web home of dark fiction writer A.J. Church

What's This All About

This is the personal site of aspiring dark fiction writer A.J. Church. Many years of blood, sweat, and tears have gone into my as-yet without-fruits writing career, but in true Never-Say-Die fashion, I continue to slog and schlep my way toward the light at the end of the tunnel that is BEING A PUBLISHED AUTHOR.

Here you'll find news and notes on my current projects, including daily (more or less) mental meanderings of the trials and tribulations of dream pursuit in my blog, Ruminations.

I can't promise riveting reading here, but I will strive to chronicle the heartbreak and neurosis of being an aspiring writer with enough honesty and aplomb to discourage any wannabe writers out there from attempting to pursue such an unrewarding past time (naturally, in the hopes of further whittling down the competition).

Please feel free to contact me about anything you see here, particulalry if you're an agent or editor brandishing a spare publishing contract.

In the meantime, let the words flow.

Being John Bland

FREE READING!

I've decided to serialize my twisted dark comedy, Being John Bland, the mutant offspring of a marriage of Dexter, Office Space, and Dead Like Me. Who doesn't love serial killers, especially sarcastic, narcissistic ones?

I will be posting chapters here every few days. Check back frequently or subscribe to my blog for updates. WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGE AND SUBJECT MATTER.

News on other WIPs

I am currently working on Draft 02 of Red, last year's NaNoWriMo project about a kickass female nephilim.

Other Writing News and Notes

For writers like me who have been searching for that just-right critique partner, Kathleen Gresham has graciously started a new service in the vein of Match.com called Crit Partner Match. What a fabulous idea, Kathleen. Crit Partner Match is for aspiring and published writers of any genre.