Category Archives: independent publishing

When fiction becomes horrifying fact

Posted on August 16, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

When fiction predicts real world catastrophes, and offers a way out.#Books #thriller #truthisstrangerthanfiction #America #Americanhorror

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #AmericanSpirit, #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #dividedAmerica, #hardtruths, #humor, #inspiration, #reading, Book lovers, book recommendations, current-events, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, independent publishing, politics, pop culture, racism, America, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #action, #adventure, #adventurestories, #Amazon, #AmericanSpirit, #ampublishing, #amwriting, #amwritingmysteries, #amwritingthrillers, #author, #BookBuzzr, #bookgasm, #booklover, #bookme, #books, #bookstagram, #divisiveness, #ebook, #ebooks, #getcaughtreading, #hope, #horror, #humor, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #indiepublishing, #indypub, #indypublishing, #Kindle, #Literature, #news, #NightmareAmerica, #novel, #novels, #paperback, #popculture, #publishing, #racism, #reading, #readme, #self-publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #theideaofamerica, America, currentevents, fiction, politics | Leave a comment

Adventures in Indie Publishing!

Posted on August 14, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Posted in #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #humor, #productivity, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #Amazon, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #BookBuzzr, #books, #ebook, #ePubChat, #horror, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Literature, #Pubit, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #WriteChat, #writerslife, #WritingBlitz | Leave a comment

Soul Screaming, A weekly newsletter about creating amid the chaos and dreaming through the dread

Posted on August 12, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

I’m late, I’m late! For a very important date! No time to say “hello,” “goodbye” ! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!” —White Rabbit, from Alice in Wonderland, 1951, written by Sammy Fain and Bob Hillard *** Hi, I’m Christopher … Continue reading →

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Finally…

Posted on August 3, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Posted in #amwriting, #NonFiction, #productivity, #reading, Book lovers, book recommendations, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, independent publishing, poetry, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Leave a comment

The work isn’t affecting me at all…

Posted on July 18, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Posted in #amwriting, #community, #productivity, Book lovers, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, independent publishing, poetry, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Leave a comment

Music Monday – Wandering YouTube Yields a Moving Tom Petty Documentary

Posted on January 2, 2023 by chrisryanwrites

by Christopher Ryan It had been a long day working on final fussing over a narrative horror poetry collection, planning the final forms of a horror fiction series, wrestling with publishing schedules for those and two novel reboots, and discussing … Continue reading →

Posted in #amwriting, #community, #inspiration, #productivity, #television, classic rock, healing, horror fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, TomPetty&TheHeartbreakers, writing | Tagged #amediting, #America, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #classicrock, #EditGoal, #EditingGoal, #IndieAuthor, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #tompetty #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #tompettywildflowers #YouTube, #WIP, #WriteGoal, #writerslife, #WriteTip, #writingtips, writing | Leave a comment

Jan. 1, 2023 – a Pause Before Leaping (and a Cover Reveal!)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by chrisryanwrites

Today isn’t a new beginning, nor is it the turning of a page. I have been planning all this for a long time. What I am about attempt is to spend 2023 doing is neither guaranteed to work nor a … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #amwriting, #productivity, Book lovers, book recommendations, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, High school, horror fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, teenagers, writing | Tagged #Amazon, #amediting, #America, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #EditGoal, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Kindle, #Pubit, #publishing, #ScienceFiction, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #WIP, #WriteGoal, #writerslife, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #writingtips | 1 Comment

We Came From an Island is Special

Posted on September 29, 2022 by chrisryanwrites

By Christopher Ryan It came in a package so small it didn’t seem like a book had arrived. That added to the intrigue. Once opened, the 4.5” x 7” volume startled me. So petite, so slim. With a drawing of … Continue reading →

Posted in #amwriting, #community, #inspiration, #reading, fiction, horror fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, racism, America, Religion, Spirituality, writing | Tagged #amreading, #author, #authorlife, #BookBuzzr, #getcaughtreading, #horror #HWA, #publishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #weneeddiversebooks, #womenwriters, #WriteMotivation, #writerslife, writing | Leave a comment

Saturday Self- Promotion: Tell The Damn Story podcast is still relevant for aspiring and emerging writers

Posted on March 26, 2022 by chrisryanwrites

With 222 episodes under its belt, Tell The Damn Story, a podcast for aspiring and emerging writers, is not only going strong, it is improving, if I do say so myself. Full disclosure, I am one of the co-hosts of … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #inspiration, #MCU, #NonFiction, #productivity, #reading, Book lovers, comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, film, horror fiction, Independent film, independent publishing, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #comedy, #comics, #crime, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Marvel, #Mystery, #NonFiction, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #WritingPrompt, #writingtips, #WroteToday, writing | Leave a comment

Missing Writing Cons? Here’s One For Free

Posted on July 26, 2020 by chrisryanwrites

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 | Tagged #amediting, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #blacknerdp, #books, #comics, #coronavirus, #crime, #ebook, #editing, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #writersconference, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writingtips, #WroteToday | Leave a comment

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