B.C. Johnson's Blog: B.C. Johnson Says Stuff

Quick announcement! If you’re interested in getting a free copy of DJINN & TONIC for review, I have a Booksprout campaign starting today.

https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...

Thank y'all!

Djinn & Tonic

Good writers read, the same way good directors watch movies and good chefs eat. Also chefs would kick it if they don’t eat, so it’s doubly important for them. Obscure indie author Stephen King said: “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” He called it “the great commandment.” And he was right.

But storytellers of all mediums can be inspired by any story. I’ve always been a voracious reader, true. But I’m as much a gamer of games, and there’s no shortage of wonderful stories that come out of a cartridge, a spinning disc, or through the cosmic strings of the interwebular infonet.

I suspect a lot of writers my age have found inspiration on the other end of a DualShock, a mouse, or a Duke.

I've written a three-part article about the games that directly inspired my writing, including Dark Souls, Soul Reaver, Secret of Mana, and more.

Part 1: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2025/07/0...

Part 2: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2025/07/1...

Part 3: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2025/08/0...

Pre-order what?! DJINN & TONIC is my newest novel, an urban fantasy thriller for lovers of noir and djinn with a punk vibe. It’s a love letter to both genie stories and being an exhausted 20-something with a shit job, ride-or-die friends, and a demanding boss.

Remmy is an immortal genie trapped in a human body, and while she still has to grant wishes, she lacks the phenomenal cosmic power to do it with magic. When you make a wish, she has to do it the old-fashioned way.

DJINN & TONIC drops on ebook June 26th, and on paperback July 3rd.

PRE-ORDER NOW: https://www.amazon.com/Djinn-Tonic-B-...

Back of the book:

“What if a genie didn’t have powers? What if you wished for a billion dollars and your genie started planning a heist?

Welcome to Remmy’s life: crap work for ungrateful wishers. Her only reward? More wishes, more work. She and her djinn friends have been stuck in 20-something human bodies since Biblical times and—other than a few neat parlor tricks—they can’t snap their fingers and make your wish come true. What they do have is a few thousand years of experience making the impossible possible.

When Remmy’s newest lamp-rubber turns out to be the loathsome owner of a Fortune 500 company with dirty dealings, Remmy finds herself unwillingly descending into a murder mystery that crosses borders, oceans, and every line of human decency.”

Djinn & Tonic

It's launch day! The 4th novel in my series is out today, in paperback and Kindle.

Daybreak

I am but a humble indie author who loves monsters, high school drama, and super-powered ladies kicking spooky ass. If any of that sounds good, check out the link to the whole series and start at book 1.

Deadgirl

The fifth and final book will be out in August, making this the perfect time to catch up.

Thanks everyone!

That’s right, folks, the Kindle edition of Deadgirl: Daybreak can be pre-ordered on Amazon right now and delivered to your device o’choice on February 20th.

The paperback edition will be up on the 20th.

You can add it to your To-Read pile here on Goodreads, too.

And if you’re interested but haven’t caught up on the series yet, you can visit the series page to check out reviews or order the 1st three books (and one novella) in the format of your choice.

Deadgirl

All right that’s enough self-promotion for me today. Thanks for listening!

Big announcement for the final novel in my Deadgirl series, including a publishing date and a cover! With a surprising double twist announcement inside, like a turducken of hype.

Check out my blog post for the whole deal:

https://authorbcjohnson.com/2024/01/0...

We're ramping up to the release of Daybreak, the final adventure of Lucy and her pals, out later this year.

What does that mean? It means the first book in the Deadgirl series is now $2.99 in ebook format (from $6.99).

Now's the time to jump in so you can experience the epic, tearful, occasionally hilarious finale out soon. Or gift it to a friend, a loved one, or sworn enemy.

https://www.amazon.com/Deadgirl-Saga-...

Inspired by director/writer/super-creator Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher and my own abiding love for the Dark Tower series, today I’m going to dreamcast an imaginary Dark Tower series with his crew of usual suspects.

Why? Because no one is strong enough to stop me. And it’s fun, I guess.

Here we go. See this, and see it well.

Blog: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2022/11/0...

Inspired by director/writer/super-creator Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher and my own abiding love for the Dark Tower series, today I’m going to dreamcast an imaginary Dark Tower series with his crew of usual suspects.

Why? Because no one is strong enough to stop me. And it’s fun, I guess.

Here we go. See this, and see it well.

Blog: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2022/11/0...

We're all stuck at home so I figured I ought to help out in my very limited, no-useful-skill capacity.

I'm giving away free ebook or PDF copies of Deadgirl to anyone who wants one. Just message me here or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BobbyCJohnson) or anywhere else you can reach me and I'll be happy to send you a copy in your preferred format.

Stay safe and sane, everyone.