Interviews with indie authors, publishers and book service providers in the self-publishing realm
An Interview with Jon Ring: Author of Stained Echoes
Jon Ring lives in Helena, Montana, with his wife Honey, and his three sons, Jack, Henry, and Wyatt. He is the owner of the White Knight Games & Hobbies with his brother Joel Ring and can be found regularly there even in his off time, rolling dice and recreating historical battles with miniature armies. And he reads, a lot.
Tell us about your book.
Stained Echoes: Tales of the Mysterious and the Macabre is a collection of thirteen stories, comprised of horror, suspense, and strange fiction. It is a loose follow-up to my first book, The Dreadful Call and Other […]
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