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Appointment at the Edge of Forever:
Filion felt safe in his role as a Dream Searcher. He was paid to
venture into other’s dreams and exert influence over individuals whom he would
never meet in the flesh.
But that was until he received The Summoning. Filion has been
called to track down and protect Ryo, the last of the Chozen. She is the only
hope of preventing a tide of evil driven by the Afortiori and the prospect of
universal slavery if they aren’t stopped.
Time is ticking and Filion has no idea of how to find Ryo let
alone how to protect her, yet destinies of planets rest in her hands. Enlisting
the help of a rag-tag band of mercenaries, Filion will set out to search the
wastes for Ryo. Together they will confront an evil whose power they just might
have fatally underestimated.
Tomorrow is Too Late:
I was a
natural flier, I could take a punch, and I was smarter than most. Within five
years I was a full-fledged pilot. On my last assignment, I was Master Pilot Eri
Everfar, commanding pilot of a class B Federal war ship, the Seeker, and that’s
where I met him, Drakier Lu…
Filion and his new friends have escaped Bok and are stuck in an
asteroid field that isn’t supposed to exist. They’ve almost run out of fuel,
their water supply is seriously depleted, all of their food has been destroyed,
and the girl they’d just risked everything to save, Ryo, is dead.
Captain Eri’s former lover, Drakier Lu, has been promoted to
Master Commander of the entire Federal Fleet, and his assignment is to find and
capture the Dark Horse. Captain Eri has been identified as a Tiori, and she and
her associates have just become the Federation’s most wanted. Things aren’t
what they seem though, and the line between good and evil blurs as the players’
true motivations come to light.
Filion and the crew return, traveling the galaxy and dodging the
Federation and the Tioris, all the while searching for a rogue planet that may
or may not be harboring the one person who can save them all…
The Degrees of Destiny:
When I was on Lamu, I inhaled an Afortiori's vileness. That
blackness will be what allows me to win. I will use their own evil against
them. Because of this I am tainted. I am but a degree different from what I
fight, but in that degree, hangs the balance between universal slavery and Free
Will.
Having fled from Lamu only moments before its destruction, Filion and his friends find themselves hiding in the shadows as the Federation and the Afortiori mobilize against their worst enemy, The Etulosba and its crew. The Etulosba, Ryo, plans for her final battle. She was engineered to fight for Free Will, but to win that war, she will have to become what no Chozen was meant to be - an Afortiori. Caught in Ryo's wake, Captain Eri is torn between leading her crew and confronting Drakier Lu, her former lover and torturer. Will she be able to overcome what he did to her, or will she fail, thereby becoming what he made her and letting down Ryo, her crew, and ultimately, the universe? Filion and the crew return in the final installment of The Ryo Myths. Join them as they begin a journey that not all of them will survive.
Having fled from Lamu only moments before its destruction, Filion and his friends find themselves hiding in the shadows as the Federation and the Afortiori mobilize against their worst enemy, The Etulosba and its crew. The Etulosba, Ryo, plans for her final battle. She was engineered to fight for Free Will, but to win that war, she will have to become what no Chozen was meant to be - an Afortiori. Caught in Ryo's wake, Captain Eri is torn between leading her crew and confronting Drakier Lu, her former lover and torturer. Will she be able to overcome what he did to her, or will she fail, thereby becoming what he made her and letting down Ryo, her crew, and ultimately, the universe? Filion and the crew return in the final installment of The Ryo Myths. Join them as they begin a journey that not all of them will survive.
THE REALITIES OF BEING A WRITER:
Thanks for having me and supporting The Ryo Myths! You asked me to talk
about the realities of being a writer. While I can only speak for myself, I’d
have to start by first saying, it isn’t what I imagined.
As a child, I figured that once you got
published, you then just spent your days thinking and reading and writing and
going to various engagements to promote your work, all the while being
recognized for your literary prowess. Funny, I know. Actually, I spend my days
going to work, and then my off time reading and writing and thinking and not
really caring if people recognize my literary prowess. That last part has only
developed since getting published, and I greatly enjoy it.
That isn’t to say I don’t care how my books
are received, I do, but for me, being well received is no longer synonymous
with being successful. I know that a huge part of my confidence in my work came
from finally being traditionally recognized (with a traditional publishing
contract), but instead of feeling like I then had to write to please someone
else, I became much more settled in developing my own voice and writing for my
own pleasure. Suddenly, I no longer felt the burning need to prove myself. I
felt like I had finally reached the top of a long, difficult climb, and I could
finally rest.
That said, there is no rest for a blooming
author. Part of being an author, as opposed to being a writer, is that you have
to develop a platform - blog, tweet, post, gain followers and keep them. Turn
followers into readers, turn those readers into buyers. Being an author no
longer means locking yourself in your turret and penning your manuscript then
giving it to a publisher to disseminate to the masses. You are the author and
marketer. You are the face of your brand, and you have something to sell.
This part is hard for me. I am not a
salesman, and I don’t believe you should read my book because I tell you to.
You should read it because you want to, and if you like it, that’s great. You
don’t have to like it though, and that’s the great thing about literature. It’s
subjective. Some people like some things and other people like other things.
There are no absolutes, and that is great, unless you’re trying to make it in
the vast world of the Internet. It’s easy to get lost in the pixels, and
staying relevant is hard. I write because I can’t not, not because I covet a
million likes. As a result, I’m not the best author, but you asked about being
a writer, and as far as I see it, a writer is someone who writes, regardless of
everything else.
I guess that’s the reality of being a writer.
Just because you are a good writer doesn’t mean you’re a good author. Just
because you’re a good author doesn’t mean you’re a good writer. Sometimes
though, it’s easy to confuse the two. The reality of me being a writer is that
writing brings me great joy, even if I only get to do it on the weekends or
after work. I’m happy I get to share The
Ryo Myths with you, and I hope if they appeal to you, you read them and
like them. If not, I hope whatever you read next hits the spot.
Cheers!
Perrin
EXCERPT:
She
barreled blindly through the forest, not knowing where she was going, only that
she had to go. She had to get away, away from whom she didn’t know, but she had
to move. They were watching her.
Memories
flooded through her. She was on a ship, she was in a car, she was healing the
sick, she was giving orders, she was lost. These memories weren’t hers, yet
they felt so natural. They felt so real. It was her, Ryo, in those memories,
but she couldn’t recall any of them any more than one could truly recall a
dream.
She
stopped running. Her side ached from the exertion, and her right leg still bled
painfully. She peeled back the dark, sticky dress. The cut was deep. It wasn’t
going to heal on its own. Then the bubbling came back.
Her
hands moved over her leg, and she gasped. The bubbling grew, the hotness, the
confidence, the power; all of it came back. She closed her eyes and the pain
peaked, then it was gone. She waited several breaths, and then finally opened
her eyes. Other than the dried blood and torn dress, one would never have known
her leg had been injured. The skin was flawless without even a hint of a scar.
She looked at her hands. She had known exactly where to put them. It was as if
she had done this every day of her life...
She
stood up and quickly sat back down. Her legs shook, and her breathing was
ragged. What was happening to her?
Who
was she?
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Perrin is the author of The Ryo Myths,
a sci-fi/fantasy trilogy that has been heralded to engage both nerds and
non-nerds alike. Check out her books on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. When not writing, Perrin enjoys drinking coffee and
swimming, although usually not at the same time.
AMAZON: http://bit.ly/AUTHAM
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your reality of being a writer and totally relate, Perrin. My book debuted with HarperCollins last year, after 20 years of trying to get a traditional publisher to take me on. And yes, the writing isn't hard at all compared to the marketing. In fact, the marketing is exhausting. It shouldn't be--I'm in the marketing department at my day job! Still, the best part is that no one can ever take away the thrill of achieving the dream of being a published author, even if it isn't that fantasy life we imagined. Good luck with your series. It sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your reality of being a writer and totally relate, Perrin. My book debuted with HarperCollins last year, after 20 years of trying to get a traditional publisher to take me on. And yes, the writing isn't hard at all compared to the marketing. In fact, the marketing is exhausting. It shouldn't be--I'm in the marketing department at my day job! Still, the best part is that no one can ever take away the thrill of achieving the dream of being a published author, even if it isn't that fantasy life we imagined. Good luck with your series. It sounds amazing!
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