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Hello lovely, sexy, delicious, and all around wonderful readers! It’s time for a giveaway. This time, the giveaway has a catch — but it’s a fun catch because that catch will get you mentioned on the thrilling Zombie Radio! Follow Email PostShare on Tumblr

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August 30, 2011 in blog / News tagged apocalypse / apocalyptic fiction / Die Zombie Die / digital press / digital publishing / dystopian fiction / horror / horror thriller / I Zombie I / jack wallen / My Zombie My / zombie fiction / zombie horror / Zombie Radio / zombies by jlwallen

It’s time for another episode of Get Jack’d. This time around I have fantastic author, Jeremy Bates. You won’t want to miss our discussion on brick and mortar shops and the stereotypes that haunt writers. Follow Email PostShare on Tumblr

Jeremy Bates Get’s Jack’d

August 22, 2011 in News tagged digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / nook / nook books / publishing / writers / writing by jlwallen

I have a special treat for you today. I thought I would offer up a pre-edited sample of my upcoming release My Zombie My. That’s right PRE-EDITED! So you get to see all the strangeness that comes straight out of my brain and through my fingers. I’m thrilled about this […]

Sample Sunday: My Zombie My

August 21, 2011 in blog tagged apocalypse / apocalyptic fiction / digital press / digital publishing / horror / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / My Zombie My / nook / nook books / zombie fiction / zombie horror / zombies by jlwallen

I often ask myself this question. Where are all the sparkly, hunky zombies? Why is it the only time you see sexy zombies is on a zombie walk where the female participants really want to get noticed? Why has Hollywood not jumped on the sexy zombie bandwagon? If I really use my mind-meat […]

Bringing the smexy to zombies

August 16, 2011 in News tagged Die Zombie Die / digital press / digital publishing / dystopian fiction / horror thriller / I Zombie I / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / My Zombie My by jlwallen

Sex sells. Let’s face it … it’s a universal truth (on some levels) that even writers must indulge now and then. Sex and sexy will sell books. Why do you think book covers are so filled with sexy, beautiful, glittery cover models? How else would the Twilight Saga ever have […]

Sexy sells

August 15, 2011 in News tagged autumnal press / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / On Fiction / publishing by jlwallen

This is one of those questions I get asked quite a lot. I own a lot of domains and I use every one of them for one reason or another. For example, I use monkeypantz.net (or getjackd.net — which simply acts as a re-direct to monkeypantz.net) for blogging. I also […]

Why you need your own domain

August 12, 2011 in News tagged digital press / digital publishing / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen by jlwallen

This week I have the honor and privilege of having fellow Louisvillian, Heather Marie Adkins primed and ready to Get Jack’d. Let’s see what this fantastic writer has to say. Follow Email PostShare on Tumblr

Heather Marie Adkins Gets Jack’d

August 6, 2011 in News tagged digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / guest writers / indie authors / indie writers / kindle books / nook / nook books / On Fiction / publishing / writers / writing by jlwallen

I’ve been in a lot of industries. One of the most recent iterations (I call it Jack 3.0 — which I might be regressing to in the near future) was hair stylist. As a hair stylist it is a universal truth that there are slow times of the year. And […]

Rethinking how we publish and promote

August 6, 2011 in News tagged autumnal press / digital press / digital publishing / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / nook / nook books / publishing / writers / writing / writing tips by jlwallen

In the second book of the “Fringe Killer” series, Detective Davenport finds herself dealing with horror brought to life from the past. A killer is terrorizing the same building that held him prisoner – decades ago. A killer from the past manages to escape the bonds of time and redefines […]

Sample Sunday: Gothica

July 31, 2011 in blog tagged author / autumnal press / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / fringe killers / Goth / Gothica / horror / horror thriller / indie authors / jack wallen / kindle books / nook / nook books / suspense thriller by jlwallen

When I started writing I Zombie I, I knew, KNEW, it was going to sell like a the latest iProduct at a fanboy convention. How did I know this? Well, the story was unique, I knew I could bring a strong voice to the characters, and the genre was ZOMBIES […]

Genre, genre, what’s so important about genre?

July 28, 2011 in News tagged digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / horror / horror thriller / jack wallen / My Zombie My / zombie fiction / zombie horror / zombies by jlwallen

It’s time ladies and gentlemen. I have decided it is time to begin to expand my world as a digital artist and offer services to my fellow indie authors. I realize there is already a glut of people offering these services, but not so much as a whole. Let me […]