Joel M. Andre

Biography

Joel M. Andre (1981-Present) was born in Cottonwood, AZ.

From a young age Joel knew his passion was to write tales that shocked and sent chills down the spines of readers. But it was not where he began.

During his teen years he focused his attention to writing poetry in the style of Edgar Allen Poe. His work while dark often lifted the brow of friends. But the passion was there, and soon the winter wonderland that consumed Lauren Bruni was created (Death at the North Pole & Black Chronicles).

Joel is currently working on a new book (Interlinked Destiny) expected to be released mid to late 2021, and will be reworking a lot of his previous books for their 13th (Cursed Edition) anniversary.

Smashwords Interview

Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
The first story I wrote and finished was back in the early 1990s. The story was about a girl whose best friend died of cancer.

The girl went on to become a world famous scientist who ended up curing disease after disease in honor of her friend. AIDS, Cancer, those sorts of things.
How do you approach cover design?
The cover changed several times. The original cover had a retro and worn look to it. I designed the cover for it to be looked like it was pulled from the 1980s.

The original cover was a placeholder design of a tree. I just took the tree to make it look like it was kind of a branch and slapped Happy Holidays on it.

I jokingly told my friend I was giving up and that was the cover. He said it looked chilling and fit the theme of the book. So, I kept the joke as the cover.

The original cover had themes from the book blended in.
Read more of this interview.

Where to find Joel M. Andre online

Books

Interlinked Destiny
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 146,130. Language: American English. Published: October 27, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Holidays once were a cause for celebration. The twinkling magic of the lights of Christmas, the romance of Valentine’s Day, to the haunting ambience of Halloween. Children and families once felt safe during these magical times. Now, a deranged lunatic is taking their passion for holidays to a darker level. As the Holiday Hellion stages his crime scenes, he creates a twisted portfolio of pain.

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