JEA
  • Home
  • Horror
  • At the Drive-In
  • Wet Works Imprint
  • Hold the Line Imprint
  • Dark Horizons
  • Zombies and Vampires
  • Thrillers
  • FYI
  • Anthology Open Calls
  • Submissions
  • Blog
  • Staff
  • Media, Publicity, and Friends

December 11th, 2018

12/11/2018

2 Comments

 
Picture
     Years ago, I finally made connections and was allowed to hang around the Apoc crowd with the big kids. In a group, I saw DA Roberts. Gulp. I had read everything in his series. I was a fan. One night, although I can't recall the reason, he spoke to me! We spoke one-to-one and I recall screaming to my husband, "He's talking to ME! He's treating me as an equal...wow." (I had 20+ books out, most with Severed Press, but still felt impostor syndrome).  He was HUGE to me, a REAL writer!
     My family knows I have poor impulse control, and before my brain caught up with my typing, I told Doug about problems I was having with a book; he gave me ideas and thoughts. (Sqeeeee)  My brained lagged again and before I could stop myself, I asked if he would co-author. How I wished I could erase the words. I was so embarrassed, and knew he would just laugh. My audacity was stupid. Don't read it!  Wait. He said, "ok."   He didn't hesitate! What? It was as if Stephen King had offered to make my writing better and to co-author. I screamed again. 
     Then it was okay. As he and I talked, we played pretend. What if...what if....what if...  He and I thought alike and we bounced ideas, each of us already ahead of each bounce. I knew we had a helluva book.  We both fell into comfortable idea-sharing and I knew we'd become very good friends forever.
     That book will be released soon!
     My story is important because DA Roberts is releasing his series under JEA and again, I feel the same excitement and amazement over the fact that a writer of his caliber is with us!  When he moved in as CEO of JEA (Boy, was he shocked when I asked him, but Amanda M Lyons and I had met and we knew it was the chance of a lifetime to have him come on in that capacity) we saw a change at once. Impulse control (lack of) proved to be a positive once more.
      But this series. I love it and was a fan long before I met Doug. It's had a few tweaks. There are beautiful covers by Fish. It's the same series I fell in love with, but it's just given a bit of gloss. (Doug doesn't know this, but will after reading this, but long ago, as JEA grew up, there were two series I always dreamed of having. One author promises he'll  bring more and I believe he will as soon as time allows. This was the other. A dream come true.)
     Doug brings in dedication, hard work, enthusiasm, and knowledge to JEA, just as he has done to this series. Look, I was a fan long ago and he won me over. Because of this, he became CEO of my company. He became the only author I have ever written with.  He became a good friend (as has his wife).  He's a good person, but I'd never have known that had he not been a wonderful writer, who I met inside of the  first book of his that I read.
     My point is that when we 'meet' a writer within a great story, we never know what may happen, but look at all of this. Read the first book. Give it just one shot. I dare you to read just the first book; it won't happen.  Read them all...and get to know an author I am still stunned to get to work with every day!
Picture
​Author’s Bio:  D.A. Roberts
D.A. Roberts is an author of fiction, primarily in the horror/dystopian and science fiction genres. Born in Lebanon, Missouri, he now lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife and sons. When not writing, D.A. serves his community in Law Enforcement.
Best known for his “Ragnarok Rising Saga,” he blends the zombie genre with elements of Norse Mythology. The series has been called “a thinking man’s apocalyptic world.” This is a unique approach that creates a new sub-genre in Apocalyptic Fiction. Debuting in July of 2012, the series has been featured on radio shows on three continents.
He is also known in science fiction for “The Infinite Black Series.” This series is based on the hit video game from Spellbook Studio. Approached by Spellbook Studio to create the history of their universe, D.A.’s series explores the rich tapestry that is The Infinite Black.  Download and play the game for free at www.Spellbook.com.  
 
Find more about his work at www.jellingtonashton.com and www.Amazon.com. 
2 Comments

Texas or Arkansas? Read them both!

12/2/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
0 Comments

    RSS Feed

    Author

    J Ellington Ashton is a publishing company that always goes big. We deal with quality authors and bring excellence to reading.

    Archives

    February 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    July 2018
    September 2017
    June 2017
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013

    Categories

    All
    Adults
    After
    A J Coleman
    A J Coleman
    Alex S Johnson
    Amanda Lyons
    Awards
    Baptism
    Blood Of An Empire
    Brian Woods
    Catt Dahman
    Children
    Christina Engela
    Christopher Goose
    Christopher St. John Sampayo
    Dan Williams
    Dan Williams
    Edward P Cardillo
    Edward P Cardillo
    Erotica
    Essel Pratt
    Fantasy
    Feral Hearts
    Final Reverie
    FISH
    Fish To Die For
    Ghosts Of Glass
    Halloween
    Horror
    I Sea Monsters
    JEAPERS
    J Ellington Ashton
    J Ellington Ashton
    Jeremy Dick
    Jim Goforth
    Jim Goforth
    Joe Hill
    Josh Hilden
    Keith Milstead
    Keith Milstead
    Lisa Marie Lamb
    Lycanthroship
    Mace
    Mark Woods
    Mark Woods
    Mark Woods
    Max Booth
    Michael Fisher
    Michael Kanuchel
    Midnight Remains
    Midnight Riders
    Mystery
    Naomi Matthews
    Odd Tales Of An Old Man
    Paul Copeland
    Paul Copeland
    Pete Clark
    Pete Clark
    Piercing Undead
    Plebs
    Poetry
    Press
    Publishing
    Randy Spears
    Randy Spears
    Rejected For Content
    Richard Laymon
    Romance
    Roy C. Booth
    Roy C. Booth
    Samantha Gregory
    Sam Reese
    Sci Fi
    Sci-fi
    Scotty Schrier
    Sea Monsters
    Sea Monsters
    Sexy
    Sharon Higa
    Sharon Higa
    Silent Heart
    Stuart Drake
    Susan Simone
    Susan Simone
    Tabitha Baumander
    Texas Frightmare
    The One: Children Of Destiny
    The Pond
    Time Of Tides
    Tim Long
    T L Decay
    T L Decay
    Under A Twisted Moon
    Vampires
    Warriors
    Wendy Won't Go
    William Bove
    William Bove
    William Jeffrey Patus
    William J Patus
    Young Adult
    Zombies

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.