Tag: indie author
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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
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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
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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…
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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…
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End of 2023 Wrap-up
This is my last day at work before I take a week off to spend with my family. It’s been a whirlwind of a year, and I’m going to try to summarize all of it! From a personal/professional standpoint, this was the first odd-numbered year since 2013 that my wife and I didn’t have a…
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Traditional publishing versus self-publishing
Up until about a year ago, I had always planned to traditionally publish. I grew up reading books that had gone through the agent->editor->publish route, if I was to be a “real” writer, why wouldn’t that be my path as well? But the world has changed. Self-publishing is a viable – and respected – route,…
Ryan M. Patrick 