JUST THE RIGHT EDGE

I’VE often heard that the storyline, narration, dialog and outstanding editing are what make a successful book. Of course, I have to agree. Makes total sense. And yet…there’s something, almost intangible, that elevates a well-authored and edited story to something, well, more. It’s the difference between a great performance and one that elicits goose bumps. It’s having just the right “edge.” Something more. One of my publishers, Savant Books and Publications | Aignos Publishing, calls it “a twist” — “Enduring literary works [‘with a twist’] for the twenty-first century [that broaden readers’ world outlook]. I like that byline. It’s all about a good read with an edge.

THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859) is more than a work with an edge. It is a two-edged sword. It begins with an account of the birth of the principal protagonist ENTIRELY FROM THE FETUS’ POINT OF VIEW. What book have you ever heard of that had that “twist” — that edge. Second, it elevates science fiction/fantasy to a new level, incorporating completely plausible extensions of today’s technology, giving the reader a new perspective, that of looking into a future mirror, being able to to see the consequences of what often seem minor day-to-day actions.

Yesterday, I received a request for an author interview under another pen name, Gary Martine, of the out-of-print Kingsley and I series trilogy:

KINGSLEY & I (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1934531391);

KINGSLEY & I TOGETHER (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608200221); and

KINGSLEY & I RELOADED (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K92GAAM)

In the Kingsley & I series the twist — the edge — is that the story is told from the perspective of a heterosexual male with a clearly gay lover, exploring what being in such a strongly attractive relationship means regarding his own sexual/gender identity. It’s an edge that calls louder every day for the series to be republished.

Currently, I’ve been turning my creative attentions on reprising the role of Will Gardner in the upcoming K. Simmons Productions’ movie “Static” (https://kspllc.media/the-static-movie), about an elderly man struggling with Alzheimer’s Disease and what it means to him and those around him. But like all my books, “Static” has a defining edge: It’s actually a drama about what it’s like to suffer loss of that principal pleasure of old age, one’s memories, while being totally aware they are quickly becoming increasingly inaccessible, and there’s nothing he can do about it. It’s a story of tremendous personal courage in the face of inescapable tragedy.

The Kingsley & I series, soon to hopefully be republished. “Static” the movie scheduled for release in September 2021. THE EDGE OF MADNESS soon to be an audiobook read by Peter Pollock, purchased for manga, animation and cinematic treatment by K. Simmons Productions.

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