Welcome to the sixth (of ten) serialized PDF episodes of the novel 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is now available in bookstores and for immediate purchase online. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: Coming soon; J.C. apologizes for the inconvenience. He’s currently speaking in NYC. The Descent podcast will take [...]

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Welcome to the sixth (of ten) serialized episodes of the free audiobook, 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is now available in bookstores and for immediate purchase online. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: Coming soon; J.C. apologizes for the inconvenience. Chatter: J.C. is short on time in this episode — [...]

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“Do This For Me (Bonus Percussion Version)” is the sixth of six free folk songs from Anyman, written and performed by John Smith, which were released on a weekly schedule here at JCHutchins.net. While a link to more songs was mentioned in John’s 7th Son: 7 Days prequel story, J.C. wanted to provide all five [...]

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Check out this badassery: My pal and fellow writer/podcaster Steve Saylor recently released a new collection of short stories called The Caffeine Collection — and he wants YOU to get a free sneak peek! Yummy free fiction in PDF form … it doesn’t get any better than that, peeps! He and brilliant musician (and businessman) Geoff [...]

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Welcome to the fourth (of ten) serialized episodes of the free audiobook, 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is now available in bookstores and for immediate purchase online. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: The clones continue to decipher the Morse Code clue. Dr. Mike takes charge. John Alpha’s intentions [...]

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Welcome to the fifth (of ten) serialized episodes of the free audiobook, 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is now available in bookstores and for immediate purchase online. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: The clones continue to decipher the Morse Code clue. Dr. Mike takes charge. John Alpha’s intentions [...]

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Welcome to the fourth Beta Clone Army Update episode! WARVEMBER IS HERE. Are you in? J.C. spills deets about Week One sales of 7th Son (it’s great news — snag a copy if you haven’t already), and then delivers a nuclear payload of an announcement: he’s declared war on planet Earth! It’s WORLD WAR 7, and [...]

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“Katabatic” is the fifth of six free folk songs from Anyman, written and performed by John Smith, which will be released on a weekly schedule here at JCHutchins.net. While a link to more songs was mentioned in John’s 7th Son: 7 Days prequel story, J.C. wanted to provide all five songs to all 7th Son [...]

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Welcome to the fourth (of ten) serialized episodes of the free audiobook, 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is now available in bookstores and for immediate purchase online. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: In Washington D.C., Vice President Charles Caine visits a civilian hospital to receive a routine physical [...]

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Welcome to the fourth (of ten) serialized episodes of the free audiobook, 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is now available in bookstores and for immediate purchase online. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: In Washington D.C., Vice President Charles Caine visits a civilian hospital to receive a routine physical [...]

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“Do This For Me” is the fourth of six free folk songs from Anyman, written and performed by John Smith, which will be released on a weekly schedule here at JCHutchins.net. While a link to more songs was mentioned in John’s 7th Son: 7 Days prequel story, J.C. wanted to provide all five songs to [...]

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Welcome to the third Beta Clone Army Update episode! This one’s a doozy, clocking in at around 90 minutes. J.C. delivers the goods on how 7th Son: Descent performed on its first day on sale, brags relentlessly about YOU, teases a new initiative debuting later this week, interviews THE John Smith (the real voice behind the [...]

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Since it’s Halloween, I thought I’d toss something unusual in the podcast feed. Check out this experimental piece of fiction I wrote and recorded back in Nov. 2008 titled Ursa Minor. At the time, Celldweller’s album Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head was brand new (it’s a stellar album; pick up a copy), and I [...]

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A few months back, I told you about how one of my favorite musicians, bret — aka Blue Stahli — gets it. Further evidence of the man’s cleverness, creativity and marketing savvy? The video posted below. Dig this: bret wanted to announce his remix contest in an interesting way (and, as he told me, “have an [...]

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Welcome to the third (of ten) free serialized PDF installments of the novel 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is available for purchase now. Learn how you can support the novel?s print release at this page. Synopsis: The Beta clones tour the 7th Son facility, discover more about their origins, and learn about John Alpha’s intentions. Longtime [...]

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It’s the launch day for 7th Son: Descent in print! I’ll be posting periodic updates throughout the day! First off: BUY THE BOOK. Okay, now let’s really get cookin’. Posts from earlier in the day are “lower” on this blog post. Scroll down to catch up with today’s adventures! 3:00 AM It’s been a helluva awesome day. Words fail [...]

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Ladies and gentlemen, the day the Beta Clone Army has waited for is HERE. The ascent of Descent has begun! To celebrate the print release of 7th Son: Descent, I’ve whipped up a spiffy long-form PDF excerpt of the novel for your consumption. If you’re a newcomer to 7th Son and my work, this is a [...]

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Welcome to the third (of ten) serialized episodes of the free audiobook, 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is available for purchase now. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: The Beta clones tour the 7th Son facility, discover more about their origins, and learn about John Alpha’s intentions. Longtime fans: [...]

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Let it be said that I unabashedly crush on Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl. It’s not a “come hither” kind of crush (though I hope she won’t mind me saying that she is a knockout) … it’s a creative crush, a crush fueled by absolute admiration and amazement for what she does, and how danged [...]

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Sweet! 7th Son: Descent’s beloved carpenter/bartender/musician character John Smith has posted some of his “Anyman” EP songs as free ringtones at Myxer.com! And they’re all free! Myxer is the leader in ad-supported mobile entertainment: With millions of mobile users and tens of million mobile downloads a month, Myxer is the largest and fastest-growing place for mobile [...]

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“Winter Love” is the third of six free folk songs from Anyman, written and performed by John Smith, which will be released on a weekly schedule here at JCHutchins.net. While a link to more songs was mentioned in John’s 7th Son: 7 Days prequel story, J.C. wanted to provide all five songs to all 7th [...]

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This is an emergency repost of the episode — a pesky bug in J.C.’s podcasting software published an incorrectly linked MP3. Welcome to the second Beta Clone Army Update episode! J.C. delivers timely updates on the ascent of 7th Son: Descent, supercool Ministry Of Propaganda street team missions from Natasha, and your Clone Line calls. It’s [...]

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With your help, Kilroy2.0 WILL be everywhere… I’ve cooked up a fun “fiction meets reality” stunt to celebrate the release of 7th Son: Descent, and would love your help in making it happen. On Oct. 27, the day 7th Son hits bookstore bookshelves, you can have the novel’s mad hacker Kilroy2.0 HACK YOUR BLOG. (Or Facebook. [...]

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Welcome to the second (of ten) free serialized PDF installments of the novel 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is available for purchase now. Learn how you can support the novel?s print release at this page. Synopsis: John, Michael, Kilroy2.0 and the other abducted men discover their extraordinary origins. The enemy is revealed. The descent begins. Order 7th [...]

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Welcome to the second (of ten) serialized episodes of the free audiobook, 7th Son: Descent. 7th Son is available for purchase now. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. Synopsis: John, Michael, Kilroy2.0 and the other abducted men discover their extraordinary origins. The enemy is revealed. The descent begins. Chatter: J.C. briefly [...]

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“Rockefeller Center” is the second of six free folk songs from Anyman, written and performed by John Smith, which will be released on a weekly schedule here at JCHutchins.net. While a link to more songs was mentioned in John’s 7th Son: 7 Days prequel story, J.C. wanted to provide all five songs to all 7th [...]

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Welcome to the first Beta Clone Army Update episode! Each week, J.C. will deliver timely updates on the ascent of 7th Son: Descent, supercool Ministry Of Propaganda street team missions from Natasha, and your Clone Line calls. It’s fan-fueled goodness at its finest! In this debut episode, J.C. chats about: “The stakes” we’re facing with 7th Son’s [...]

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It’s the first promo for 7th Son: Descent’s print debut and online experience. Post it on your website. Tweet it to high heaven at Twitter. Inject it into Facebook. Toss it in your podcast. Meme it. 7th Son: Descent is available for purchase now. Learn how you can support the novel’s print release at this page. The promo’s [...]

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Welcome to the debut PDF installment of 7th Son: Descent. J.C. is releasing 7th Son: Descent in multiple formats to celebrate the novel’s Oct. 27 print debut. This is the first of 10 weekly installments, and represents a reboot of the 7th Son series. 7th Son: Descent is available for purchase now. Learn how you can [...]

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Welcome to the debut episode of the serialized audiobook of 7th Son: Descent. Originally released as a “podcast only” novel in 2006, this is a completely new recording of the final manuscript, to celebrate 7th Son: Descent’s Oct. 27 print debut. This is the first of 10 weekly installments, and represents a reboot of the [...]

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Miami resident John Smith, a character in J.C.’s upcoming thriller 7th Son: Descent, is a man who dreams big … but lives a small life. Determined to change his life’s course, he recorded a five-song EP titled Anyman, and posted it to the Web. This occurred two weeks before the events seen in 7th Son: [...]

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Welcome to the final episode of 7th Son: 7 Days, a free audio prequel anthology to J.C.’s thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Today’s episode features Father Thomas, a Catholic priest based in Oklahoma. Rattled by the past week’s events, Thomas shares his thoughts with his congregation, and what he believes they need in these trying [...]

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Welcome to the penultimate episode of 7th Son: 7 Days, a free audio prequel anthology to J.C.’s thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Today’s episode features Jay, a field agent for the United Nations. When his helicopter is shot down in Colombia, can Jay and his friend survive the threat of predators in the rain forest [...]

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Welcome to the fifth episode of 7th Son: 7 Days, a free audio prequel anthology to J.C.’s thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Today’s story stars Michael, a Marine Corps captain. Michael and an elite team of soldiers embark on a dangerous black ops mission in the Middle East … but are they prepared for what [...]

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Welcome to the fourth episode of 7th Son: 7 Days, a free audio prequel anthology to J.C.’s thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Today’s story features Dr. Mike, a criminal profiler in Los Angeles. A brilliant criminalist, Dr. Mike may have met his match on his most recent case: a brilliant serial killer who defies law [...]

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Welcome to the third episode of 7th Son: 7 Days, a free audio prequel anthology to J.C.’s thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Today’s story stars Kilroy2.0, a deranged Washington DC-based computer hacker. Incensed by recent federal scrutiny, Kilroy2.0 declares to his followers that today is a day of … ruination. Set two weeks before Descent’s extraordinary [...]

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Welcome to the second episode of 7th Son: 7 Days, a free audio prequel anthology to J.C.’s thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Today’s story features John Smith, a carpenter and bartender. Recently inspired by his girlfriend Sarah, John aims to make good on a promise he made to himself long ago. Set two weeks before Descent’s [...]

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Welcome to the first episode of 7th Son: 7 Days, a free audio prequel anthology to J.C.’s thriller novel, 7th Son: Descent. Set two weeks before Descent’s extraordinary events, these seven stories stars a unique “John Michael Smith.” Learn more about the anthology here. Today’s story features Jack Smith, an Arizona-based geneticist. Emerging from a lousy [...]

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