Blog 2022 In Review, 2023 Ahoy As with every year, 2022 had its ups and downs, but I'd like to reflect on the good book-related things that happened, with the hope of doing even better in 2023. My contributions to the boatload of great novels published by author across the world last year included: * Angels Found
Blog Character Spotlight: Cappa Name: Cappa Z Series: The Z-Tech Chronicles Occupation: Chief Operations Officer at Z-Tech Enneagram Type: 3 - Achiever Gender identity: Female Age: Appears 30 Height: 5' 7" Weight: Appears 138 lbs. Hair: Dark brown Eyes: Blue Complexion: Fair with pink undertones Q & A What is your perfect day? Oh my!
Blog Enigma officially announced Two official new book announcements in one week? How is that possible? Did I really write a second book in that short a time? I wish I was that cool. I started Enigma long before New Denver and had mostly finished it, but I put it aside in favor of
Blog New Denver officially announced When a book gets a description and its own page on the website, you know stuff is getting real. New Denver (Timeless Keeper Saga Book 2) is heading for second-draft status and will be in the hands of beta readers soon. That means no more procrastinating on blurbs and placeholder
Blog The Z-Tech Chronicles Rebranded I'm pleased to finally be able to unveil the rest of April's hard work. The Z-Tech Chronicles has a brand-new, science fiction look! Anyone who's read Angels in the Mist can tell you science fiction and technology play a major role in the series. This updated design better reflects that,
Blog Angels Adrift - Cover Reveal Artist José del Nido and designer April Klein are on a roll! I'm so happy to finally be able to share this second-to-last cover in the series. I gave José a challenging request for an underwater sinking scene that also fits within the cover design. It took some back and
Blog Crossover Character Interview: Seg Holton Cappa and Zima from The Z-Tech Chronicles interview Seg Holton from the Timeless Keeper Saga. This is the first of hopefully many cross-series character interviews from the diverse universes and timelines that my books span. They're standalone and spoiler-free, so even if you haven't read a single one of my
Blog Author Interview - Small Publishing in a Big Universe Podcast I'm in a podcast! Thank you Small Publishing in a Big Universe for letting me ramble about my books and writing process, and L.A. Jacob for being such a wonderful host. https://spbu-podcast.com/podcast/ryan-southwick/ Listen to podcast
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Blog One Man's Trash Now Available One Man's Trash has just been released to all your favorite retailers! "Awesome" and "adorable" are two ways readers have described this uplifting science fiction novella set in the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy universe. Croft is a spaceship mechanic. Maria runs a budding water trading business.
Blog Book Review: The Coaching Habit In addition to being a science fiction author, I'm also a scrum coach (the software kind) of, well, many years. I've had the good fortune to work with some of the best coaches in the industry and met several who quite literally wrote the book in their coaching areas. Now,
Blog Book Review: All Systems Red All Systems Red is a wonderful science fiction novella that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The protagonist, self-named Murderbot, is exactly that. Its only problem? These pesky things called feelings that prevent it from not caring about its clients so it can go back to watching serial shows. Wells
Blog Book Review: Better Angels Better Angels is a short Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy story, the first scene of which made me wonder if I’d somehow stumbled into the taboo category of Amazon’s adult reading section. Having read other Water Dragon Publishing titles, however, I took a leap of