Writer
Robert J. McCarter 
So, October…. boy, there was a lot going on. Some of it planned, and some of it more like “scramble like a maniac to get things done.” Lots of good stuff, so I think it all bears a little repeating. I would have been easy to miss something. Here we go. October 11: A Boy, a Girl, and a Ghost The new novel is released! We are getting some stellar review so far: And, in …
I’ve got a new story is out. This one is, technically, a short novella at about 80 pages long. I wrote it as part of my Campfire Tales program. It’s where you guys fill out surveys to help me write my next story and then get to read them, as long as you are a subscriber to my newsletter. (Yup, I’m trying to bribe you, but it’s a good bribe 😊) If you are a …
I don’t know about you, but it looks like the world could use a bit of saving these days. Just a brief dip into the news and it’s hard not to think that. As a mild mannered citizen of this planet, I feel fairly helpless to do anything about it on a large scale. I mean, I do my part, I do the things I can that I think make a difference, that I think …
While I’ve been releasing the Woody and June stories as episodes, short fun reads that take about an hour, I always intended those episodes to come together to form a larger story. And here it is. Woody and June versus the Apocalypse, Volume 1. All seven episodes, one fun story, one crazy romp through post-apocalypse Arizona. The ebook is on sale for $3.99 right now (it will go up to $5.99 in a few weeks). …
Want to read my holiday-themed love story about two ghosts? “A Grave Kind of Love” is part of this amazing Kickstarter called The WMG Holiday Spectacular. 35 holiday themed stories, one each for 35 days in your in box. Plus holiday anthologies and all kinds of fun bonuses. I don’t think this has ever been done before. So many types of stories by a host of amazing authors. What a way to celebrate the season. …
Today is the happiest kind of day for a writer. Release day! Here is where you get to take a look at what has been rattling around my brain for such a long time. I’ll keep this short and sweet: A Boy, a Girl, and a Ghost is available on Amazon for only $2.99 (it goes up to $5.99 in just a few days). The print edition will be along at any moment for $17.99. …
Lots more details below, but here are the highlights: A Boy, a Girl, and a Ghost is available to pre-order on Amazon for only $2.99 (it goes up to $5.99 shortly after release) I think this is my best book yet, and am excited for you all to read it. We are planning a $0.99 sale in November (but don’t you want to read it ASAP?) To celebrate the release, we are giving away 100 …
Read moreEverything you need to know about A Boy, a Girl, and a Ghost
My story “Dog People” is out in Snot-Nosed Aliens: Stories from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. This is a new story, one I wrote in January when my wife and I were up in the Grand Canyon for her birthday. We had gotten there right before eight inches of snow fell on the canyon and were there after the storm and saw the canyon at its most beautiful. We were also between dogs, it having been about …
I am very happy to report that my short story, “Daisy’s Heart” is now available in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine #7! This is another one of the stories I wrote in 2017 during my Short Story Marathon. And if I do say so myself, I think it’s one of my best short stories. It’s about a girl who wants to become an android to deal with the emotions of her tumultuous life and ends up growing up …
