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Born of Shadows Updates
Happy March 1st! February was a pretty fast moving month for me this year, which to be honest is rare. For most northern Michiganders,...

J. R. Erickson
Mar 1, 20182 min read
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Write Anyway: How to Start Your Novel
I occasionally get emails from readers who have questions about writing. As an aspiring writer, I often turned to authors in all steps of...

J. R. Erickson
Feb 18, 20184 min read
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Launch Week: 7 Days of Book Giveaways
It’s here! Kanti: Born of Shadows Book 3 went live on Amazon today. To celebrate the launch, I’m giving away 7 books for the next seven...

J. R. Erickson
Jan 22, 20182 min read
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Deep Dive Into the Self
I seriously love examining the deep questions of life. I tend to believe that asking the right questions reveals who we are and who we...

J. R. Erickson
Jan 21, 20181 min read
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Poll for Launch Week Giveaways
Hey there readers and writers! It’s almost that time again: launch week! To amp up the fun for the release of Kanti: Born of Shadows Book...

J. R. Erickson
Jan 18, 20182 min read
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Tell Me About You!
Please take a few minutes to answer the questions in my poll. Basically, I just want to learn a bit more about my readers, and, honestly,...

J. R. Erickson
Dec 29, 20171 min read
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Last Year at This Time – December
I write a journal of sorts. It is sporadic, largely guided by emotions, often uncomfortable ones that I need to get out of my head. I go...

J. R. Erickson
Dec 15, 20173 min read
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Holiday Book Giveaway
All right folks we’ve made it to December! Michigan is acting a little crazy this year and we’re seeing temperatures this week in the...

J. R. Erickson
Dec 2, 20171 min read
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How is it Already November?
Is anyone else suffering from the sense that November just dropped on us from the sky? I mean, last night my husband wanted to watch...

J. R. Erickson
Nov 17, 20171 min read
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Halloween and November’s Prize Announcement
Greetings! Michigan has officially shifted into the cold, blustery weather that we expect to see this time of year. We were still...

J. R. Erickson
Nov 1, 20171 min read
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Win a Signed Paperback
As part of the launch of Ula: Born of Shadows, I decided to try out a rafflecoptor giveaway. I’ve been hearing about rafflecoptor on the...

J. R. Erickson
Oct 29, 20172 min read
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November Reader’s Swag Survey
Reader’s Prizes! Hey Readers! We’re fast approaching October 31st. That spooktacular day when we dress up as witches and monsters. I’m...

J. R. Erickson
Oct 22, 20171 min read
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Ula Release Date: October 24th, 2017
The last few months have been pretty intense in my world of writing. Editing, cover art, social media, formatting – a lot goes into a...

J. R. Erickson
Oct 15, 20171 min read
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October Reader’s Swag Giveaway
As an avid reader, I love reader’s gifts. I rarely buy them for myself, it’s just not as much fun, but I get so excited when I stumble...

J. R. Erickson
Sep 27, 20171 min read
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Book Cover Art for Indie Authors
When I decided to end my novel contract with my small publisher, I lost my cover art for my Born of Shadows Book Series. One of the...

J. R. Erickson
Sep 19, 20172 min read
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Urban Fantasy Book Giveaway
Five years ago I published my first novel Ula: Born of Shadows with a small publisher. I knew that I needed to market the book if I was...

J. R. Erickson
Sep 6, 20172 min read
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2017 Writer’s Conference in Michigan
Fall is a great time to get recommitted to your writing – or to hone your craft – or network. As summer drifts away, we find ourselves...

J. R. Erickson
Sep 5, 20171 min read
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Scrivener for Novel Writing
Wow – what can I say? Scrivener is awesome. Mind you, I’ve been writing novels in a basic word processor for years so Scrivener is like...

J. R. Erickson
Aug 29, 20172 min read
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Writing Every Day
I have been writing every day for a couple of weeks now. With a one year old vying for my time and attention, writing has been less of a...

J. R. Erickson
Aug 22, 20173 min read
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Snowflake Method of Novel Writing
Need some structure for that novel idea that has been floating around in your mind for a while? I stumbled across this website this...

J. R. Erickson
Apr 25, 20171 min read
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