October 17, 2024

Unearthing Forgotten Indie Masterworks, Part Two: Horror Novels

By Paul Goat Allen

As part of BlueInk’s ongoing Unearthing Forgotten Masterworks series, we’ve reached the point in our search through the thousands of titles our reviewers have read and picked the very best indie horror releases. And just to clarify—these aren’t just books that received rave reviews, many are towering masterpieces that have withstood […]

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July 30, 2020

10 Apocalyptic Reads to Make 2020 Seem Less of a Dumpster Fire

By Paul Goat Allen

Yeah, 2020 has been a nightmare thus far—and the pandemic is just one burning bag of garbage in this blazing dumpster fire of a year. Every day seems to introduce some new horror, and—to no one’s surprise—people are turning to novels to temporarily escape all of the stress and existential […]

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June 3, 2013

How do traditionally published authors complete the sentence: “Self publishing is…”? Their answers might surprise you

By BlueInk Review Guest Blogger, Paul Goat Allen

I thought it would be interesting to ask a bunch of established authors — writers who have found some semblance of commercial and/or critical success through traditional publishing — to finish this simple open-ended statement “Self publishing is…” to see if there were any prevailing responses […]

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