When I wrote my mystery novella a few years back I wrote it in a flurry, trying desperately to get it done before the end of the month so it would be done on time for the publisher. It had been a challenge, writing in a genre I didn't read, and certainly didn't write, but… Continue reading A Mystery Is Afoot!
Tag: self publishing
The Spooky Chris Podcast – How To Self Publish A Book…or how I did it.
In which I talk about the HOW TO of putting a self published book together. From the writing, the editing, the cover, and then marketing, this is how I did it. -- Music by Skeleton Kids.
FLASHBACK – Red Dreams
After discovering that self-publishing was a valid and attainable way to release books the world opened up to me. Suddenly it was a matter of WHEN and HOW I wanted to put work out. There were several options out there but the one I went with was Amazon's Create Space, a self-pub platform that put… Continue reading FLASHBACK – Red Dreams
FLASHBACK – This Beautiful Darkness
The time between the release of Back From Nothing and its follow up seems like an eternity. After releasing my first book I had the sudden realization of...OK, now what? Now what, indeed. It's all well and good to want to get a book out and to accomplish that, however you do it, but then… Continue reading FLASHBACK – This Beautiful Darkness
FLASHBACK – Back From Nothing
Let's travel back in time to where everything began, my first book - Back From Nothing. I was in my late teens when I really became serious about writing. I had joined some friends in working on 'zines and was writing my own stories. I fell in love with story writing as an early teen… Continue reading FLASHBACK – Back From Nothing
IN ROOTS OF ASH – deep dive
When I started writing the first stories that are at the hear of IN ROOTS OF ASH I was writing to tap into the mythos of the woods. I grew up in an area that had two wooded areas and we played in them all the time. We never were afraid but when we started… Continue reading IN ROOTS OF ASH – deep dive
Anniversaries
As 2019 dawns it brings with it two big anniversaries for me and two signposts in my writing. My first book Back From Nothing was released in 1999. I was a kid then, in more ways than one, and to have a book out was something I never imagined happening. I have gone into the story about… Continue reading Anniversaries
Self Published
It's a shame that time and again the old dance of going after writing for being self-published still gets carted out from time to time. I have said it before and say it again - how is it that you can make movies yourself - INDIE - and music yourself - DIY - but god… Continue reading Self Published
Handling the Business
I think it's safe for a writer to say that it's pretty much ALWAYS frustrating when you are trying to get your name and work out there. It's not there is no 'easy' way because I think if you're willing to pursue a dream you get over the 'easy' aspect of it pretty quickly. Easy… Continue reading Handling the Business
And So It Begins…
This is a pretty momentous day for me. Today is the day I sent my novel A Shadow Over Ever off to a friend to be edited. This is the first big step I have taken with the novel in quite some time and it feels great. This is a novel that began as… Continue reading And So It Begins…
Doing the Circuit
If there’s one thing that I have learned through all these many years as a self published writer it’s that if you are ever going to get the thing out there you have to, well, get the thing out there. I learned pretty early on that if you are not willing to get your… Continue reading Doing the Circuit
The Players and the Play…
In my newest book The Meep Sheep the story focuses on four people who are brought together in the hopes of pulling their Kingdom from the brink of forever darkness. The theme of darkness is as old as Mankind itself and is familiar card for those who have ever done any reading. The idea of… Continue reading The Players and the Play…
The Meep Sheep – press release
Press Release – The Meep Sheep by Chris Ringler Dark clouds have formed in the Kingdom of Man, clouds of dissent, doubt, and worse yet, fear. After a century of peace and sunshine darkness has come to this land, and with it the rumors of unrest, and unless a young queen can stop this brewing… Continue reading The Meep Sheep – press release
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 