G.R. Matthews's Blog, page 3

Three Times The Trouble

A little blog post all about the new book and the current state of play.... editing!

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New book?

How can you summarise a new book? How do you pitch it to readers and have it stand out amongst all the others? How can I make you want to read it?

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You'll have to tell me if it works or not.

Quotes

I occasionally like to check out the quotes that folks have added to Goodreads from my books.

It is great to see that some words mean enough to people to do that...

At present, these are the top two; both very different!

“Stubborness isn't a choice, it's a way of life.”
― G.R. Matthews, Nothing Is Ever Simple

“I think the measure of advancement depends on where you are stood and from what distance you look. A thousand years ago, we farmed the fields, built towns and defended our land with swords and spears. It is little different now, save for the number of people we have to protect. We still kill with a sharp edge or point of metal, blood runs red still, sons ride off to war and parents grieve. If you look at the Empire in its whole, then it is peaceful. If you look closely, you will see the small wars, the bandits and rebellions. Look more closely still and you’ll see the petty crimes, the struggle to survive, the rich bleeding the poor. Even the soil can turn against its farmers, yielding few crops. Or the weather, a late frost killing the early crops. There is strife and conflict everywhere in the Empire. Everywhere you find men, you find conflict.”
― G.R. Matthews, The Red Plains

I even took some time to blog about it on Fantasy-Faction;
http://fantasy-faction.com/2017/quote...

I got questioned!

Just finished a fantastic interview over on J P Ashman's blog...

https://jpashman.com/2017/02/10/samor...

Walls in Fantasy

Ever pondered the role of walls in Fantasy... there are a lot of them you know.

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Free Books and music matters

Just so you know, The Stone Road ( http://mybook.to/thestoneroad ) and Silent City ( http://mybook.to/silentcity ) are FREE for the next five days over on Amazon.

And here is a blog post about music and books...

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First writing...

I did some internet archaeology last night and uncovered one of the first pieces of writing I ever did for others to consume/read.

I've blogged about it here:

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Interview with J P Ashman

I interviewed J P Ashman, the author of Black Cross... check it out here: http://www.grmatthews.com/single-post...

So that was June?

In June, The Stone Road was the Fantasy-Faction book of the month. I've recorded a few thoughts here.

http://www.grmatthews.com/blog

Read-along forum here:
http://fantasy-faction.com/forum/(jun...

Book Club Choice!

The forum users at Fantasy-Faction.com have chosen to read The Stone Road for their June Book Club.

You could, I'm just saying because I'd hate you to miss out, head on over and give it a read-a-long... why not!

http://fantasy-faction.com/forum/(jun...