Davis County Journal Article About Timber Ghost Press (and me, too!)
CarynThe Davis County Journal, a paper covering the county where I grew up and where…
New cover for MOUSE TRAP!
CarynSometimes, we’re lucky enough that something good can be salvaged from something bad. Earlier this…
Mouse Trap won the Silver Quill!!
CarynMOUSE TRAP won the Silver Quill award for novellas at the Quills Banquet last night!!!!…
MOUSE TRAP is a #1 new release on Amazon!!!
CarynWE DID IT!!! Mouse Trap is officially a #1 New Release on Amazon! Thank you…
What’s better than one book?
CarynAs promised, here’s that information on the special, enormous giveaway I’m running for the launch…
MOUSE TRAP sneak peek
CarynGuess what? A new book is coming!!! Mouse Trap hits shelves on January 3rd! That’s just…
Happy release day to Sisters of the Crimson Vine by P.L. McMillan!
CarynSisters of the Crimson Vine takes place in a convent unlike any I ever imagined…
Happy book birthday to OUT OF TIME!
CarynThis anthology of true paranormal encounters includes my story, “Never Alone,” about my mother’s experience…
I’m officially a best-selling author!!!!
CarynYou have no idea how much restraint it took to only use four exclamation points!…
MOUSE TRAP cover reveal and pre-order
CarynA few years ago, I was chatting with a woman who grew up on my…
Three of my stories won awards at the Quills Conference!
CarynI’m still mentally recovering from the Quills Conference but excited to share that three of…
Community Book Club Discussion: “Rotters” by Daniel Kraus
CarynThe League of Utah Writers has a community book club, where each month, members are…
Honored to be “Kwazi’s Cat Person of the Month”
CarynI’m so honored to be featured on MewlaYoung.com as Kwazi’s Cat Person of the Month!…
Coming soon from Timber Ghost Press: get ready for MOUSE TRAP!
CarynGUESS WHAT!! (Okay, pretend you didn’t just read the blog title and guess anyway.) YES!…
StokerCon 2022 Recap!
CarynFor the first time in 5 years, Kelly and I were able to attend the…
I’m on TikTok / BookTok!
CarynDid you know that BookTok is… well… a thing? I didn’t until recently. It’s sort…
The first annual Utah Authors Day was a smash!
CarynHere are some politics we can all get behind: Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared today,…
Review: “The Yattering and Jack” by Clive Backer (Hosted on KendallReviews.com)
CarynOne of my favorite horror review sites, KendallReviews.com, is hosting a brilliant version of an…
DONN’S LEGACY has won the Cat Writers Association Muse Medallion!
CarynAs I mentioned in my blog post a couple of months ago, Donn’s Legacy was…
I’m the League of Utah Writers 2021 Writer of the Year!!
CarynOkay, this is wild for me to even get to type this, but this past…
TWO Certificates of Excellence from the Cat Writers Association Communications Contest
CarynI don’t want to bury the lede, so: both Donn’s Legacy and my short story,…
Cover reveal: DREAD SOFTLY
CarynI am completely enamored with the cover for my upcoming horror collection, DREAD SOFTLY. My…
2020 Award Eligibility
CarynAward nomination season is coming up (or already here). A friend and fellow Science Fiction…
Haunting Performances: Salt Lake City’s Capitol Theatre
CarynThere’s something deeply haunting about theaters. Maybe it’s the way the wings of the stage…
Ochate: Abandoned Door to Another World?
CarynI love visiting spooky places on vacation. Here in the United States, I like to…
New Release: DONN’S LEGACY
CarynI honestly can’t believe this day is finally here! As of today, I have officially…
Smudging vs Smoke Cleansing: An Apology
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NEW RELEASE: “Family Time” and The Witching Time of Night
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“The Bump” and Mother Ghost’s Grimm Vol. 2
CarynI’m so excited about this collection!! As many of you know, some of my first…
“The Thing Inside Jacky Jensen’s Garage” and The Function of Freedom
CarynEver since I was a kid, I’ve loved horror stories. They’re the first thing I…
Suddenly Shocking: “Until Death” on the NoSleep Podcast
CarynI got awesome news a few weeks back and have had to sit on it…
A Haunting in North Salt Lake
CarynI’ve been on a few ghost tours in places like Salt Lake City, packed into…
CARYNAPALOOZA 2020
CarynIt’s my birthday month, AKA Carynapalooza!! In a couple of weeks I’ll be 36. THIRTY-EFFIN-SIX. …
Meet the head honcho of Utah’s horror community: C.R. Langille
CarynC.R. Langille is a horror writer and all-around badass who lives just a few miles…
June Writing Update
CarynOkay, first of all, how is it JUNE already?? I feel like the first few…
DONN’S SHADOW is now available on Audiobook!
CarynI always want to start these with “Guess what??” but then I remember there’s this…
How would cat ladies fare in a post-apocalyptic world?
CarynIs crossing paths with a black cat really bad luck? I’ve never thought so. In…
“A Friend in Need” on The NoSleep Podcast
CarynOk, I’ve been sitting on this news for a bit but can finally shout about…
Interview on This Is Writing: “Author Caryn Larrinaga Shares The Most Challenging and Fulfilling Part of Being a Writer”
CarynClick here to read the interview on This Is Writing’s website: https://thisiswriting.com/author-caryn-larrinaga-shares-the-most-challenging-and-fulfilling-part-of-being-a-writer/
“Superhero Syndrome” is now an audiobook!
CarynIf you took a look at my day-to-day routine, you might think I’m an introverted…
Seizure Semantics
CarynOh, words. I love you; I use you; I constantly underestimate your power.
This…
Seizures: The Enemy Returns
CarynOne week ago, my husband and our friends, Matt and Robyn, were sitting on…
Donn’s Hill has won the Silver Quill!
CarynLast night was the awards banquet for the League of Utah Writers Fall Conference. Every…
Announcing “Galtzagorriak and Other Creatures” – coming 7/18/17!
CarynThere’s a presentation I’ve given on building your brand as an author, and one of…
Q & A on JStinsonInk.com
CarynAfter deciding writing was the only thing “that made sense” for her to do, Caryn Larrinaga just…
Interview on the StoryHack Podcast
CarynThere is so much to love about the local writing community, and one of my…
Interview on Park City TV’s “Mountain Views” with Terry Burden
CarynAges ago (okay, like 3 years), my life was dominated by two things: doing awesome…
From the southern hemisphere: Interviewed by Aussie writer Clare Kauter!
CarynI am now officially known around the world 😉 Clare Kauter, an Aussie writer and fellow…
Interview on the Dungeon Crawlers Radio Podcast
CarynOkay, I’ve basically been riding a super-high all week long with all of this promotional…
Interview on the Plain Donuts Podcast
CarynBeing a published novelist has, so far, been a whirlwind. So much promotion and marketing!…
LIVE video interview on The White Room podcast!
CarynToday marks an interesting “first” for me – I’ve had my first-ever live streamed YouTube…
Saturday Spotlight on the Write.Farm.Live Blog
CarynIt’s my first post-release-day interview! My friend Martin McConnell, who I was fortunate enough to…
Today is the day! DONN’S HILL is officially out in the world!
CarynToday is the day!! Donn’s Hill is finally, FINALLY available for purchase, and I am now a…
The Terrifying Nature of ARC Reviews
CarynPublishing is crazy. As a reader, all I saw was the finished product. I knew…
Apocalypse Utah: My first published short story, from sub to pub
CarynLast year marked a lot of firsts for me. I sent my first query letter…
Currently: January 2017 (aka “Everything Donn’s Hill, All the Time”)
CarynYet again, I’m looking back at my blog and I’m seriously shocked at how much…
Interview @ Buttonholed Book Reviews
CarynI’ve had my first interview about Donn’s Hill!! It’s a pretty exciting milestone for me,…
Donn’s Hill Release Date and Cover!
CarynI can’t tell you the number of times I’ve literally squealed like a little girl…
Status Report: Donn’s Hill
CarynSo I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this yet, but did you know that my…
Guest Post: The Healing Dance in “Bound to the Truth” – by Lisa Brunette
CarynToday’s post is by author Lisa Brunette. Caryn will be back next week with an…
No NaNoWriMo For Me
CarynWhoops! A couple of days late on this post. But that’s sort of the story…
Ghost Hunting!
CarynI went ghost hunting on Friday!!! Yes, it deserves that many exclamation points. I’ve loved…
I’m getting published!
CarynThis is the blog post I’ve been dying to write since January, when I sent…
The Brave Pants Chronicles, Episode #1: Writing Conferences!
CarynIf you Google “how to be a better writer,” you’ll get hundreds of thousands of…
Interview: Mickey J. Corrigan, author of “The Ghostwriters”
CarynIf you’re around my age, I probably know what you’re thinking. You’re picturing a bunch…
Currently: August
CarynUmm…how is it the end of August already? In a meeting this morning we were…
Interview: Andrew Joyce, author of “Resolution”
CarynToday I’m excited to bring you an interview with author Andrew Joyce!Andrew Joyce left high…
Book Blitz: Shimmer
CarynSo I’ll be trying something a little different from time to time, and will be…
Bucket List Check: Road Trip to California
CarynMy bucket list has a definite theme: TRAVEL. When I look back on my life,…
Ready…Set…Write!
CarynOver the weekend, I participated in a couple of “writing sprints” with other writers on…
Space! Fire! Smoke!
Caryn(Sorry this post is a couple of days late–I’m in the middle of the crazy…
#QueryKombat and #PitMad
CarynAs writers on Twitter like to say, I’m “deep in the query trenches.” I’ve been…
Universal Studios Orlando: Review and Photos!
CarynUs, 10 years ago. We look like a couple of kids…
Currently: May
CarynIt’s time for another “Currently” post! Also just a head’s up: due to my current…
#MayWritingChallenge
CarynI know, I know–it isn’t May yet! And here I am blogging about May stuff…
Guest Post: Typing “The End” is Just the Beginning
CarynI’m thrilled to introduce my first guest blogger, YA fantasy author Christa Conklin!
Christa recently went…
Making Cuts
CarynOn an earlier blog post, I talked about feeling frustrated with my superhero/urban fantasy project….
My Revenge Against Robocallers = This Blog Post.
CarynI was in the middle of writing a blog post for today when my phone…
Smell-mories
CarynI used to work in a coffee shop. It didn’t do particularly well, not in…
Roll those dice: An ode to Dungeons & Dragons
CarynI’ve been too busy for a lot of things lately, things that I used to…
On brainstorming
CarynIf I could get paid to stare at the yellow wall of my living room…
Thoughts at a funeral
CarynThis past Saturday, I attended the funeral of a man I wish I’d known better….
Five Things I Learned from Self Publishing
CarynThis is a guest post I wrote for the writing and marketing blog, Coffee &…
Beta Readers: What are they? Do I need one?
CarynWhen I finished my first novel, the first thing that I did was…