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How Books Scare Us — or Not
I’ve always loved a good horror story. While I don’t always write horror, when I do, I try to emulate masters of suspense like Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I’ve been told the Amelia Doss series, written by my co-author Andre Gonzalez, and me, is pretty darn terrifying. When I wrote Amelia, I really tried hard to…
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New Release: Aiming for Trouble
Everyone has their Daemons. I just happen to have more than most. I’m Samigina Montgomery. Middle-aged, former event planner to the stars, and witch-in-denial. At forty-five, I’ve just inherited a house full of ghosts, a talking cat named Sebastian, the family grimoire, and a barn with a body in it. Now that I’ve meddled in the killer’s affairs and discovered…
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Whose Book is it Anyway?
Recently I was asked how many times I’ve incorporated reader suggestions into my books and how much my readers dictate where my stories go. To be honest, I can’t give you an exact number of times I’ve incorporated a fan’s suggestion(s). I do it every so often. I did a poll for Inherited Djinn (Djinn & Bourbon #1) and let…
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WOW! Reader Survey Goes Wild
When I sent out my reader survey yesterday I had no idea it would gather so much useful data in such a short amount of time. Usually when I do a survey I’m lucky if 20 people respond. Really, I was trying to figure out where I was doing well, where I was failing, and where I needed improvement. I…
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Annual Holiday #Giveaway
**It’s that time of year again where I host my Annual Holiday Giveaway! 4 Winners will be drawn. This year’s prizes include: 1 Signed Copy of Thirteen Covens 1 Book of Spells blank lined journal with wand pen! (This is super cute!) 1 Ouija Planchette Necklace (silver) 1 Hamsa Hand Bracelet (brings luck, health, and good fortune) TO ENTER: Send…
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Great #Halloween Reads!
It’s that time of year again where I feel a need to do a horror film marathon, and read as many creepy books as possible. On my Halloween watchlist each year, Spellbinder, Skeleton Key, The Baby’s Room, Rosemary’s Baby (original), The Omen (original), The Exorcist (original), Insidious 2 (better than the first one), The Conjuring 1 & 2, and the…
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The Year End Update #writinglife #amwriting #amediting
It’s that time of year again – where I let my readers know where I’m at and how ambitious I’m feeling for the next year. If you’ve been following for some time you know that my ambition is always bigger than there are days in the year, and hours in those days. What can I say? When I dream, I…
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Into the Abyss
It’s here! INTO THE ABYSS is now available! (Paperback forthcoming December 4) Into the Abyss collects eleven tales of suspense and horror written by some of today’s most formidable magicians. From the toad rite, to chthonic gnosis, to witches, werewolves and ghosts, to gods, daemons, and madmen, these stories are sure to have something for every reader. Pull up the…
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Man Behind the Mask Giveaway! #horror #giveaway
The ‘80s brought us the horror genre’s golden period: the best films, directors, cheesiness, soundtracks, and the sexiest scream queens. We especially held the women of those films close to our hearts. Still do. Featuring all-female contributors, stories in The Man Behind the Mask anthology include ‘80s-style clichés: masked killers, peepers, perverts, toolbox killers, killer clowns, window-watchers, sister-touchers, geeks, cheerleaders,…
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For Writers: How to Keep Reading While Writing
::Yes, two reading posts one after the other. I’ve really been focused on reading this year.:: At twenty-three, fresh out of college and trying to make a go of my writing career, I was burnt out on reading. After all, when you’re an English major, despite the creative writing emphasis, you tend to take a lot of literature classes. I…