Ryne Douglas Pearson's Blog, page 22

Hear Stephen King's opinion on this question.

Shut up and write.

Don't get it right...get it written.

Write like you're gonna burn it.

Writers get all the chicks.

You slept with the writer?

Editing should cause significant shrinkage.

Writers are nothing but Schmucks with Underwoods.

When in doubt, blame the writer.

I love finding illuminating or humorous interviews with authors on YouTube and other video repositories, and I hope you enjoy when I post them here.

A look at how the SCIENCE in Science Fiction took on added importance in the early years of the genre.

Please check out my eBooks, available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The Donzerly Light and All For One cost just $2.99. Dark and Darker, my short story collection, costs just .99.



To purchase from Amazon, click the covers below.



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To purchase from Barnes & Noble, click the covers below.




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Thank you!

Kindle has the edge, but soon the device will matter less than the application, as this LA Times piece illustrates.

'Of course, iPad owners who read digital books tend to use Apple's iBooks app, which is linked to Apple's iBookstore, a direct rival of the Kindle. One in six digital book readers on iPad report using iBooks most, but Kindle follows closely with 31% who say they use it most often, according to the Cowan survey. Among hard-core readers who go through 25 books or more a year, 44% prefer using Kindle on the iPad, compared with 47% for iBooks — virtually a dead heat.'

FULL ARTICLE

And notice on the kitchen counter the beverage choice. :)

Here's a peek at the new cover for Top Ten, my novel which was released in 1999 by G.P. Putnam's Sons, and whose rights have now reverted to ME. Meaning I get to release it as an eBook, in the version I always wanted, and with a killer (pun intended) new cover.

 

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The eBook should be available within two weeks through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. What is Top Ten about?

A killer who believes himself an artist of unmatched talent is incensed when he is placed last on the FBI's most wanted list, and begins killing off those fugitives above him, each in a twisted manner that serves his creative vision. But his horrific climb to the top, which leaves innocents in its wake, must be stopped by a young, driven FBI agent who is given an almost impossible, and equally inexplicable task--save number five on the list.

At all costs.

Check it out!

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Before the internet made trips to the library and bookstores less necessary for research, I collected quite an eclectic and disturbing array of books to aid me in my writing. Often the darker side of it. Here is a sample of some of the titles.

Practical Homicide Investigation...not for the squeamish--it has pictures.

Satan...no interviews with the dude, unfortunately.

Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide To Poisons...not to be left near the Bartenders Guide.

The Book Of Execution...seriously twisted. Those medieval pain professionals were some sickly creative guys and gals.

Hunting The Dead...not a sportsmen's guide.

Everyday Life In Early America...they had it rough. No Diet Pepsi.

A Dictionary Of Yiddish Idioms...Oy!

The Effects Of Nuclear Weapons...there are no good effects in here. I looked.

Medicine For Mountaineering...how to catheterize your buddies if necessary.

There are more. Many, many more. But I always feel a little dirty after perusing what I consider light reading.