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Haunting Social Media

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Andrea Van Orsouw Haunting. It sounds better than stalking. Because it is. A stalker shows up outside your house. They look through y...

Don't Blog Drunk III

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Alcohol is a depressant. We forget that as we dance the night away.  But soon it opens our eyes to the tired people around us. The women, ...

Maslow and Prosopagnosia

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I live in New York, and every building I walk into has a man behind a desk asking me to sign in. I think about those men. For eight hours a...

How to Take Criticism

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Be as humble in victory as in defeat.  This week one of my novels won an award, but I did not attend the ceremony. I'd like to say...

Five Promotion Mistakes Writers Make

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Now more than ever, all authors must self-promote in order to survive. But how do you do that without irritating your audience? Here are fi...

Contact

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Contact Info I always welcome feedback, interview requests, fan mail, and free beer. Email me: ronancray [at] gmail Facebook: ronancray ...

Kickstarter Kicks My Ass

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Maybe you've heard of Kickstarter? It's the new diet and exercise program. You worry about pledges to the exclusion of eating and ru...

Setting a World Record

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This wasn't the first time I felt nude in public.  I worked my way through college, and one of the most demeaning jobs I took was a ...

Dust Eaters Kickstarter LIVE

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Back in college I ran for Student Senate. Voter turnout was low the previous years, so I set a goal: win more votes than the highest vot...

Why We Need Horror

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I often question the worth of the words I write. Does the world really need another gruesome horror novel? I look at writers like Nicholas S...