Those of you who have seen my recent updates about my forthcoming novel, IT WILL JUST BE US, may recall […]
SPIRITS UNWRAPPED Interview
Spirits Unwrapped is a new anthology of creepy stories about mummies from around the world, edited by Daniel Braum. So […]
3 Stories in Ellen Datlow’s Recommended Reading List
Every year, esteemed horror editor Ellen Datlow compiles the Best Horror of the Year; we’re up to eleven now, and […]
IT WILL JUST BE US Fall 2020, Crooked Lane Books
Announcement time: My next novel, IT WILL JUST BE US (written as Jo Kaplan) will be published next fall by […]
From Boring to Brilliant
I had been dry as an ancient seabed in the desert; nothing was coming. I seemed fresh out of ideas, and the writing just wasn’t happening. So I wanted to share the process of my latest short story, specifically because it wasn’t a lightning-bolt story, and it forced me to put in the work to come out the other side.
DARK CARNIVAL Release Day
Today marks the official release of DARK CARNIVAL, available now on Amazon (print and kindle edition)! An Early Blurb “Every […]
The Inverted Fairy Tale of We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson’s last novel, is one of my favorite books. I got to […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Wishing a very happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. Unfortunately, in Dark Carnival, Dax Howard grows up […]
Kindle Pre-Order for Dark Carnival
DARK CARNIVAL is now available for pre-order on Kindle! It will be released as an e-book on June 14th (paperback […]
DARK CARNIVAL Cover Reveal
Feast your eyes on the gorgeous cover for my next novel, Dark Carnival, which will be released in June 2019! […]
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