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Author Archives: chrisryanwrites
A Return to Learning as a Writer
I have a break from my day job as a teacher this week and have been filling it as a student of writing. And yes, it has been a thrilling week. First, I am getting more involved with writing associations … Continue reading
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If you are a writer or blogger, read this and then follow: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (as a Blogger)
If there’s no thing I’m quite the expert on, that’s alienating a large, engaged audience. Seriously. I started my first blog back in April 2012. By … How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (as a Blogger)
Hide in Place
Originally posted on You Read It Here First:
Intrepid heroine Laney Bird left the NYPD in the firestorm of a high-profile case gone horribly wrong. Three years later, the ghosts of her past roar back to terrifying life and now…
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Pandemic Scars Black Friday, for Me Anyway
By Christopher Ryan So the goddess and I are supposed to hit the malls for Black Friday. In previous years, I would follow my ritual of wandering around wherever she wanted to go and do people watching, picking up snippets … Continue reading
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New Milford Life: 2020 Needs The Lights
By Christopher Ryan The late fall evenings have been deeply dark, like dusk got fired and midnight was forced to come in to work early. Night descends quickly around 5 pm and that seems to figure into all that 2020 … Continue reading
Missing Writing Cons? Here’s One For Free
Alex Simmons and I do a podcast for creatives, especially writers, called TELL THE DAMN STORY. Since COVID-19 took away summer writing conferences this year, we decided to create one for you. We invited pop culture author and journalist Caseen … Continue reading
Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #comedy, black lives matter, Book lovers, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, horror fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, teaching, writing
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Believe in Blackout Day
By Christopher Ryan This author is not the story. No kudos deserved. No praise sought. No attention warranted beyond an effort to support a cause. Blackout Day. How much support is there on this blog for this concept? Last week … Continue reading
Mutually Assured Destruction Takes on a Pathetic New Meaning
By Christopher Ryan So some geniuses celebrated American freedom on Saturday by attacking a statue of Frederick Douglass. Nope, this was not in the Rebel South and it wasn’t a bunch of Confederate wannabes chanting, “The South will rise again!” … Continue reading
How to Tell The Damn Story Summer Series, Part 1: Inspiration
Today I would like to share a podcast I do. @How to TELL THE DAMN STORY Summer Series” launches today with @BlackjackAD (Alex Simmons), @caseengaines, @herhymeswithme (Toney Jackson), and I discussing inspiration, focusing on how we get it and use … Continue reading
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