Branching out and some updates
Greetings folks,
As some of you may know I’ve spent the last few months gobbing off about the state of the world. My polemic on drug policy reforms (which you can find here) has been particularly popular; gaining 100 views in 3 days and quite a lot of positive feedback. It would be splendid to write these articles for an active media website rather than use my WordPress blog which is really intended for my fictional writing. I get the impression that not everyone who enjoys my stories also enjoys reading my occasional rant at the system and vice versa. This is perfectly understandable so I think the best way forward is to branch out and find a separate home where people visit for this sort of thing. It’ll also encourage me to be more focused while giving me time to properly construct some articles.
If you think I’d fit right in to your media network and would like me to contribute some commentary on current affairs, opinion pieces or provide cultural criticism approximately 4-6 times a year then get in touch by emailing me at rupertdreyfus@outlook.com or through any of the social media sites I use. Otherwise I’m likely to calm down on this front and focus all my attention on writing stories. This would be a shame because the digital landscape is demanding more polemicists from the streets to shake up the established order rather than pussyfooting around it like a lot of mainstream journalists tend to (and then get congratulated for it). If you’re interested and want to get an idea of what I’m about then check out my website here:
http://rupertdreyfus.co.uk/
While I’m networking: I’m going to be releasing my debut novel Spark as a paperback in a couple of months. If you’re a journalist or an influential blogger/ vlogger who is up for some anti-establishment transgressive black comedies then get in touch to arrange a free paperback for review purposes. I’ve managed to secure an upcoming review by a national newspaper but there’s room for some more. Similarly; my collection of short stories The Rebel’s Sketchbook is also presently available as a paperback to journalists and bloggers/ vloggers who are open to this sort of thing (to get an idea, professional reviews can be found by Pop Matters and by the Morning Star by clicking round my website).
After putting these types of stories into the public domain for the last couple of years I’m still convinced that (a) there’s a wider audience which’ll appreciate what I do and (b) I’m yet to fully locate it. I put this down to the fact that most people still believe that being an indie author is synonymous with being rubbish. Yet the thing is you’re not going to find much dissent in the traditional publishing world as evidenced by this thoroughly predictable best sellers list for fiction.
Finally; for those of you who have already read Spark: my second novel, Broke, is at the halfway mark. I hope to get it out there for you before the end of the year. There are many more projects in the pipeline; however, I have to write round a full time job and while meandering through life so unfortunately I can’t be as productive as I’d like to be. Massive thanks for your patience.
Support indie authors, support indie journalists, support indie everything. Because if it’s not indie then the chances are that it’s dependent on corporate greed.
Thanks and take care.
R.D
As some of you may know I’ve spent the last few months gobbing off about the state of the world. My polemic on drug policy reforms (which you can find here) has been particularly popular; gaining 100 views in 3 days and quite a lot of positive feedback. It would be splendid to write these articles for an active media website rather than use my WordPress blog which is really intended for my fictional writing. I get the impression that not everyone who enjoys my stories also enjoys reading my occasional rant at the system and vice versa. This is perfectly understandable so I think the best way forward is to branch out and find a separate home where people visit for this sort of thing. It’ll also encourage me to be more focused while giving me time to properly construct some articles.
If you think I’d fit right in to your media network and would like me to contribute some commentary on current affairs, opinion pieces or provide cultural criticism approximately 4-6 times a year then get in touch by emailing me at rupertdreyfus@outlook.com or through any of the social media sites I use. Otherwise I’m likely to calm down on this front and focus all my attention on writing stories. This would be a shame because the digital landscape is demanding more polemicists from the streets to shake up the established order rather than pussyfooting around it like a lot of mainstream journalists tend to (and then get congratulated for it). If you’re interested and want to get an idea of what I’m about then check out my website here:
http://rupertdreyfus.co.uk/
While I’m networking: I’m going to be releasing my debut novel Spark as a paperback in a couple of months. If you’re a journalist or an influential blogger/ vlogger who is up for some anti-establishment transgressive black comedies then get in touch to arrange a free paperback for review purposes. I’ve managed to secure an upcoming review by a national newspaper but there’s room for some more. Similarly; my collection of short stories The Rebel’s Sketchbook is also presently available as a paperback to journalists and bloggers/ vloggers who are open to this sort of thing (to get an idea, professional reviews can be found by Pop Matters and by the Morning Star by clicking round my website).
After putting these types of stories into the public domain for the last couple of years I’m still convinced that (a) there’s a wider audience which’ll appreciate what I do and (b) I’m yet to fully locate it. I put this down to the fact that most people still believe that being an indie author is synonymous with being rubbish. Yet the thing is you’re not going to find much dissent in the traditional publishing world as evidenced by this thoroughly predictable best sellers list for fiction.
Finally; for those of you who have already read Spark: my second novel, Broke, is at the halfway mark. I hope to get it out there for you before the end of the year. There are many more projects in the pipeline; however, I have to write round a full time job and while meandering through life so unfortunately I can’t be as productive as I’d like to be. Massive thanks for your patience.
Support indie authors, support indie journalists, support indie everything. Because if it’s not indie then the chances are that it’s dependent on corporate greed.
Thanks and take care.
R.D
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Apr 04, 2016 07:38AM
I just wanted to say I'm a full-time journalist for a business tech magazine trying to muster up the time and the courage to get my own fiction out to the world, and you're a fantastic inspiration. Not sure if your sort of commentary fits within the publication I write for so I can't really support you in that department (although I'll be looking out for anything hacktivism/tech-related), but I will definitely be buying Spark. Carry on and all that. :)
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Massive thanks for your support, Chloe. Yeah, despite returning to the theme of hacktivism every once in a while I'm not particularly tech-minded. My attraction to it is purely the impact that hacktivism has had on the political process and how individuals have used it as a force for positive change. I think I've said it before somewhere but I see modern day hackers as a new breed of guerrillas.
The Spark paperback shouldn't be long now but keep your eyes peeled for give aways (I always offer my stories to friends and followers on here for free if they don't want to buy it).
And good luck with your own writing endeavours. If you ever need any help with anything, feel free to DM me. Always up for helping out other authors wherever possible.
Finally - how did you find me?! It's always great when people crop up like this :-)
Thanks again and take care!
