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Soul Screaming – A newsletter about adventures in authoring

Posted on September 30, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

The Truth About The Red Wheelbarrow By Christopher Ryan, with apologies to William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens unless you are that poor red wheel barrow then … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #Blackjack, #comedy, #community, #DCU, #dividedAmerica, #dogs, #hardtruths, #humor, #lanterns, #productivity, #pulp, #rape, #reading, Bobby Nash, Book lovers, book recommendations, Cornell university, current-events, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fantasy, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, Humor, independent publishing, Jim Carroll, poetry, politics, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #America, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #CornellUniversity, #indymarketing, #indypublishing, #lanterns, #publishing, #reading, #Storytelling, #writerslife, #writingtips, book-review, fiction, writing | Leave a comment

Soul Scream selfie!

Posted on September 26, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

“Madness Takes Its Toll” available on the ‘Zon.

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #humor, #reading, Bobby Nash, Book lovers, book recommendations, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, independent publishing, poetry, pop culture, weekend chill, writing | Tagged #Amazon, #amreading, #amwriting, #authors, #bookme, #books, #comedy, #DarkFantasy, #ebook, #eReaders, #getcaughtreading, #horror, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #indypub, #indypublishing, #Kindle, #Paranormal, #popculture, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #womenwriters | Leave a comment

A long-awaited unboxing!

Posted on September 25, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Posted in #amwriting, #reading, Bobby Nash, Book lovers, book recommendations, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, independent publishing, poetry, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #Amazon, #amediting, #ampublishing, #amwriting, #authors, #bookgasm, #booklover, #bookme, #books, #bookstagram, #DarkFantasy, #ebook, #ebooks, #eReaders, #getcaughtreading, #horror, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #indiepublishing, #indy, #indypub, #indypublishing, #Kindle, #paperback, #popculture, #promotion, #publishing, #reading, #readme, #self-publishing, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #weneeddiversebooks, #womenwriters, fiction | Leave a comment

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

Let It Suck Series: What Would Your Character Do?

Posted on May 31, 2015 by chrisryanwrites

We’ve agreed to “let it suck” on first draft, yes? Just let it rip with the writing and get a draft completed. And we’ve been discussing ways to find and refine your work during rewrite. Now let’s let the character … Continue reading →

Posted in America, comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, film, independent publishing, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, self-publishing, super-heroes, teaching, The Walking Dead, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged #10MinNovelists, #1K1H, #Amazon, #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #amwritingmysteries, #amwritingromance, #amwritingscifi, #amwritingthrillers, #authorlife, #authors, #BookBuzzr, #CanLit, #comedy, #crime, #DarkFantasy, #digitalpublishing, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #ebookpublishing, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #Erotica, #FaithLitChat, #getcaughtreading, #HistFic, #Historical, #IAN1, #iGOeBooks, #IndieAuthor, #indiefilm, #IndiePub, #indiepublishing, #indypublishing, #iPad, #k8chat, #kidlit, #KidLitChat, #Kindle, #KindleDirect, #Kobo, #KPD, #Literature, #LitFic, #MemoirChat, #MGLit, #Mystery, #MyWANA, #NaNoWriMo, #NonFiction, #Nook, #Paranormal, #Pubit, #publishing, #RomanceWriter, #Romantic, #RomanticSuspense, #ScienceFiction, #SciFiChat, #ScriptChat, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #SmashWords, #Sony, #SteamPunk, #StoryDam, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #UrbanFantasy, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WordChat, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #WritingPrompt, #WritingTipofTheDay, #writingtips, #WroteToday, #WW, #YA, #YALit, writing | Leave a comment

The Power of “What If”?

Posted on April 19, 2015 by chrisryanwrites

Writing is an optimistic enterprise. Even the most cynical writer, the one who believes everyone is corrupt and the world is doomed, if that person still writes, s/he proves hope is alive. If that person truly believes nothing matters, why … Continue reading →

Posted in digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, film, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #amwriting, #authorlife, #authortips, #indy, #indypublishing, #writingtips, writing | 2 Comments

10 Steps for Organically Inserting a Character

Posted on March 15, 2015 by chrisryanwrites

I am heavily into production mode these days, rewriting no less than four new projects – CITY OF PAIN, the apparently long-awaited sequel to CITY OF SIN and CITY OF WOE, two YA novels, GENIUS HIGH and PERFECT, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged #10Steps for Character, #amediting, #amrewritng, #amwriting, #authorlife, #betareaders, #characterization, #independentpublishing, #indypublishing, #rewritng, #selfpublishing, #writingtips, writing | Leave a comment

To self-publish or not to self-publish?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

Indie Author News has published “Should You Self-Publish Your First Book?” seen on Scott Berkun’s website. I am in no way The Expert, but I believe, as a self-publisher who has won two awards for my first novel City of … Continue reading →

Posted in America, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged #author, #fiction, #IndieAuthorNews, #indiepublishing, #indypublishing, #novels, #publisher, #publishing, #ScottBerkun, #selfpublishing, #writer, writing | Leave a comment

Tables Turned: someone else writes about me

Posted on April 20, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

So today, a very good article about me arrived. I believe in local journalism, and in utilizing it to build your base. Here’s hoping you find this article interesting. http://fb.me/2mLGXmJ5i Christopher Ryan is author of City of Woe, available on … Continue reading →

Posted in digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, teaching, writing | Tagged #base, #community, #fiction, #indypublishing, #novel, #platform, #promotion, writing | Leave a comment

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