Works by Eric – Page 16

FICTION: The Girl and the Gold Watch

Eric San Juan March 12, 2012 0 Comments

This short piece sprang from a title an online acquaintance threw at me, one I thought he had made up. The title was so evocative, I immediately got a vision in my head of a little girl and … well, you can read it below. The problem? He hadn’t made it up. That was a poor assumption on my part. The title was The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything, and it belongs to a book I did not know existed. Regardless, it inspired this short piece of fiction that will maybe one day turn into a full-blown book. With a new title, of course… The Girl and the Gold Watch By Eric San Juan “You know I haven’t the money for that, Sissy. Put…
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Works by Eric, Writing

50 word fiction, fiction, flash fiction, short stories, Writing

A Year of Hitchcock is on Kindle

Eric San Juan March 9, 2012 0 Comments

I’ll be the first to admit that A Year of Hitchcock is not a cheap book. The (gorgeous) hardcover runs $40 to $50. Yeah, I’d love for you to buy one, but it’s not a small investment so I understand if you don’t. However, good news. Kindle version. And Nook version. And… It’s just $9.99. Yep, ten clams. That’s cheap. The book rocks. You should get it.

Alfred Hitchcock, Films, Works by Eric

A Year of Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Kindle, my books

Why I chose to self-publish

Eric San Juan March 2, 2012 0 Comments

When I decided to take Lakehurst: Barrens, Blimps & Barons and publish it on my own, I did not take the decision lightly. After all, I had been on a modest roll, with three traditionally published books I authored or coauthored hitting shelves in three years. Advocates of self-publishing are often driven by a “screw the man! Don’t let corporations decide what deserves to be published!” attitude, which is in and of itself not a bad thing … they just forget to tell you how much work self-publishing is, and shrug away any explanation of what traditional publishers do for authors. I’ve been happy with traditional publishers. My first three books — Stuff Every Husband Should Know, and coauthor on A Year of Hitchcock and…
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Random Musings, Works by Eric, Writing

createspace, Lakehurst, Lulu, my books, self-publishing, Writing

A nice writeup about yours truly, check it out

Eric San Juan February 25, 2012 0 Comments

If you’re so inclined, check out this nice writeup about me in the Manchester NJ Patch. It covers a bit of my experience growing up in Lakehurst and the writing of Barrens, Blimps & Barons. If you’re not so inclined, check out this great song, especially if you like Queen:

Music, Videos, Works by Eric

barons, barrens, blimps, interview, Lakehurst, music, videos

Five years ago…

Eric San Juan February 24, 2012 5 Comments

Jim McDevitt, my friend and coauthor of A Year of Hitchcock, just sent me this email: Last night I stumbled across some old MySpace blogs I had written back in 2006-7. On Feb. 24, 2007, I noted that I had finished writing my part of A Year of Hitchcock. If I recall correctly, you finished your part a few days later. Hard to believe it’s been five years. Five years. It really is hard to believe. Things have felt like a whirlwind since. A Year of Hitchcock was my first published book, the culmination of a lifelong dream, and remains something I’m proud of. Others followed. Stuff Every Husband Should Know, the recent Barrens, Blimps & Barons, and contributing to Geek Wisdom, along with two…
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Alfred Hitchcock, Random Musings, Works by Eric, Writing

A Year of Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, books, five years, Jim McDevitt, my books, Writing