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November 24, 2015
Thanksgiving
It’s nearly a month since I self-published my first book, GAME OF WIT AND CHANCE: BEGINNINGS. While I’m confident it won’t be pushing John Grisham or Nicolas Sparks from the New York Times best sellers list, I’m thankful for the action it’s … Continue reading →
November 1, 2015
And so it begins…
Today begins two new milestones for me in writing, and now publishing, my fiction. Since it’s November 1st, GAME OF WIT AND CHANCE: BEGINNINGS by R. Scott Tyler has gone live on Amazon, as well as CreateSpace and Kobo. The second milestone is that this is November 1st, the beginning of NaNoWriMo, and I’ll be […]
October 19, 2015
Game of Wit and Chance – Filipino Comfort Food
Putting his nose in the air, he turned the next corner and spotted what was making his mouth water. It was a street vendor selling Isaw Manok. Since he was a child, this continued to be his favorite food. If ever there was comfort food for Ciro, it was grilled chicken intestines. Pre-order the eBook […]
October 11, 2015
Guest Poet – Gian Carlo Gutierrez
The following poem was written by a Filipino poet by the name of Gian Carlo Gutierrez. Even though Tagalog is his native tongue, he chooses to write his poetry exclusively in English. I’ve read several of his pieces and I find them very moving and asked if he would do a guest post for me. This […]
October 1, 2015
Pre-order of Game of Wit and Chance is here!
The day has finally come. I punched the button releasing ‘Game of Wit and Chance’ for pre-order on Amazon. I’ve gotten a lot of great help from the Indie community about things to do to get a little extra traction (there are MANY eBooks out there competing for readers) and one of the suggestions was, […]
September 28, 2015
Game of Wit and Chance – Cover Next Steps
When I first looked at the two top options for my cover, I loved the look of the brown cover. It was ominous. The spidery boat, the sea and the islands reminded me of the inspiration for this story. It reminded me of the first time I traveled to the Philippines. However, I thought I […]
September 10, 2015
Cover Art Development
I have the first two options to look at for the cover of ‘Game of Wit and Chance’. I must say that I’m thrilled with these first views. I’m posting them both because I’d love to hear feedback from you. Which is your favorite or what do you like about each one? What do the […]
September 8, 2015
Update on ‘Game of Wit and Chance’
I recently posted the placeholder cover art for my book, ‘Game of Wit and Chance’, on Facebook, but probably should have posted it here instead. For some, the art might be redundant, but the words are new. I developed the bones and base for this story during the 2014 November writing sprint effort called NaNoWriMo […]
August 25, 2015
Dog Shit
Princess, the quiet boxer bitch, sat looking at the boys as they wandered, back and forth, down the sidewalk. Cam was aware and staring back, so much so that I was afraid he would walk into a tree, the fence, or even his brother, Junior. I imagined that Princess was telepathically begging to be rescued […]
August 24, 2015
Countdown To “Game of Wit and Chance”
The day is coming and it’s making me emotional. Anxious, scared, panicked are three emotions right up there, but I’ll admit, most of all I’m excited. It’s been a little more than six years since I repotted myself and said “I’m a writer now.” I have written since then, without a doubt I’ve written. Short […]
