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2021 Highlights

January 2, 2022      Erica Robyn      6 Comments

I swore that I was going to review this once a month to keep up with it so I didn’t miss anything… but this year threw me another curveball. I hit on some really awesome highlights below, but if anyone happens to notice that I missed something, please feel free to let me know! 🙂

Let’s dive in!

January 2021

Dead Headspace Best Of Season 1

This month I got to jump on a podcast recording for the Best of 2021 episode of Dead Headspace, which you can now watch on Youtube!

February 2021

In February I had the honor of beta reading manuscripts for Michael Clark and Brennan LaFaro. Both of these were absolutely amazing! I cannot wait to see where these stories go.

This month I also got to guest host on Dead Headspace with Tim McGreggor!

I was so excited when my signed copy of Anoka by Shane Hawk arrived!

Signed Copy of Anoka by Shane Hawk

March 2021

In March I jumped on Dead Headspace with Tim Lebbon!

I also had a wonderful gift arrive from the amazing Aiden Merchant! If you haven’t read any of his works yet, I highly recommend doing so! I love absolutely everything I have read from him so far!

Kill For Them Autograph from Aiden Merchant
Pray Autograph from Aiden Merchant

My signed copy of Wesley Southard’s Cruel Summer also arrived!

Cruel Summer by Wesley Southard autograph

April 2021

This month, I got to host an interview with J.C. Michael that was an absolute blast!

May 2021

This month I was given the opportunity to beta read a novella from Aiden Merchant. I cannot wait to see when this one gets published!

May marked the first anniversary for the Dead Headspace podcast! I had a blast chatting with Patrick, Shane, Brennan, and Cassie! My cheeks hurt SO BAD when we were recording that I started to fall apart a bit at the end. Click here to watch the Youtube video of the episode!

Feature: Dead Headspace Guest Hosting Ft. Shane Hawk

After reading and reviewing Synchronicity by Michaelbrent Collings, he linked to my review in his wonderful newsletter!

Speaking of newsletters, Mike Garley also linked to my feature in the Kickstarter newsletter.

This month, I also received a copy of Twisted Tainted Tales by Janine Pipe! This is a must read if you haven’t picked it up yet!

TTT by Janine Pipe autograph

On the interview standpoint, I got to chat with Mainer, Joshua Marsella. I was so pumped when he agreed to taking part! Click here to read the interview.

June 2021

In June I had the opportunity to host two interviews with two of my favorite authors that I now also call friends! Click their names here to check out my interviews with Aiden Merchant and Shane Hawk.

I was to excited to watch the live stream and engage with the chat for DarkBetweenPage’s interview with Michael Clark!

Check out the recording of the session if you missed it:

Eric LaRocca’s latest release launched this month and I was so excited to give it a re-read for the first time since beta reading. Major thanks to Eric for giving me a shout out in the acknowledgements section! <3

Also in June, when Eric was on the Talking Scared podcast, the host x, gave me a little shout out and blames me for getting the Little Christ into his brain! 🙂 Check out 33:20 for that bit of the convo:

July 2021

On July first, the month kicked off with the launch of the Dead Headspace episode with V. Castro that I was able to jump on for. V is such an incredible person. Everything she says is wonderful. Her writing blends the brutal with the beautiful. I highly recommend giving this one a listen!

Dead Headspace with V Castro - July 2021.

This also happened; V called me a sweetheart! I couldn’t believe it. V. is so darn kind!

In July I got to read an early release copy of Brennan LaFaro’s debut novel, Slattery Falls! This book is SO GOOD. Definitely go check it out if you haven’t yet.

When I was reading the acknowledgements section, I gasped when I saw my name listed.

I’m so proud to call Brennan a friend!

Slattery Falls Acknowledgements

Then in honor of Brennan’s debut novel, which came out on July 20th, I hosted an interview with Brennan where we chat about his favorite book and author, if he has experience with something paranormal or unexplained, and much more! Check that out by clicking here!

Interview with Brennan LaFaro

My birthday month certainly didn’t disappoint! I was able to snag quite a few books during the Flame Tree Press sale, and got these two beauties in the mail from some amazing people!

And the incredible Hunter Shea sent me a copy of We Are Always Watching with some awesome swag!

Book Gifts from Hunter Shea

August 2021

In August I had the honor of reading an early copy of the stories that will be published in Snow Capped Publishing’s Blackberry Blood in order to write out potential content warnings. I was so excited to be brought in on this project! When I saw this when I started reading, I almost passed out. It’s SO crazy to see my name there in print next to two people that I look up to!

This month, I also received a signed copy of Haunt by Ryan Meyer. This collection is SO good. Definitely pick it up if you enjoy horror poetry.

And to top the month off, I also got to host THREE wonderful interviews! Click below to check them out:

Interview with Vanessa Westermann, author of An Excuse for Murder

Interview with E. C. Hanson, author of All Things Deadly: Salem Stories

Interview with T.L. Bodine, author of River of Souls

September 2021

I got to meet the amazing Eric LaRocca virtually!! We were supposed to meet up at a book event that ended up being cancelled due to COVID, so it was so great to see him face to face! Click here to check out my recap from the recording.

Feature: Dead Headspace Guest Hosting Ft. Eric LaRocca

This month, I received a signed copy of Brennan LaFaro’s debut novel, Slattery Falls! I’m so honored to have another signed book on my shelves from someone that I can call a friend!

Slattery Falls signed by Brennan LaFaro

I also received a signed copy of All Things Deadly from the wonderful E.C. Hanson! I’m really looking forward to meeting Eric in person in 2022!

Signed copy of All Things Deadly: Salem Stories by E.C. Hanson

October 2021

To kick off Spooky month, I got to host an interview with Emma J. Gibbon, the author of Dark Blood Comes from the Feet. Click here to check that out!

Interview with Emma J Gibbon

In October, I got to meet Janine Pipe virtually thanks to the gents at Dead Headspace! Click here to check out my recap.

Feature: Dead Headspace Guest Hosting Ft. Janine Pipe October 2021

In October, I also got a few signed copies of books thanks to Matt Wildasin and Wesley Southard.

And I won a killer package from Mr. Ronald Kelly thanks to a giveaway hosted by Dead Headspace!

November 2021

To kick off this month, and to get me out of a reading funk, I got to beta read a novel by Brennan LaFaro. I CANNOT wait to see where this tale ends up. Keep your fingers crossed for Brennan! This one needs to come into the public eye asap! It’s SO good!

I was also so pumped to see my Flame Tree Press package arrive! I won a giveaway during this years Flame Tree Live & Spooky Event! Check out the goodies by clicking here.

This month Blackberry Blood came out and I was so excited and honored to be included in the acknowledgements and in the book itself! Toward the end, Aiden and I did a little interview.

Blackberry Blood Acknowledgements Section - Erica Robyn Nov 2021

December 2021

In early December, the king of swag struck again! Check out this haul from the amazing Michael Clark!

Michael Clark Autograph Patience of a Deadman

In December, I also officially joined the FanFiAddict community! My first review went live on December 11th. Click here to check it out! Here’s my little bio from the site as well:

This month, my copy of Soul Catchers, as signed by the author, arrived! The little note Tony left made me so happy! What a guy!

Soul Catchers by Tony Moyle signature

I also snagged a copy of Ronald Kelly’s Season’s Creepings and it arrived with this fun doodle!

Season's Creepings: Tales of Holiday Horror by Ronal Kelly

This month I also read a book that I had been sent a few months ago, but wanted to save for the holidays. I loved the notes that the author, Douglas R. Brown sent over.

Firefighter Christmas Carol and Other Stories by Douglas R. Brown

What a year! Bring on 2022!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Melissa The Reading Nerd says

    January 2, 2022 at 5:00 pm

    This is so awesome!

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      January 3, 2022 at 5:57 pm

      <3

      Reply
  2. Katherine says

    January 2, 2022 at 11:52 pm

    Looks like such a fun year! Have a happy 2022!

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    • Erica Robyn says

      January 3, 2022 at 5:57 pm

      <3

      Reply
  3. Lauren @ Always Me says

    January 6, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    Awesome!!

    Reply
    • Erica Robyn says

      January 7, 2022 at 3:57 pm

      <3

      Reply

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