How I Stopped Eating Babies: A Review

I fancy myself a bit of a comedian. I love to tell jokes and be funny. As such, I love to read satire. Some of my favorite authors are satirists including the greatest of them all: Jonathan Swift. You know him from Gulliver's Travels.

I picked up a short story / self help book this week titled "How I Stopped Eating Babies: And Other Admissions of a Recovering Werewolf" by Juan Se Mounstor. The book is admittedly short at only 10 pages. But hey, it was only a buck. I wanted to share this with you so that maybe you could get a good laugh too.

How I Stopped Eating Babies by Juan Se Mounstor

Jaun Se Mounstor, an obvious pen name, presents a quick word of warning to all werewolves who want to break some of their bad habits including urinating on fire hydrants, chasing cars, and eating babies. He had me cracking up from beginning to end.

The book was rather short. I do wish the author would put out a follow up or maybe add some more to this one. In the end, though, you get what you pay for here and maybe a few laughs you didn't pay for.

It's obvious this book is making fun/ribbing the paranormal genre, but also indie publishing in general. It definitely isn't to be taken too seriously. But I guess if you did take it seriously, then that would be on you. Read the story and tell me you would want to try ANY of his self help tips.

You should definitely pick up a copy today.
Get it on Amazon.com here.

Image used for review purposes only and is copyright Juan Se Mounstor 2014.

A change of pace - Update

If you know me. You know that I love fantasy. I love everything fantastic. From the shimmering scales of dragons to the pitter patter of gnomish dinosaur riders in New York of the 22nd Century. My mind has never really been well rooted in reality.I finished up my first fantasy novel. In reading back through it, something just doesn't feel right. Now, I may be too critical of the piece due to my relationship with the genre.

My wife/editor and I have talked about things a bit and she and I have agreed that something needs to be done with the novel (possibly file it away under "nevergettingpublished"). I have several short thriller/horror bits that I am putting together right now. One is already up on Amazon.com, and others are soon to follow. Very soon.

Sales of my lone short story are low, but I expect that. I haven't done a ton of advertising about the story. I think I am waiting until I have a few up.

Also, I have started the planning stages on a dystopian steampunk novel. I have mixed feelings about several aspects, so I am still outlining and revising those outlines. There is something about the world or the story that irks me pretty heavily.

On a different note, my fellow writer friend Jamie McHenry recently offered a contest on his blog for an Amazon gift card. I inadvertently won. (btw, I usually don't enter to win contests on the basis that I don't deserve to win) So, I have a few extra bucks to spend on one of my fave sites to shop - Amazon.

I know I will be picking up a few books written by other indie authors. While are out there, you should check out my short story, The Sweater.