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J. Elliott

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J. Elliott has written three novels in a funny, Buddhist-theme-dusted, cozy series set in Florida (Monkey Mind, Monkey Heart, and It's a Haint Blue Christmas) and three collections of spooky short stories (Ghost Lite, Tales from Kensington & Other Macabre & Unsettling Offerings and Uncanny Stout.) in 2024 she published her first ghost story novel, Jiko Bukken set in Japan in 1993.
A contributor to the Hogtowne Quill, the Writers Alliance blog page, she has also had several short stories published in anthologies, most recently, “Individual Staircases” in The Book of Carnacki edited by John Linwood Grant and published by Belanger Books.
Though she does not consider herself a talented artist, she is goat-headed enough to illustrate her stor
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Interview with Lara McAra on Fiction Writer’s Podcast– Sept 2024

I’m excited to be a guest on The Fiction Writer’s Podcast!

Hosted by Lana McAra, this podcast gives you powerful and easily actionable tips, tricks, and ideas for fiction that is #Unputdownable.My episode is called “Two Directions: Humorous and Spooky”. I can’t speak for Lana, but  I  sure had a blast. Once we got to talking, we were laughing and swapping stories about everythin

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J. Elliott 2nd of 2:

I know it's odd to post video stuff on a BOOK page but I bet you'll like this too. An adaptation of M.R. James' Haunted Doll House. This one is memorably creepy and so well done!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL5LX...


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J. Elliott Hi Jinx The Poet!

I'm attaching links here to my favorite recorded story, "Smee" by Burrage. The visual is blinky and annoying, so don't watch it, just listen. The narrator's voice is grand and it has sound effects. Not scary but very atmospheric. Hope you like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muJyi...


Jinx:The:Poet {the LiteraryWanderer & WordRoamer} Hello J. Elliot, thanks for the friend request! Per your message/invite, I very much understand traversing and sometimes even falling down rabbit holes while reading. Reading’s an adventure that way. =) If you ever have any Victorian ghost stories to recommend, always feel free to send them my way. Very cool to meet you! =)

Peace & happy reading, Jinx


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