Tag Archives: urban fantasy

A Helluva Tale

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Marie Loughin

Welcome Coffin Hoppers and other friends! I’m excited to announce that the e-book for my dark humor short story Hell Hole is now available for sale. Strike that. The Hell Hole e-book is available for free! For the next three … Continue reading →

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And the story continues… (Coffin Hop 2012)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Marie Loughin

In my world, Halloween begins today. If I had more talent, I would write a song. It would be called “The Eight Days of Halloween,” and it would go something like this: On the first day of Halloween My blog … Continue reading →

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Genre Confusion: Just what the heck is “Horror,” anyway, and how is it different from Dark Fantasy?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Marie Loughin

There is a ridiculous array of subgenre choices and mash-ups to choose from when trying to describe a work of fantasy fiction. Those of you who follow my blog know that I have done some heavy thinking about genres, the … Continue reading →

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Discoverability: One Writer’s Solution

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Marie Loughin

As “The Local Bookstore” joins the list of endangered species and we enter the age of digital books, one of the biggest problems facing readers and writers is discoverability. How can readers find new books without being able to browse … Continue reading →

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Fantasy on the Ice

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Marie Loughin

My dad doesn’t read fantasy fiction. Ever. The only fiction books he reads are crime novels, like those by John D. MacDonald. In fact, he only reads John D. MacDonald books. And only the ones with Travis McGee in them. … Continue reading →

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A word about Telesa, by Lani Wendt Young

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Marie Loughin

Just for fun, I entered the cover for Valknut: The Binding in a contest at Shannon Mayer’s blog. “I love my book cover,” I thought. “It’s cool and well-suited to my novel. It’s bound to win.” So when it didn’t … Continue reading →

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Ruminating with Jonathan Allen

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Marie Loughin

Today, I have the privilege of posting my interview of Jonathan Allen, author of Corridors of the Dead, released TODAY. (Woo hoo! Streamers and fireworks!) You can find the e-book at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords. A print version … Continue reading →

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Cover reveal for Valknut: The Binding

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Marie Loughin

My poor blog has languished over the last two weeks and I apologize for that. But I have an excuse. (Don’t we always have an excuse?)  I’ve been working hard on the final touches of my urban fantasy thriller, Valknut: The … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Monster Hunters Incorporated (or “I wanna be Pitt Zastava Owens”)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Marie Loughin

I’ve been trying to get into shape for the last three years.  I started with boot camp, but had issues with snotty young instructors who have no respect for other people’s knees. So I moved on to a self-designed program … Continue reading →

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I wanna be Neil Gaiman’s Personal Assistant

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Marie Loughin

I got the idea for this entry weeks ago, before I had a blog or was even mentally committed (obvious remarks aside) to having a blog. When I went to SiWC and became convinced, for the second year in a … Continue reading →

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