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The Cobbler’s Nightmare Ghost
Out of my love for the otherworldly aspects of life, I’ve decided to offer a November contest that is all about true stories of the...

J. R. Erickson
Nov 17, 20193 min read
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Ghostly Giveaway – October Contest
Ooooh, I love October! Falling leaves, bonfires, trees heavy with apples, and creepy stuff as far as the eye can see. I’m currently...

J. R. Erickson
Oct 1, 20192 min read
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Norse Magic, Hauntings and More in Dead Stream Curse
I’m coming to this space after a nearly two month blog hiatus. It wasn’t intentional, mind you. I’m afraid my blog is often neglected in...

J. R. Erickson
Sep 8, 20193 min read
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Friendships Eternal
A Book that Moved Me and Why… When I was in college, Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy was required reading in one of my English...

J. R. Erickson
Jul 1, 20192 min read
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Ashes Beneath Her Launch Contest
Ashes Beneath Her is live on Amazon! If you love murder mysteries, ghosts, and creepy asylums, the Northern Michigan Asylum series is for...

J. R. Erickson
May 28, 20192 min read
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Indies Rock: May Contest
I’m offering an extra-special contest this month that includes chances to win tickets to a book fair in Michigan and signed paperbacks!...

J. R. Erickson
May 13, 20192 min read
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Sneak Peek of Ashes Beneath Her
The release of Ashes Beneath Her – the third book in the Northern Michigan Asylum Series – is fast approaching. Read on for a short...

J. R. Erickson
Apr 29, 20197 min read
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Help Me Title the Third Northern Michigan Asylum Novel
Readers, I need your help. I’m fifteen thousand words into the third book in the Northern Michigan Asylum Series and I’m stumped for a...

J. R. Erickson
Mar 9, 20191 min read
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Calling Back the Dead : Book Launch Contest
Calling Back the Dead is the second book in the Northern Michigan Asylum Series. New characters, new lives, but with the undercurrent of...

J. R. Erickson
Feb 24, 20191 min read
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The Spooky Side of New Orleans
A couple weeks ago, my husband and I took a trip to NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana). We intended to take our toddler with us, but my...

J. R. Erickson
Feb 23, 20193 min read
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Enter the Some Can See Launch Giveaway
Book Launch: Some Can See #somecansee #gleamcontest #traversecitystatehospital #northernmichiganasylum #michiganauthor

J. R. Erickson
Nov 24, 20181 min read
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Reader Survey
Hey Readers! I’m working on tweaking my newsletter and would love to hear from you, my readers, about what you like to see in my monthly...

J. R. Erickson
Nov 18, 20181 min read
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Traverse City State Hospital
For my birthday this year, my family and I went on a tour of the former Northern Michigan Asylum. Surrounded by dense Northern Michigan...

J. R. Erickson
Nov 6, 20182 min read
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Let’s Get Spooky – October Paperback Giveaway
Happy October Readers! I love October, perhaps because I’m an October baby, but I also just love all things autumn and Halloween. Last...

J. R. Erickson
Oct 15, 20182 min read
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Help Me Title My New Paranormal Book
As of this morning, I’ve reached 70,000 words in my current novel – hallelujah! I won’t say the end is in sight just yet because I still...

J. R. Erickson
Sep 13, 20181 min read
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When one door closes…
Last month I officially wrapped up the Born of Shadows Series. What started six years ago as a trilogy turned into five books, three of...

J. R. Erickson
Aug 16, 20182 min read
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June Contest: Show Me Your Pets
I had grand plans of running a contest in June and then this morning, I realized that June was nearly over. But have no fear!I’m pulling...

J. R. Erickson
Jun 25, 20181 min read
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Hello Summer and Book 5 Updates
It’s starting to feel like summer in northern Michigan. Last week, we saw eighty degrees nearly every day. Wowza! It’s quite heavenly in...

J. R. Erickson
Jun 3, 20181 min read
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Win An Urban Fantasy Book Bundle!
It’s launch week in my neck of the woods. Today Sky Mothers: Born of Shadows Book 4 went live on Amazon. It’s exciting to release the...

J. R. Erickson
Apr 24, 20181 min read
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Finding Hope in the Now
Years ago I listened to the audio book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. At the time, I was going through a painful separation and, what...

J. R. Erickson
Apr 22, 20182 min read
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