Tag Archives: Vampires

Music blog: Good to the Last Drop Playlist.

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Declan Finn

 One of the joys of writing, for me, is the excuse to play through a ton of music. It’s basically a soundtrack in my head, like with any film. This would probably explain that I tend to listen to a … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek Radio Show: War of the Dragons 08/13

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Declan Finn

The Catholic Geek: War of the Dragons 08/13 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts: //percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10201891   The August 13th podcast will be live at 7:00PM Eastern and include eight Dragon Award nominated authors for 2017, including Our Host: Declan Finn, For Best … Continue reading →

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Why Vatican Ninjas?

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Declan Finn

I think the first time I came up with the concept of Vatican ninjas was as a joke during a Dan Brown review. The protagonist stated that he, personally, knew the current pope, and therefore he was certain that the Catholic … Continue reading →

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The Epic Conclusion to the Dragon Award Nominated series

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Declan Finn

Live and Let Bite is the second book of the Love at First Bite Series to be nominated for a Dragon Award. Yes, when half of my quartet is nominated for an award, it’s “the award nominated series.” So what does … Continue reading →

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Catholic Dragon Award Suggestions

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Declan Finn

Since we have not mentioned this since February, It’s occurred to me that the first post was probably a little too cavalier in that Dragon Award post. We should spell out what the bleep is going on a little bit … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Murphy’s Law of Vampires

Posted on March 29, 2017 by catholicgeekguest

The following is a guest post from Margot St. Aubin, who can be found on the other side of this shiny and well-crafted link. Her post today is a review of our own Declan Finn’s second vampire-based horror-romance novel, Murphy’s Law … Continue reading →

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Continuing a Catholic Romance Novel

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Declan Finn

I had a great many reactions to my novel Honor At Stake. If you read the original Lori review on this site, you may have noticed in is that it’s a romance. It’s also one that doesn’t follow the standard … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: Synods and Starships 11/08 

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Declan Finn

  Description Guest host Matthew Bowman (of Novel Ninja, and the owner of The Catholic Geeks) fills in for Declan Finn. Do not be alarmed. This new dictatorship will be peaceful, until the moment it isn’t. Joining Matthew in the … Continue reading →

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Writing Catholic Novels

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Declan Finn

I was recently asked to write about Catholicism in my novels. Going through Honor at Stake, one might pick up on the fact that I’m Catholic. It’s only in about a quarter of the novel, after all. I built my … Continue reading →

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Review: Honor at Stake

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Lori Janeski

I read Honor at Stake at the request of the author, Declan Finn. He needed a review, and now he’s got this one. Cue the maniacal laughter! Nah, I’m just giving a fellow blogger a hard time, really. Honor at … Continue reading →

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Writing Catholic Vampires

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Declan Finn

The other day, I mentioned how I made Honor At Stake (OUT THIS TUESDAY, SEPT 1) a book out of Buffy-inspired fan fiction. But how does one do that? In the beginning … get the vampire lore down.  How does it work? … Continue reading →

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Honor At Stake, Sept 1

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Declan Finn

And now, for a page from the “self promotion file.” My vampire novel, Honor At Stake,  is coming out on September first of this year. It’s the vampire novel with Catholic philosophy and metaphysics, jammed together with every traditional myth about vampires, … Continue reading →

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