BRYAN W. ALASPA

Today is the day, horror fans! My latest tale of pure unadulterated terror arrives in print & ebook editions today! The Wraith is a companion piece to my bestselling The Man From Taured. It is NOT a sequel, however, it is set within the same general universe and some of the same characters from TMFT appear in this one. In fact, the agents from IDEA are back and this time my fictional town of KNORR (featured in Sapphire, The Dead Phone and other stories) is under direct threat

Joyful Antidotes is a blog reviewer website and Storyland is featured today and is stop # 7 on my blog tour. Thanks to Joyful Antidotes and for the great review. Click HERE to read the review. #Storyland #blogtour #review #thriller #horror #mystery #suspense #indiewriter #amwriting

An Ocean Glimmer is the site and they ran a review of my psychological thriller STORYLAND. Check out the link HERE and read it. For more on the tour that will go throughout this week and into next week, see below! #review #Storyland #book #horror #blogtour #blogs #marketing #indiewriter #novel #fiction

As an independent writer, you probably know that one of the things you need to do is market your books yourself. I bet you, like me, have seen all kinds of videos and classes that claim to have the magic tool that will net you hundreds of readers that will buy hundreds of copies of your new book and send you down the path to selling millions of copies and earning you a six-figure income. I bet you, like me, have seen that email newsletters are the way to go. Oh! Just give awa

An excerpt from my new novel Storyland. Right here. Stay tuned! #comingsoon #tomorrow #Storyland #thriller #suspense #psychologicalsupsense #psychologicalhorror #psychologicalthriller #mystery #whodunnit #indieauthor #indiewriter

I spent some time answering some questions with the great Fiona McVie for her Authorinterviews website. Fiona is a huge fan of indie writers and a great booster for us. I have worked with her before I am so glad she wanted to interview me again to talk about writing, my life and, of course Storyland. Click HERE to read the interview at her site. #interview #marketing #FionaMcVie #author #indiewriter #Storyland #psychologicalthriller #horror

My new novel, Storyland, is a thriller. In fact, I call it a psychological thriller or psychological suspense novel. That sounds great, you may think, but what the hell does that mean? Is it scary? Is it a horror novel? For me, the best tales of terror are the ones that creep up on you. Yes, I still have fun seeing the slasher films and the movies where things jump out of the screen at you. I just saw IT and it is one of the best horror movies I have seen in a long time and i

The main theme of my new novel Storyland is discussing where stories come from. Of course, as a writer, I wonder where the "stories" come from. However, I think this is a question that can be extended into other creative pursuits. Where do paintings come from? Where do songs come from? Where do [fill in the blank] come from? We creative types have brains that I feel work differently from others and I love watching the creative process in someone composing a song, poem, or pai

Amid all of my marketing and efforts to promote my psychological suspense horror novel Storyland, I kind of overlooked the fact a new short story is out just for your Kindle & Kindle Apps. This one is really creepy, folks, and I had a blast writing it. So, if bite-sized horror for just 99 cents is your thing, you'll want to click on the image below and get yourself a copy. ***A TERRIFYING SHORT STORY OF ABOUT 15,000 WORDS*** Hanley is the Town Time Forgot. The main street s

You may have seen the announcement that my new novel, Storyland, is available for Kindle pre-order as well as in print. Both of them are at a special price for you early-birds. Technically, the official publication date is Halloween 2017 (October 31), but through various means, even you print folks can get early copies at a low, low price. OK - sales pitch is over... What is Storyland? Storyland isn't quite like anything I have written before. It's my first real attempt to wr

Here's the first book trailer for my new psychological suspense novel STORYLAND - available for pre-order in print & Kindle versions now! Due out Halloween 2017! #newnovel #book #fiction #thriller #psychologicalsuspense #psychologicalthriller #horror #indiewriter #writing #suspense #storyland #booktrailer

Chicago suspense writer Bryan Alaspa continues to do things the hard way, announcing via his website and social media that he will be publishing his new psychological thriller novel Storyland under his own publishing label on Halloween, 2017. The reason? The feedback he got from publishing agents and traditional publishers said the novel was “too dark”, “disturbing” and “gritty” for them. “It was weird,” says the author, “several of them got back to me and the ones who provid