tj lord

Biography

I've had a long love affair with horror; recently I've turned my eye to true crime - dramatized with supernatural fictional elements, of course. Serial killers hold a hideous fascination for me; in my stories, I try to creep into their demented minds in an attempt to learn how they think. The ones I prefer to write about are either entirely or partially insane - insanity is also fascinating to me - at least, from a fictional perspective. Real-life insanity is tragic and often devastating for both the sufferers and the families involved.
An important thing to remember about me: my work is often gruesome, heinous, and involving unspeakable acts. I don't love death and gore; I love horror, but only from a fictional aspect.
I love life and family. The theme of my grisliest work is this:
KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE. At all times. Know who they're with. Know what they're doing. They are the innocent, the defenseless, the vulnerable. We must be willing to sacrifice anything and everything to protect them.

Smashwords Interview

What motivated you to become an indie author?
I exhausted my own resources with traditional publishing when still a teenager. Secondary education and becoming an adult, entering the working world, etc., put a halt in my writing and publishing endeavors. When I finally got back into it, I narrow-mindedly pursued the e-book route. I did my own editing (I've done extensive work as an editor); designed and created my book cover; and did my own formatting, as I'll be doing for my upcoming sequel to "13".
I've already sold thousands of downloads of "13" and have received a lot of demand for another anthology.
How has Smashwords contributed to your success?
As I'm just getting started, I don't have that information as of yet. However, since the fall of Mobipocket, my downloads have dropped significantly. Although my anthology is still on Amazon, Goodreads, and Barnes & Noble, my work is no longer distributed as widely as it was before.
I'm hoping Smashwords will solve that problem.
Read more of this interview.

Where to find tj lord online

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Books

13
Price: $4.18 USD. Words: 148,240. Language: English. Published: November 7, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Crime, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
"13" is a collection of short stories in the horror/true crime genre - with a pinch of the paranormal thrown in for good measure.

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carnival    horror    murder    number 13    serial killer    short shory    true crime    true story