TWO WEEKS TO GO FOR BLAZE MCROB'S PATREON ACCOUNT

In two weeks, my Patreon account will be up and running. As I stated before, I will have only one tier, one for only $3.00 a month. Things have been rough lately for many people, and I want to make access to my account to be well within the budget of  everyone who enjoys horror tales. I will have both short stories and novels available. The novels will be posted one chapter at a time. Everything I put up on Patreon will be exclusive to my subscribers only - with the exception of two or three introductory pieces which will allow folks who don't know what I write to get a glimpse of my stories. I will not publish my Patreon stories anyplace else. Some people think this is an insane way for me to publish my stories, but these times call for a different approach.

Since I have chosen October 1st, 2020 as my Patreon start time, I will be adding extra value for my subscribers. Before the month is over, I will have at least fifteen short stories and a complete novel posted for your reading pleasure. That's at least a $20.00 value. 

I'm in this for the long haul. My entire body of work, except for stories published by other publishers, usually in anthologies, will be available on Patreon. All  these tales will be left up on my page for subscribers to read whenever they chose. That's a lot of reading, especially when I will be putting up at least thirty posts each month.

October 1st, 2020. Remember the date. I'll have some great horror reads for you!

Blaze McRob    

CLUB BLAZE: BY ZACK KULLIS AND BLAZE MCROB

 

https://www.amazon.com/Club-Blaze-Zack-Kullis-ebook/dp/B076TGFSQT/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509061681&sr=1-6

Zack Kullis says, "Blaze McRob and I collaborated on a very dark and terrifying anthology called Club Blaze. If you enjoy true horror, then this is for you. Consider it a doorway to a horrifying Halloween."

I can't add a whole lot to what he says. He's spot on. Take a peek at what we have waiting for you. I'm sure you'll love Club Blaze.

Blaze McRob

Book description:

Club Blaze is a novel-length anthology full of tales of pure terror and wicked depravity. This collection of horror stories will either have you leaving the light on at night, or it will have you wishing for a chance to share a drink with the sinister owners and patrons of Club Blaze.

Each tale is more extreme and terrifying than the next. Buy Club Blaze, open your mind and allow it to enter this infernal club as you read. Who knows what doors it might open?

BLAZE MCROB WILL HAVE A PATREON ACCOUNT ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2020

 

This is a short post to let everyone who loves horror know that Blaze McRob will be starting up a Patreon account on October 1st, 2020. I wanted to start this in the grandest month of the year for fans of the horror genre. What will I be offering to folks who sign up? I will have short horror stories and chapters of horror novels that cannot be accessed anywhere else. These will be available only to my Patreon subscribers. These tales of horror will average thirty or more a month, and all novels will be completed in their entirety. Some of the novels will include sequels. 

How much am I going to charge for at least fifteen short stories and fifteen novel chapters a month? Well, things have been tough this year for a lot of people, so I will start out with one tier at $3.00 a month. That's a lot of bang for your buck. For those of you who have never read any of my stories, I will start out with a few free samples available for one and all. After that, the remainder of my tales of horror will be for my subscribers only. I will leave all my posts up on Patreon where they can be read at your leisure.

I'll keep you posted with more news the closer I get to giving my fans a Halloween month they will never forget. With my stories, you will be able to enjoy the wonders of the season all year long. 

Happy reading!

Blaze McRob   

ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN CHEYENNE, WYOMING

 At the end of July, Cheyenne, Wyoming will be hit with big rodeo crowds. If you’re there looking around for things to see and do, you might want to take a look at some of the paranormal places in the city. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is one of many. 

Thanks to https://www.hauntedplaces.org/state/Wyoming for this fantastic little post. I lived for a number of years in Cheyenne and can attest to the fact that something about this place is indeed haunting.

“The bell tower of the church is reportedly haunted by a stonemason who fell to his death while constructing it. The legend claims that two Swedish immigrants who were skilled stoneworkers were hired to construct a bell tower on the church, and one day, when the tower was about halfway completed, both men simply failed to come back to work. The unfinished tower was capped off with a roof and used as a study for a time, however, the pastor who used it reportedly complained of banging noises coming from the walls and it went unused for a time. Years later construction on the bell tower resumed. Those workers were apparently bothered by strange noises, banging sounds and whispered voices and many refused to work on the tower after having a chilling experience. Someone apparently came up with the idea of building the ghost its own room in an attempt to appease him and apparently, this allowed the workers to return to their task with some peace of mind. Years later, it is claimed that one of the original stonemasons returned to the church and told the pastor that his fellow worker had slipped and fallen to his death. Fearing that a police investigation would lead to his being deported, he had sealed the body up in an unfinished section of the wall and simply walked away.”

Blaze McRob

EMBRACE THE SUCK

 I was read 

 ing the latest copy of UltraRunning magazine and came across an article which stated that to make yourself stronger you must embrace the suck, meaning that a runner should accept the pain and push through it. In one form or another this saying has been around for a long time. I figured that this applies to writing as well.

I got caught up too much in the election for president in 2016. There’s not much that I, one person, could do about it. Or was there? I can still write my stories and attack the inherent evil in power and politics. This goes for both sides of the fence. Sad but true: the system is flawed. It sucks at pretty much every level. Deep pockets, hands out, and stupidity abound everywhere.

How about Big Business? They really are the power behind everything. Writers can attack them too. Remember George Orwell? He certainly made some statements about the status quo and what can take place. Turns out he was pretty accurate. Things are moving along that way more every day.

Okay. You have physical pain and other limitations and find it hard to fight back when things roll in on you and attack every inch of your body and wrestle with your mind. What now? Is it time to roll up in a little ball and give up? No. This is the time to fight the hardest. You’re a writer, damn it! The pain and agony of tough decisions surround you now. That hammer is smashing at your skull, telling you that there is no way for you to go on. Knock the hammer away! Your mind is strong enough to weather the storm. Embrace the suck! Put it to work for you. While others can’t handle the stress, the apprehension, and all the other things making life tougher for you, you can do it. Mind over matter. Pen in hand. Fingers on the keyboard. That’s all it takes. Use the negativity to channel a path of strength from your brain to your finished works.

Focus on what’s important. Getting your hands on the latest techno gadget means crap. Pen and paper still work. You’re upset because great reviews aren’t flying around and landing on your books while some authors and publishers cheat and scam the system? Don’t worry about it. They’ll be found out. In the meantime, you will have played it by the rules. Your pride is still intact. People will discover you. It’s merely a matter of working harder to get your name out there.

Take all your real and perceived pain and write that book. This is your Holy Grail. Come back with the cup. Terri DelCampo, my wife, was almost killed in an automobile accident a number of years ago. She fought back against the pain and hardships. She not only used the rehab time to get her body back to functioning again, but she started writing with a fervor she never had before. She was not going to allow herself to sink into the depths of despair. No pity me for her. While she still has many physical limitations, she has no mental ones. She achieves because she wants to.

There are a number of people I know who feel we’re headed for nuclear war. They worry to the point of obsessing about it constantly. Crap! Back in the fifties, the United States was building bomb shelters right and left. We barely escaped atomic war when the Cuban crisis hit its zenith. Yet, we’re still here. Does that mean it won’t happen now? Of course not. Nothing is out of the question, but don’t waste your time fretting when you could park your butt in a chair and get a story out about it. I’m a pessimist and think humans will botch up everything, but I don’t say, “Boo, hoo, woe is me.” If it happens, it happens. Prepare yourself as best you can and hope for the best.

Don’t listen to people who say that things are worse now than they’ve ever been for humankind. That’s horse crap! The great flood was pretty extreme. WWII, WWI, Genghis Khan, Hitler, our Civil War, and much more were far worse. Let’s face it: over the years, there have been many evil people on the planet. We’re still here. Some of us don’t deserve to be here, but we are.

So, take the bad and use it. Write about it. Purge your mind and soul of it. Tell people about it. Warn them. Be a prophet for good.

You can do it. You merely have to embrace the suck!

Blaze McRob