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September 3, 2013
JournalStone Publishing Announces Signing of Award-Winning New York Times bestselling Authors, David Liss, Robert Jackson Bennett, Joe McKinney, Rhodi Hawk and Hank Schwaeble to a multi-era novel peeling away the layers of a hundred-year mystery: CENTURY.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with award winning and New York Times bestselling authors, David Liss, Robert Jackson Bennett, Joe McKinney, Rhodi Hawk and Hank Schwaeble, to publish a collaborative novel Century, developed and written by the five [...]
August 30, 2013
JournalStone Publishing & Dark Discoveries Magazine Announce Signing of Model/Singer/Songwriter, Leah Jung, to Contract for New Magazine Column
SAN FRANCISCO, August 30, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne and Dark Discoveries Magazine Managing Editor, James Beach, are pleased to announce the signing of Leah Jung, and for the publication of a new, regular column in Dark Discoveries focused on the tattoo culture, Leah Jung and interviews with her friends, as [...]
August 27, 2013
JournalStone Publishing Announces Signing of Bestselling Author, Jonathan Maberry, to Edit New Themed Anthology: Out of Tune
SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce the signing of New York Times bestselling and multiple Bram Stoker Award® winning author, Jonathan Maberry, as editor for a new themed anthology titled Out of Tune. The anthology’s theme is stories taken from folklore ballads— and will [...]
August 11, 2013
Dark Discoveries – Subscription Drive
Dark Discoveries, a quarterly (Spring: April 30th, Summer: July 31st, Autumn: October 31st and Winter: January 31st), 8×11/color glossy magazine (100 to 120 pages), has been in continuous publication for nearly a decade. The magazine features some of the best content in the Horror/Dark Fantasy/Science Fiction genres, offering in-depth interviews, insightful articles, regular columns, fantastic artwork and outstanding short [...]
August 5, 2013
JournalStone Publishing & Dark Discoveries Magazine Announce Signing of Author, Richard Dansky, to Contract for New Magazine Column
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne and Dark Discoveries Magazine Managing Editor, James Beach, are pleased to announce the signing of author and longtime videogame writer, Richard Dansky, and for the publication of a new, regular column in Dark Discoveries focused on videogame reviews, news in the gaming [...]
June 28, 2013
JournalStone Publishing Announces Signing of Award-Winning Author Hank Schwaeble to a four-book deal for novels three through six of the Jake Hatcher series
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with award winning author, Hank Schwaeble, to publish his next four novels in the award winning Jake Hatcher series. About the novels: The Angel of the Abyss, novel three in the Jake Hatcher [...]
June 26, 2013
JournalStone Publishing Announces Signing of Award Winning Author, John R. Little, to a four book deal
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with award winning author, John R. Little, for the publication of four novels – one per year – beginning in 2014. About the novels: DarkNet (announced earlier this year) is a suspense/thriller about [...]
June 25, 2013
Wer Means Man—Some Thoughts on the Werewolf.
Wer Means Man—Some Thoughts on the Werewolf. Michael R. Collings The werewolf as theme, character, and motif has intrigued me for decades. One of my earliest poems dealt with the theme, followed shortly thereafter by a short-story version (more about both of those later). My science-fantasy novel, Wordsmith and one of its prequel-stories, “The [...]
June 22, 2013
A Colon- and Semicolon-oscopy
A Colon- and Semicolon-oscopy Michael R. Collings As a general rule, people fifty years of age and older should be all too familiar with this word and its definition—Colonoscopy: the act of examining the colon. Having been on the receiving end (pun maliciously intended) of this procedure several times, I consider myself, if not an [...]
June 21, 2013
JournalStone Publishing Announces Signing of Bestselling Author, Jonathan Maberry, to Contract for First Ever Hardcover Limited Editions Of The Acclaimed Pine Deep Trilogy
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce that he has reached an agreement with Kensington Publishing/Pinnacle Books and New York Times bestselling and multiple Bram Stoker Award® winning author, Jonathan Maberry, for the publication of the first-ever deluxe hardcover limited editions of his acclaimed Pine [...]
