Eric Ray

08/06/2026

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Stories That Stay With You Welcome—we craft page-turners and resources to spark your imagination and support your writing journey. Explore Now Meet the Author Every story begins with a question.Some ask what waits beyond death.Others ask what we’re willing to become to survive.Those are the stor...

08/06/2026

Throwback to when my sketchbook was full of graphite, fishnets, and… well… b***y sketches. 😂🍑

Believe it or not, these taught me a lot about anatomy, lighting, texture, and form. Looking back, they’re still some of my favorite practice pieces.

So here’s the question…

Should I bring the b***y sketches back, or leave them in the sketchbook? 👀✏️

08/05/2026

Some love stories end with a kiss.

This one ends with a coffin.

Cold Clay Lips isn’t a story about finding love.

It’s about what happens when love refuses to accept death.

And some doors… should never be opened.

🖤

08/04/2026

Some stories are about love.

Some are about grief.

And some are about the terrible things we convince ourselves are love.

Cold Clay Lips is a Victorian gothic horror novel about devotion that refuses to die… and the darkness waiting beneath a family crypt built in 1798.

Watch the trailer, then decide for yourself:

How far would you go for the one you love?

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08/03/2026

After years of writing, rewriting, second-guessing, and refusing to settle until every page felt right…

Cold Clay Lips is finally here.

It is officially available on Amazon Kindle and can be read on Kindle devices or through the free Kindle app on your phone, tablet, or computer.

This story has lived in my head for a long time. It’s a slow-burning Gothic psychological horror about love, grief, obsession, and what happens when someone refuses to let go of the dead.

If you enjoy atmospheric Gothic fiction, haunting mysteries, and stories that linger long after you’ve finished the last page, I hope you’ll take a trip to Ravenswood.

Thank you to everyone who’s encouraged me along the way. This is only the beginning.

🖤 Cold Clay Lips is available now on Amazon.

Cold Clay Lips

08/02/2026

There are moments in life that seem small… until you realize they changed everything.

For me, it wasn’t a masterpiece.

It was a little green sailboat, a coloring book, and one simple realization…

I didn’t have to stay inside somebody else’s lines.

Here’s a preview of Episode One of Inside the Sketchbook.

Sometimes the first line you ever draw becomes the beginning of your entire story.

Episode 2

08/01/2026

Every artist has a beginning.

Mine wasn’t in an art studio or a classroom.

It started in a little trailer in Belleview, Florida… with a coloring book, one green crayon, and a little green sailboat.

This is a preview of the very first episode of Inside the Sketchbook, where I’ll share the memories, moments, and artwork that shaped the artist I’ve become.

Sometimes the smallest drawing changes an entire life.

🎙️ Episode One: The Little Green Sailboat — Coming Soon.