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An insight into The Author

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The Author will be available for you all to read real soon!

I’m so excited for it to be released and for you all to read and hopefully enjoy it.
In this post, I’m going to speak a little about The Author – to give you an insight into what kind of book it is and whether you would like to read it. The Author is completely different to my first book Endurance. 
Endurance was the kind of book where the ideas came to me quickly. I had many ideas for it and I wanted to make it different, which is why I wrote it in the style of horror with segments of sci-fi and dystopia, and a fast paced narrative. 

The Author however is intricate. Creating the plot was like piecing together a puzzle. It has many twists and turns like Endurance but the story is told in such a different way. The Author is told in the 1st person narrative, from the view of the main character (who happens to be ‘The Author’, Ryan Milligan). The Author also takes more time to introduce the characters in more detail and the setting.
I also thought it would be interesting to tell a story which had another story to tell throughout, called ‘Killing For Your Love’ meaning that it gave me the opportunity to try adding the concept of a book within a book idea.

The Author builds up slowly but once it gets right into the story, that’s when the book becomes dark, twisted and creepy. 

I don’t want to reveal any spoilers of the book so I won’t say too much more. But I will leave you with a little teaser (below).

To Keep updated with the release of The Author, please visit it’s official Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/TheAuthor2013 

” As I turn to enter, I hear a noise inside. I pause to listen again. Silence. I take the key to the front door from my pocket and slowly insert it and unlock the door. I gently push the door, which creaks the more it opens. 
Then I listen; no more sounds are heard. I step inside. The house is so cold… the door under the stairs catches my attention. It’s standing ajar. the door under the stairs catches my attention. It’s standing ajar. It creaks and I stare as I walk slowly towards it. The handle is cool to the touch. I yank open the door… “

Endurance featured on eMag

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Endurance is featured on BTS eMag. You can read January’s edition which is filled with all types of genres, author interviews and book reviews.

http://joom.ag/KAvX – Read the eMag now.

http://www.BTSeMag.com – visit their website

Endurance Reviewed

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2014 is here and Endurance has received a great review!

Great start to the new year for Endurance, lets hope it continues to get great feedback. Check out the review and why not read yourself? http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-T-J-Blake-ebook/dp/B00E8Q9QCU/ – on eBook

Here’s the review- http://colleylife.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/can-you-endure-this-joyride.html#gpluscomments

Endurance reviewed
Endurance reviewed

The Author and myself on Gingernut books

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The Author (Coming January 1st) and myself are on Gingernut Books’ website. Gingernut are an established independent publishing company in the UK.

It is great to be on the site so thank you to them!

If you are a writer then why not check them out, they offer great services.

http://www.gingernutbooks.co.uk/

http://www.gingernutbooks.co.uk/tj-blake.html

T. J. Blake and The Author on Gingernut Books
T. J. Blake and The Author on Gingernut Books

 

Author Interview with Indie Author Land

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Here’s my author interview with Indie Author Land.

It’s about my first release ‘Endurance’ and a little about myself. Why not have a read of it here –

Interview with TJ Blake, author of Endurance

And check out the Indie Author Land site whether you’re a writer or reader.

My interview with Indie Author Land
My interview with Indie Author Land

Interesting to see Endurance around the web

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It’s interesting what you can find on the internet isn’t it?
Well, I thought I would casually stalk myself and Endurance on the WWW and it has got around!

It is so bizarre that so many links and book places had it on their site and on torrent sites… But one that stood out to me most was it being on eBay! It was listed on there for many different prices, one being a whopping $11.38 (pricey if I may say so myself!)

If you haven’t already, check out Endurance on Amazon here – http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-T-J-Blake/dp/1491074566/ also available on other Amazon sites. You can read the first few chapters on Amazon also!!

Endurance available on ebay!
Endurance available on ebay!

Endurance

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Endurance excerpt 
“A man sat slumped with his back against the wall, injured and staring at the last flickering light, at a vandalised station on the London Underground; the bricks and tiles scattered across the floor. The bloodstained walls have made it unrecognisable. No one else was around.  He sat in the corner of the stop, deeply hidden within the shadows. The entrance was barricaded with collapsed concrete and bricks. Specks of dust floated down from the ceiling onto the ground and covered the man in a sheen of white. Complete silence was occasionally interrupted by loud screams from above, mostly from women and children. As the screaming stopped, murmuring and deep roars began. The sounds were not completely clear, but resembled a heavy smoker clearing his throat.”

What is being said about Endurance…
“this book is highly readable, good characters, and lots of twists and turns throughout the book.”

 
“Exciting and entertaining read.”
 
“I loved the suspense and the story line. It’s worth reading, and has a very interesting theme.”
 
“It’s a fresh plot with a number of unseen twists written in a style that is easy to read. His characters are well conceived and he wastes few words with descriptions that just don’t move the story along. Well done.”

Endurance is free right now so get your free copy from Amazon. 

http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-T-J-Blake-ebook/dp/B00E8Q9QCU/

New writing and new book ideas

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I have officially started writing the next instalment of Endurance, ‘Endurance: Apocalypse’ (Endurance 2). For those of you who have read Endurance, it will be as gory, as action packed and I hope as unpredictable! I’m writing it when I can, hoping for it to be completed early(ish) 2014!

I also have a new mystery thriller book idea which I am developing at the moment. I could possibly begin writing it at the beginning of next year.
I do however have two other book ideas as well as the mystery thriller idea to pick from so we shall see what I decide to write. Who knows I may need to ask the opinion of you to help me decide.

So, very exciting prospects for the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014, with my next book ‘The Author’ coming out hopefully within the next few weeks and possibly ‘Endurance: Apocalypse’ out at the beginning of next year, and then more writing with my 3 other book ideas for the rest of 2014 and maybe 2015!