Rupert and a guest interviewer will be exploring all aspects of writing and publishing in the next few months. Thanks to the author Ruan Willow, whose posting on social media triggered me to get off my posterior and get cracking.
The First Rupert Ramsgate podcast is here! Read More »
The writer A.R. Moxon wrote a thread on twitter about his approach to writing his first novel. His approach matches mine almost exactly. Books of Loukas will not fit into any pre-determined genre, and I see no prospect of any established publisher picking it up for that reason alone. I therefore plan to self-publish it. If it sells like gangbusters and a publisher picks it up, all well and good, since a condition of a
The writing process – insight from another author Read More »
After a timeout due to recovery from Covid-19, I am back working on Books of Loukas. I am creating the final working draft of Book 1, and finishing Books 2 and 3. That way, if the masses like Book 1, I will have Books 2 and 3 to amuse them. I am also creating something unique and different – an additional e-book, free to purchasers of any book in the series, that contains background material
Rupert’s Update – Books of Loukas Read More »
I’ll be honest. Right now, I am struggling to write. After I contracted Covid-19 in December, I began to suffer from a number of medical issues that I had never previously suffered from. One of them was panic and anxiety attacks. My PCP put me on medication to address that, which sort of worked. However, I am now in a “dead zone”, where I feel I have Imposter Syndrome. I have an appointment with a
Post-Covid struggles Read More »
(Interviewer’s Note: I interviewed Rupert in his US locale. As is usual, he was surrounded by pussies..er, I meant to say cats. A tabby cat was asleep next to him, and a skittish cat kept running all over the house. Outside, the early Spring sun was shining on the backyard pool. We were both masked, more about that momentarily.) I: So Rupert, what have you been working on this Winter? R: Nothing. I: How so?
Interview with Rupert Ramsgate – Spring 2021 Read More »