BlogHide Resteemsmarkrhunter (62)in hauntings • 2 days agoYou CAN Judge a Book When It's CoveredHistory Press finally matched our upcoming book with its cover! It might not seem like a big deal, but it was a bit unnerving to see Haunted Noble County, Indiana up for preorder everywhere, but…markrhunter (62)in humor • 11 days agoDon't Sweat Air Conditioner ProblemsWe had an unusually cool spring, but we noticed a problem during the first heat wave of the year: Our big window air conditioner blew air just fine, but that air wasn't conditioned. I don't know…markrhunter (62)in humor • 19 days agoOld Grocery Store, New SecretsA small town needs certain things to stay alive. A post office; a gas station; apparently a dollar store, considering they're springing up like Marvel movies. The one strange guy who walks around at…markrhunter (62)in humor • 24 days agoGive Me Donuts, Or Give Me Death!I don’t talk much about politics, but just to show I’ve always paid attention, I uncovered this piece from way back in 2012. I think you’ll find me on the cutting edge of activism: News has come…markrhunter (62)in writing • last monthWhen Is Writing Filler Not Writing Filler?Note: If you like happy endings ... you might not want to read to the end of this post. In a previous blog I detailed my failed attempt to sell a novel to the romance industry's biggest book…markrhunter (62)in humor • last monthMother Nature Has Been GrumpyIs it just me, or has Mother Nature been, this year ... grouchy? Surly? Cross? Cantankerous? Yeah, I thought so, too. Maybe we brought it on ourselves, the way everyone has been storming at each…markrhunter (62)in publishing • 2 months agoThe Notorious Ian Grant is officially here; to my surprise, Haunted Noble County is unofficially here(Note: This is the OFFICIAL announcement. You can tell by the officious way I typed it. Ignore the previous mentions.) As you've almost certainly already heard, we have a "new" book out, plus a…markrhunter (62)in humor • 2 months agoTongue Tied By a Shoe TaleI wrote this several years ago, so no, don't go looking for Fred. Some of you may have seen a shoe perched majestically at the top of the hill in my front yard. If not, I’m enclosing a picture…markrhunter (62)in books • 2 months agoWriting Star of Stage, Screen, and ... Well, Mostly ScreenI got an email the other day about a new book that's out: Thanks for letting me know! I do know the author, but I didn't know I followed me. Other than covering it in the newsletter, I…markrhunter (62)in books • 2 months agoEdits, and Price Cuts, and New Books ... oh, my.Our editor just sent the edits back for Haunted Noble County, Indiana, along with a VERY tight deadline for getting them done. So you won't be hearing much from us for a week or so. That being the…markrhunter (62)in nine11 • 3 months ago911 Is Still the Number for 911We got a new radio system in our dispatch center, and the guy training us on it claimed we could use it at home, on a laptop. This is a great idea in theory: It would save me gas, and clothes…markrhunter (62)in earthquake • 3 months agoSan Francisco Rocked ... and burnedWe're close to the anniversary of one of the most famous disasters in American history. No, I’m not talking about the birth of Kanye West. I’m speaking of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and…markrhunter (62)in books • 3 months agoStorm Chaser price dropAs part of some Big Stuff coming down the pike, we've reduced the ebook price of Storm Chaser to .99 cents. That's just one cup of coffee, if you're still in the 20th century! I guess you'd have to…markrhunter (62)in tornado • 3 months agoTornado StoryI was eleven, and home alone while my brother visited with the neighbors. I didn't mind at all: I was what today would be called an introvert. I had my plastic Thompson machine gun and my khaki…markrhunter (62)in humor • 3 months agoStrange but "true" facts about meDo you remember those memes from years back, when you put your name in and it gave silly answers to your life, future, who would rescue you in the zombie apocalypse, stuff like that? No? Well, in…markrhunter (62)in indiana • 3 months agoWho's your Favorite Hoosier, or: Sequel Season in IndianaOkay, so, let's say--hypothetically--that I was getting ready to work on a sequel to Hoosier Hysterical: How the West Became the Midwest, Without Moving at All. If you've read Hoosier…markrhunter (62)in publishing • 4 months agoGhost In the Publishing MachineSome time ago, I was ghosted by one of the biggest publishers in the business. Or maybe not. What do I know? I submitted a romantic comedy novel to a publisher that has a name similar to one of…markrhunter (62)in tornadoes • 4 months agoSevere Weather Week, or: Gassy GodzillasI know it may seem like I already posted a version of this a few years ago, but ... maybe it just blew by again. severe weather Cow. I complain about winter weather a lot, so maybe…markrhunter (62)in humor • 4 months agoDeer, Booze, and Robert BurnsBy now you're all sick of 2025 being as bad as 2024, and maybe you're thinking of just cancelling the rest of the 2020s. Low ratings, right? They cancelled Firefly. But my wife and I are of defiant…markrhunter (62)in free • 4 months agoFree E-Book, AgainRead An E-book Week is here! While I know it's no Arbor Day, it does afford us an opportunity to ... well, read an e-book. I don't know who invents these things, but on Smashwords a free e-book sale…
