Category: Posts

• Orbits for Sci-Fi Writers

  When I alpha or beta read, or when I see published works involving topics that I am well-versed in from my professional life – astrodynamics, space-to-ground communications, orbits, etc – I often cringe. Most authors at least try to get the high-level stuff right, but get lost in the details, while others simply don’t understand…

  Ryan Patrick

  May 23, 2024

  Posts, Writing Advice

  author, book-reviews, books, fantasy, hard scifi, indie author, indie books, orbits, publishing, reading, scifi, writing

• Alpha, Beta, and ARC Reading

  I have a little more free time this week and I need a bit of a break from my current WIPs…so I decided to write a post about alpha, beta, and ARC reading and why they’re different. Alpha Reading Alpha reading for a less-polished work. It can be a first draft, but is generally a…

  Ryan Patrick

  May 8, 2024

  Posts, Writing Advice

  author, beta-readers, book-reviews, books, editing, fantasy, indie author, indie books, publishing, reading, scifi, writing

• May 2024 Plans

  May is going to be a big month for me. I’m starting my new job and hopefully getting back on track in terms of reading and writing. For reading, here’s what I want to finish this month: It’s a lot, but I also have already started the first two. We’ll see how I’m able to…

  Ryan Patrick

  May 2, 2024

  Beginning of Month, Posts

  author, book-reviews, books, editing, fantasy, indie author, indie books, publishing, reading, science fiction, scifi, self-publishing, selfpub, writing, writing-tips

• End of April Wrapup!

  Well, that was a month! I’m still in the outprocessing stage, but the end is in sight for my active-duty Space Force career. I start with Blue Origin on Monday, and am super excited for that next phase of my life. However, my reading and writing really suffered as a result of a lack of…

  Ryan Patrick

  April 30, 2024

  End of Month, Posts

  author, book-reviews, books, editing, fantasy, indie author, indie books, publishing, reading, scifi, self-publishing, selfpub, writing

• Writing for 12 Years – 12 Things I’ve Learned

  Since I’m a little burned out with writing and editing this week…decided to put together some lessons learned over the last 12 (!) years of my writing experience. Without further ado, here’s my list. 12 Things I’ve Learned in 12 Years of Writing 1. Don’t write in a vacuum – get feedback For the first…

  Ryan Patrick

  April 9, 2024

  Posts, Writing Advice

  author, books, editing, fantasy, indie author, indie books, publishing, reading, science fiction, scifi, self-publishing, selfpub, writing, writing-tips

• Beginning of April Post

  Not much has happened since the post last week. I’ve interviewed for a full-time position and am waiting to hear back as I continue my outprocessing from active duty. For April, my reading goals are: In terms of writing, I’m hoping I have a little more time than I did last month. I’d like to…

  Ryan Patrick

  April 2, 2024

  Beginning of Month, Posts

  author, books, indie author, reading, writing

• End of March Update

  So I’ve said this a few times…but I need to post more! Going to do four posts per month: This is the last category. First off, Lag Delay was released on Tuesday! this week! It’s my favorite piece that I’ve written in my 12 years of writing, and I highly recommend that you all go…

  Ryan Patrick

  March 30, 2024

  End of Month, Posts

  book-reviews, books, fantasy, reading, writing

• Beginning of March 2024 Update

  I hope each and every one of you is having a great 2024! Lag Delay comes out at the end of the month, expect a heavy marketing push on my end between now and then. I’m going to change the format of these blog posts a little. Planning on doing 2 posts a month, one…

  Ryan Patrick

  March 5, 2024

  Beginning of Month, Posts

  author, indie author, indie books, writing

• Early February Update

  Not much to update on. January was a whirlwind – I have no idea where all of the time went! My Skillbridge (really, an extended job interview) and outprocessing from the military have taken up most of my time. I haven’t been able to do as much social media or other advertising for The Martian…

  Ryan Patrick

  February 2, 2024

  Beginning of Month, Posts

• January Update!

  It’s a new year of writing! The Martian Incident has been a decent success, about as good as I had expected it to be. In one month I’ve sold ~30 copies and had about an equivalent amount of full readthroughs on Kindle Unlimited. Reviews and ratings are pretty consistently 3 to 5 stars. I’m sure…

  Ryan Patrick

  January 5, 2024

  End of Month, Posts

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