• NEW

    Act 2 Books Hosting Scary Story Fest September 13 – Look for Me Among the Tombstones!

    August 26, 2025 /

    I’ve attended Act 2 Books‘ Flemington Book Festival twice in the past few years, and this year they’re offering something special: Scary Story Fest, for authors in the horror and supernatural genres. I’ve written a few books myself under the name M.A. McNease (it’s my initials, not really a pen name), and I’ll have a booth among the tombstones. I’ll also be able to promote my writing workshops, as well as the audiobooks for A House in the Woods, narrated by Daniela Acetelli, and A House in the Woods 2: The Devil’s Due, narrated by my own Wondervox

    It’s been a nice boost, too, for finishing Spellbound, the second book in my duology that began with I, Warlock: The Warlock Wars Book 1.

    It’s my favorte time of year, in one of my favorite locations, offering books in my favorite genres (after mysteries, of course). Hope to see you there!

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  • NEW,  The Twist Podcast

    The Twist Podcast #302: P-town Bound, Rick Reunites with Bev, and Emma Visits Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

    August 20, 2025 /

    Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose in this pre-Provincetown vacation podcast. Rick fills us in on some hot new Rice Krispy treats, chats with Bev about their game show past, and joins Emma for her review of the Mr. Rogers documentary.

    SURVEY RESUKLTS

    Imagine yourself doing something else at the moment. What would it be?

    Walking along a country road or hiking path.  44 percent
    Taking a nap. ZERO –
    Reading a favorite book or watching a favorite show. 20 percent
    Eating a favorite meal or snack.  6 percent
    Something else entirely. What would it be?  22 percent

    SOMETHING ELSE / OTHER:

    Traveling somewhere new and exciting.
    If time travel is permitted: An afternoon of sex at the age of 32!
    Writing.Grocery shopping!
    Relaxing by the Italian seaside with a handsome Italian man.

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  • NEW

    NEW! Audiobook for ‘A House in the Woods 2: The Devil’s Due’ Now Available Directly!

    August 15, 2025 /

    LISTEN TO THE PREVIEW!

    I’ll be distributing this through INAudio to Spotify and other select retailers, but I’ve also made it available directly from me for half  the cost! Just click here for the product page on my PayHip storefront and check it out. There’s even a free preview you can listen to (or just listen to it with the audio above). This is exciting, and it’s only $8.95 from me. Fasten your headphones!

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  • A House in the Woods 2 Audio,  NEW

    A House in the Woods 2: The Devil’s Due – Chapter 6 (Audio)

    July 29, 2025 /

    CHAPTER 6

    Welcome to the episodic audio edition of A House in the Woods 2: The Devil’s Due. Fasten your headphones and enjoy one new chapter each week. You can  find all the episodes here.

    About A House in the Woods 2

    A House in the Woods 2: The Devil’s Due picks up where A House in the Woods left off. Laurel Calloway is still in the mysterious town of Strickland, New Jersey, where nothing is as it appears to be. Two years have gone by, and they’ve been good to the Calloways. Laurel and her husband Jeremy have a new house, and a new family with baby Isabel about to celebrate her first birthday. Everything seems perfect, until Laurel begins to have dreams. Bad dreams. Something tells her these dreams could really be memories. But of what? Of whom, and of when?

    Did she really run over a woman in the road at night? Had they once had a dog? Why are these things trying so hard to surface, swimming slowly up from her subconscious? The more she begins to tell the people around her about these dreams, the more convinced she is that they’re part of it, and that these nightmares aren’t really dreams at all. Page after page, the pace escalates as Laurel begins to learn the truth and plot her escape. But will she succeed? The Devil is in the details.

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