John T. Fuller's Blog

It's that time of the year again, and you can now get a whopping 30% off my print books with code HOLIDAY30 (apply code at checkout.)

You can get When The Music Stops and both editions of Fresh Ink here.

You can get The Trojan Project here.

So if you've been waiting to get your hands on one of my books in print, now's the best time! Discount runs through December 2nd 2024.

Happy Halloween!

Seasons greeting, pumpkins! (Does that work? I’m not sure that works!) Anyway, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, and also the holiday when Fresh Ink is set, so to celebrate there’s 20% off print copies today!

Here’s a little extract of the story to get you in the Halloween spirit:

“That’s another thing Chant isn’t used to: being around people who understand. A guy in a Pierrot costume with a glittering rhinestone tear apologises, hands up and laughing, as he stumbles into them, then is swept away by the chattering stream of partygoers. Chant watches him leave, like a dream. Like everyone before him. These city walls thronging with ghosts that merge with the crowd, years upon years upon decades, the old lingering amid the new, whispering secrets and charms into the ears of those here and those yet to come. Chant thinks he can hear them, now. He knows what they’re saying.”

• Use code SURPRISE20 - at checkout for 20% off my print books through til 1st Nov for all treat, no tricks
• If ebooks are more your thing, you can get mine for a wicked steal here.

And remember, Fresh Ink is for life, not just for Halloween!

It's your last day to get 15% off print copies of Fresh Ink at Lulu with code BOOKSGIFTS15 or get ebooks for just 50p at Payhip.

Choose your heat level and meet Chant, just your average non-average guy with a secret, who runs away to America and ends up meeting Mr Right against all odds. Fresh Ink is an urban fantasy-horror romance like you've never read before!

It's been a full-on week getting this book out and promoting it (or doing my best anyway!) I'm not the greatest at promotion and I'm very rusty at the author thing too, so thank you so much to everyone who has given this little book attention so far, it means a lot to me as I really put my heart into writing it.

You can buy both versions (and my other books) at multiple sites in ebook and paperback via here.

IT'S RELEASE DAY!
So happy (and honestly a bit disbelieving) that I have another book out.

Fresh Ink is available in both high and mild spice versions so you can take your pick! It's the perfect quick and fun Halloween read with mild horror and thriller elements and a HEA.

To celebrate launch day, ebooks are just 50p at Payhip and there's 15% off print at Lulu with code BOOKSGIFTS15 Both of these offers valid through Friday 18th October!

So if you like the sound of: running away, finding your people, finding yourself, love against the odds, vampires as you've never seen them before, brujeria, '90s urban fantasy, secret cursed tunnels, they rescue one another, sunshine x sunshine and of course lots of cool tattoos, then pick up your special discounted copy on the links above, or if you prefer to shop from other retailers, check out the full list of links here.

Reviewers, please feel free to DM me about review copies. Thank you so much to the reviewers who've already been kind enough to write about Fresh Ink ❤️

I can't believe it's just one day to go until Fresh Ink officially launches!

To be honest, I still can't believe I've actually published another book. It's been a long time, and I am very rusty and sincerely appreciate the support of the reviewers who've taken the time to read and review so far.

I've just made a new Bio site where you can see all of the relevant links to buy my books and say hi on my socials.

I've also finally made an Instagram account (yes, this is me, dragging myself kicking and screaming back into social media after a decade!)

It would be lovely if you could say hi on Insta or Bluesky.

One more sleep til Fresh Ink is unleashed!

I've reissued my first novella When the Music Stops and it's now available from a load of ebook retailers, and also in paperback for the first time in years!

You can get it in ebook from these retailers.

You can get it in print from many bookstores including Barnes and Noble here.

If you've not read When the Music Stops here's a brief description:

When a handsome young mute man is admitted to Link Hill Insane Asylum, Dr Daniel Archer's world is turned upside down. Whilst Dr Archer battles his inner demons, his superiors begin to suspect that the doctor's interest in his patient may be a little more than merely professional. But who is the mysterious Mr White, is he really as unknowing as he first appears to be, and can love possibly triumph even against such stacked odds?

If that's not enough to whet your appetite, you can read reviews of When the Music Stops here on Goodreads.

Today saw the first reviews for Fresh Ink roll in and honestly it's made my year so far.

Coincidentally I got a wonderful five star review for both the High spice and Mild spice versions of the book on the same day, and I'll share some snippets here.

Thank you so, so very much to both Kaz and Riley for giving Fresh Ink a chance, reading it so quickly (was honestly not expecting any reviews so soon!) and leaving such wonderful, eloquent and encouraging reviews.

Fresh Ink (high spice) reviewed by Kaz at On Top Down Under:

"John T Fuller beautifully crafts a story of magic. Of regrets. Of no regrets. Of family. Of roots. Of drifting versus settling and how that affects us. The story is also about the significance of love, no matter what that looks like or for how long that might last. About social connection. About the power of hope. (...) Different and delightful, Fresh Ink is a clever, mesmerising UF gay romance novella. 5 Stars! "

You can read the full review here (contains spoilers).

Fresh Ink (mild spice) reviewed by Riley at Goodreads:

"This is exactly my brand of paranormal romance, in that it doesn't really feel like it adheres to that brand at all. Like the title suggests, it's perfectly fresh.
(...)
Fresh Ink has the heart of a TJ Klune, the wit and adventure of an Aiden Thomas, and the humor and prose of T Kingfisher, but John T Fuller has a brand all his own. The ink may fade, but my love for this little novella will last."

You can read the full review here (no spoilers).

I'm officially declaring Fresh Ink (high spice) ebook open for pre-order!

You can find it at the retailers listed here for preorder for October 16th.

There'll be more retailers added soon too (I hope - I am completely in the dark as to how this distribution lark works, to be honest!)

I'm also working to make the Mild Spice edition available on Lulu for launch day as well, and hoping that I'll be able to make both versions available there in both ebook and print, as apparently self-published books in two versions aren't allowed at most distributors (go figure).

If anyone would like a ARC ebook of Fresh Ink, please DM me, as I'd love for you to spread the word about it.

So. I guess I'm blogging on here now (tap tap, anyone listening?)

After a frustrating few days trying to wrangle Draft2Digital's frankly rubbish publishing system (oh how I miss Smashwords already) I've now been told in quite rudely blunt terms that I'm not allowed to publish both 'high' and 'mild' spice editions of 'Fresh Ink' concurrently as they are 'repackaged content'.

I'm not really sure what to do about this as quite honestly I'm already exhausted by publishing (I'll let you into a secret, this isn't my only pen name) and everything at the moment feels like I'm banging my head against a brick wall.

Any ideas on how to deal with Draft2Digital (I really don't want to stay with them after this, but I'm established there already, and people hate buying from Lulu for some reason) or what accommodations I can offer for folks wanting to buy the Mild Spice version (which for some hilarious reason is the one they decided to boot)?

Also, if anybody wants an ARC of either mild or high spice version, please message me and I'll get one to you ahead of the publication date which I am determined will still go ahead despite D2D being useless.

It's happening!

Both editions of 'Fresh Ink' - high spice and mild spice - are back from editing and sensitivity reading, and have been formatted and are set for release on 16th October 2024!

I can't believe that after all this time I finally have a new book coming out.

If anyone would like ARC ebooks, please message or email me. I'm not really on social media except for here and (rarely) Bluesky, so I'm very reliant on word of mouth to promote my books.

I'll be announcing more details and a preorder soon, but for now, here's the cover reveal for both editions!