This is the first post on my “author
blog”. Just typing that seems… odd. Weird. With only one book published, and
another on the way, I find it hard to use the “author” moniker in reference to
myself.
While thinking up a title for this little
act of self-indulgence, I decided to utilize the title of my first book, and
the first story contained within. Four From Below is a collection of
horror stories, a novella and three short stories, the first of which is titled
“Help From Below”. You’ll have to read it to find out why. I suppose it makes
more sense to name this the “Author Daniel P. Coffman Official Blog” or something equally
pretentious. But I can’t bring myself to do that.
So, when I have several books
published, this blog will seem strange. “Why did he name it after one book that
isn’t part of a series or even have a sequel?” I imagine my hordes of fans will
cry out in consternation.
Or not.
The short answer is: I like the
title. The first story in the collection was always going to be called “Help
From Below”. The name occurred to me at the same time as the concept. When my
wife and I decided to make it part of a collection, the title of such seemed…
obvious. Four horror stories. Four tales of things that are not as thy seem. Our
nightmares from the depths of one’s psyche. Four… from below.
So there you have : the origin of
Words From Below. Let me know when it starts to sound really wrong. Not that I’ll
change it. I like making people feel weird. Read my book and you’ll find that
out for yourself.
Daniel P. Coffman
