Jul 5, 2017 | The Writing Life
Inspiration can come from the most unlikely sources. If you’re reading this, you most likely had childhood dreams of becoming a writer one day. Rebecca Black dreamed of being a singer. When she was just thirteen years old, her mother decided to help make that...
Jul 4, 2017 | Scary True Stories
I’m a huge fan of the show Paranormal Witness, which features interviews with real people who claim to have survived something extraordinary. Most of the episodes deal with ghosts or aliens, but Eric Breakfield’s story was different. When Eric was just a...
Jun 20, 2017 | Bloody Book Club
Who says beach reads need to be light and fluffy? Sometimes there’s nothing better than feeling the chill of a spooky book on a hot summer day. Jaws sets the standard, of course, but here’s five others to make this summer a little creepier. 1. Gotta start...
Jun 6, 2017 | The Writing Life
Thanks to our wonderful leader, Alex Cavanaugh, for trusting me to be a co-host again. What was he thinking? With great power comes great responsibility, so before I go forth and comment on a gazillion blogs, I just ask one small favour from you. You see, my cover...
Jun 5, 2017 | The Writing Life
But we need your help! I would love to see the cover artist, Kelly Ann Martin of kamdesign, get the accolades she deserves. I think you’ll agree she does amazing work. Problem is, we’re up against well-established romance writers with legions of fans, so I...
May 23, 2017 | Scary True Stories
If any story proves the adage “truth is stranger than fiction,” it’s this one. It began in Los Angeles on March 10th, 1928. Christine Collins, a manager at a telephone company, sent her nine-year-old son Walter to the movies. She never saw him again,...
May 16, 2017 | The Life Less Ordinary
So it’s here. The big day, the day books one and two of my GhostWriters series are released to the world. Of course I’d love for them to do well. I hope for that external validation, a nudge that confirms I made the right choice when I laid everything on...
May 9, 2017 | Unsolved Mysteries
It’s a familiar horror trope that never seems to get old. A young woman is in a strange house alone, babysitting. The phone rings. The caller says malicious, terrifying things. The teenager hangs up, but the caller always phones back. Eventually, he says...
May 2, 2017 | The Writing Life
Before there were writers, there were storytellers. People who wove tales around the campfire while their audiences gasped. In the days before television, movies, smart phones, and the internet, the storytellers were entertainment. Talk about a lofty responsibility!...
May 2, 2017 | Scary True Stories
Not only is Hunter Shea’s new novel, We Are Always Watching, a hit, it’s based on one of the creepiest true stories I’ve ever heard. So of course I had to find out more. Take it away, Hunter! I hear “We Are Always Watching” was initially...
