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In The Dark 2 - Another Reader Question

Ah, music. The light of my life. What would I do without it?

I love music. Classic rock, pop, baroque, dance, techno, weird, ethnic. I love music.

Today's "In The Dark" segment has a fun, albiet brief look at music from my writerly perspective. Oh, and by the end, I'm sure someone will be calling me up and sharing news of my nomination for the "Hammiest Half-Ham Award" in cheeseball facial

In The Dark - Reader Questions Answered

Check out the embedded video below for what will hopefully be a series over the next while. I get the occasional question about a specific issue in a book or about how I work and I thought it would be fun to do some short videos to explain bits about the stories or about my writing process. There will be some fun questions and answers but I hope to provide some actual insight too. (Hint: this

Reader Reviews Revisited

While compiling some of my best reader and critical reviews for a new section on this website, my thoughts returned to a previous post about what I think makes a good review. The gist of that post was this: Short reviews are fine for average readers and they can still do a ton to help with the credibility of a book, helping an audience find that book and making the author aware of how they're

Refreshing the Writing Momentum

We've all been here, in this spot: just starting a new book or other long story. You're finished the 'beginning' part of writing and have a sense of who your main characters are, where they might be going and what's going to befall them. You start with a great idea. You blast off with ten thousand words. Maybe twenty. You don't hit a wall. You're not blocked. But there's fatigue. Maybe life

On The Gathering Storm // Audiobook is Available!

On The Gathering Storm
by Jason McIntyre
Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer
Running time: 6 hours, 15 minutes
Unabridged

For a sample, or to buy:



Amazon
Audible
SpringBrook Audio

This is a creepy, eerie narration by Jeffrey Kafer. He pulls out all the stops with his performance, giving the characters and the landscape the power and raw, focused clarity they deserve. This production is top quality.

Audiobook is Available!

On The Gathering Storm
by Jason McIntyre
Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer
Running time: 6 hours, 15 minutes
Unabridged

Sample:





This is a creepy, eerie narration by Jeffrey Kafer. He pulls out all the stops with his performance, giving the characters and the landscape the power and raw, focused clarity they deserve. This production is top quality.

About the Book:
At 29, Hannah Garretty is

Meaning What You Say; Saying What You Mean

I'm no expert and, quite often, when I craft a story it's much less about craft than it is about feeling. I'm basically a blind man in a room with lots of buttons. I get feedback (a whistle or a buzzer or a bell) when I press the right button at the right time. I get a shock when I press the wrong one a second too late or maybe a little too hard.

But I do know a few 'rules of the road' when

Dispatches From the Farthest Reaches

Busy, busy! Here's an update on what's been going on lately: a couple new interviews, an eerie new book trailer and a surprise.

Creepy Book Trailers Are All the Rage

THALO BLUE, my latest novel is available on Amazon.com, Sony, and Smashwords and will be coming on line at all the other retailers in the coming weeks. Here's the teaser trailer:






I talk with my hands but you can't see that on

Short Reviews Are People Too

EDIT: I've changed the title of this post. Originally, it was "The Longest Review is the Worst Review" after I discovered that, while eye-catching, it probably wasn't the most accurate portrayal of the post -- or my thoughts. Carry on.

I've been sharing my books and stories with readers for a while now. As a writer, it's both hard and gratifying to get a review. Like books themselves, sometimes

Fill the Frame With People

Ever notice the number of photos snapped at a picnic, a family vacation or the Christmas party that show a giant, gaping backdrop but small, badly framed figures?

I get irritated when someone emails or sends a hard copy of a picture from their trip to the local fishing hole and there's this giant background of some blurry water and then, in the mid-ground there are two people with grainy faces