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May 11, 2020
Welcome to Gleefully Macabre!
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Welcome to my website! Whether you were brought here by interest in my work or a Google search gone terribly wrong, I encourage you to hang around and start clicking away!
My latest novel, The Odds, is now available in a Kindle and paperback edition!
Allison is now available in a Kindle and paperback edition!
Wolf Hunt 3 is now available in a Kindle and paperback edition!
Clowns Vs. Spiders, is now available in a Kindle and paperback edition!
(P.S.: People who leave reviews on Amazon deserve great big hugs!)
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May 7, 2020
May 7th
Considering Stories continues their book-a-week look at my work with an essay on Graverobbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary). They’re going to cover the entire series, so if you’re waiting for the upcoming fifth book but don’t want to refresh your memory by re-reading the first four because your time is too valuable, this might be a good way to get back into the world of Andrew Mayhem.
Check it out HERE.
The fifth book is going well (for me, not Andrew). 18% done.
May 4, 2020
Let Me Eat Cake
Whoa! My wife made me TWO cakes!
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April 29, 2020
April 29
Work begins on the fifth Andrew Mayhem novel…
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April 28, 2020
Sinister Friends
I live close to Brian Kirk, author of Will Haunt You and We Are Monsters. Today I got a message from him saying that he’d left a package on my doorstep.
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Uh-oh. What might be inside…?
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Fortunately, Brian told me about the prank before I got the package, keeping it in the realm of “fun” instead of “Oh, crap, I have a stalker fan who read The Odds and is taking it too far.” But if YOU enjoy the work of horror authors who leave severed hands on the front doorsteps of their friends, definitely check out his weird-ass books.
April 27, 2020
THE ODDS Available Now!
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My latest novel, The Odds, is now available in a Kindle edition. (Paperback coming soon.) You can get it right HERE.
After a disastrous evening playing slot machines, Ethan Caustin wonders how he’s going to explain his massive loss to his wife and kids. As he tries to find his way out of the casino, sick to his stomach and filled with self-loathing, he’s approached by a stranger who offers a solution to his problem.
It’s a simple game. A 99% chance for him to win ten thousand dollars. In the remote chance that he loses…well, he’ll be strapped into a device that shatters his left arm.
The odds are very much in his favor. But this is only the first round.
As the game goes on, the prizes and penalties keep changing, along with his chances of winning. As the high stakes get out of control and Ethan desperately wants to quit, he’ll learn that they’ve only offered him one means of escape: play the game to the very end…
Meanwhile, the April issue of my newsletter went out this morning, with the brand-new story “The Soupville Stabber Practices Social Distancing.” Check it out HERE.
April 25, 2020
Welcome to Gleefully Macabre!
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Welcome to my website! Whether you were brought here by interest in my work or a Google search gone terribly wrong, I encourage you to hang around and start clicking away!
My latest novel, The Odds, is now available in a Kindle edition!
Allison is now available in a Kindle and paperback edition!
Wolf Hunt 3 is now available in a Kindle and paperback edition!
Clowns Vs. Spiders, is now available in a Kindle and paperback edition!
(P.S.: People who leave reviews on Amazon deserve great big hugs!)
Friend me on Facebook !
Follow me on Twitter !
Like my Facebook Fan Page!
Friend me on Goodreads!
Subscribe to my newsletter at MailChimp! A brand new story in every issue!
THE ODDS Online Launch Party
I’ve rarely done launch parties for my new releases. I had one at Barnes & Noble for the mass market edition of Pressure, and then I did one at the Wordier Than Thou bookstore when Blister made its debut. And that’s it.
But for The Odds, which comes out on Monday, I’m trying my first virtual launch party! There’ll be a reading from the book and a Q&A and maybe other fun stuff. It’s from 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST, and it’s hosted by the lovely and talented John Edward Lawson of Raw Dog Screaming Press.
You’ll need to register for a Hopin account, and you’ll need a ticket to the event (though it’s FREE, of course). Get yourself all set up at:
https://hopin.to/events/allaccesscon-book-launch-the-odds-by-jeff-strand
April 21, 2020
April 21st
Hey, kids, my new novel The Odds is done! Not only do I have a super fast team of test readers, but they’ve had the book since it was about three-quarters of the way done, so it’ll be on your Kindle very soon, like April 27th.
Next up: Graveyard Closing (Everything Must Go), the fifth Andrew Mayhem novel!
April 19, 2020
April 19th
Well, fudge. Necon has been cancelled. Not a surprise and obviously the right decision, but still a bummer. With Necon gone until next summer, can Scares That Care and KillerCon be far behind…?
The third installment in Considering Stories where they cover my books is up, and this time it’s Kumquat, one of my poorest-selling and best-loved novels! Check it out HERE.
The Bram Stoker Awards were held last night. Since StokerCon has been postponed, they did the awards banquet as an online event. It opens with a stern warning from yours truly. Check it out HERE.
