Ruby Barnes's Blog, page 16

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Peril is one serious wedge of paper. An inch of the sublime, ridiculous and incredible tales of terrible Ger Mayes. Btw, note the Smashwords mug ;-]

Available in all ebook formats and paperback.

(P.S. Ruby is busy working away on the folllow-up)

You’ve
made the decision to write. So when, where and how are you going to do it? Here are some
characteristic approaches.



The Hemingway - tortured author, tapping away on
a typewriter in a mountain retreat. Wild hair, scant meals, sleep-deprived,
continuously slightly drunk and chain-smoking.


The Media Junkie – listening to fast music on iPod
or laptop, oblivious of the surroundings

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Some folks don't like overpowering fragrances. They find them unsettling. Therein lies my olfactory secret. Attar of Ruby could be lavender, camomile or eucalyptus, or a blend of these and other essentials, but none is distinguishable. Like Grenouille's distillation of innocence in Suskind's Perfume, this balm is subliminal. People sense it and feel relaxed, subdued, ready for the otherworld of

Review of My Memories of a Future Life by RozMorrisLast night my wife went off to her local book club and I was so jealous. Not for the normal reason, that her book club is in a pub and I was missing a few pints. No, because she was going to have a chance to discuss with a peer group the book they had all read. I had just finished reading Roz Morris's novel and it has left my head in a spin,

Ruby's first release of 2012 is The New Author, a non-fiction self help guide for writers, social media marketers and self-publishers. Many thanks to Jim Williams, author of ten internationally published novels including the Booker Prize nominated Scherzo, for reading my book and writing an engaging foreword.


The New Author is available in paperback and various ebook formats through a wide

As John's preferred MO is drowning he has to perfect his flotation technique. Don't try this at home.

The Baptist in paperback, coming soon.

Mr Ger Mayes has manifested himself in paperback under the Marble City Publishing imprint. He's lurking on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Peril-Ruby-Barn...
Please go and give him some lovin'.

 
 Last week was Read an E-Book Week for Ruby's books on Smashwords. This week it's my own St Patrick's Day promotion on Amazon with my two contemporary novels set in Dublin and Kilkenny. Peril is a crime thriller with an anti-hero MC and The Baptist is a psychological thriller with a serial killer MC. Both Peril and The Baptist have great reviews on Amazon & Goodreads (see reviews on their