Today I have a treat in the form of an interview with author Jean Marie Bauhaus. She took some time and put a lot of thought into the answers she gave, and I very much appreciate it. It makes these interviews so worthwhile.

Ghost hunter Veronica “Ron” Wilson gets killed in the line of duty; but after she herself becomes a ghost, trapped in the house where she died, she realizes that the mystery has just begun. She and several other ghosts are being held prisoner in the house by the same sadistic spirit that killed them. Their captor likes to entertain itself by torturing its fellow ghosts, and as if that isn’t bad enough, it appears to have the ability to kill ghosts, devouring the poor souls for whom it no longer has any use. Ron’s only hope is to convince the other terrified ghosts to rally together to find a way to defeat the evil spirit so they can move on to their final rest. But Ron’s not in any hurry to get there once she discovers that there’s still a lot of living to do after death.

Of all the STeve Jobs stories floating around today, I found this one to be quite elegant, profound, and worthy of reposting:

Steven P. Jobs passed away on October 5th, 2011 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was just 56 years old. We mourn his passing, and wish his family the very best.

Let’s address this up front: Gizmodo and Steve Jobs had, at best, a tumultuous relationship. Yet no matter how much he may have hated us, we admired him.

No, that’s not quite right. We loved him.

Read the rest at Gizmodo.

I never met Steve Jobs, and I have a funny feeling I probably wouldn’t have gotten along with the guy very well. But ever since I learned video editing on a PowerMac G5 running Final Cut Pro 5, I’ve been a big fan of the company he co-created. Between the iPhone, my two MacBook Pros, and the iPod classic I stopped listening to when I got the iPhone,  I’ve probably spent more of the last 5 years using Apple products than those of any other company (except maybe General Motors).

It’s with sadness and shock that I learn of the passing of Steve Jobs tonight. A great visionary and businessman has left the world and taken his ideas and wisdom with him. He will be thought of often in the days, weeks, and years to come. I expect sales of the soon-to-be released biography will skyrocket; I suspect a copy will be on my Kindle.

Rest in peace, Steve Jobs.

Blogger and author Nicole Storey posted a review of Driving to BelAir today, and it’s such a great review. Here’s an excerpt (I almost cried with joy when I read it):

As for the characters themselves, I started out feeling one way about them and by the end of the story, I saw them in a totally different light.  Each one had a past; something that happened in their lives that made me feel compassion for them, but I also couldn’t stand a few of them to begin with, including the main character.  By the end of this story, most of the characters do a complete 180 and only one stays the same.  I like it when I think I have a character all figured out, only to discover that my perceptions were all wrong!  To me, that takes a lot of skill on the author’s part and William G. Jones handled it as easily as a magician waving a wand and saying “Presto!”

Check out the rest of the review, and if you’re in the mood for some fantasy, check out her book, THE CHOSEN ONE.

Today I have a special treat, an interview with author and poet G.W. Jefferies.

Tell us about your latest book and where readers can buy it.

It’s called The Strange Fall of Marlon Applewood and it goes something like this: After a freak accident, Tim Combes is thrown back to a town he thought was his home. But everything is different and nothing is making any sense. Read more »

This weekend, Driving to BelAir is just 99 cents on  Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. If you haven’t read it, this is a great opportunity to pick it up at a bargain price.