Rory B. Mackay's Blog, page 11
June 15, 2013
Eladria: Ebook promotion: only 99p / $1.54 on Kindle! Plus music!
Hey folks! Just a quickie to announce a promotion.
The publisher has selected my fantasy/sci-fi/metaphysical novelEladria as part of a week-long promotion.
During this time the Kindle ebook edition is only 99p / $1.54. The regular price is £2.99 / £4.99. So if you were at all interested in downloading it, now is the time. (I never expected to get rich doing this anyway haha).
Click here to download on Amazon.com Kindle
Click here to download on Amazon.co.uk Kindle
The launch went really well and f...
June 12, 2013
Tao Te Ching 19: Cease trying to be good
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Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom
and the people will be a hundred times happier.
Throw away morality and justice
and people will naturally do the right thing.
Throw away industry and profit
and there will be no thieves.
All of these are superficial outward forms alone;
they are not sufficient in themselves.
Therefore they should be subordinated to
a higher principle:
see the simplicity,
embrace the Primal,
cast off selfishness
and curb the desires.
Commentary
At first glance, this might appear to be...
June 11, 2013
Tao Te Ching 18: No Rules Are Needed
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When the greatness of the Tao is present,
right action arises from one’s own heart.
When the greatness of the Tao is absent,
action comes from the rules
of “kindness” and “justice”.
If you need rules to be kind and just,
this is a sure sign that virtue is absent.
When intellectualism arises,
hypocrisy is close behind.
When kinship falls into discord,
piety and rites of devotion arise.
When there is strife in the family,
people talk of “brotherly love”.
When the country falls into chaos,
patriotism is...
June 10, 2013
Tao Te Ching 17: The Art of Leadership
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The greatest type of ruler is one of whose existence
the people are hardly aware.
Next best is a leader who is loved and praised.
Next comes the one who is feared.
The worst is the one who is despised.
When a leader doesn’t trust the people,
they will become untrustworthy.
The best leader speaks little.
He never speaks carelessly.
He works without self interest
and leaves no trace.
When the work is accomplished,
the people say: “Amazing:
we did it all by ourselves.”
Commentary
Verse 17 begins a sectio...
June 8, 2013
An Interview with Writer Rory Mackay
The final day of the Eladria blog tour (although there will be more blog-hopping to come!). This is a really cool interview with Eliza Gale, who is an excellent interviewer who asked some interesting and challenging questions!
Originally posted on elizagalesinterviews:
Rory Mackay is a blogger and author of the book Eladria; Here is a link to his blog:
Q: What is Eladriaabout?
A: Eladria is a fantasy novel with a slight twist of science-fiction and me...
An Interview with Writer Rory Mckay
Reblogged from elizagalesinterviews:
Rory Mackay is a blogger and author of the book Eladria; Here is a link to his blog:
Q: What is Eladriaabout?
A: 'Eladria' is a fantasy novel with a slight twist of science-fiction and metaphysics. It tells the story of the titular character, a seventeen year-old princess whose home is invaded and overthrown by a militant religious order.
The final day of the Eladria blog tour (although there will be m...
An Intrerview with Writer Rory Mckay
Reblogged from elizagalesinterviews:
Rory Mackay is a blogger and author of the book Eladria; Here is a link to his blog:
Q: What is Eladriaabout?
A: 'Eladria' is a fantasy novel with a slight twist of science-fiction and metaphysics. It tells the story of the titular character, a seventeen year-old princess whose home is invaded and overthrown by a militant religious order.
The final day of the Eladria blog tour (although there will be m...
June 7, 2013
I failed at wu wei!
Aside from the Eladria blog tour that’s been running this week (which has been great — a lot of fun, thanks to everyone who’s been part of it!) I haven’t been writing regular blogs. It’s been an insanely busy, brain-overload kind of time and this week I’ve been able to chill a little bit and rebalance and recharge the batteries.I’ve also been reflecting on what I’ve learned from the book launch. I worked very hard to launch a multi-media project with extracts, bios, music, videos and artwork,...
Author Feature 5: Rory Mackay – Eladria
An author feature on the amazing and talented Lada Ray’s blog! Check it out :)
Originally posted on Lada Ray Blog:
From mystical Scotland, Im enchanted to welcome metaphysical fantasy author, Rory Mackay, and his debut novel, ELADRIA! Rory is a member of our YA Revolution and spiritual blogger both huge pluses in my book. ;) Congratulations on your new book, Rory! The cover looks great and the story sounds very intriguing!
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Author Feature 5: Rory Mackay - Eladria
From mystical Scotland, I'm enchanted to welcome metaphysical fantasy author, Rory Mackay, and his debut novel, ELADRIA! Rory is a member of our YA Revolution and spiritual blogger - both huge pluses in my book. ;) Congratulations on your new book, Rory! The cover looks great and the story sounds very intriguing!
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An author feature on the amazing and talented Lada Ray's blog! Check it out :)
