Matthew D. Ryan's Blog, page 27
June 10, 2013
Announcement: Blurb Blitz Blog Tour for Drasmyr
ANNOUNCEMENT: Goddess Fish Promotions will be sponsoring a promotional blog tour for my book, “Drasmyr,” starting on 6/17/13 and running through 7/19/13. is a strictly promotional tour, meaning that every visit will be limited to excerpts from my book and a book blurb. During the tour, I’ll be posting links to the blog host of […]
Old Movie Review: Red Dawn (2012)
Joining the list of recent 80’s remakes, we have “Red Dawn” starring Chris Hemsworth, a.k.a. Thor. This is based on the 1984 movie of the same name starring Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen. In the original movie, the Soviets and a few smaller countries (Cuba and Nicaragua) invade the U.S. This time around, it’s […]
June 6, 2013
Announcement: Upcoming Blurb Blitz Blog Tour for Drasmyr
ANNOUNCEMENT: Goddess Fish Promotions will be sponsoring a promotional blog tour for my book, “Drasmyr,” starting on 6/17/13 and running through 7/19/13. More details will be made available as it shapes up. It is a strictly promotional tour, meaning that every visit will be limited to excerpts from my book and a book blurb. The […]
Representing Evil in Fantasy Literature (part II)
In a fantasy setting, there are two types of evil: Evil of the individual and evil of the group. The first applies to singular characters of your novel, while the second can apply to entire races or cultures. In the first case, the evil, as noted in the prior post, comes from the individual’s character […]
June 3, 2013
Announcement: Upcoming Blurb Blitz Blog Tour for Drasmyr
ANNOUNCEMENT: Goddess Fish Promotions will be sponsoring a promotional blog tour for my book, “Drasmyr,” starting on 6/17/13 and running through 7/19/13. More details will be made available as it shapes up. It is a strictly promotional tour, meaning that every visit will be limited to excerpts from my book and a book blurb. The […]
Representing Evil in Fantasy Literature (part I)
The question of good and evil is a largely philosophical question. Entire books on the subject have been written by scholars and philosophers through the ages. Nowadays, there seems to be some question as to whether or not good and evil actually exist. On one side are the relativists who claim that everything is relative, […]
May 30, 2013
Announcement: Blurb Blitz Blog Tour for Drasmyr
ANNOUNCEMENT: Goddess Fish Promotions will be sponsoring a promotional blog tour for my book, “Drasmyr,” starting on 6/17/13 and running through 7/19/13. More details will be made available as it shapes up. It is a strictly promotional tour, meaning that every visit will be limited to excerpts from my book and a book blurb. The […]
Old Movie Review: Sinister (2012)
“Sinister” is a horror movie starring Ethan Hawke and former Senator Fred Thompson (Senator Thompson has only a small role but I felt obliged to mention because he did run for President). It was a movie I was curious about seeing when it was in theatres, but never got around to for a variety of […]
May 27, 2013
Announcement: Upcoming Blurb Blitz Blog Tour
ANNOUNCEMENT: Goddess Fish Promotions will be sponsoring a promotional blog tour for my book, “Drasmyr,” starting on 6/17/13 and running through 7/19/13. More details will be made available as it shapes up. It is a strictly promotional tour, meaning that every visit will be limited to excerpts from my book and a book blurb. The […]
Old Movie Review: The Awakening (2011)
“The Awakening” is a paranormal horror/thriller starring Rebecca Hall as the skeptical hoax-buster Florence Cathcart. The setting is 1921 England, shortly after World War I. Florence has led a troubled life: she has blocked out much of her childhood, and (if I recall correctly) has lost her husband in the war. The movie begins […]
