It’s almost Halloween, and the count down continues.
Today I am thrilled to announce the arrival of a NEW horror book. Please welcome Owen’s Terrarium, an 80s/90s nostalgic serial killer horror novella, to the world.
Get your hands on your copy now. And join Demon Julie tonight (7 pm MST) for a virtual Halloween party book launch!
Happy reading, little demons.
Halloween Edition
Join your hostess for the evening, Demon Julie, for a creepy cocktail to welcome an 80s nostalgic serial killer novella into the world!
Owen’s Terrarium is essentially Psycho meets The House that Jack Built. It follows the path of Owen, hiding in the Elm Film House, inspecting reel after reel of classic horror flicks in the basement. As he fights his sickness, and the tendencies that it spawns, his world is turned upside down when a milk chocolate haired woman enters his world.
Will Owen be destined for happiness? Or will it end in t blood bath?
Don’t miss out on your chance to join the fun! There will be prizes. There will be costumes and creepy makeup. There will be horror inspired cocktails. Join the one hour live stream followed by a mingle in Demon Julie’s zoom room…if you dare.
It’s official. The Omens Call has successfully launched. And to say that I am excited is an understatement.
The project has been very special to me. It was my first collaboration with another author, and the first anthology that I helped to put together and bring into the world. I loved the entire process. I loved working with another author. When you find the right person to work with, one who is aligned with your work ethic, and who’s creativity you admire, then ‘working’ together doesn’t feel so much like work. I am thrilled to now have collaboration and anthology experience under my belt, and am super charged to continue on in my author path.
Being able to foster the brining to life of fantastic stories by talented authors was such a reward! I love good stories. I love good books. I love sharing stories by other authors. Thus, everything about this project was hugely positive for me.
And, of course, being able to push my limits and write my own horror story was also a challenging and exciting part of this as well.
I am very proud of how this book turned out.
You can grab your copy here, and go here for more details.
We are only TWO days away from FRIDAY! But not just any Friday. THIS Friday, there WILL be fun!
I am SO excited. Join me for a fun filled livestream event to launch an amazing book. On Oct. 1, The Omens Call, a horror anthology, will be unleashed upon the world! Do join in for a celebratory toast with a horror themed cocktail, for your chance to win some great horror reads, for some creepy readings, and more!
This one is special. It was my first collaboration, and I had a fantastic fellow author to work with (Daniel Willcocks). It was such an amazing experience, I do hope that I will be able to work with him again to bring more scary books to life.
Don’t miss out. Jump on in the Horror Collaborative now, then watch the live stream on Friday.
I’ve been silent. Well, I haven’t exactly been silent, but I haven’t blogged.
I love writing my blog. I am so happy to be back doing it again.
As the new year opened up, I buckled down and focused. My second novel was basically done. Written. Beta read. Edited. Cover designed. Only the last push through the production side of things remained. It was nitty and gritty work…but it’s done!
I am hard on myself. I am sure a lot of you can relate. Thus, as I took my final peruse through my creation before unleashing it onto the world, I was delighted at how delicious I found it. Yes. Dark. Delicious. Infused with my stamp.
I present to you, Acid Track. A 70s acid rock laced serial killer vs detective dark tale. The sequel to my debut novel Final Track. I am proud of it, and thrilled to be rolling it out.
The cherry on top of the acid rock laced thrilling ride is the PARTAY that I am throwing to celebrate! YOU are invited. It may be virtual, but it will be a sweaty, head-banging rock out night! I hope you can join me from wherever you may be in the world. CLICK On the invite to sign up and participate. From costume contests to song requests for the 80s metal legends Nöize Böyz, there are plenty of killer ways to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime-80s-metal-infused-70s-acid-rock-laced-book-launch-partay (or at least until the next book release)!
Acid Track goes live on March 12. Stay tuned for pre-order and party deets, or follow along on FB, Insta, or join Julie Hiner – Author | MailerLite.
It is absolutely 100% a-okay to celebrate the S!$T out of something you did that you are very happy about.
And, as I am telling you this, I will admit that I just re-learned this lesson again a few days ago. I know – to truly celebrate you can be hard.
I worked for two years writing and producing my first novel. It is infused with things that I am passionate about. 80s heavy metal. Serial killers. Detectives and criminal profiling. And wilderness.
For an entire week leading up to the 80s Heavy Metal Party / Book Launch that I had planned, I was seeping self-doubt and dripping with a feeling that I was a self-indulgent m!#er f%&er. Yes. But – I have a tool box now for when I have these feelings. I rid myself of negative thoughts and replaced them with positive and exciting ones. And I worked on my energy – I tapped into that inner glow, that inner WHAM BAM that people see in me. I let it swell within in, a growing ball of powerful punch, until it was ready for the PARTAY! Thus, I put myself out there now to show you that it is totally OK for you to celebrate you!!!
When the launch day came, I eased into it. All my hard work and planning was done. Everything was in place. I let go. I allowed myself to truly enjoy and be in every moment. And guess what? I celebrated like an 80s rock star!!!
When you completely tap into your inner energy, your true being, things just flow. You know that feeling? No resistance. Just flow. Your energy is good. It vibrates in a warm, happy way that attracts other people.
The last couple of years have been a wild ride as I ventured down the path to writing my first novel, which turned out to be an 80s Heavy Metal Serial Killer Thriller. Yes. When I first starting writing it, characters and scenes materialized within me. And I doubted a lot of it. I thought it was just too weird. I wasn’t sure if I should write this book. It seems funny to recall those thoughts now. A lot has happened between then and now. I met a lot of really cool, interesting, supportive people. And guess what? They’ve made me realize that I am weird – and that’s just fine. The people that were already in my life also supported me every step of the way – both my writing and my weirdness.
So, on this particular day, in all my inner glam demon glory, my energy shone and I floated along my path of to-do items – all in the name of launching a Serial Killer Thriller infused with criminal profiling, ritualistic murder scenes, heavy metal, and everything 80s. Thus, it is fitting that the launch will be a spectacular 80s party. 80s clothes. 80s hair. 80s music. Glam. Rock. Metal. It will be a blast.
As I swirled along on the 80s vortex, my first stop took me to Melodiya Records. This place is COOL. You need to check it out! On the hunt for a couple of cassettes that I still have’t found…I found one of them.
By this time next week, I will be loading into the back of my Subaru 300 copies of my first novel. Exciting? Yes! Terrifying? Also, yes.
But let’s have little fun with this.
It’s time for a cover reveal countdown!!!
Any guesses as to what the cover looks like? How about the title?
Comments welcome!