Dec 5th - I'm reading and speaking at Barnes & Noble

For any Chicagoland authors/readers/friends (no heckling - I will not play Freebird! hehe), I will be leading an event:

New AAWG member Ryan Sherwood, author of Revenants and Hold the Light, will read from one of his published novels as well as share his experiences working with SynergyeBooks, a Digital Publishing House of print and eBooks. Come learn more about Ryan’s writing and this unique publishing option!
Time/Date: 2-4 p.m. Saturday December 5, 2009
Location: Cafe at Barnes & Noble, 5380 Route 14 Crystal Lake, IL

Should be fun!

Ryan

Movie Reboots

How many reboots will there be in the movie theatres? This is the generation of unoriginal movies. We get recession and rehash. Yippee, thanks a ton. Think we need to do something. Thank God Dave Eggers is getting his hat into the ring; someone willing to use his brain and ours. Not to mention his charity. But why work hard on a good story when Hollywood can ruin something already good? Like Chris Pine will be the 4th actor to be Jack Ryan in one of the Tom Clany novels going to screen. That's a 4th reboot. 4th times a charm?!
Though I like some reboots, like the aforementioned Pine's Star Trek and I feel certain I'll like Where the Wild Things Are & The Crazies but with movies like all the crappy Transformers flicks and even the Nightmare on Elm Street coming, I can't help but feel alittle insulted. Our over stimulated minds, high on video games and Code Red and Facebook can't take an original idea that might make us think? Try us dammit...
Ryan Sherwood

WWZ

Though I'm not the first to say this, Max Brooks' World War Z was a great book. Great snippets of entrenched people fighting for their lives and of course, zombies. I really enjoyed the audio version of it too.

Ryan

Ayn Rand idiots

Blaming the crap economy on Ayn Rand.
I've been hearing for some time about the Ayn Rand school of thought being the downfall of our economy and the reason we're in our current state. The individualism that she touted (from what I remember) has supposedly translated into selfishness and greediness. Now, I'm no Ayn Rand fan but how idiotic are we all to bow and distort her message into greed. Like we need her as an excuse! When the hell did good old fashioned greed for money and power become Ayn Rand's? Those are thousands of years older than her. And please, let's not give her the credit when it's not due. She wrote fiction. Society let alone philosophy owes her squat. Understand it's in our human nature to have self interest. Need it to live. You know this inherently without Ayn or me.
Plus, if you grew up idoilizing Ayn Rand after reading her books in high school, you have your own issues.
I wonder what Ayn would say...I'm almost certain it wouldn't be what these two over educated spaz's are saying:
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/ayn-rand-philosophy-falls-short-2009-10-06/0F33937D-8752-4FCA-8E5B-E08822118206?link=kiosk

Revenants: Fallen Savior is released in print! It's cheaper and easier to order through my publisher at http://www.synergebooks.com/ebook_revenants.html.
Also available at Amazon

Revenants: Fallen Savior Book of the Month

Revenants: Fallen Savior is Book of the Month on The Truth About Books (there are a ton of capital letters in that sentence ;). The only word I can think of to explain is honored. As well as overly excited they enjoyed the book so much.
Check it out! www.thetruthaboutbooks.com

Come see what they're talking about at www.ryansherwood.com

Ryan

Revenants & Hold the Light due in print soon!

Hold the Light & Revenants are ready for pre-order. Reserve your print copy today! Order through www.ryansherwood.com via synergebooks.com. Also available through Amazon soon.

Thanks
Ryan

Books in print soon!

I'm excited! My novels Hold the Light (mid-June) and Revenants: Fallen Savior (July 1st) are coming to print soon! They'll be available, at the latest if not before the dates above, through Synergebooks.com - best place to buy - also on Amazon & Writers Online. And hopefully more places in the future.
Enjoy and read up!
Ryan

Review for Revenants

I'm still amazed by this review for Revenants I got from thetruthaboutbooks.com. Check it out!
http://www.thetruthaboutbooks.com/book_review/ryan_sherwood/revenants.html
I'm also doing an upcoming interview with them too.
Ryan

Revenants book trailer

Check out my book trailer for Revenants. Think you'll like it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m8QDkX-WCo

Author Promotion

Hello All,

Check out C.A. Milson's 'The Chosen.'

http://authorspromotingauthors.blogspot.com/2009/01/chosen-ca-milson.html