It’s been an amazing past few days! Over the weekend, “Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story” jumped onto the Amazon (U.S., Canada, and Australia), Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iTunes (U.S. and Canada) Top 100 Bestseller Lists. The book also catapulted to #1 in Ghost Fiction in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K.! […]
Halloween Ghost-Story Goodreads Giveaway – ‘Winterbay Abbey’
Happy early Halloween, everyone! To celebrate, my co-author, John Bladek, and I are running a Halloween giveaway over on Goodreads this week. You can win a free signed copy of our new Gothic ghost-story novel that is reminiscent of Susan Hill’s “The Woman in Black” to get you in the Halloween spirit. (Best read at […]
‘Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story’ Welsh Cawl Soup Recipe
I love food and especially when it’s mentioned in fiction. Whether it be treacle tarts and chocolate frogs in “Harry Potter” or the “Eat me” cakes in “Alice in Wonderland”, food described in fiction helps to bring the story to life. In my new ghost-story novel “Winterbay Abbey“, one of the characters, Duncan, is from […]
Cover Reveal for ‘Winterbay Abbey: A Ghost Story’
I’m so excited to finally reveal the cover for my ghost-story novel, “Winterbay Abbey” today! I’ve been working on this project for two years with author John Bladek (“Lost in Ghostville”, Capstone Publishing). The concept and design was created by the very talented Scarlett Rugers. Scarlett is an award-winning designer for both traditional and independent […]
Anatomy of a Successful Ghost Story: Susan Hill’s ‘The Woman in Black’ Play Adaption Review
The end is nigh for the first revision/edit on my ghost story novel I’m currently co-writing. For some inspiration as I see my way to the finish line, I got my hands on the play The Woman in Black adapted from Susan Hill’s 1983 novel. I absolutely adore The Woman in Black. It’s definitely one of […]
New Ghost Story Novel Project Announcement: ‘Winterbay Abbey’
Very excited to officially announce that I’ve teamed up with Spokane-based author/historian John Bladek to write a ghost story novel entitled Winterbay Abbey. The book is about a young Seattle architect who travels to the coast of Maine where he becomes entangled in the terrifying past of a ghost haunting an abandoned convent he is restoring. […]
