FAQ

I have been writing since I was young; I always knew that’s what I want to do! Obviously it wasn’t easy getting published, so I started out with self-publishing. Luckily I was quite successful and I attracted a lot of readers; then publishers started showing interest as well. I must thank one person in particular for removing a few of my doubts: my friend and fantasy author W.J. Maryson, best known for his Unmagician books, who opened doors for me to the international publishing world. Sadly, Maryson passed away in 2011.

January 5^th, 1967

I live in The Netherlands, in a place called Venray, with my wife and 2 kids.

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On some of the book pages on this website, you’ll find a header called ‘Inspiration’, where I tell about how my idea got a story.

The Jack Lance Community has done some interviews with me, you can read them here.

I write (Dutch only) non-fiction stories in my own name, Ron Puyn. The fiction I write as Jack Lance. The non-fiction is also available in the shop.

There is the in Hollywood made future movie: Night Eyes, and 4 short story’s that became movies.

Yes, there are several in Dutch only. You can find them here.

Stephen King is my absolute favorite, closely followed by Dean Koontz. But there are other, less famous masters in mystery and horror, like Bentley Little, John Katzenbach or the almost unknown Christopher Pike. Those are authors who can dish up fascinating ideas that wouldn’t let go of you untill you’ve read the whole book.

Please look on this page, all publishers and countries are in that list.

All books can be read independently, and there is no order necessary for them.

I am currently writing on several titles. When a new book is to be expected you can find here!

The story is independent, so you can read that without problems. There are some leads in the story that will be answered in further parts.

Please go to supsenseshop.com where all my books are sold. We got Dutch books only. For my books in other languages please look to your bookshop or bookshops online.

Of course you can come to me when I have a signing event somewhere and I will be happy to sign your book. Or, when you buy one at suspensehop.com I can sign it, or personalize it for you when you put that information on the ‘bijzonderheden’ on the order form.

Sometimes we send out a Newsletter. We only send you an email when there is real news, like a date for a new book, or when I am signing somewhere. So, that’s like 2 times a year.

Please contact our backoffice at backoffice@suspenseshop.com

Unfortunately I don’t have time for that, but if you really want to be a writer you can ….
Read a lot, and learn. Then write, revise, start over, keep writing. Show it to some friends. Rewrite. Rewrite again. Take a course. Write. Join writer groups and when they all are positive, start looking for an editor and publisher. Good luck!

Here is the Jack Lance Community Facebookpage, where not only news about me is presented, but we also are paying attention to interesting articles and other books in the suspense category. I am very involved in the community.

There is the Jack Lance Community (in Dutch only). The owner and I are in close contact, so all the information you find there is reliable, and I am very involved in the community.

I have no public email address. Messages to me are welcome on backoffice@suspenseshop.com. If necessary my secretary will put them through. You can also post a message on the facebookpage of the Jack Lance community.