Category Archives: independent publishing

How to Tell The Damn Story – Book Recommendations

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

So, this short video recommends two books I am hot on right now, one about writing fiction, the other about writing comics. I hope you find this helpful. Let me know in the comments section.

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Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King, chapters 5 and 6

Posted on April 3, 2016 by

 Here are the next two chapters of “Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King” I. Am offering with Blackjack creator Alex Simmons. All previous chapters are available free on this blog (chrisryanwrites@wordpress) for your enjoyment.                  … Continue reading →

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Chapter 4 – “Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King”

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

We had a bit of trouble this week but finally, here is chapter 4. All earlier chapters can be found right on this blog, free for your entertainment. Please let us know if this experiment is working for you!    … Continue reading →

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“Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King”                                                                               An Adventurous Gift for You

Posted on March 6, 2016 by

There are so many ways to tell a story. Print, e-books, audio, just to name a few, are growing in popularity as part of the Indy book movement (despite the doctored figures big publishers want people to believe). Podcasting and … Continue reading →

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And now, something for you….

Posted on October 21, 2015 by

I publish books under the imprint Seamus and Nunzio Productions, LLC. That name came from my older brother’s reaction to the maternity ward picture of my twin sons, who turn 20 this weekend. To celebrate, we are doing a free … Continue reading →

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Defending Kevin Smith (to Kevin Smith)

Posted on October 18, 2015 by

Okay, I’m dragging my protruding gut through a kettle bell workout with the sound off while listening to the recent Smodcast “Comic Book Men” episode, and I once again had to endure multi-hyphenate Indy legend Kevin Smith repeatedly calling himself … Continue reading →

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Advice to a young artist

Posted on October 17, 2015 by

(I wrote this to a former student and musician who posted on FB a cool bit of music video of him playing a work in progress. He called it “trash” and, well …. This happened.) Stop calling your contributions to … Continue reading →

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