Guys, as someone who raised a rescue dog (Rosie, 2011-2026) and does workshops to raise money for no-kill shelters, the #kickstarter for this anthology touches my heart! If you love Rescue Dogs and want them to find forever homes, jump in and support this project. Here’s the link with all the info: /projects/e-specbooks/a-heart-for-hounds
#rescuedog #RescueDogs #dogs #Kickstarter
Just got my author copy of BEWILDERNESS --the first PRINT version of a novel I serialized on audio. A portal science fiction thriller about colliding multiverse versions of Earth and the horrors that unleashes. From @wordfirepress inn print and eBook. Available for Pre-order now from your favorite bookseller! Debuts 8/11/2026
#scifi #portalscifi #portal #multiverse #interdimensional #SciFiAction #SciFiThriller #scifihorror #bewilderness
Join me for a new Masterclass: WRITING AND SELLING SHORT STORIES with NY Times bestseller JONATHAN MABERRY
Saturday May 30, 10am - 1pm PST (1 - 4pm EST) via ZOOM
DESCRIPTION: The short story is exploding and it’s a market constantly hungry for new talent and new voices! Short fiction is a great way to build your writing career and increase your professional income; it can also help you stretch as a writer. Short stories offer more creative opportunities than any other form of writing.
We’ll discuss:
• The short story structure (and its many variations)
• Building compelling characters
• Knowing where to start (and how to end with a punch!)
• Strategies for great dialogue
• Developing a compelling opening hook
• Research for short fiction
• Finding Markets (including places you’d never think to look!)
• Writing for Magazines, Anthologies, Collections, and more
• How Short Story writing can help you write a better novel!
• Short Stories as your ticket to Hollywood!
• Strategies for finding paying markets
• And much more!!
TO ENROLL: $50. (To enroll make a PayPal payment to [email protected] NOTE: If you don't have a PayPal account, email me to make other arrangements (check, etc).
*** Proceeds benefit no-kill animal shelters and meal programs for disadvantaged children.
NOTE: Please include your full name and the best email address to use in order to send the Zoom link and class information. If purchasing for someone else, indicate that and give their name and email.
A set of notes will be made available to all participants.
JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times bestselling author, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Horror Writers Association, 4-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner, anthology editor, writing teacher, and comic book writer. He’s the author of 56 novels, 200-plus short stories, hundreds of comic books, and more.
#writingcommunity #writingworkshop #writers #masterclass #shortstories
THE WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE TODAY!
Join us for a FREE 3-hour networking and discussion about writing and publishing at the Writers Coffeehouse hosted by New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry.
Location: MYSTERIOUS GALAXY BOOKSTORE -3555 Rosecrans, San Diego, CA 92111 - 619-539-7137.
Time: Coffeehouse Sunday, May 3, noon to 3pm.
Cost: FREE
The Writers Coffeehouse is open to everyone.
ABOUT THE COFFEEHOUSE: It's a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing…with coffee. No agenda…just chat about the latest trends in the industry, about the craft of writing, about markets, about pitching and selling, about conquering frustration and defeating writers block, and about all of the good things that come from the community of writers. No previous publishing experience necessary…the Writers Coffeehouse attracts everyone from absolute beginner to award-winners and bestsellers. We're all writers.
For more information, join our free Facebook Page: /groups/TheWritersCoffeehouse/
This is a LIVE EVENT only. #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #writing #writingtips #writers #networking #freeevent
And now it begins... I start novel #57 today: THE JERSEY DEVIL, a standalone horror set in the 1970s, dealing with America's classic cryptid legend. Loosely tied to my Pine Deep novels. To be published by @MacmillanPublishing & @MacmillanAudio
#jerseydevil #horrornovel #writing
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap! AVALON STATION, my 56th novel, is done!!! It debuts March 2027.
And tomorrow I dive right in on my 57th novel, THE JERSEY DEVIL. Woooot!
#bookdeadline #deadline #joeledger #avalonstation #novelwriting #writingcommunity #thewritinglife
People keep asking me about the plot for AVALON STATION, the 16th Joe Ledger novel I'm almost finished writing. Here's basically what happens....
#joeledger #novelist #thriller #thrillerseries
COVER REVEAL!! Here's the cover to AVALON STATION, the 2027 Joe Ledger thriller! (Debuts March 3/9/27). And I'm about a week away from finishing it! Wooohooo! Pre-Order now from ANY bookseller.
#CoverReveal #bookcover #joeledger #ActionThriller #technothriller
