Ryan Field's Blog, page 597
June 18, 2010
Romeo Save Me
While writing SHAKESPEARE'S LOVER, this song kept coming up all the time. And like the characters in the book, the romance continues with the passing of time no matter how much things change. http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-Lover-ebook/dp/B003QCINHG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1276871957&sr=1-6
June 16, 2010
A Nice Amazon Review for the GHOST AND MR. MOORE
I don't usually post reviews from amazon because people can read them there and it always seems like a waste of time. Readers know how and where to find reviews without my help.
But this review captured exactly what I was going for with the book and that doesn't happen often. A while back, there was a post on a well known review site about whether or not readers want to know what the author was thinking when he or she wrote the book. Some readers wanted to know what the author's intentions...
June 15, 2010
The Palette Fund: Cancer, HIV/AIDS, and More
Those who read this blog know how hard I worked helping a friend of mine who has HIV/AIDS get his disability insurance reinstated this past year with The Law Project in Philadelphia. And now I'd like to mention another foundation that is very important. I particularly like and support this charity because instead of dealing with one specific issue, it deals with several issues that have touched my life in one way or another. It's not just about HIV/AIDS. My mother is a two time cancer...
June 14, 2010
You Can Never Predict Anything in Publishing
If it sounds like I'm blowing my own horn in this post, I'm not. I'm seriously surprised and I'm writing this post to let other authors know that even though you think you can predict what will happen to your book, you can never really be sure.
A REGULAR BUD was originally a short story published in a small anthology by STARbooks Press. This was a nice little anthology, but I made very little money and the story received limited exposure. And I was fine with this. As a writer, I thought I...
June 10, 2010
CONTEST: 2010 Rainbow Romance Award for Excellence in Romantic Fiction
For anyone out there writing M/M romance, you might want to check this out. The Rainbow Romance Award is taking entries from now until the end of August. Rainbow Romance Writers is Chapter #217 of the Romance Writers of America, and this contest is open to everyone who writes m/m romance.
Personally, as an author who has been writing m/m fiction for almost twenty years now, I couldn't be more thrilled to see this happen. I entered one of my own books, and I'm looking forward to seeing the...
June 6, 2010
What do SHAKESPEARE'S LOVER and the TV Show Glee have in Common: Excerpt
SHAKESPEARE'S LOVER is a story within a story. It's set in l969, and the plot contains a love story that revolves around two rival colleges located outside New Orleans. One of the mc characters is a senior at St. Dymphna College for Men, and he's writing a play for the annual school production titled "Shakespeare's Lover." The other mc is a twenty-one year old freshmen at Southern Memorial College for Men who belongs to the glee club. He loves the theater but isn't allowed to act because his ...
June 4, 2010
New Release Today: SHAKESPEARE'S LOVER
Just so there aren't any mistakes, SHAKESPEARE'S LOVER is a modern romance set in l969, and it is not a historical. I want to make that clear to all the historical fans out there so they aren't confused before they make a purchase. Below is a good description that explains the book, and next week I'll post a few unpublished excerpts.
Have a great weekend.
When an athletic college senior, Jude Carmichael, is asked to write a play for St. Dymphna College for Men, he takes on the job with...
June 1, 2010
Why I Give Details About a Book
I read the other day on one well known romance review blog that one reviewer in particular doesn't like to read author blogs because she doesn't want to be influenced by what authors have to say about their books. She wants to decide for herself, and interpret the book for herself. Well, I say with a huge smile....blah, blah, blah :) Get over yourself. Authors don't write about their books on their blogs to influence people. Authors write about their books to help people decide whether or not...
May 28, 2010
New Release: STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM AT THE PLAZA
My new stand alone, STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM AT THE PLAZA, was just released today and I wanted to post something quick. This is different from my other books. It's not as erotic and the heat level is much lower. It is, however, probably the most romantic story I've written in a long time. And, another version of it was published in a romance anthology by Alyson Books a few years back. This time I added a few extra perks to the storyline and changed the style in ways I wasn't allowed to do...
May 21, 2010
Coming Out of the Closet Once Again
I'm coming out again, but this time is has nothing to do with being gay. This time I'm talking about a pen name I've used several times over the years.
In the anthology, LASTING LUST, I edited last year I included one of my own short stories and I used a pen name. The title of the story is "Back in the Day," and the pen name I used is "R. Wilde." I did this because the story is slightly different than others I've written with my real name, and I wanted it to stand alone.
But I've been...
