MY SON AND I sometimes tell silly stories to each other, and when he was five, I came up with one that he really liked called Peteyboo and the Worm. He kept asking me to re-tell it to him, and I kept forgetting things each time I did (which he…
THIS IS A FICTION-FILLED WEEK! Tomorrow, on Sunday, March 4, I’ll be hanging out at a table in the “Creator Room” at DanCon at the Orland Park Civic Center in Orland Park, IL. I’ve been looking forward to this one for months — if you’re in Chicagoland, I hope you’ll…
THE IDEA FOR THIS ONE goes back a long time. Back in 2002, during the World Horror Convention in Chicago, I remember telling Charlee Jacob that I had this idea for a pretty racy horror novel, but wasn’t sure I could write it. At that point, I’d been trying to…
IT STRUCK ME the other day that Marriage is really a lot like the most popular reality show, Survivor. It’s all about Outwitting and Outlasting! So, I give you my proposed new logo for Wedding Chapels and bedrooms…
THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS is always a week of cleanup for me. Putting away the remnants of one year to prepare for another. I spend hours organizing and backing up computer files, updating my iPod, cleaning off my desk from weeks of detritus… and I also think back a lot…
This blog was originally published on Cheryl St. John’s Christmas Tree Blog Tour on Dec. 18, 2011. I’ve reproduced it here since that website is long gone. I’ve always been a sucker for Christmas. A lot of people don’t expect a “horror” novelist who writes things like Sacrifice and The…
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN a sucker for Christmas. A lot of people don’t expect a “horror” writer to get all warm and mushy for the holidays, but I am a big fan of colored lights, Christmas trees, homemade frosted cookies, warm holiday fireplaces, eggnogg (the real homemade stuff, not that bubblegum…
I HAVE TO SAY, this has been a pretty good week! On Monday night (actually, 1 a.m. Tuesday morning) I finished my final edits on my 6th novel, NightWhere! So finally, after a couple weeks of editing and rewriting (and a series of very late nights there at the end!),…
I WAS SADDENED last week to learn that science fiction/fantasy icon Anne McCaffrey died of a massive stroke at 85. Anne McCaffrey — or more specifically, her fiction — was a key part of my childhood. I’ll admit, I haven’t read her work for many years now… in my 20s…
TODAY WAS HALLOWEEN, one of my favorite days of the year, since everyone celebrates the “strange” in their own ways. I took a day off work today, mainly so that I could go Trick or Treating with my son Shaun, the ultimate “Angry Bird.” When 4 p.m. came, we headed…
