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The May 2024 Edition of The Paranomedy Pint is Away!

Every month, I share what I’m reading, watching, and drinking, and a little paranormal weirdness, too! If you like comedic takes on urban fantasy, horror, fantasy, and sci-fi – and/or if you like beer – you should give it a read. Maybe you’ll find your next favorite book/show/beer!

If not, at least you’ll have helped my newsletter open rate. That’s something, right?

So About This Month’s Newsletter…

I really want to send you this month’s edition of The Paranomedy Pint.

But MailChimp says:

3 Books for $2!!

Looking for some fun books for the holiday weekend?

I got’cha, boo.

Tuesday May 21 through Saturday May 25:

• Wisconsin Vamp is FREE

• Northwoods Wolfman $0.99

• Undead Cheesehead $0.99

ICYMI – The Paranomedy Pint! April 2024

We’re all busy. Life just never lets up, and there are a million things clamoring for our attention.

If you’re looking for a little break, pour yourself a drink, settle into a comfy chair, and give my Paranomedy Pint monthly newsletter a read! Each month, I share what I’ve been reading, watching, and drinking, and a little paranormal weirdness, too! Maybe you’ll find your next favorite book. Maybe you’ll find your next favorite beer! If nothing else, you’ll hopefully have a few minutes of just setting the world aside and enjoying a chuckle or two.

If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe. You’ll get my free demonic comedy short story, “Five Stars!”

Let’s Talk Audiobooks!

I used the Amazon ACX platform to create and publish my audiobooks. I had the good fortune to meet Ray Lesniewski back when I first accepted auditions for Wisconsin Vamp. He’s stuck with me over the years and has narrated all of my books.

Join me and Ray for a live online event where we’ll be discussing audiobook creation, how authors and narrators collaborate, what it’s like for an author to hear their characters come to life, and more.

We’ll even answer your questions! Our answers might be anywhere from meandering and nonsensical to downright wrong… but at least they’ll be entertaining.

Be sure to respond to the Facebook event. The actual live Q&A will be hosted on Google Meet. A link to the meeting is in the FB event.

The March Paranomedy Pint is Live!

Just a quick heads up that the March edition of my author newsletter, The Paranomedy Pint, is in the wild!

If you have no idea what I’m talking about… click here.

Monster Bites!

My new short story collection, Monster Bites, is available now in ebook and paperback!

This collection of four stories is set in the same world as my Monsters in the Midwest books. Three of the stories had been published previously. Two were in different anthologies, and one had been published as a standalone. After writing a new story, I decided to pull the four of them together into one book.

It was a lot of fun going back to Trappersville, Wisconsin. In this collection, you’ll get to meet Lois as a little girl when she goes to visit her aunt Helga. You’ll get to learn a bit more about Slow Johnson, the owner of the town’s bowling alley, and the unfortunate curse his family has endured for generations. There’s a fun tale about a whole bunch of monsters that gather every year to celebrate the winter solstice. The final story heads back to Weasel’s Bar. That’s where Herb Knudsen went on his first hunt in “Wisconsin Vamp.” This visit, though, there’s a different sort of monster hanging around the town’s dive bar.

Altogether, it’s about 94 pages in print. It’s the perfect length for a little snack when you’ve got the horror comedy munchies!

Monster Bites is available in ebook and paperback. If you have Kindle unlimited, you can read it in the library for free.

And if you do give it a read, ratings and reviews are always appreciated.

I hope you have fun spending a little more time in Trappersville! Tell the folks there I says hi.

February’s Paranomedy Pint is On Its Way!

Check your inbox! The February edition of the Paranomedy Pint will be waiting.

There’s another great book to read, show to watch, and beer to drink. There’s a fun bit of paranormal weirdness. There’s a swap meet section with a couple of good books and a fun book promo. Seriously. There’s a lot in there. Go have a look!

If you haven’t subscribed yet, be sure to sign up! You’ll get an exclusive FREE short story. That’s cool, right?

https://mailchi.mp/a12d71a9620e/the-paranomedy-pint-scotts-monthly-newsletter-16054629

February’s Edition of The Paranomedy Pint Comes Out Soon!

Oh hey there!

So I’ve got a monthly newsletter. It’s called The Paranomedy Pint.

Paranormal + Comedy = Paranomedy

Pint = 16 ounces of goodness

Each month, I share what I’m reading, what I’m watching, what I’m drinking, what I’m swapping (a fun way to learn about other authors and book promos), and a little paranormal weirdness, too!

C’mon. That sounds pretty sweet, right?

Subscribe, and you’ll get a FREE horror comedy short story!

FIVE STARS

For over half a millennium, one of Hell’s premier travel agents has sent demons to destinations that are perfect for them. Over half a millenium in business, and the Travel Agent has maintained a perfect 1-star rating. No customer has ever been satisfied.

Until one day, when a demon returns from its travels… and leaves a 5-star review.

Early Praise for “An Oracle Walks into a Bar” Audiobook

Folks have been listening to An Oracle Walks into a Bar, narrated by Ray Lesniewski!

Here’s what they’ve been saying: