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Three of My Fantasy Books Discounted on Smashwords

Just an FYI – the following three fantasy books of mine are on discount only on the Smashwords site, until Friday, May 17th. The needed coupons are listed on the corresponding book pages. Drasmyr: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/131156  (Free) The Children of Lubrochius: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/415779 ($0.99)  Prism: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/693400…

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April Promotions for My Books

Hi all! Just a quick note that I am running promotions for the following three ebooks of mine: “Drasmyr” (free – code: ZW22R), “The Children of Lubrochius” ($1 – code: CM84L), and “A Thinker’s Guide to Truth: A Conversation on Truth, Part 1” (free). The books should be available at Smashwords and/or other retailers to which Draft2Digital/Smashwords distribute – although it may take a little time…

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Status of Next Book--The Citadel

Status of Next Book–The Citadel

Hi all. I just figured I would give an update regarding my next book in my series, From the Ashes of Ruin. The book is entitled The Citadel.It constitutes book three in the series (four, if you count the prequel). I am planning one more book after that (for this series). Somewhere along the way, I think I claimed that I would get it done by Christmas. That’s not going to happen. You can blame the…

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Linking Vampires and a Poll

Linking Vampires and a Poll

I haven’t done a vampire post in ages. Eons, in fact. So, I guess I’ll do one for old time’s sake.

  An interesting characteristic of most vampire myths are the details of how a vampire procreates and the relationship it maintains with its victims. Usually, the vampire creates other vampires by feeding on a human being. Sometimes the human victim must also consume some of the vampire’s blood (as…

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Violence in Fantasy Literature: Is It Appropriate?

Violence in Fantasy Literature: Is It Appropriate?

Yeah, you can tell I’m starting to run out of ideas for my blog this week. How can you possibly write a fantasy novel without having violence? The knight can’t slay the dragon, he must lull it to sleep with a bouquet of roses. J

  Anyway, in all seriousness, I see nothing wrong with violence in fantasy novels. There certainly is plenty of violence in my own novel, Drasmyr. Some “ultra-pacifists”…

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Update On Next Novel For "From the Ashes of Ruin."

Update On Next Novel For “From the Ashes of Ruin.”

Okay, I have some good news. After a hiatus of at least eighteen months, and most probably even longer, I have returned to work on Book III in my four book series (five, if you count the prequel). The clouds of ennui and depression have mostly passed and I’m ready to dive into it. The book is, currently, entitled The Citadel. So far, I’ve done about three rewrites and am five chapters into the…

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Themes in Fantasy Literature

Themes in Fantasy Literature

What’s in a novel? Is it a story? Or something more? The real classics of literature, more often than not, endeavor to do more than just tell a tale. Charles Dickens, for example, used his novel, Oliver Twist, to bring attention to the plight of the poor. The greats always incorporate a bit of social commentary into their work. At least, that’s the norm of regular literature. That’s not always…

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The Smashwords "Read An Ebook Week" Sale

The Smashwords “Read An Ebook Week” Sale

For the first time, I will be participating in the “Read An Ebook Week” Sale at Smashwords. The promotion will last until March 10th, 2018. By joining this promotion, I am offering all my books at a discounted price: 25% off, 50% off, 75% off, or FREE!

For a listing of all my discounted books go right here.

For More Specials by other authors check out the Catalogue here.

Make sure to join up on…

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Holiday Deals for my series "From the Ashes of Ruin."

Holiday Deals for my series “From the Ashes of Ruin.”

Hi All,

Just a note to let everyone know: from now until January 7th, 2017, in celebration of the holidays–all of them, but especially Christmas–I’m offering special holidays deals on the ebook novels in my fantasy series, “From the Ashes of Ruin,” at Smashwords. “Drasmyr,” of course, will remain free. “The Children of Lubrochius” will be available for $0.99 if you provide the code: ZH97C. “The…

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“From the Ashes of Ruin” Blurb Blitz Blog Tour

“From the Ashes of Ruin” Blurb Blitz Blog Tour

  Goddess Fish Promotions is sponsoring a blog tour for my series, From the Ashes of Ruin. The tour began on February 1st, and will last until February 19th. We are currently in the 3rd and final week of the tour. It is primarily a Blurb Blitz Tour, meaning that every stop will have a blurb and excerpt from one of the books. The Blog Schedule is listed below. The books in the series so far…

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“From the Ashes of Ruin” Blurb Blitz Blog Tour

“From the Ashes of Ruin” Blurb Blitz Blog Tour

Goddess Fish Promotions is sponsoring a blog tour for my series, From the Ashes of Ruin. The tour began on February 1st, and will last until February 19th. We are currently in the 2nd week of the tour. It is primarily a Blurb Blitz Tour, meaning that every stop will have a blurb and excerpt from one of the books. The Blog Schedule is listed below. The books in the series so far include: Drasmyr

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“From the Ashes of Ruin” Blog Tour

“From the Ashes of Ruin” Blog Tour

Goddess Fish Promotions is sponsoring a blog tour for my series, From the Ashes of Ruin. The tour begins today, February 1st, and will last until February 19th. It will be primarily a Blurb Blitz Tour, meaning that every stop will have a blurb and excerpt from one of the books. The Blog Schedule is listed below. The books in the series so far include: Drasmyr (The Prequel), The Children of…

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Announcement: Upcoming Blurb Blitz Virtual Tour for “From the Ashes of Ruin”

Announcement: Upcoming Blurb Blitz Virtual Tour for “From the Ashes of Ruin”

As of November 2015, I released my latest novel, The Sceptre of Morgulan, for general consumption. It is the second book in my series, From the Ashes of Ruin. In honor of the release, I am doing a Blurb Blitz Virtual Tour for the entire series so far, including the prequel. There will be excerpts and blurbs from each book. That’s right; you’ll get tantalizing excerpts not only from The Sceptre of…

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Behold: The Updated New Cover for "Drasmyr"

Behold: The Updated New Cover for “Drasmyr”

I’ve been wanting to update the cover of my first novel, Drasmyr, for quite some time. I finally got around to it just this past week or so. If you want to let me know what you think about the new cover, contact me on Twitter: @MatthewDRyan1 . Here are the two covers side by side:

The Original Cover.

The New Cover.

As you can see, I merely added a few things. I liked the original cover, but I…

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Goodreads Giveaway: The Sceptre of Morgulan

Goodreads Giveaway: The Sceptre of Morgulan

The Goodreads Giveaway has begun!

In celebration of the release of my latest novel, The Sceptre of Morgulan, I’m holding a giveaway on Goodreads from now through December 30th. The novel is Book II of my series, From the Ashes of Ruin. It was preceded by the prequel Drasmyr, and Book I The Children of Lubrochius. I will be giving away three free hardcover copies of the The Sceptre of Morgulan,…

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Announcement: An Upcoming Redesigned Cover Reveal

Announcement: An Upcoming Redesigned Cover Reveal

I’ve been wanting to update the cover of my first novel, Drasmyr, for quite some time. I finally got around to it just a few weeks ago. I’ve been holding back on revealing it for a number of reasons. The main one was that I was quite busy and needed to launch my novel The Sceptre of Morgulan. Now, however, things have calmed down a bit and I can get back to my new cover for Drasmyr. So, with that…