Free Book Friday June 9: Multi-genre Writing
Poetry. That’s where I started. Humor. Many of my poems are humorous, and I like to think that my blog writing is as well. Science fiction. My favorite.
Can I combine them all? My story, Reasonable Hand-drawn Facsimile, is humorous (it even made my editor laugh), and my poetry series, Found, is a set of post-apocalyptic poems, so, yes.
Writing in different genres certainly challenges you and ultimately improves one’s writing skills, but it can also spread yourself thin if you are prolific at it. How many pen names can you have?
What’s next for this multi-genre author? Who knows. Romance perhaps?
-Leon
Featured Multi-genre Author: Patrick JohnsAstute blog readers will be asking, “Didn’t you feature him already?”
Short answer, “Yes.”
Longer answer, “Yes, five months ago.”
Even longer answer, “Yes, five months ago and we had a conversation. Would you like to read it?” (This is where you say yes.)
Free Book Friday Jan 13: In Conversation returns! With Patrick Johns.
Born and raised in Ramsey, New Jersey, Patrick Johns attended university at Virginia Tech, obtaining an engineering and mathematics degree. Go Hokies! However, writing is Patrick’s true passion. After writing his first novel, Junkland, the first book in The Hoarding series, Patrick left his engineering job to teach English overseas. Patrick currently lives in Spain. When he’s not writing, managing his literary magazine, The Kraken’s Spire, and teaching English, he’s surfing, hiking, traveling, or writing music.
Stages of a BreakupThis is a story of young love and heartbreaking betrayals, but more importantly, a story of apprehension and growth.A breakup can feel even more painful than losing a loved one. When the person who betrayed your heart still walks this earth, there’s always a slight hope of recovering what is gone.Check out Stages of a Breakup
Junkland: the HoardingA young boy longs to be a knight. A drastic invasion destroys his home. Will a childish dream be enough to save the ones he loves?Eager to escape his suffocating life, Jahrys Grent trains daily to fulfill his dream of becoming a knight. But he gets more than he bargained for when mysterious invaders attack and destroy his home.
Junkland is the first book in The Hoarding series.Check out Junkland
https://patrickjohnswrites.com/
The story behind Free Book Friday:I’ve met many authors and readers during my time marketing, cross-promoting, and blogging. I think writers have a responsibility to inform readers about all the indie authors out there in the very crowded world of book publishing. You can’t do it alone, and why would you when you have a supportive group available?
Readers don’t just read one author – they stick with their favorite genres. Therein lies the power in cross-promotion. If one of my readers buys a book from an author I promote, then chances are there will be a reciprocal effect, or so is the hope. Do I want to boost sales? Of course I do. Do I want to boost other’s sales? Why not. It’s called karma.
Some free book offers require a newsletter sign-up, which is a small non-monetary price to pay to try out a new indie author.
Here are this week’s promos to check out:
Reads From StoryOrigin and BookFunnelStoryOrigin and BookFunnel allows authors to advertise their books to each other’s audience. I hope you have been able to discover a new favorite!
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Free BooksSign up for my bi-weekly newsletter and receive a free book (poetry or science fiction or both): Leon’s Newsletter
Review copies: Like reviewing books? Try my two poetry collections: Lines by Leon and A Wonder of Words
Previous promos: Discover New Authors and Free Books.
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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C’mon, space stuff!Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
Sign up for my weekly newsletter and receive a free book!
Oh, pick me!
C’mon, space stuff!
