AUTHOR JOHN F. ALLEN BOOK SIGNING AT DOWNTOWN COMICS INDIANAPOLIS

Hey true believers! (click banner for details) I will be attending a book signing at Downtown Comics on Wednesday, September 4, 2013; at 11:30 AM! I will be selling and signing copies of my debut novel, The God Killers! ____________________________________________ While there enter a raffle to receive a FREE The God Killers poster! Be sureContinue reading “AUTHOR JOHN F. ALLEN BOOK SIGNING AT DOWNTOWN COMICS INDIANAPOLIS”

SO YOU WANT TO FIND A MENTOR, HUH?

HOW AND WHEN TO APPROACH OTHER WRITERS FOR GUIDANCE AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Many new and aspiring writers are eager to get started on their “Writer’s Journey” and don’t know where to start. Some think that obtaining an MBA is the way to go (and it is for some), while others plow ahead full throttle.Continue reading “SO YOU WANT TO FIND A MENTOR, HUH?”

THE GOD KILLERS IS NOW AVAILABLE ON KOBO!

Good Afternoon Staunch Perusers!  I’ve just got word from my publisher, Seventh Star Press, that my debut novel, THE GOD KILLERS, is NOW available on Kobo!   That’s right, if you have a kobo reader or even if you don’t have a reader, but you have a Kobo account, you can order your copy   today! Follow theContinue reading “THE GOD KILLERS IS NOW AVAILABLE ON KOBO!”

SO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER?

FIVE THINGS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU BEGIN A CAREER AS A WRITER Many people who aren’t writers or who aspire to one day write the “NEXT BEST THING” have absolutely no idea what a writing life entails.  It is because of their skewed and/or misguided ideas on what being a writer is about thatContinue reading “SO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER?”

FOREST OF SHADOWS FEATURED IN SEVENTH STAR PRESS ANTHOLOGY TITLED THUNDER ON THE BATTLEFIELD

GREETINGS STAUNCH PERUSERS! My latest character creation, Prince Jaziri of Kagiso, makes his debut in my BRAND NEW Sword & Soul short story “Forest of Shadows”! Available now in eBook format from Amazon and Barnes & Noble and by mid-August in Print, as part of the Thunder on the Battlefield: Sword and Thunder on the Battlefield: Sorcery anthologies fromContinue reading “FOREST OF SHADOWS FEATURED IN SEVENTH STAR PRESS ANTHOLOGY TITLED THUNDER ON THE BATTLEFIELD”

AUTHOR JOHN F. ALLEN TO APPEAR AT THE 7TH ANNUAL PARANORMAL MEET & GREET!

Greetings Staunch Perusers! Here’s a friendly reminder that on Saturday, August 10th, I will be selling/signing my debut novel, THE GOD KILLERS at the 7th Annual Paranormal Meet & Greet, along with other Indiana Horror Writers (IHW) authors (including TCQ members, RJ Sullivan, Eric Garrison, and Michael West). We will be at: The Hannah HouseContinue reading “AUTHOR JOHN F. ALLEN TO APPEAR AT THE 7TH ANNUAL PARANORMAL MEET & GREET!”

AN EXPERIMENT IN FREE WRITING DESIGNED TO EXORCISE MY DEMONS

Today’s post is an experiment in free writing designed to exorcise my demons. I’m not sure what demons I’ll exorcise, if any. That’s the point I suppose. Father Mirren may not approve, but at this point (in the immortal words of Rhett Butler) “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn!” When you read this,Continue reading “AN EXPERIMENT IN FREE WRITING DESIGNED TO EXORCISE MY DEMONS”