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  • New Interviews

    Leading up to Violet Yorke’s six-month book birthday in September, I’ve got a plethora of stuff coming up. Children’s author Laura Roettinger is doing a giveaway on Violet Yorke. https://lauraroettigerbooks.com/2022/08/16/welcome-author-pj-mcilvaine-giveaway-alert/ Fellow Darkstoke author Kateri Stanley did an amazing author spotlight on lil old me. https://www.kateristanley.com/blank-page-9 Kid lit author Mary Boone joined in with a six Read more

  • PJ Newsletter

    On the advice of my publisher, I’m going to take a deep dive and begin a monthly author newsletter. It will be a potpourri of stuff: musings, blog posts, rantings, book and movie reviews, and what not. If you’d like to subscribe, please do. It’s kind of lonely out here on Thanos Beta Outpost 23451. Read more

  • PJ’s Big Adventure in the City

    You get these emails all the time. You know the ones. “Dear Beneficiary,” Or “We are holding ten gazillion dollars for you as the next of kin of–“ Scams, scams, scams. But on this particular afternoon in the middle of June, when I clicked on the email from the manager of a digital marketing for Read more

  • New Book Annoucement!

    I’m over the proverbial galaxy to announce that my twisty YA Victorian alternate history will be coming out in September 2023 from Orange Blossom Publishing. Here’s the official announcement on their website. https://www.orangeblossombooks.com/pjmcilvaine.html Read more

  • Exciting Announcement!

    I’m thrilled, delighted (fill in the adjective) to say that the wonderfully creative and talented David Deen has agreed to do a series of original character sketches for Violet Yorke. I’ve wanted to do this for the longest time because while I see Violet and all the other characters in my head, I’m not an Read more

  • I’m a best selling author!

    This past weekend I reached this coveted status on AmazonUS for the Violet Yorke ebook, so my publisher added this sticker to the cover going forward. I’m literally over the moon that my poor little girl who can see ghosts has found an audience. It also hit #1-2-3 in various Amazon categories. We celebrated with Read more