to see how things shake out.

In the meantime, let’s talk about why you clicked on this post: today, the author copies of Rose I ordered arrived. Yeah, about forty copies of the book, all in one giant box that my rental managers warned me might be too heavy to carry and that I might need a shopping cart to get it to my building. Turns out, it was just heavy enough to give my arms a workout while carrying it, so I wasn’t in too much pain.

I also kind of got a little caught up in the moment, and filmed/posted an unboxing video. For those unaware, an unboxing video is when someone opens up a box and marvels at the content, all while capturing it on video. As ridiculous as that sounds, it’s actually a pretty big thing on YouTube, and advertisers love it. And I was so excited, I just filmed myself opening up the box and uploaded the footage to my own YouTube channel. You can watch it below, if you’re interested.

Yeah, not the best unboxing video on the Internet, but did you expect any different from me? Especially since I wasn’t ghost-hunting while I filmed it or anything like that.

Anyway, I’m very happy these finally came in for me. I have a couple of author events that I’m either already set to attend or working on setting up so I can attend, and I’m hoping by bringing these books along, I can find them some new readers to go home with. This is something I’ve dreamed of doing as a writer, so I’m very excited. Meeting readers in a public setting, signing books, and thanking them for reading my books. It’s the reason we write them in the first place, isn’t it?

Well, that’s all for now. It’s getting late, and I want to sleep like the dead (corpse flies and all). So I’ll just sign off by saying that I hope you get a chance to read Rose in the near future. It’s the story of a young woman who starts turning into a plant creature (and that’s just the start of her problems). It’s a fantasy-horror novel I’ve been working on for almost five years, and now that’s it out, I’m glad to see people are enjoying it.

I’ll include links below for anyone who wants to check it out. And if you do end up getting a copy, I hope you’ll leave me a review letting me know what you think. Positive or negative, I love feedback, and it helps me out in the long run.

Until next time, my Followers of Fear, pleasant nightmares!

Rose: Amazon US, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK