Bundle story: “Some Old Lover’s Ghost” by Dayle A. Dermatis

Helena runs Paranormal Manifestation Services—PMS for short. When she’s hired by Beth and Marguerite to find out why a ghost is bothering Marguerite, she doesn’t expect to get a crush on Beth…which makes things especially awkward when she learns who the ghost is. Rainbow Reviews called this short story “unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching,” and it…

Bundle story: “Shadow of the Midnight Moon” by Eric Kent Edstrom

Take Stranger Things and blend it with Buffy. That’s the spirit of the Sal Van Sleen adventures, a YA paranormal adventure series featuring a funny and mischievous hero who must face down the forces of evil threatening his small home town. In “Shadow of the Midnight Moon,” the discovery of a magical note starts Sal…

How – and why – to put author information in your personal Facebook profile

Why should your personal Facebook profile contain your author information? If you’re like most authors, you’ve probably used your personal Facebook profile to join writing-related groups, ‘liked’ Facebook pages that relate to a topic you write about, and so on. These groups and pages almost certainly contain members/followers who aren’t connected to you personally, so…

Bundle story: “Chocolate Alchemy” by Lisa Silverthorne

Tucked in a tiny corner of Pike’s Market is Starling’s Chocolates, where a sorceress conjures magical confections to make people remember their fondest memories or forget their worst moments. Or even fall in love. Everything was just fine until Mr. Corporate America walked into Orriana’s shop. Will he buy her out or steal her heart?…

Interview: Rebecca M. Senese, on “The Haunting of Melsbury Manor”

Now available via Bundle Rabbit as part of the Haunted bundle! Find the author at: Website | Facebook | Twitter   Greetings! I am freelance writer, editor, and designer DeAnna Knippling; I am interviewing authors for for Blackbird publishing because a) Jamie knows me, and b) I love having the chance to ask writers nerdy…

Bundle story: “Never After” by Jaime Lee Moyer

“You wake and remember why he haunts you. Blood washes off in the shower. You cry and never feel clean.” Lillian Bryan goes to the office each morning and tries to ignore her co-workers’ stares, and her boss’ suspicions. She wants to believe that the battles she fights each night aren’t real, that it’s all…

What are story bundles, and why should authors care about them?

A story bundle is an ebook box set that has a few characteristics that make it different from standard ebook box sets. The main story bundling websites right now are BundleRabbit, StoryBundle, and Humble Bundle. StoryBundle and BundleRabbit only bundle books; Humble Bundle also bundles games. Availability Bundles can be purchased through a bundling website…

Bundle story: “Something After Saturday” by Steve Vernon

Daddy thought that he could just put old Granny out onto the hillside, just because he didn’t want her around the house anymore – only Daddy had another think coming. Something was going to happen. Something bad. Something dark and nasty, sometime after Saturday. “If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way…