updates

It's been a few weeks since my last post here. Just wanted to update everyone with what's been going on. All the books have been delayed, timeframes are tough to say right now, as there's a lot going on at home. The Protector still has to be edited and the cover done. Until that's done the 2nd book of The Evil Series won't even be touched so that's gonna be delayed as well. The reason for the delay is that for the time being we took in some family members who had no place to go for a little while. So that's 2 more adults, a baby, and a dog, living in our house. So it's extremely crowded in here and busy and really tough to get any writing related stuff done. In order for me to do things I need a quiet room for a few hours and that's not possible at the moment.

If I had to guess I'd say The Protector should be released in July or August at the latest. That would push back The Woods to probably October or November.

interview

Here's an interview I just had on author Travis Haselton's blog:

http://haseltonsword.blogspot.com/2011/05/interview-with-author-rye-james.html

Donna's Blog Home review of A Soul Worth Taking

After being frustrated about the first review for A Soul Worth Taking being a bad one I thought I'd share a good one. It is posted at Donna's Blog Home in which she calls the book "a captivating story....the characters are well developed and interesting."

You can read the full review here:

http://donnasbloghome.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-soul-worth-taking.html

vacation

Well, not a real one, but I am taking a break from writing for a couple of weeks. The last couple of weeks I've been really stressed out with family issues and with promotion/reviews,etc. So I didn't do any writing last week, I'm not doing any this week, and there's a good chance I won't do any next week either. After that, I'll get to finishing up The Woods and trying to get The Protector ready to be released. So, I'll likely be quiet for the next week or two unless something comes up I feel the need to announce.

Frustration

Days like these really make me want to throw in the towel. Got my first review in for A Soul Worth Taking and it's a doozy...one star. The reviewer basically said that I couldn't write, the story stunk, it wasn't edited...blah blah blah. I won't debate the review(er) because I don't do that...everyone's entitled to their opinions. Even though I disagree. Sometimes I'd like to though. (It was edited though..). I've been excited about this book and series and to have the first review trash it makes me think maybe I really do suck.

I'm even more on edge since my last review was a 2 star on The Assassin (though that guy gives 2 stars to every book he reads and says none of them are well written) so I wasn't so upset as much with that one.

I've had my share of good reviews and people that like what I write though it seems the bad reviews stay with me longer than the good one. I wonder how it is for other writers? I really shouldn't even bother looking at reviews.

Here's my basic thoughts: I don't think I'm a great writer, maybe not even a good one. I think I'm an average writer...some better than me, some worse. I think I'm a good storyteller. Those that want to read books with great writing that will leave you speechless probably should skip mine. If you just want a good story and don't want to go running for the dictionary to understand what I just wrote...maybe you'll like it.

The Protector

95% sure that's gonna be the title of the next book...instead of Empire. It's a more fitting title as the main character is the leader of The Protectors. It's the title I wanted all along but I changed it at the beginning since there have been other books called that. But it's the right fit so I'm going back to it.

I'm shooting for a release date of June. I should be wrapping up edits in the next 2 weeks and I'll start hunting around for a cover artist and get it formatted.

I'll keep everyone updated on the progress and also will be updating info in the next couple weeks about book 2 in The Evil Series.

Right now, watching the Flyers getting killed in game 1 of the playoffs against the Bruins!

Juniper Grove

I was recently featured on the Juniper Grove blog as they were giving away copies of A Soul Worth Taking for their Dark Nights week. Take a look:

http://junipergrove.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/guest-post-by-author-rye-james/