M. R. Sellars - Word Hurling Curmudgeon

I hurl words at paper and hope like hell they stick. Sometimes I get lucky and they do. Beyond that, not much more to say. Feel free to ask if you have something specific you want to know. I'm sure I can make up a suitable lie for just about any questiion. After all, that's what I get paid to do. In the interim, here is the "official bio" type verbiage my publicist tosses around:

An active member of the HWA (Horror Writers Association), as well as being an Elder of the Grove of the Old Ways coven, M. R. Sellars has been called the “Dennis Miller of Paganism” due to his quick wit and humorously deadpan observations of life within the Pagan community and beyond. However, his humor is only one facet of his personality, as evidenced by the dark, unique paranormal thrillers he pens. That face has earned him another name—the “Pagan Stephen King.” Even with all these comparative monikers he still likes to think of himself as just another writer trying to eke out a living doing a job he loves.

Born February 20, 1962 in the small town of Fulton, Kentucky, Sellars spent many summers during his formative years working on the family farm. He credits these “working vacations” with instilling his strong code of ethics and sense of family. While he readily admits that spending long days “bucking bales of hay” and “piloting a tractor or combine across seemingly endless acres” felt like unfair torture at the time, he misses it now and deeply appreciates the values he learned. Sellars majored in Journalism and Literature, however he continued to work as a Computer and Electronics Technician, which was one of his inherent skills and something he had been doing since High School. Although he spent more than 25 years in the industry and achieved the level of CTIA Certified Senior Electronics Tech, he never lost his love for writing and continued to pen short stories and feature articles in his spare time. Early in 2000, his first novel, Harm None, was published. A few years later, with the growing success of the Rowan Gant Investigations series, he retired from the computer/electronics field in order to devote his time to writing and touring. All of the current RGI novels have spent several consecutive weeks on numerous bookstore bestseller lists as well as a consistent showing on the Amazon.com Horror/Occult top 100. The Law Of Three, book #4 in the saga, received the St. Louis Riverfront Times People's Choice Award soon after its debut. All Acts Of Pleasure, the seventh book in the RGI series, (second book in the much touted MIRANDA TRILOGY), was released October 31, 2006 and in February 2007 became the recipient of the “2006 Preditors and Editors Award” for best novel in a mainstream genre. The End Of Desire, book eight of the series and third in the MIRANDA TRILOGY officially hit the streets October 31, 2007, immediately catapulting from its placement on the Amazon pre-release bestseller list and onto the top 10 hot new releases for November. In February 2008, The End Of Desire secured a position at #2 on the "Preditors & Editors Top 10 Horror Novels of 2007".
"You're Gonna Think I'm Nuts..." a one-off Rowan Gant based short will be released August 2008 as a part of Courting Morpheus, a horror anthology built around the fictional town of New Bedlam, and featuring stories from several of today's up and coming horror authors. Blood Moon, the next installment in the ongoing RGI saga is due for release October 1, 2008.

Sellars currently resides in the Midwest with his wife, daughter, and a host of what he describes as, “rescued, geriatric, special-needs felines”. At home, when not writing or taking care of the household, he indulges his passions for cooking and hanging out with friends.


M. R. Sellars can be found on the web at:
www.mrsellars.com and www.myspace.com/mrsellars

The kind with lots of pictures...I won't go into what kind of pictures...

But, since we are on the subject, here is a little about the Rowan Gant Investigations:

The best-selling Rowan Gant Investigations are a series of suspense-thrillers which blend entertainment and education into a single hand-held package. What makes these novels unique amid the wide-ranging genre of mystery-suspense books is that the protagonist, Rowan Gant, is a practicing Witch. Yes, protagonist, not antagonist. That means the Witch gets to be the good guy for a change.
The series follows the life of Rowan Gant, practicing Witch and self-employed computer consultant; his freelance photographer wife Felicity O’Brien; his best friend Ben Storm (a homicide detective for the city of St. Louis); and a host of other colorful—and true to life—characters. The unfortunate thing for Rowan is that when the dead choose to speak, he hears their whispers. Compelled to listen, he is left with no choice but to help, and that is when things start to happen. Character driven and filled with action, these novels are an entertaining blend of dark, police procedural thrillers with actual Pagan dynamics and concepts—And, of course, a healthy dash of Magick.

The Rowan Gant Investigations

Harm None
Never Burn A Witch
Perfect Trust
The Law Of Three
Crone’s Moon
Love Is The Bond *
All Acts Of Pleasure *
The End Of Desire *
Blood Moon (October 2008)

* Denotes the MIRANDA TRILOGY

I tripped over it on my way to the kitchen. You'll be hearing from my attorneys regarding damages for my stubbed toe, as well as punitive awards for the psychological damage caused by having a paganspace suddenly appear in my dining room without warning.