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Dark Omen Launch Contest
Enter the Dark Omen Launch Contest for your chance to win a beautiful hardbound Gothic Ghost Short Story Collection, A Signed Paperback...

J. R. Erickson
Feb 19, 20201 min read


Holiday Paperback Deals
Despite the convenience of ebooks and audiobooks, I still love paperbacks. Nothing compares to holding a physical book in my hands,...

J. R. Erickson
Nov 29, 20192 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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