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Category Archives: #inspiration
Soul Screaming, A weekly newsletter about creating in a time of destruction
You call that love French, but it’s just Frenchette I’ve been to France, so let’s just dance —David Johansen *** Hi, I’m Christopher Ryan, a hybrid author with forty years of experience in journalism, education, sketch comedy, indie film, unions, … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #community, #DCU, #dogs, #inspiration, #MCU, #NonFiction, #productivity, #reading, Bobby Nash, Book lovers, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, JamesGunn, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture
Tagged #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #publishing, #Storytelling, #writerslife, #writingtips, fiction, writing
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Writing exercise
Christopher Nolan described the themes of his Batman trilogy with three words. What a great exercise to try on your own writing projects. Can you get their essence down to a single word?
Posted in # thrillers, #inspiration, #productivity, #reading, #television, fiction, film, pop culture, writing
Tagged writing, #Batman, Christopher Nolan, exercises, projects
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Soul Screaming Sunday Opinion
A new feature in hopes of making some sense of things Halloween is over. All Souls Day has passed. Yet the ghouls are still around. That’s how it feels anyway. I keep thinking of this one Halloween front yard display … Continue reading
Posted in #AmericanSpirit, #dividedAmerica, #hardtruths, #inspiration, #MAGA, #POTUS, #WeThePeople, America, Faith, healing, Health, racism, America, Religion, SNAP
Tagged #MAGA, #news, american-spirit, donald-trump, food-banks, food-pantries, helping-neighbors, ice, politics, small-actions, SNAP
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January 3, 2023 – Fussing Comes to an End and a Project is Complete
by Christopher Ryan I should have been editing Soul Scream. Or completing the uploading of Genius High. But opportunity called and I dove back in to … poetry. Dark horror crime poetry about the most modern of monsters. And I … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #community, #inspiration, #productivity, America, Bukowski, crime poetry, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, Jim Carroll, narrative poetry, poetry, pop culture, wife, writing
Tagged #amediting, #America, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #crime, #crimepoetry, #EditGoal, #EditingGoal, #horror, #horrorcrimepoetry, #horrorpoetry, #modernmonsters, #Mystery, #publishing, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #WIP, #WriteGoal, #writerslife, #writestuff, #WroteToday
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Music Monday – Wandering YouTube Yields a Moving Tom Petty Documentary
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
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WTF Wednesday: He’s Back, Uninvited
By Christopher Ryan I agree with the often expressed notion that it shouldn’t be this hard to talk about things. But it is. Let’s talk anyway. Somebody declared his intention to run for the office of the President of these … Continue reading
Posted in #community, #election, #inspiration, #POTUS, #voting, #WeThePeople, America, healing, horror fiction, Oil, POC,, politics, racism, America, writing
Tagged #America, #bipartisan, #cablenews, #crime, #Democrats, #election, #GenZ, #government, #IdeaofAmerica, #January6, #news, #newsoutlets, #POTUS, #Republicans, #socialmedia, #vote, #WriterWednesday
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Stephen King Offers Gold for All in Fairy Tale
by Christopher Ryan Stephen King is 75 years old and at yet another thrilling peak of his writing powers with his new fantasy epic, Fairy Tale. This is, of course, reason to celebrate for his long-time “constant readers” as he … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, #amwriting, #community, #dogs, #inspiration, #reading, Book lovers, fantasy, fiction, horror fiction, pop culture, Stephen King, writing
Tagged #amreading, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #ebook, #epicfantasy, #eReaders, #FairyTale, #getcaughtreading, #Literature, #Nook, #publishing, #StephenKing, #Storytelling, fantasy, writing
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We Came From an Island is Special
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
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Sunday Chill: We All Need That Soft Groove Sometimes
Been a long, challenging week. Got my geezer badge, irreversibly sliding into the fourth quarter. Buried a mother who was at best equal parts battle and blessing. And I did all that with my Irish siblings whom I love, but … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #inspiration, healing, pop culture, Sunday reset, weekend chill, writing
Tagged #authorlife, #goldenhour, #kaceymusgraves, #music, #reset, #star-crossed, #sundaychill, #sundayreset, #WriteChat, #writerslife, family, healing
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TBT: Layla and Layla Revisited Are Both Classic for Different Reasons
The year 1970 was the beginning of a golden era of great music from many genres. Records hit the airwaves that still resonate today, from “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” by Simon & Garfunkel to “American Woman” by The Guess Who, … Continue reading
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