I’m giving away my twelfth novel this week on my Facebook page! Here’s an overview of the novel.
Publication Date:
May, 2009
Where the idea came from:
This story idea came in the form of a premise: what if a bestselling horror writer got writer’s block and ended up stealing a manuscript from a fan who sent it to him years ago for input? And what if that fan came knocking on his door demanding an apology or more?
One line synopsis:
I already basically share the synopsis above, but this is about a horror writer who ends up living the nightmares that he’s been penning down for years.
Journey to publication:
When I signed a four-book deal with FaithWords, I gave them this idea for the second book (the first being Isolation). I wanted to make it deeper and creepier than Isolation. I discovered that while the premise was strong, I had gone a bit astray with the story itself. This took a couple of tries before my editor ended up accepting it.
The Response:
Thankful to say that the response continued to be strong for this supernatural thriller. Publishers Weekly called it “an emotional wallop of a book” and said “Thrasher just keeps getting better.” Even my agent loved it, feeling it was the best thing I’d done to date.
My Thoughts:
I’m very proud of Ghostwriter. It’s a deeper work with a variety of themes inside it. I like how it’s not just a supernatural thriller but also a meditation on grief and creativity.
This is a book I MUST read. I'm reading the free one you sent to me, and I love the style.
And this book looks like it moved away from the romance, so I'm all about this one.