#AuthorLife

Hi everyone

 

Persephone's Pool currently has a book tour, where you can check my book, get details on it, see blogs about me - plus a free excerpt - and have a chance to win a copy!

There are many other awesome books there too!

Check it out: https://silverdaggerbooktours.com/persephones-pool-book-tour-and-giveaway/

My book is coming out on April 8th, and I'm very excited about this story that took me three years to finish. It's based on my love of astrology and mythology, told in a sci-fi/thriller setting.

Reader's Favorite calls it "a scrumptious mix of suspense, mystery, and intrigue, making Persephone's Pool a delightful treat that sci-fi and crime lovers will relish. It's one of the most unpredictable science fiction/murder mystery tales I've read this year."

A sneak peek is available on Reedsy Discovery. A link to read the first chapter is below.

An almost 82 yr old Writer's LAMENTAnnouncing a forthcoming event: the release of my latest novel entitled 'On the Edge' (of a stroke).I would love to tell you when, where and how much - but... I've had it edited at enormous (for me) expense. It is now in the process of being formatted ( something went adrift in my template and margins ended up all over the place). Supposedly, a cover is being designed to my rough specification - but I won't get the finished article until I have the funds to pay the designer.After which I have to submit it through the Amazon/KDP 'production belt' By comparison that is almost the easiest and cheapest (free) part of the process.And then I need to "launch" it t...

Elia de Gareth y La Hechicera de ShadowthornEl crepúsculo dibujó sus últimos toques de oro y púrpura sobre Grammaria, anunciando la llegada de la noche casi perpetua. Elia de Gareth estaba parada en la terraza de su modesta morada, perdida en sus pensamientos mientras observaba el horizonte ardiendo con los últimos alientos del Dragón arcano sobre la estrella Sol.Sus dedos agarraban una carta amarillenta, un objeto cuyas palabras ya había releído innumerables veces, intentando descifrar su significado. Las largas sombras se extendieron, como dedos espectrales que se adentraban en el pasado que Elia tanto ansiaba comprender.Elia era una joven cuya vida había estado marcada hasta ento...

Aren't we all authors or aspiring authors? Haven't we all experienced the difficulties of book marketing? We all want to crack the code. There must be some sort of formula. Or not.Last summer, I took a solo trip to the bread basket of America. Beginning in Maryland, I traveled to twelve different states and managed a 4-day visit with an old school chum who lives in a place called Terlingua, TX completely off the grid. It was one of the best vacations I've ever had. Along the way, I left business cards promoting my children's book, That's Ridiculous, Said Nicholas. The cards have a brief description of my book, website, and business phone number. I thought they might help drum up interes...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DD4GJ1Q5https://johnrutherfordbooks.com/NEW GENRE OF WRITING SPIRITUAL HISTORICAL FICTIONBELLA delivers her pups in the wilds of the forest, the wild animals rally round and support Bella. Bella has gifts handed down through generations for her special breed, the capability to communicate with all animals.She recounts that legacy in exchange for the support given by the forest animals.Stories that retell the 12 laws of Karma.BELLA – Chronicles of a Karmic Dog, recount stories entwined with humanity. A silent witness, to major events in recent history spanning the last 200 years.• Laika – the first space dog, who finally adopted him?• Nipper – the HMV dog...

She entered my office in the German town,bringing the fragrance of sweet-scented flowers.She carried her braid like a majestic crown:A woman who had some incredible powers. Her eyes were reflecting the world in her soul:A woman created for love and delight,But she was in deepest depression devoured,Although her strength hid her sadness from sight. It seemed all her faith in humans was vanishedAnd it was only God who helped her to survive:She fled from her land, from where she was banished,From everything dearest she was deprived. I cannot remember her name, but her faceWill always remind me the strength of her stand:A woman, possessing such power and graceThe beautiful woman f...

Whenever I look at my body of multi-genre work in English, the underlying human possibility intrigues me no end, and why not for my mother tongue Telugu, touted as the Italian of the East, has no linguistic connection with it whatsoever.To start with, I was born into a land-owning family in Kothalanka, a remote Indian village, of Andhra Pradesh to be precise that is after the British had folded their colonial tents from the sub-continent, but much before the rural education mechanism was geared up therein. It was thus the circumstances of my birth enabled me to escape from the tiresome chores of primary schooling till I had a nine-year fill of an unbridled childhood, embellished by village p...

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