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June 14, 2013
Fresh Start
Friends, Foes and all those in between,
With the re-release of my series, The Lore of Algoron, I am feeling a sense of newness I haven't felt since the first release of my series, The Lore of Algoron. With that said, I feel I should reintroduce myself to you, my desired reader.
My name is Gus Gallows, and I am fiction. I am also a writer of fiction. Some would call me a liar of worlds, but they are stupid and are suffering from verb confusion. Do not listen to them. What they mean to say is, the worlds I write about, they do not exist, at least not in the shallow meaning of the word. This throws me into the world of not just fiction, but fantasy or fantastic fiction. I, myself, dwell somewhere between the worlds of Epic and the worlds of Urban fantasy. It is a scary place but I will try my best to allow you to safely witness its wonders.
I hope in the days that come that you will come to like me, no, to love me as I have come to love the worlds that swim around in my head and eventually dry themselves off in a tightly bound composite of paper and ink. I hope that you will tell your friends of your great love of me and that they get the chance to also open their hearts to me. Try not to allow jealousy to cause you to hold on to me greedily. Love for me should be shared, like a fresh doobie around a Rastafarian campfire.
For those of you incapable of such love, I ask that your disdain be held within the recesses of your black hearts and that my name never escape your lips except when you say something like, "Man, I hate that guy, but his stories are awesome." I do not feel this is too much to ask.
For the rest of you, step out of the void. Pick a side already. Know this, however; it is your love that feeds the goblin in my brain (his name is Grokle). It fills him to the brink and when he can take no more, he dumps it by a couple of means which I will not describe as I know many of you do not have the stomach for it, into my brain. This causes a chemical reaction, which in turn fires a few synapses giving energy and life to an alternate series of universes, which I, dear reader, get to witness in all of its glory, horror, and mystery. I have no choice but to put these to paper, less I go mad from the chaos.
We do not want to talk about what hate does to the goblin. *shiver*
So this is me. Love me.
You can love me in ways beyond simply reading my books. If you want to love me just a bit more, check out my T-Shirt shop at Gus Gallows T-Shirt Shop (That's whack) for some original, weird designs.
You can also follow me on twitter: @GusGallows.
June 13, 2013
Books offline while being revamped
Hey guys,
Well it is time to do the right thing and with the help of Soul Star Multimedia, I can do just that. I have gotten a lot of criticism over my books. Mostly positive, but one negative one that seems to surface again and a again. "You really need to edit your book." Yes, I get this one even more than the "Why do you have a masturbating minotaur?" critique. :P For too long I have lived on the edge of putting a great story over grammatical semantics. I am finally giving in. You win.
As of right now, both of my books, The Price of Honor and The Price of Dignity, books 1 and 2 of the Lore of Algoron series, are yanked from the shelves pending an intensive edit by my new publisher, Soul Star Multimedia LLC. Fran, my agent/editor, your work is cut out for you my dear. :) I am hopeful that this partnership will take these books and the one I am currently writing, The Price of Love, to the next level.
Once these books are cleaned up and new cover art is applied, we will be embarking on an aggressive marketing campaign with Heidi, my marketing consultant. Keep an eye on my twitter feed (@GusGallows) and my Facebook pages for details:
The Price of Honor Facebook Page
The Price of Dignity Facebook Page
In other, but related news, I am going to be kicking off a new web page called Authors-Pad.com. I am not 100% sure what I am going to do with this site yet, so I would love to hear some ideas. One of the things I am thinking is to use it as a review site to review other author's works and make them available for purchase. Another, is possibly as a social networking site for authors to collaborate with each other on. If you owned the site, what would you use it for (and let's assume everyone has already said Porn, and move on from that one.) :P
Let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing from you. Until then, I am getting back to work. Stay tuned as I have a few new books I am working on which I am not ready to discuss other than to say, they are not my typical genre, but the stories have my by the heart and I really need to put them to pen and paper. Exciting days ahead.
Thanks guys. Your input has helped me get this far, do not silence up on me now. :)
Gus Gallows
http://www.gusgallows.com
twitter: @GusGallows
Well it is time to do the right thing and with the help of Soul Star Multimedia, I can do just that. I have gotten a lot of criticism over my books. Mostly positive, but one negative one that seems to surface again and a again. "You really need to edit your book." Yes, I get this one even more than the "Why do you have a masturbating minotaur?" critique. :P For too long I have lived on the edge of putting a great story over grammatical semantics. I am finally giving in. You win.
As of right now, both of my books, The Price of Honor and The Price of Dignity, books 1 and 2 of the Lore of Algoron series, are yanked from the shelves pending an intensive edit by my new publisher, Soul Star Multimedia LLC. Fran, my agent/editor, your work is cut out for you my dear. :) I am hopeful that this partnership will take these books and the one I am currently writing, The Price of Love, to the next level.
Once these books are cleaned up and new cover art is applied, we will be embarking on an aggressive marketing campaign with Heidi, my marketing consultant. Keep an eye on my twitter feed (@GusGallows) and my Facebook pages for details:
The Price of Honor Facebook Page
The Price of Dignity Facebook Page
In other, but related news, I am going to be kicking off a new web page called Authors-Pad.com. I am not 100% sure what I am going to do with this site yet, so I would love to hear some ideas. One of the things I am thinking is to use it as a review site to review other author's works and make them available for purchase. Another, is possibly as a social networking site for authors to collaborate with each other on. If you owned the site, what would you use it for (and let's assume everyone has already said Porn, and move on from that one.) :P
Let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing from you. Until then, I am getting back to work. Stay tuned as I have a few new books I am working on which I am not ready to discuss other than to say, they are not my typical genre, but the stories have my by the heart and I really need to put them to pen and paper. Exciting days ahead.
Thanks guys. Your input has helped me get this far, do not silence up on me now. :)
Gus Gallows
http://www.gusgallows.com
twitter: @GusGallows
August 14, 2012
Check it out, I am the featured author this week on a blo...
Check it out, I am the featured author this week on a blog called Skipping Stone Memories.
The blogger and author, Denise Baer, has started something I think is a wonderful thing for independent authors such as myself called the Pay it Forward program. In this program, we, the independent authors of the world, review the works of other independent authors in the hopes that we can help build up the market. There are a lot of wonderful authors out there who may be overlooked because they are not part of a traditional press, but I tell you, you are doing yourself a disservice if you dismiss them for it. My first review for the Pay it Forward program is in this very blog. Check it out and if you are an independent author, I urge you to visit Denise's blog and find out more about Pay it Forward.
To see my review of "The Son of Man" by CW Johnson, simply go to My Review here on my blog.
On a side note, I am thinking about starting a video blog for these reviews. If I can work it all out, I'll post it here. Thanks again to Denise for inspiring me. May many great and wonderful things light up your life.
The blogger and author, Denise Baer, has started something I think is a wonderful thing for independent authors such as myself called the Pay it Forward program. In this program, we, the independent authors of the world, review the works of other independent authors in the hopes that we can help build up the market. There are a lot of wonderful authors out there who may be overlooked because they are not part of a traditional press, but I tell you, you are doing yourself a disservice if you dismiss them for it. My first review for the Pay it Forward program is in this very blog. Check it out and if you are an independent author, I urge you to visit Denise's blog and find out more about Pay it Forward.
To see my review of "The Son of Man" by CW Johnson, simply go to My Review here on my blog.
On a side note, I am thinking about starting a video blog for these reviews. If I can work it all out, I'll post it here. Thanks again to Denise for inspiring me. May many great and wonderful things light up your life.
August 6, 2012
The Son of Man, by C. W. Johnson
Ok, this is my first review of an Indie author, so forgive me if it seems a bit disjoined. I am new to reading Indie titles, but as an Indie author myself, I feel I should be supporting those folks who have the same hopes and dreams that I do.
First, a little about C. W. Johnson. I was browsing around Amazon looking for something new to read when I came across an interesting title. The Son Of Man. It immediately caught my eye. So I opened up the reviews and read a little more. It winds up, C. W. was a travelling musician and found inspiration for his book in an old town in Germany (the oldest standing) called Rothenberg. Having just come back from a visit to Germany, including Rothenberg, my interest was piqued. He had visited the Cathedral of the Holy Blood Altar which is reputed to have a vial containing three drops of the blood of Jesus. I thought to myself while reading his bio, I would have had the same thoughts that he did upon learning that there was preserved blood of Jesus out there. "What if someone used it to clone him?" Well, he took off with that thought and a series of exciting novels followed. I also found it interesting that the writing of his first sounded a lot like mine. False starts, rewrites, and years of editting. I could completely relate with this guy.
Now, on to the book, The Son of Man. Available on Amazon.com.
As many first time Indie books seems to do, my own included, the story started slow. However, it was not long before it had ramped up into a real page turner. Before I knew it, I had torn through all 470 pages and found myself yearning for the next book.
In the story, the blood of Jesus is tested against tissue from the Shroud of Turin and it is found to be a match confirming they both contained the DNA of Jesus. With that discovery, it did not take long for man to decide to clone him, they just needed a virgin to carry the embryo. Maria, an exceptionally beautiful, yet asexual woman chooses Todd to help her raise the experiment. Todd is infatuated with Maria and because of her sexuality, or lack thereof, is quite frustrated. But he loves her more than life and is willing to live a celebate life if it means he gets to live it with her. Now, spoiler alert for all of you out there shaking your heads, they do eventually consumate their marriage and from the sound of it, it was worth the wait. But I digress.
The story continues as they find themselves at odds with the sponsors of the project and ultimately, on the run. They are pusued by a religious sect called the Vinces who would have the cloned Jesus raised the way they want him to be raised even if it means kidnapping the mother until the child can be raised without her. The world, especially North America, is suddenly under the threat of an enormous asteroid heading toward it and this thrusts everything into Chaos.
I don't want to go to deep into the story because I don't feel I will do it justice and I would rather you read it and enjoyed the suspense as I did. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of plot twists, many other well developed characters and an all around excellent story.
I would like to take note, however, of something I noticed in the reviews. This book has a polorized audience. Many are calling it Christian fiction and are speaking out against its biblical accuracy and others about how mean God is, or whatnot. First, I want to say if you take an author's fiction and then base your faith or lack of faith on it, then you really need to quit reading fiction. Or join the church of scientology where you can be among other like minded folks. If you think this book is meant to be another "Left Behind" series then I feel you are missing the point. I think this book was meant to be a fictional suspense thriller that simply takes a somewhat taboo topic or in this case two taboo topics, and turns it into a fun and thought provoking ride. I don't feel C. W. was trying to rewrite the Revelations, but I do think the story will make you consider that this actually could be the way it goes.
As a Christian, I put my stock into the words of the bible. For my entertainment, however, I read fiction and this fictional piece kept me entertained. I gave it 5 stars on Amazon and I stand by it now. I look forward to what's next from this excellent author.
I would also like to thank Denise Baer for her Indie Author Pay it forward program. You can read more about her and her program at http://skippingstonememories.blogspot.com/.
First, a little about C. W. Johnson. I was browsing around Amazon looking for something new to read when I came across an interesting title. The Son Of Man. It immediately caught my eye. So I opened up the reviews and read a little more. It winds up, C. W. was a travelling musician and found inspiration for his book in an old town in Germany (the oldest standing) called Rothenberg. Having just come back from a visit to Germany, including Rothenberg, my interest was piqued. He had visited the Cathedral of the Holy Blood Altar which is reputed to have a vial containing three drops of the blood of Jesus. I thought to myself while reading his bio, I would have had the same thoughts that he did upon learning that there was preserved blood of Jesus out there. "What if someone used it to clone him?" Well, he took off with that thought and a series of exciting novels followed. I also found it interesting that the writing of his first sounded a lot like mine. False starts, rewrites, and years of editting. I could completely relate with this guy.
Now, on to the book, The Son of Man. Available on Amazon.com.
As many first time Indie books seems to do, my own included, the story started slow. However, it was not long before it had ramped up into a real page turner. Before I knew it, I had torn through all 470 pages and found myself yearning for the next book.
In the story, the blood of Jesus is tested against tissue from the Shroud of Turin and it is found to be a match confirming they both contained the DNA of Jesus. With that discovery, it did not take long for man to decide to clone him, they just needed a virgin to carry the embryo. Maria, an exceptionally beautiful, yet asexual woman chooses Todd to help her raise the experiment. Todd is infatuated with Maria and because of her sexuality, or lack thereof, is quite frustrated. But he loves her more than life and is willing to live a celebate life if it means he gets to live it with her. Now, spoiler alert for all of you out there shaking your heads, they do eventually consumate their marriage and from the sound of it, it was worth the wait. But I digress.
The story continues as they find themselves at odds with the sponsors of the project and ultimately, on the run. They are pusued by a religious sect called the Vinces who would have the cloned Jesus raised the way they want him to be raised even if it means kidnapping the mother until the child can be raised without her. The world, especially North America, is suddenly under the threat of an enormous asteroid heading toward it and this thrusts everything into Chaos.
I don't want to go to deep into the story because I don't feel I will do it justice and I would rather you read it and enjoyed the suspense as I did. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of plot twists, many other well developed characters and an all around excellent story.
I would like to take note, however, of something I noticed in the reviews. This book has a polorized audience. Many are calling it Christian fiction and are speaking out against its biblical accuracy and others about how mean God is, or whatnot. First, I want to say if you take an author's fiction and then base your faith or lack of faith on it, then you really need to quit reading fiction. Or join the church of scientology where you can be among other like minded folks. If you think this book is meant to be another "Left Behind" series then I feel you are missing the point. I think this book was meant to be a fictional suspense thriller that simply takes a somewhat taboo topic or in this case two taboo topics, and turns it into a fun and thought provoking ride. I don't feel C. W. was trying to rewrite the Revelations, but I do think the story will make you consider that this actually could be the way it goes.
As a Christian, I put my stock into the words of the bible. For my entertainment, however, I read fiction and this fictional piece kept me entertained. I gave it 5 stars on Amazon and I stand by it now. I look forward to what's next from this excellent author.
I would also like to thank Denise Baer for her Indie Author Pay it forward program. You can read more about her and her program at http://skippingstonememories.blogspot.com/.
