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What does your “writing space” look like?
Authors! What does your writing space look like? Tall desk or wide? Is it secluded? Accessible? Do you keep things around to give you idea or remind you to work? Here’s mine; it sets a mood. Yeah, I’m...
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Do you stop or drive on?
Traveling along a lonely West Virginia highway by yourself at night, something steps in front of your vehicle. The impact is jarring, but you manage to stop without further incident. You can make out...
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Middle of the Road (an excerpt from The Matriarch)
After accelerating out of a curve, Craig glanced down at his dashboard. The Escalade was just about to turn over its first hundred miles. He grinned as he repeatedly sneaked looks down at the dash...
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New Synopsis for The Matriarch (back cover text tease)
Vampires don’t believe in ghosts. Every October, the freshmen at Glenville State College are told stories about Sis Linn, the local ghost who haunts Clark Hall and the graveyard where she’s buried....
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“Running Up That Hill”– The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. It helps me get into the heads of the characters and focus on what is happening. “Running up That Hill”...
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“Temptation Waits”– The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The first time I heard “Temptation Waits” by Garbage was on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer soundtrack. I...
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“Life Is Beautiful”– The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The acoustic version of “Life Is Beautiful” is a haunting hard rock ballad (from The Heroin Diaries...
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The Matriarch to be Published by WTF Books!
WTF Books has accepted The Matriarch for publication in the very near future. “WTF” doesn’t mean what you think it means, so check out their site to find out who they are and what they have to offer!...
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Published! The Matriarch is Available on Kindle at Amazon
WTF Books has published The Matriarch! Get it now on Amazon Kindle and compatible apps. More options coming soon. Enjoy! From WTF Books: “In The Matriarch, Kevin Ranson interweaves real and fictional...
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Why Vampires?
Hasn’t everything been said about vampires already? Frankly, no. I love these creatures because they are us and yet they are not us. The most evil forsake their humanity while the noble struggle to...
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Kind Words from K.L. Nappier, Author of the Full Wolf Moon Trilogy
“Kevin A. Ranson knows sinister entertainment. Cloaked -literally- in his alter ego Grim D. Reaper, he has made it a labor of dark love and his eerie career for many years via his popular movie review...
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The Proof! Of the Paperback Edition is Available!
Get the paperback version on CreateSpace now! Wanna know what the paperback version of The Matriarch looks like? Got ya covered. Filed under: Existentialism, Literarian, Paranormal Tagged: Matriarch
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The Matriarch – Now in Kindle and Paperback!
Supernatural horror thriller, mature content. A present-day college student becomes the target of an immortal, a killer linked to a century-old ghost story. 278 pages. Published April 2013. ISBN:...
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Freshly Cut and Inked Dead Trees
First printing of The Matriarch books arrive. Filed under: Cemetery, Creativity, Literarian Tagged: books, printing, the matriarch
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“Fly On the Wall”– The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The opening chapter to The Matriarch was actually one of the last I wrote into the first draft. “Fly On...
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“Save Yourself”– The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The boyfriend/best friend often pops up in stories where the female main character is struggling and may...
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“Come Along”– The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. At the beginning of the story, the main character is angling to fix or finish an on-again, off-again...
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I Want More – New 5-Star Review for The Matriarch!
5.0 out of 5 stars: “I want more.” May 21, 2013 By windigo98 This review is from: The Matriarch (Paperback) Like usual when I find a book I want to read and enjoyed, I want more. The story was...
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See what Spooky’s been up to lately!
Meet Spooky, a dead little boy continuing to grow up. He goes to school, likes taking pictures in cemeteries, and doesn’t breathe. Accidentally starting the zombie apocalypse is his biggest fear, but...
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One to Watch – 5-star Review for The Matriarch
5.0 out of 5 stars: “One to watch” June 22, 2013 By L. Reuther (REAL NAME) This review is from: The Matriarch (Paperback) Kevin A Ranson beautifully blends the boundaries of vampires and ghosts. This...
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