Martin Lastrapes

Author | Publisher | Podcaster 🦄 Get a FREE book: 📚 Watch my book trailers:

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Get your FREE copy of DOLPH THE UNICORN KILLER & OTHER STORIES: https://t.co/vA4OxzmwPR 🦄🗡️

#DolphTheUnicornKiller #FreeBook #FantasyFiction #HorrorStories #LiteraryFiction #ShortStories #MagicAndMonsters #StoryCollection #UnicornKiller #SatireComedy #BookLovers #AmReading

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Creating the Illusion of Flesh and Blood on the Page
Presented by Martin Lastrapes
July 19, 2025, 9:30 am PDT
Live in person at the Hemet Public Library, 300 E. Latham Avenue, Hemet. (Unable to attend in person? Email [email protected] a Zoom invite.)

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@suzkelman @bookouture @AmazonPub @KimTheBookworm @sarahhardy681 @wittywhitlum @nholten40 @isobelakenhead Amazing! Congratulations, Suzanne 🎉🎉🎉

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Happy #NationalAuthorsDay! Take time to read your favorite book, purchase a book by your favorite author, and/or share your favorite novels online 🎉📚❤️ As for me, here's an article I wrote about my 3 favorite books of 2023: https://t.co/1274ICcibX

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Check out the official book trailer for my horror/thriller/coming-of-age novel INSIDE THE OUTSIDE 🔪🥩☠️ #HorrorNovel #ThrillerBook #ComingOfAgeBook #BookTrailer #SuspensefulRead #DarkFiction #ChillingStory #HorrorRead #BookTeaser #HeartPounding #ScaryRead #InsidetheOutside

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Listen to my conversation with renowned voice actor, Chris Edgerly (The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and more):

Spotify: https://t.co/vk8TV8hocr
Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/PIUmT3aRIy
Google Podcasts: https://t.co/eh7Sgna1p8

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@AliceLBronte Have you read Inside the Outside by @MartinLastrapes? Excellent, award winning horror.

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JAY FRANZE SHOW: “...dive into the mind of a creative genius and uncover the secrets behind his literary success.” #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersLife #BookishPodcast #SelfPublishing #WritingPodcast #AuthorInterviews #IndieAuthors @jayfranze https://t.co/0ia9L7MeGC

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@jayfranze My pleasure, Jay! Thanks for having me on the show :)

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JAY FRANZE SHOW - EP 20: https://t.co/WW9nibohlH

“...dive into the mind of a creative genius and uncover the secrets behind his literary success.” #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersLife #BookishPodcast #SelfPublishing #WritingPodcast #AuthorInterviews #IndieAuthors

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Martin Lastrapes: He’s Back

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EPISODE LINK: https://t.co/66IoyU1t6z

m.a. Arana, joins me on the podcast to talk about her debut novel, WINGED CLIPPED. #podcast #amwriting

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@NancyRapoport We loved meeting you as well! (Sorry, just saw this…I’m not on Twitter that much these days.)

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@NancyRapoport Thank you so much, Nancy! 😀

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EP 228: https://t.co/GIaJOWxwcb🎄

Listen in as I talk about the classic narrative arc story structure (with lots of #StarWars references) and share one of my favorite blog articles, "The Future Bank Robber." #podcast #amwriting #storytelling

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EP 227: https://t.co/FPDZohAMQ4 🎃
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Listen in as I reflect on my month-long 2022 horror movie marathon. Also, I go into the https://t.co/OZJP0VrH1Z vault to revisit my favorite Halloween blog post, "Healing Halloween."

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EP 226: https://t.co/w9OrOdOhkB

Do you know about the tunnels beneath Las Vegas? 🔪🎲

Listen to Episode 226 as I share an exclusive audio reading of my creepy, Las Vegas-based short story: “Sin City”

#Halloween #LasVegas #shortstory #podcast

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EP 225: https://t.co/3uBfCpnvwS
Wanna hear a scary story?🔪🎃 Listen to an exclusive audio reading of the darkest, most twisted short story I've ever written: "Belinda's Edge". This is PART 1 of my very special three-episode Halloween eleganza podcast spectacular!

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Listen in as I share the genesis of my https://t.co/3n8J4BZC89 article, THE BEST DARK FICTION BOOKS THAT EXPLORE THE HIDDEN SHADOWS OF HUMANITY, as well as some insights into my favorite dark fiction books.

Spotify (Link): https://t.co/2vxVe3C047