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Every writer wants people to read their work, and as such I have heavily reduced the price of LOSER! for Kindle.
https://blackhamlet.com/books/loser Was $2.99, NOW .99 cents.

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DANCER released in Paperback and Hardcover over the weekend, which leaves only MUSICIAN to come July 23rd to make the whole Indrajala Trilogy available. All 3 books are releasing for Kindle on...

THE WORLD IS TOO SMALL FOR BOOKS

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I start my NEW advertising campaign this week, THE WORLD IS TOO SMALL FOR BOOKS.
If you haven't yet, please go and subscribe to my YouTube Channel using the above link. It's FREE and it only takes a few seconds. There are TONS of fun videos for you to browse.

DANCER releases next week, June 14th, and MUSICIAN is coming July 23rd.

Kindle versions of POET, DANCER and MUSICIAN will release August 28, and you...

Hi all,

Hope you're all well and have better weather than we do today - it's all rain and wind here.

I've launched a new YouTube Channel: Links| www.youtube.com/@RoyStanton-AUTHOR
and started a new advertising campaign called "BECOME WHAT YOU READ".

The campaign features videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YojncUUtGg

Please visit my YouTube Channel and Like, Subscribe, Share.

There is a big mixture of videos highlighting my books or aspects of my books. Some videos are serious, some...

The sprawling A Song of Ice and Fire series revolutionized the genre with its intricate political intrigue, moral ambiguity, and realistic, unpredictable stakes.

Like many readers of this series, I waited for what seemed like forever for each subsequent release after the first book - especially Storm of Swords! But, I have to say, the wait was worth it.

Martin's firm grip on the main plots - and the many sub-plots - while managing a nuanced and descriptive landscape and history throughout, is...

Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity, conceptual abstractness, moral bleakness, and the use of an arcane vocabulary, and has attracted critical praise for its "imagination, vivid characterizations, and fast pace.

He is also the author of The Gap Cycle - in my view, one of the greatest sci-fi...

Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E. and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequel series. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award–nominated Assemblers of Infinity.

Anderson has published over 140 books, over 50 of which have been on US and international bestseller lists, and he has more than 23 million books in...

Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) - better known as Philip K Dick - was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist.

He was a prolific writer, penning 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines.

His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against alternate realities, illusory...

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." - T. S. Eliot

POET is out now in Paperback and Hardcover.

THE RESONANCE GAP is out now in Paperback and Hardcover.

THE FINAL CUT and ENCORE OF TERROR will release in Paperback and Hardcover May 26th, and are available for Kindle pre-order NOW.

DANCER releases in Paperback and Hardcover June 14th, and is available for Kindle pre-order NOW, along with POET for Kindle, MUSICIAN for Kindle, and THE RESONANCE GAP for...

THE RESONANCE GAP for Kindle (Pre-order):
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POET for Kindle (Pre-order):

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DANCER for Kindle (Pre-order):

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MUSICIAN for Kindle (Pre-order):

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POET in Paperback and Hardcover - OUT NOW!

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or blackhamlet.com to choose country.


THE RESONANCE GAP in Paperback and Hardcover - OUT NOW!
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THE FINAL CUT for Kindle (Preorder):

https://a.co/d/09KwBMua

ENCORE OF TERROR for Kindle...

Hi all,

There's a lot coming, so here is a snapshot for you.
Please feel free to share with your friends.

POET releases APRIL 23 in Paperback and Hardcover.

THE LAST RESONANCE will release on MAY 4th. in Paperback and Hardcover. May the fourth be with you!

DANCER, Book 2 of The Indrajala Trilogy, will release JUNE 14th. to coincide with The Ottawa Dancesport Festival (ODSF) 2026 .
The event will be held at the Nepean Sportsplex in Ottawa, Ontario. It is a premier ballroom and Latin dancing...

I have noticed that some images do not format well in this website's blog format.
If you experience issues, clicking on the "View in New Tab" link seems to fix the problem.

Hope this helps.

Hi all,

While I prepare to launch POET, DANCER and MUSICIAN, the three books which make The Indrajala Trilogy, I have two other new books releasing this year as well. POET releases on April 23rd.

What if your life wasn’t a journey, but a screenplay being edited in real-time by a dead man?

THE FINAL CUT is a high-concept techno-horror novel that blends the cinematic dread of The Shining with the digital dystopia of Black Mirror. THE FINAL CUT will release as...

POET in Hardcover and Paperback releases April 23 - Shakespeare's birthday.
DANCER is scheduled for JUNE.
MUSICIAN is scheduled for JULY.

POET in Hardcover and Paperback will be available April 23rd. (William Shakespeare's birthday)

El libro POET, tanto en tapa dura como en rústica, estará disponible a partir del 23 de abril.

Le livre POÈTE, tant en tapa dur comme en rustique, estará disponible à partir du 23 avril.

"Al final del día, podemos soportar mucho más de lo que creemos" — Frida Kahlo

("At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can." )

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“You think you're reading my poems, but in truth, they are reading you” - John Mark Green

"Mejor morir de pie que vivir arrodillado" - Emiliano Zapata

(It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees)

This article is inspired by an old book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig.

Let me say from the outset, the notes below apply to me, most of all. wanting something to be, doesn't make it so, straight away.

Writing is often treated as production: word count, deadlines, output, performance. Zen offers a different frame. It does not ask, “How much have you written?” It asks, “How present were you while writing?”

To explore Zen and writing is not to adopt mysticism or...

If you've ever done B2B sales, a Literary Agent is basically a Buyer. And, like Buyers, Literary Agents are not monoliths. Some are personable, with well-developed senses of humor and engaging personalities - some are not.

Like Buyers, Literary Agents have "buying criteria" and "open-to-buys" that they must adhere to if they want to keep their jobs. "Open-to-buy" is simply a restriction on what agents can buy right now! They may have too many Romance novels at the moment, or a glut of Epic...

"Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things already made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends anymore". - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince.

From Wikipedia:

The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince, pronounced [lə p(ə)ti pʁɛs]) is a novella written and illustrated by French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal &...