Xmarkm
MY BLOGS
-
Running, Writing, and Chasing the Dragon
http://markmatthewsauthor.blogspot.com/
'Running, Writing, and Chasing The Dragon'is about the running and writing life, with mass media reviews and thoughts related to addiction sprinkled about from time to time. The author has run 13 marathons, has been in recovery from addiction for 20 years, and is the author of three novels.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 396 )
-
KALI'S WEB from Crystal Lake Publishing is Now Available
Excited to share that my novella KALI'S WEB was just released from Crystal Lake Publishing. YAY!KALI'S WEB is a fast and furious novella, with a touch of the... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2025 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
KALI'S WEB, a New Novella, Coming in August, 2025 from Crystal Lake Publishing
Check it out! I have a new novella coming next month from Crystal Lake Publishing. 100 pages of a fast, bizarre, and gritty read, and I've got advance review... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2025 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN is on Sale! The Kindle Version is Just 0.99 Cents.
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN is on sale this week! The BookBub Promo drops tomorrow, the sale starts today. Just 0.99 Cents! Come on in. Water's Warm. (well,... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2025 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
2025 Horror Writers Association Stokercon Weekend in Stamford, Connecticut
I'm recently home from Stamford, Connecticut and the Horror Writers Association Stokercon weekend. After having gone to the last 6 of 7 conventions, I understan... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2025 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN: Now Available at All Major Outlets
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWNis now available on all major outletscheck it out: On Bookshop- PaperbackBARNES NOBLE - PaperbackAMAZON - KINDLE AND PAPERBACK Read more
Posted on 18 March 2025 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
To Those Willing To Drown - on Netgalley Until March 15
My novel ison Netgalley until March 15Check it out by clicking below here:To Those Willing To drown on Netgalley Read more
Posted on 01 March 2025 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN — Cover Reveal
Check it out!! Cover art for my upcoming novel: TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWNYay! Thank you, Ben Baldwin.*What's it about?* "To save her daughter’s soul, a... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2025 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Announcing A New Novel Coming in 2025 - To Those Willing to Drown
Pleased to share the news that To Those Willing to Drown, a new novel from Mark Matthews, is coming in 2025. In this stunning new work, a grieving mother must... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2024 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Stokercon 2024 in San Diego
Spent last weekend in San Diego at Stokercon. What a fantastic time. Multiple panels, many conversations. Laughs, tears, books, conversations. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2024 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
My Novella KALI'S WEB to Be Published by Torrid Waters/Crystal Lake Entertainmen...
Check it out! Happy to announce that TORRID WATERS, the new imprint from Crystal Lake Entertainment, will be publishing my novella KALI's WEB, in 2025. Yay! Read more
Posted on 18 April 2024 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Met My Old Lover in the Grocery Store—A Dark Backstory to the Christmas Song,...
Met My Old Lover in the Grocery StoreA dark backstory to the Christmas song, Same Old Lang Syne, by Dan FogelbergAcid burns in my stomach. This desolate room... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2023 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Christa Carmen's Story from Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror is on th...
Excited to announce that Christa Carmen's story from Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror, is on the Horror Writer's Association Bram Stoker Award... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2023 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Orphans of Bliss 0.99 Cent Sale!
ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORis on sale!(and a Bookbub deal of the day)Buy a digital copy for just 0.99 Cents on all outlets. Read more
Posted on 25 July 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
MILK-BLOOD: Second Edition
MILK-BLOOD is 8 years old this week!The grandparent of my Addiction Horror run, the mythos of Lilly from Brentwood Street sparked a universe that I've returned... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR is Now Available
ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORis now availableFive years and two weeks after Garden of Fiends was first published, Orphans of Bliss, the third... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Announcing the Hardcover Edition of Orphans of Bliss
Pleased to Announce the Hardcover Edition of Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction HorrorNow available on all major retailers.Jacket cover art, exclusive to the... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Orphans of Bliss Receives a Starred Review by Both Booklist and The Library...
It's been a good week for ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORFirst, a Starred Review by The Library Journal, calling the work a "triumphant conclusion"... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
25 Kindle Copies of ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR
Check it out! FREE copies! Wicked Run Press is giving away 25 kindle copies of ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR to the first 25 readers who email... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Cover Reveal Presale Announcement — Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror
Check out the cover for: ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORRORcover art created by Marcela BolivarFiction inside by: Kealan Patrick Burke. / S.A. Read more
Posted on 02 March 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS -
Orphans of Bliss Presale and Cover Reveal: Coming 3/2/22
Less than 30 days away until the presale and cover reveal of ORPHANS OF BLISS: TALES OF ADDICTION HORROR Read more
Posted on 05 February 2022 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS
