I wrote an article on Blirt and here is the link below.
http://www.blirt-magazine.com/display/newsarticle.php?id=1010
It is an article by me expressing my views on self-publishing and giving some advice to fellow self-publishers.
Go have a read and express your opinion.
As you all know, I completed writing The Author and now it is undergoing the editing and proof reading stage.
I thought it was about time to let you all know what it is about. So now I can FINALLY tell you! So here you are, here is The Author blurb below,
Four years after his wife and children disappeared, Ryan Milligan decided it’s time to let go of the past and move to a new home on Mulberry Lane . Ryan hoped his new house and peaceful neighbourhood would help him to cope better with the pain of losing his family and to continue his search. Whilst settling in and writing his new novel, Killing for your love, he realises things aren’t what they seem…
My new house is only a mile away from the home I used to live in with Tan and the kids, but now I feel like I’m in a different world. I can’t help but feel like I’ve been here before and done this before. There’s a presence here, I can feel it. There are things happening in this house that aren’t normal. I’m threatened by the lack of control I have over them.
There’s one room where I feel it most, and as I stare at the door leading down into the basement, it begins to creak open.
What do you think? Do you like it?
The Author will be available really soon. Definitely by the end of this year but hopefully November 2013.
To keep updated about The Author or to see what I’m up to or to read about my other book Endurance, you can follow me on Twitter @TJBlake93. You can go on Facebook and visit http://www.facebook.com/TheAuthor2013 or http://www.facebook.com/Endurance2013 .
Yesterday I sat at home most of the day staring into the light. It blinded me, it began to seep into my brain overtaking my body, forcing me to do things that I didn’t want to do… Well actually I was just staring at the monitor writing The Author but which version of events do you prefer?
My point is here, I was writing most the day and I completed writing The Author! I have written it which was a great feeling, I did it much quicker than I thought I would. Writing around University and my part time job is pretty hard most of the time I had a choice of which of the three to sacrifice but I have finally done. I am now in the editing process and I can say that I aim for it to be completed in November!
I have revamped the blog! How fascinating? I agree it is isn’t it. Alls I have done is change the colour schemes from white background to grey background. Hopefully you like it, if not then… I’ll change it back to white, you boring person…
Today me my girlfriend and my mum all took part in a 10K run for the British Heart Foundation. It was a huge challenge but we all completed it with a sprint to the finish line in the time of just over an hour.
We really enjoyed the run and I would like to thank the people who sponsored us for today. There is time still to sponsor if you would like to and a link below to our fundraising page.
http://www.justgiving.com/challenge10k
Our Sponsor page: http://www.justgiving.com/challenge10k
So my second novel is coming along very nicely. I have nearly written the book after that it will then be edited and proof read.
But right now the front cover has been completed and now I will have to work on the book cover myself and when that’s done then I will put it out there for all of you to read.
To keep up to date with The Author’s progress, go and like its NEW Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/TheAuthor2013
Or just follow me on Twitter @TJBlake93 as I am sure there will be updates there too and if you haven’t followed me yet then follow me anyway please.
This is the front cover for my second novel The Author which is COMING SOON
Today is the day I had to return to University after a good few months of relaxing and writing my next novel The Author.
I will be doing Poetry and Prose with some dramatic writing for the stage and radio in my Creative Writing course, and Sociolinguistics in my English Language part of the course… So maybe I will stop writing novels and become a poet? I certainly do not plan to, my poetry is probably as appealing as watching paint dry and as creative and poetic as the language that people on the Jeremy Kyle show utter… but we’ll see.
I may even post some of my poetry on here, to see what you think.
Endurance currently has an average rating of 4.17 on Goodreads at this moment.
The ratings and reviews overall have been positive for Endurance, so why not have a read of it? Then you can rate and review Endurance to let me know what you think!
Happy reading!
Amazon.com Rating and Reviews for Endurance
4 Star – I have enjoyed Endurance and look forward to reading his other books, it is nice to be submerged in a story .
3 star – This book isn’t the genre I usually read. However, this book is highly readable, good characters, and lots of twists and turns throughout the book.
A most interesting premise, good characters, good description and I recommend it to readers of like genre.
and another 3 star rating.
Thank you for the honest reviews. If you haven’t read Endurance yet, please go and read it, get your hands on a copy from Amazon on paperback or for Kindle. People do seem to be enjoying Endurance 🙂
T. J. Blake #Author 