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I have been into apocalyptic literature since I was reading sci fi and fantasy in late elementary and early middle school. The Stand became my favorite book pretty quickly after discovering Stephen King. The zombie did not really enter my consciousness until I was in college. I knew about the […]

Jay Wilburn: The Guy that Introduced Me to Zombies

July 6, 2015 in blog tagged jay wilburn / music / On Fiction / Undead / zombies by jlwallen

Ladies and gentlebipeds of the Jackverse, it is my pleasure to bring yet another star into the world of Get Jack’d. This man is the author of some seriously good fiction. His name? Who am I kidding, you read the title of the post, so you know the name. On […]

Mike Evans Gets Jack’d

January 26, 2015 in News tagged authors / horror / mike evans / On Fiction / thriller / writers / zombies by jlwallen

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The State of Jack: Februaray 2014

February 3, 2014 in News tagged Among You / apocalypse / apocalyptic fiction / Cry Zombie Cry / digital publishing / fringe killers / horror / I Zombie I / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / On Fiction / paranormal romance / Shero / The Last Casket by jlwallen

In honor of Friday the 13th, I am giving away ebook copies of both I Zombie I and Klockwerk Kabaret for FREE! That’s right, Dec 13th and 14th you can get free ebook copies of these books to nom and slurp. Do it now. Now, I say! Oh, you want […]

Flash sale! Get it now

December 13, 2013 in blog tagged apocalypse / apocalyptic fiction / distopian fiction / horror / indie authors / On Fiction / steampunk / zombie fiction / zombies by jlwallen

In every generation a slayer is born. Oh wait…wrong opening line. In every generation, a plague of writers is visited upon… Again, sorry. Most people assume the act of writing is as simple as sitting in front of a computer and ralphing out page after page of coherent words. If […]

Writing advice for the new writer

October 2, 2013 in News tagged clive barker / On Fiction / writing / writing advice by jlwallen

As everyone in the Jackverse knows, I am about to complete the first book in my Klockwerk Kabaret steampunk series. During the process of penning this tale, I fell in love with the genre. Not only does it offer the joy of creating something wholly unique, it allows the writer […]

Variations on a theme: Steampunk

May 8, 2013 in blog / News tagged digital publishing / jack wallen / klockwerk kabaret / On Fiction / steampunk by jlwallen

If you’re not in the loop, the next book to come out of the mind of Jack Wallen (after T-Minus Zero) will be Klockwerk Kabaret. This story is a dark steampunk tale about Nathan Gage and Olivia Nightingale, the proprietors of the Klockwerk Kabaret. As the name implies, the establishment […]

Steampunk: What it is and why you should care

April 24, 2013 in News tagged dark hayride / jack wallen / klockwerk kabaret / On Fiction / steampunk by jlwallen

Last week, a co-worker and I had a conversation that was very disturbing to me. The thread of the conversation went something like this: You go to high school understanding you must go to college You go to college understanding you must study hard so you can get a good […]

Don’t dream it…

March 22, 2013 in News tagged art / artistry / jack wallen / On Fiction / soul by jlwallen

When I was in high school I had this little “thing” that got me through troubling times. I would imagine that everything around me was nothing more than a television show and all I had to do to rid myself of whatever was going on was flip a switch. It’s […]

The television show called “life”

November 7, 2012 in News tagged growing up in small town indiana / jack wallen / On Fiction / reality / reality tv by jlwallen

Known in some circles as the Dark Chipmunk, Nina has her evil paws in a lot of wicked pies. She’s the administrative and social coordinator of Sirens Call Publications and loves her some deep, dark, chunky fear. So let’s all break out the whips, chain saws, and gas masks for […]

Nina D’Arcangelia Gets Jack’d

October 15, 2012 in News tagged get jack'd / horror / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / Nina D'Arcangelia / On Fiction / pen of the damned / publishing / Siren's Call / writers by jlwallen

During the last week of Septemter 2012, I had the pleasure of attending Scarefest as a dealer. My booth was proudly displayed on Celebrity Row and I got to spend the entire weekend staring and chatting with the likes of Nicholas Vince, Doug Bradly, Tony Todd, Denise Crosby, and much […]

Make the most out of your convention

October 3, 2012 in News tagged conventions / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / horror / horror conventions / On Fiction / scarefest / writing conventions by jlwallen

The Next Big Thing

September 21, 2012 in News tagged horror / horror thriller / jack wallen / On Fiction / writers / writing by jlwallen

Well hello beautiful cats and kittens of the Jackverse! How have you been? It’s been a while since I’ve posted information on a work in progress, so I thought it time I shake the lazy out of my be-boned fingers and give you some tasty bits about the up comping […]

Work In Progress: Hell’s Muse

September 21, 2012 in News tagged demons / hell / horror / jack wallen / On Fiction / writers / writing by jlwallen

Can you believe it’s almost the middle of September? And can you believe I am less than two weeks from participating in my first-ever Scarefest! I’ll be right alongside the likes of Malcolm McDowell, Doug Bradly, and (shudder) Clive Barker! My participation in Scarefest will be as a vendor to […]

Scarefest is drawing near

September 12, 2012 in News tagged author / clive barker / hellraiser / horror / imajica / jack wallen / kindle books / On Fiction / publishing / scarefest by jlwallen

I was riding my bike the other day (as I am wont to do) and noticed a number of new eateries popping up around my stomping grounds. Now, I should mention that Louisville, Kentucky has a LOT of really cool, unique places to break bread that are menu, style, and […]

The homogenization correlation

September 5, 2012 in News tagged digital publishing / ebooks / horror / horror thriller / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / On Fiction / publishing / writers / writing / writing tips by jlwallen

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