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March 27, 2013
Road Ghosts – Four ’til Late
I’d like to introduce you to my first novel, Four ’til Late. It was written in 2007, in honor of my uncle Chuck, who died the month before I started it. He was a writer who kept all his writing to himself, and sadly nothing remains of his work. So, I decided to write a novel, which led to more novels.
Road Ghosts, the series Four ’til Late kicks off, caught the attention of Seventh Star Press, and they are publishing it, along with Blue Spirit and its sequels. Once again, Four ’til Late is in front of me, bringing back a flood of memories in its wake as I edit it.
It’s a story of a haunted roadtrip. Brett Nelson and his friends Gonzo, Lizzie and Jimbo race to figure out why they are being chased by spirits all the way to New Orleans. Along the way, they face threatening demons from their past together.
Yes, this sketch is cheesy, but another cheesy whiteboard sketch very much like it led to the gorgeous cover to Reality Check that Nell Williams did for me. I can’t wait to see what the SSP artist and I cook up for it.
And I can’t wait for you to read it.
March 21, 2013
I am the Iron Writer! Boo-yah!
An Iron Writer Winner is me!
Two weeks ago, I was given the ingredients:
A failed superhero,
A Chechem Chaka Tree.
A piano
A boat propeller
I had 4 days to write a flash story of exactly 500 words. I was up against 3 other writers. The challenge is so terrifying that one of us dropped out.
Not me. I took the challenge and wove those ingredients into my story, Killer Cure!
A week ago, the stories posted. My challengers did well, crafting quite different stories that I enjoyed reading.
But I won, with almost 3/4 of all the votes. THANK YOU to everyone who voted for my story!
Voting Results
I highly encourage other writers to pick up the gauntlet and give The Iron Writer Challenge a try. Flash fiction writing is excellent practice at making every single word count and teaches great lessons about storytelling. The short deadline, the competition and the wacky elements all add up to an excellent combination.
March 14, 2013
My Iron Writer story is posted!
As you may recall, I entered the Iron Writer Challenge… 500 words (exactly), four prompts, in three days.
The result was my story, “Killer Cure”, which is going up against two other writers’ stories here:
http://theironwriter.com/the-stories/challenge-3/
Please go read the stories and vote for the best one. Mine, of course. 
March 9, 2013
That Book Place Authors Fair March 16th
That Book Place Authors Fair March 16th
A week from today, my friends John F. Allen, RJ Sullivan, Michael West, Red Tash, Nicole Cushing, Kathy Watness, Lucy Snyder, Stephen Zimmer, Maurice Broaddus and a whole lotta other authors will be attending the That Book Place Authors Fair! It is becoming something like a free convention! It’s going to be a LOT of fun and I’ll be officially releasing my Hydra Publications novel, Reality Check. Come on out, it’ll be a fine spring day!
March 8, 2013
Interview: Eric Garrison Gives R.J. a Reality Check
Reblogged from R.J. Sullivan Fiction:
Congratulations to my friend Eric Garrison on his two book publishing deals, one with Hydra Publications for his recently released science fiction dimension hopping thriller, Reality Check. The other for a multi-book deal with Seventh Star Press.
Shorty after Eric and I met, we discovered pretty fast that our writing shares much in common. We decided to embrace the similarities and write in a "shared world."
What a great interview. Thanks, RJ!
March 7, 2013
I’m taking the Iron Writer Challenge!
Four writers. Four elements. Three days. Five hundred words.
This is the Iron Writer Challenge! I’m going to write a flash fiction story using the elements thrown down, Iron Chef style, in three days. I’m up against three other writers taking the same challenge. I signed up weeks ago, and today’s the kickoff, the clock is ticking.
I opened the site to see what the elements are. Go ahead, look at the following link and see for yourself. Go on, I’ll wait.
http://theironwriter.com/2013/03/07/challenge-3-march-14-2013/
So, I can handle most of those. But really? “A Chechem Chaka Tree“? That’s just cruel, it’ll take a good chunk of those paltry 500 words just to tell the reader what that is!
Well, wish me luck. I already have a glimmer of an idea…
March 6, 2013
No, not THAT Hydra…
Just to be clear, my publisher is Hydra Publications (also Hydra Games), not Random House’s Hydra imprint.
March 3, 2013
Jess Resides Here Reality Check Interview!
Jess Resides Here Reality Check Interview!
I’m very pleased to say I have been interviewed by Jess of Jess Resides Here! Stephen Zimmer of Seventh Star Press says, “Jess is kind of like the Oprah of the Indie book world, only much more dazzling!”
Check her site out while you’re there!
March 2, 2013
What a rush!
Minnie Celebrates (Nell Williams)
Between Thursday and Friday, I gave away over 550 copies of Blue Spirit and held onto the top 10 in free urban fantasy on Amazon all day Friday. It pleased me very much to see how much interest there was in my book.
But now, in the cold hard light of … well, okay Saturday morning is still pretty good, even without the Blue Spirit freebie promotion. Minnie is still dancing. I’m sure Skye will be delighted too, since she loves the attention. After she sleeps it off, that is.
Meanwhile, I have another giveaway going on, I’m giving away a paperback copy of Reality Check, and you can enter to win all month.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Reality Check
by Eric Garrison
Giveaway ends March 31, 2013.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
March 1, 2013
Blue Spirit is FREE today! (last day)
Blue Spirit is FREE today! (last day)
The freebie days for my dark & funny urban fantasy novel, Blue Spirit, are going well! My book has cracked the top 10 in two categories:
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
#8 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Fantasy > Urban
#10 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror > Occult
I am very pleased. And there’s still a day of the giveaway left! If you haven’t picked up a copy for yourself, go do it! No, you don’t need a Kindle device to get Kindle books… you can get an free Kindle app for any smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac. And if you get free books now, you can put them in your library and read them on all those platforms forever, plus any new ones you might get.
