| THE LATEST: Updates and More |
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| 11/01/2008 |
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Wow! What a crazy couple of months!
The battered economy has wreaked havoc within the industry, so while I
have good news, I also have bad news.
Good news first: The Bristol Public School Novel Preview
Committee (Bristol, CT) decided in late September to use The Torn
Timeline as part of their reading curriculum with their seventh grade
classes.
Bad news: Due to the volatile nature of the economy, many
companies have been forced to lay people off, or worse, shut their
doors. TRIAD, the small, over-extended press responsible for
publishing The Torn Timeline, has fallen victim to the economy
and other unfortunate factors. Because of this, all operations at
TRIAD ceased in late September.
So where does that leave us? While I have copies and some are
still available through Amazon for the time being, it's clear another
press (publisher) will be needed. AND SOON!
Unfortunately, unlike The Forgotten Prophecy, I would rather not
self-publish this one, even in desperate times like these. It's
quite unfortunate, too. If one school system picked it up, there's a
chance others might do the same. It is a fun adventure, if I don't
say so myself! Alas, this will all have to be put on the
backburner for now.
Other news: The Forgotten Prophecy, self-published through
Outskirts, continues to be available through the usual outlets, though I
have no new news to report regarding its possible agency representation. |
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| 09/01/2008 |
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In an ongoing effort to market the books
already written, and in the hopes of gaining the attention of agents and
larger publishers, many letters and emails are sent out on a regular
basis. Most recently, both books were pitched for possible
representation in getting the stories on the big screen. While The
Torn Timeline was rejected during this effort, The Forgotten
Prophecy was shown to have promise and "market
viability". There are still many hoops to jump through, but
the process thus far has been quite interesting... even promising. More as it
develops! |
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| 07/14/2008 |
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Additional materials added to workshop
page.
Also added: Reviews.
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| 06/30/2008 |
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Workshop page added for those who attended
the writing workshop in Seattle on June 24th. |
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| 06/21/2008 |
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Audio interview conducted by a student of
mine has been posted, along with a book trailer. |
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| 06/19/2008 |
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Poster design for Detroit EXPO is
done. You can check it out here. |
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| 06/08/2008 |
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Spinetinglers has announced
the 2008 Book of the Year winners. Official announcement to be
posted on their site (Spinetinglers)
in another week or two. The Torn Timeline placed
second!! Giddy-up! |
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| 05/29/2008 |
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Spoke before a group of sixth grade
students and their parents at a Young Author's celebration.
Students had worked for six weeks writing and illustrating their own
books. The students were a wonderful crowd and their work showed
much talent. |
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| 05/11/2008 |
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out
there.
So, the latest on the changes: In attempt to better
utilize my time, the website has been redesigned. I'm sure
there'll be some tweaking in the weeks and months ahead, but this format
will allow for easier updating, blogging, announcing, and the
like. Several ideas were never put in place a couple of years ago
due to the amount time that would be needed to implement such
ideas. It's my hope this will make things easier. If nothing
else, it'll be easier for others to stay current with what's happening.
--Ray
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| 05/10/2008 |
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Revised website brought online. |
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| 04/20/2008 |
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Spinetinglers has
posted notification of award and their review on Amazon! Click here
to read all about it.
Off to Sarasota, Florida (04/21-04/24) for a signing at St. Armand's
Circle (04/22). |
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| 04/18/2008 |
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Received word that The
Torn Timeline has been shortlisted for Spinetinglers
2008 Book of the Year Award!! Giddy-up! |
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| 04/18/2008 |
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OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE of THE TORN
TIMELINE! |
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| 04/16/2008 |
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Spinetinglers.co.uk
just sent their review by email. What a review! I've never
read a review at least of my own work) that sounded so exciting!
It almost makes me want to go out an buy the book! And I'm the
author!! |
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| 03/24/2008 |
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Short story ("Scent of Juniper") |
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