Author name: Benjamin J. Ryan

500 bookmarks have arrived. Super fast and easy through Digital Print Australia. Designed myself online through their website. They look great and offer a practical way to encourage those who eventually read my book to review online!  

So here it is, as chosen by a clear majority vote. My official “author” photo. Now all I have to do is actually publish the damn book!  

As we draw closer to the finalisation of the book, it was decided a more professional photo or two was required moving forward (can’t use banana smile forever, unfortunately). My mate, Tim, organised a bit of a spa day (thanks Timothy!) and a local photographer, Donna Larson from Northern Exposure Photography. It was an interesting

Hey all. After a lull for a couple of weeks I wanted to show you a first look of some mockups for the book cover. Odyssey Books and I decided to go for a few different fonts to get an idea on which might suit, placement, colour, etc. In the end we’ve tried Morpheus and

Hi all! Final revision was completed last night and sent back to Michelle (Odyssey Books) for formatting for the print copy and ebook. The last editing step will be the proofread for final mistakes. I was also asked about title fonts. There are so many! But I think I’m going to go with something relatively

It\’s getting real now! Copyedit revision almost complete. I went through the feedback and manuscript 3 times before handing it back to Michelle ( Odyssey Books ). While awaiting finalisations, formatting and proof reading, I have written 2 blurbs … but I can\’t decide which to pick! Sooo … I\’ve created a survey (which I\’ll

Some vigorous website building has been going on behind the scenes with Luke Smart. Planning out the site was a headache on my own, but thanks to Luke\’s expertise, my site is NOW LIVE! It has all the updated \”News Items\” from my posts on social media, along with links to supporting businesses (such as

Here is map two: a close up of Seratora, the country where “Beckoning of the Gate” takes place. Book one and two use it as a setting quite extensively, so it was imperative I got the detail out for continuity and as a reference. Many who know me know I’m not much of a navigator.

If you’re like me, you love to keep track of your main character’s travels as their tale unfolds. In this, the trusty map has been a cornerstone for fantasy books for decades, perhaps longer. For me, it was essential once I decided to build on my world rather than confine the story to a single