J. Cornell Michel's Blog

All of my posts seem to start with an apology for not posting enough. Since I like to keep with tradition: I’m sorry I haven’t blogged in months, but I swear I have a really good excuse. Last November I had a baby boy, and I’m head-over-heels in love with this tiny little person. Caring for […]

Candy!!! My favorite day is finally here. I was ticked off that it had to be leap year, which pushed Halloween to a Monday (blech!), but I decided to take the day off work to fully enjoy the holiday festivities. My two-year-old daughter decided to be Batman, and I’ll admit I was slightly disappointed she […]

Costco is such a tease. I was making my way toward the pastry section and skidded to a halt when I saw a Halloween display. It’s August 3rd!! And they have Halloween decorations! I got excited for a second, thinking it was almost Halloween, but alas, my favorite holiday is still three months away. Seeing those unseasonal decorations […]

I could kiss the person who decided the mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead would be on Valentine’s Day. What a way to celebrate! Sure, I like chocolate and roses, but if you add zombies to V-Day, it truly is the perfect holiday. And, and, and, we went to the movies on Valentine’s Day Eve and saw Pride […]

Much has happened since I last posted on here. My baby girl turned one, she attended her first Comic Con, Fear The Walking Dead premiered and wrapped up, then The Walking Dead (the real one) started up again, and now Halloween is only six days away! Time flies. My little lady got to meet her […]

When my favorite writing duo, Inion Mathair, asked to interview me for their blog, I said, “Yes, please, sign me up!” They asked some really fun questions. Most of them were zombie-related, but they asked a few personal questions as well. Inion Mathair wrote The Perfect 7 – one of the scariest YA horror novels I’ve […]

I was terrified of monsters when I was a child. I was convinced there were ghosts living in my closet and refused to sleep in my own room for several weeks in a row. I think my fear stemmed from my lack of exposure to monsters. I didn’t read monster books or watch monster movies, […]

One of my favorite zombie authors, Ian McClellan, reviewed Where’s My Dinner for Zombie Guide Magazine. I feel deeply honored that Mr. McClellan enjoyed my book because I’ve been a huge fan of his for a long time. If you’re not familiar with his work, I recommend reading his first novel, Zombie Apocalypse 2012: A […]

Hot Diggity Dog! My 1950s zombie novel is now available on Amazon. I wrote the first draft right after I moved from Maryland to California. I was living with my in-laws, hadn’t started my new job yet, and didn’t really know what to do with all my free time. I figured I had two choices: I could […]

My reading habits have changed quite a bit since I had a baby six months ago. I used to read at least one zombie book a week, but after my little nugget came along I didn’t have much time for novels. I started reading children’s books to my baby girl when she was five days old, and since then […]