Justin Chasteen's Blog

Grayflame hit 100 audiobook reviews! Never did I imagine that would happen, and never did I imagine it would hold 4 stars! Thanks to everyone who listened and supported along the way. I haven’t had anything published for a while. I’m still working on my novel. Thanks for the inquiries!

It’s been a while since my last update. Actually, from the looks of it, I’m lucky to update this yearly. Honestly, I’m lucky to be able to write my daily word count with as busy as work and everything else has been. With that being said, I’m happy with the progress I’ve made on my current novel.

Unlike the three previous novels I’ve been able to finish (at minimum, the manuscripts) this one already feels different. It’s one I’ve had sitting and waiting on me for about six years—since before ...

I am writing for Scribd.com. Go check it out if you havent; they are like the Netflix of books. They have a huge library of audio and digital books. They opened their doors for the next 30 days to ANYONE for FREE, so there is no excuse to go read a book while youre in quarantine (unless you have kids, then you have my shared sorrow).

Thanks to a talented friend, I found out about their call for new writers to write exclusive content within their Bryant Street Shorts section, and I am...

It’s been close to a year-and-a-half since I posted here. It’s not because I’m lazy (it is), it’s not because I hate blogging (I do), it’s because I’ve been working on a novel I started, came close to finishing, stopped, took some time off, then rewrote to completion.

About three years ago I started writing a novel about a witch named Lilac. This witch is no ordinary witch, actually, she is the most ordinary witch. She doesn’t use her witchery at all. Instead of a life as a witch, Lilac was shipped off to attend university and be a normal girl. After completing her studies and becoming an apothecary, Lilac is well on her way living a normal life until her family is unjustly burned at the stake. The novel takes you on the journey and transition of a girl to a woman to a witch. Instead of spending her nights volunteering at the animal clinic, Lilac now only has vengeance on her mind. She moves back to where she was born and plots to kill the King and Queen. Lilac is clumsy, forgetful, loving, and the sweetest person anyone has ever met. Her journey is sad, hilarious, cruel, and punishing. But much like Lilac, we all would do anything for those we love, even if it means extracting revenge on the highest seat.

I plan to take the next few weeks off. After that, I am going to finished the second and third draft of this unnamed novel. After that, copies will go to test readers before I start pestering agents.

Thanks to everyone for the constant interest, support, and curiosity. It’s nice to know that people still care even though I haven’t had any new activity in quite sometime.

I’ve been quiet, but that’s just because Lilac’s been doing all the talking.

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It’s been close to a year-and-a-half since I posted here. It’s not because I’m lazy (it is), it’s not because I hate blogging (I do), it’s because I’ve been working on a novel I started, came close to finishing, stopped, took some time off, then rewrote to completion.

About three years ago I started writing a novel about a witch named Lilac. This witch is no ordinary witch, actually, she is the most ordinary witch. She doesn’t use her witchery at all. Instead of a life as a witch, Lilac was s...

My novella, ‘A Woman Named Life,’ is now published via Silver Blade Magazine. I wrote it as tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island,’ which explains the unorthodox dialogue tags. It’s free. Here’s the link: ‘A Woman Named Life’ won a Silver Honorable Mention last year via the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. I’ve been trying to find a home for it for about a year, so I’m excited that it’s availab...

Book giveaway! Follow me on Goodreads and enter to win a physical copy of the ‘Dead of Winter’ Anthology!

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/233386-dead-of-winter-an-anthology

Good luck!

Just checking in with some writing news—nothing too exciting at the moment—but a lot is happening in terms of staying busy trying to get two short stories published and working on a novel. That was a really long sentence.

Goodreads: Thanks to the awesome ‘Dead of Winter’ Anthology, which includes my short ‘The Huntress of Bur,’ Goodreads has added me as an author! I’m trying not to freak out very much since I was only part of a published book, not my own novel, but it’s still pretty exciting...

“What seemed like just another raid goes wrong in the worst way possible, and the hunters become the hunted. A story with a twist you won’t want to miss.”

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The paperback copy and kindle version of the Dead of Winter anthology–featuring my story, ‘The Huntress of Bur’–is released tomorrow! You can buy it on Amazon! Any fans of horror may enjoy.

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So, much like last year, I submitted a short story to the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. To my surprise, I received a Silver Honorable Mention for my short story, ‘A Woman Named Life,’ which places me roughly 15th to 25th (top 1%!) out of nearly 4,000 entrants! What does this mean? Nothing, really. I think it may help me get it published a little easier. Who knows. I’m going to actively send it to publishers until someone likes it enough to publish it, but that doesn’t mean any...