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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Indie Only Quest 2012 ~ I got your back
Making my rounds through the Indie community this year.
I have sworn my alliance to Indie authors for 2012. I, R.M. Gilmore will read, review, and support only Indie authors and their works.
I have chosen to read at least 15 Indie books this year. This is not a limitation or maximum number, only a guideline to keep me on track.
I will leave an honest review as an author. However, if I find that I cannot finish the book OR I feel I cannot give an honest 3 stars or more to a book I will NOT review it. I firmly believe in the old saying, "If you can't saying anything nice, don't say anything at all". I have two reasons for this 1.) The last thing a new "unknown" author needs is a "bad" review. 2.) Do unto others. If I wrote a horrible story I would appreciate someone tell me personally or privately and not scream it from the rooftop. A 1 or 2 star review is embarrassing and I refuse to do that to another human being.
That being said, if I find a plot discrepancy, numerous errors (We are all human and these things happen. I am the worst about editing so I know how that can go.), or simply HATE it for whatever reason I may leave a personal message as to why I won't be leaving a review. Who knows, an author may decide to make some changes and the second edition is unbelievably amazing.
My goal is to support others like me. I ask that these "others" choose to do the same. If we all band together, we can become more than just "Indies" or "Self-published", which lets face it doesn't come with the best stigma. I only hope that one day someone will do the same for me.
Indies, I got your back.
Cheers,
R.M.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Signing of The Book
On the eve of my very first book signing I thought it may be a good idea to post a tidbit on my horribly neglected blog.
~ Collecting all of my necessary things. Books, swag, all too important hyper-pink Sharpie. Worry hits me every now and then. Worry that five people may show. Worry that two hundred people may show (though knowingly less likely). Worry that I will fail. Worry that everything I have worked for will be in vain.
Then I remind myself that no matter how far I fall, no matter how much of a failure this particular endeavor may become, I know I have done more in the last month than most have in the last year. And more importantly, I and all that I do are too important to me for me to allow them to fail in the long run.
That being said, here's a toast to a successful future. To a fruitful and joyous year. To my never ending tenacity. To my loving family who will show to every event and read every line I write. And finally to failure, without it no one would feel the need to persevere and thus feel the undeniable feeling accomplishment. Cheers.
Drink up bitches! It's Saturday and I want to see all of your lovely hung over faces in the morning.
Love to you
~R
~ Collecting all of my necessary things. Books, swag, all too important hyper-pink Sharpie. Worry hits me every now and then. Worry that five people may show. Worry that two hundred people may show (though knowingly less likely). Worry that I will fail. Worry that everything I have worked for will be in vain.
Then I remind myself that no matter how far I fall, no matter how much of a failure this particular endeavor may become, I know I have done more in the last month than most have in the last year. And more importantly, I and all that I do are too important to me for me to allow them to fail in the long run.
That being said, here's a toast to a successful future. To a fruitful and joyous year. To my never ending tenacity. To my loving family who will show to every event and read every line I write. And finally to failure, without it no one would feel the need to persevere and thus feel the undeniable feeling accomplishment. Cheers.
Drink up bitches! It's Saturday and I want to see all of your lovely hung over faces in the morning.
Love to you
~R
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tangible Reads
"The Scene" (Dylan Hart Odyssey of The Occult Series) Is now available in PAPERBACK!
After quite some time my latest novel "The Scene" is out in paperback. You can pick up a copy of you very own by clicking here!!
Love what you read, do what you love.
BEST Review of "The Scene" thus far. Just thought I'd share...
Jan's review Feb 21, 12 Read in February, 2012
In her search to discover whether or not vampires are real, we find Dylan Hart in Los Angeles, trying to make her way as a journalist, pay off her student debt and get her front door open. She has body issues, money trouble and two men she doesn't know what to do with. Dylan's decision to write a book, and cash-in on the blood-drained bodies of prostitutes, begins her on her Odyssey. Slicing her way through the absurd, the ethereal and the deadly serious, of the underground vampire community, with her twenty-first century Marlowe-esque straight-razor wit. A "Thelma and Louise On Steroids" relationship with best-friend, Tatum, epitomizes the sentiment, "A good friend will help you move. A best friend will help you move a body". The only question when it comes to Tatum, is whose? But Dylan's crunchy coating hides a soft, creamy, center. She soon finds herself hunting down the murderers for a higher purposes than fame and money. Although that would be okay too. I loved this book! I'm not usually into vampires, but this isn't your usual vampire fare. It's quirky, creepy and laugh-out-loud hilarious. There's a good, solid, mystery in The Scene, and well crafted characters in place for the rest of Dylan's Odyssey. RM Gilmore has me hooked!
Want to get your hands on a signed copy? Enter to WIN one of TWO signed copies from Goodreads.com.
Click below to enter! Hurry, ends March 31st, 2012~
After quite some time my latest novel "The Scene" is out in paperback. You can pick up a copy of you very own by clicking here!!
Love what you read, do what you love.
BEST Review of "The Scene" thus far. Just thought I'd share...
Jan's review Feb 21, 12 Read in February, 2012
In her search to discover whether or not vampires are real, we find Dylan Hart in Los Angeles, trying to make her way as a journalist, pay off her student debt and get her front door open. She has body issues, money trouble and two men she doesn't know what to do with. Dylan's decision to write a book, and cash-in on the blood-drained bodies of prostitutes, begins her on her Odyssey. Slicing her way through the absurd, the ethereal and the deadly serious, of the underground vampire community, with her twenty-first century Marlowe-esque straight-razor wit. A "Thelma and Louise On Steroids" relationship with best-friend, Tatum, epitomizes the sentiment, "A good friend will help you move. A best friend will help you move a body". The only question when it comes to Tatum, is whose? But Dylan's crunchy coating hides a soft, creamy, center. She soon finds herself hunting down the murderers for a higher purposes than fame and money. Although that would be okay too. I loved this book! I'm not usually into vampires, but this isn't your usual vampire fare. It's quirky, creepy and laugh-out-loud hilarious. There's a good, solid, mystery in The Scene, and well crafted characters in place for the rest of Dylan's Odyssey. RM Gilmore has me hooked!
Want to get your hands on a signed copy? Enter to WIN one of TWO signed copies from Goodreads.com.
Click below to enter! Hurry, ends March 31st, 2012~
Monday, February 13, 2012
Publishing and Promoting
I knew from the start this wasn't going to be easy. I knew I would be doing all the grunt work when it came to getting my first book out there in the world.
So far, it is a pain in my ass! I am tired and my back hurts. I have no money to spend on promoting myself so I am trying to do every FREE thing I can think of. At times I feel like a book whore slinging my wares about town.
Book reviews are almost impossible for indie authors. Most review blogs won't even take a look at your work if it wasn't graced with a the seal of approval from some publishing shark. I actually like being independent. I don't have to answer to anyone. I can keep and toss only what I want to. I create my own timeline, cover, and character plots. It's great!
Now if I can only magically show readers the path to my novels I will be set. When that will ever happen, I don't know. But for now, I'll just keep on keepin on!
End of rant.
So far, it is a pain in my ass! I am tired and my back hurts. I have no money to spend on promoting myself so I am trying to do every FREE thing I can think of. At times I feel like a book whore slinging my wares about town.
Book reviews are almost impossible for indie authors. Most review blogs won't even take a look at your work if it wasn't graced with a the seal of approval from some publishing shark. I actually like being independent. I don't have to answer to anyone. I can keep and toss only what I want to. I create my own timeline, cover, and character plots. It's great!
Now if I can only magically show readers the path to my novels I will be set. When that will ever happen, I don't know. But for now, I'll just keep on keepin on!
End of rant.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Dylan Hart Has Been Unleashed!
She's here!
The Dylan Hart Odyssey of the Occult series begins with our heroine snooping into a media dretched homicide investigation. Havoc insues and she is ass deep in blood bars and dead hookers. Check out Dylan's first trip into the occult with The Scene!
You can get it on:
Kindle (The app is free on your Blackberry, Android, PC, etc.)
Nook (COMING SOON)
Paperback! (COMING SOON)
Read it, love it, leave a review! Don't forget to let everyone know what you thought. Unless you hate it then...well...you know what to do!
Friday, January 27, 2012
OFFICIAL BOOK COVER ~ THE SCENE
In the final stages of editing. Publishing date is looming upon me, I am getting a wee bit nervous with the release of my first complete fiction novel.
I pray it is a hit and no one sues me for slander.
The official book cover has been finalized and is being released here along with the first chapter which you can find on Dylan Hart's Odyssey blog here ~ The Scene - Big Tease
Follow Dylan on facebook ~ Dylan Hart v-v {Official Page}
I pray it is a hit and no one sues me for slander.
The official book cover has been finalized and is being released here along with the first chapter which you can find on Dylan Hart's Odyssey blog here ~ The Scene - Big Tease
Follow Dylan on facebook ~ Dylan Hart v-v {Official Page}
Have fun and be safe, there's vampires roaming the streets. v-v
Monday, January 16, 2012
I make no apologies
To those of you who will read my book:
Dylan Hart's The Scene may be offensive to some readers. It contains more than one reference to one or more groups that do not portray them in a positive light. If you don't like it...too fucking bad. I make no apologies.
Within it's pages is a plethora of profanity, drug use, alcohol consumption, smoking, and adult situations. If this offends you...too fucking bad. I make no apologies.
Dylan doesn't do romance. While she does encounter a few delectable creatures Dylan never gets laid. Sorry ladies you'll have to get your rocks off somewhere else. If this is a problem for you...too fucking bad. I make no apologies.
For those of you who enjoy the occasional alcoholic beverage, profuse profanity, recreational drug use, the use of tobacco as a calming agent, violent and sometimes gory situations I hope you enjoy yourself. If you find Dylan Hart's The Scene to be entertaining, enlightening, or downright wondrous I thank you. Pass it on, scream it from the roof tops, tell all of your friends.
But dammit no matter what you do make no apologies.
Dylan Hart's The Scene may be offensive to some readers. It contains more than one reference to one or more groups that do not portray them in a positive light. If you don't like it...too fucking bad. I make no apologies.
Within it's pages is a plethora of profanity, drug use, alcohol consumption, smoking, and adult situations. If this offends you...too fucking bad. I make no apologies.
Dylan doesn't do romance. While she does encounter a few delectable creatures Dylan never gets laid. Sorry ladies you'll have to get your rocks off somewhere else. If this is a problem for you...too fucking bad. I make no apologies.
For those of you who enjoy the occasional alcoholic beverage, profuse profanity, recreational drug use, the use of tobacco as a calming agent, violent and sometimes gory situations I hope you enjoy yourself. If you find Dylan Hart's The Scene to be entertaining, enlightening, or downright wondrous I thank you. Pass it on, scream it from the roof tops, tell all of your friends.
But dammit no matter what you do make no apologies.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Edit and Proof - The Scene is in it's final stages
Dylan's final chapters have finally come to fruition. The story has been told; we have a hero and a villain, a plot and a subplot and all the meat that fills it in. There is nothing left but to remove typos, check the tense, and make sure all is well.
Having finally completed a work that has been nearly 4 years in the making one would assume I would feel a sense of accomplishment. A sense of release at the thought my baby, that I have raised to maturity for four years, is nearly ready to be unleashed unto the world. The oddity is that I don't feel that way.
While I am filled with excitement and anticipation for the day of publishing, I am still not fulfilled. In fact, all I can think of is, "what will happen next?". That being said I am in the process of plotting the second installment of Dylan's Odyssey of the Occult. For this I am beyond ecstatic.
Cross your fingers and hold you breath for the first Dylan journey The Scene, which is set to be released Feb. 2012. Then keep your peepers peeled for book 2 later this year.
A teaser chapter for The Scene will be posted within my blog in the coming weeks. I hope you all love it-
It's fangtastic v-v !!!
Having finally completed a work that has been nearly 4 years in the making one would assume I would feel a sense of accomplishment. A sense of release at the thought my baby, that I have raised to maturity for four years, is nearly ready to be unleashed unto the world. The oddity is that I don't feel that way.
While I am filled with excitement and anticipation for the day of publishing, I am still not fulfilled. In fact, all I can think of is, "what will happen next?". That being said I am in the process of plotting the second installment of Dylan's Odyssey of the Occult. For this I am beyond ecstatic.
Cross your fingers and hold you breath for the first Dylan journey The Scene, which is set to be released Feb. 2012. Then keep your peepers peeled for book 2 later this year.
A teaser chapter for The Scene will be posted within my blog in the coming weeks. I hope you all love it-
It's fangtastic v-v !!!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Three Damn Chapters To Go
The story is careening out of control toward the final scenes. Bodies are adding up and scent of death is in the air like soiled socks. Dylan has been thrust into the scene of underground blood bars and vampires in search of the cause of the deaths of hookers in her hometown.
The last of the chapters are set to be completed within the next week followed by post proofing and such. The Scene A Dylan Hart Odyssey of the Occult will be available on Kindle and other ebook readers February 2012.
Follow my posts for further insights and future publications in the Dylan Hart Odyssey of the Occult series.
The last of the chapters are set to be completed within the next week followed by post proofing and such. The Scene A Dylan Hart Odyssey of the Occult will be available on Kindle and other ebook readers February 2012.
Follow my posts for further insights and future publications in the Dylan Hart Odyssey of the Occult series.
Released February 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Musical Spawn - When Genres Collide
Are there music genres anymore?
Being forced to be a music buff since birth has granted me the ability to enjoy, or at least tolerate all types of music. I have my preferences yes, but I can appreciate good music and completely detest shitty music.
As of late, perhaps the last 10 years, I have come to realize the line that once defined each genre had blurred and at this point is basically nonexistent.
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, we could enjoy rock music and it's spawns like punk, glam-rock, and death metal. The 80's brought the pop genre into the yuppy mainstream and introduced the ghetto to rap. Classical, jazz, and big band had their place in stereotypical ethos.There used to be country tunes which contained bluegrass, and....well, I'm kinda out of my element here but you get the idea.
In 2012 musical primordial ooze has evolved into a single entity with little distinction. Music connoisseurs worldwide are subject to either listening to only music pre-dating The Spice Girls and Limp Bizkit or the muddled, pre-packaged, sell-out, craptastic-musak we have today.
If you are confused about genres don't worry, you are not alone. Here is a list of genres (or sub-genres) and their offspring.
Being forced to be a music buff since birth has granted me the ability to enjoy, or at least tolerate all types of music. I have my preferences yes, but I can appreciate good music and completely detest shitty music.
As of late, perhaps the last 10 years, I have come to realize the line that once defined each genre had blurred and at this point is basically nonexistent.
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, we could enjoy rock music and it's spawns like punk, glam-rock, and death metal. The 80's brought the pop genre into the yuppy mainstream and introduced the ghetto to rap. Classical, jazz, and big band had their place in stereotypical ethos.There used to be country tunes which contained bluegrass, and....well, I'm kinda out of my element here but you get the idea.
In 2012 musical primordial ooze has evolved into a single entity with little distinction. Music connoisseurs worldwide are subject to either listening to only music pre-dating The Spice Girls and Limp Bizkit or the muddled, pre-packaged, sell-out, craptastic-musak we have today.
If you are confused about genres don't worry, you are not alone. Here is a list of genres (or sub-genres) and their offspring.
*Rock/Rap -Hip-Hopcore(Insane Clown Posse, Limp Bizkit)
Bros fo sho
*Modern Pop/Country -Pop-a-Billy (Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood,
basically any female vocalist.)
Crossovers are only sell-outs in disguise
*Punk/Easy Listening-Emo (Sorry it came with the name)
Enough said...
*Country/Rock/Rap -Good Ol' Bizoyz (Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker)
Dude, please, just pick one!
*Classical/Death Metal -Sonata-good idea (Nightwish, Tristania)
Ok, I have to admit I kinda like this genre...but that dudes chin braids have got to go.
If you have noticed I have missed some (potentially thousands of mixed genres)
please list your own in a comment box. Happy Listening!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Nicolas Cage is the king of falsies
I'm a vampire, I'm a real vampire.
Starring in one of my favorite vampire(?) movies of all time, Cage plays Peter Loew, publicist and aspiring vampire. After succumbing to the wiles of a vampire(?) and a series of bloodletting sessions Peter begins to believe himself a vampire(?). Avoiding the sun, eating cockroaches, and even donning fake plastic teeth in order to complete his transformation.
Resorting to eating pigeons and sleeping under his couch Peter begins stalking the night in search of tasty morsels and eventually the woman who "turned" him. Havoc ensues when Peter makes the rash decision he needs to die. You have to see it to know the rest.
In my humble opinion best flick in the sub-genre . Adding a touch of skepticism and psycho hallucinations it toys with the idea of vampires without sinking its teeth into you.
If you don't got it~get it here Get your suck on.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Stuck Sucks
Approaching the end of The Scene; climax and finality's are sure to come. As of right now I got nothin'. My muse has left the building. Listening to One-Eyed Monster and Echo and The Bunnymen for inspiration to no avail. Damn you inspiration don't fail me now!
Who really enjoys a pair of fake ones?
Dylan Hart - Journalist Writer Sucker Bitch
Dylan Hart is the female protagonist in my upcoming novel The Scene (working title). After years of struggling as a freelance journalist Dylan has finally found her niche. Unfortunately, this niche has to do with investigating dead girls. These aren't your everyday dead girls in Hollywood mind you, nothing is that easy. There is of course a twist embedded in their deaths. That fact that all seven of the dead hookers have been exsanguinated sparks the interest of the media, no surprise there. Havoc ensues as Dylan and her friends dig deep into these murders. Dylan and her BFF Tatum drink, smoke, and cuss like fucking sailors throughout the bloody exploit that is The Scene. In short, someone bleeds, someone dies, someone drinks blood. Its a hellacious good time!
Keep up with Dylan and her sick sense of humor on facebook.
~The Scene should be released January of 2012 on Kindle and other ebook readers. Check out Dylan Hart and the others in their hilarious adventure into the unknown.
Keep up with Dylan and her sick sense of humor on facebook.
~The Scene should be released January of 2012 on Kindle and other ebook readers. Check out Dylan Hart and the others in their hilarious adventure into the unknown.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Popped My Cherry
This being my first blog I am a little uncomfortable, will it hurt?
I suppose I'm getting this started so I can share my trials and tribulations during my exalting venture into self-publishing and novel writing. That being said, I am nearly finished with my first book and am looking into marketing and publishing. When I say nearly finished I mean, I haven't even written the ending yet, but I have it all in my head. Too bad word vomit wasn't a reality, I'd have this shit finished and published by now.
If all goes well the new book should be out on Kindle and other ebook options by the end of January. In future posts I will give insights into the world of my characters, Dylan and Tatum. For now, cheers!
I suppose I'm getting this started so I can share my trials and tribulations during my exalting venture into self-publishing and novel writing. That being said, I am nearly finished with my first book and am looking into marketing and publishing. When I say nearly finished I mean, I haven't even written the ending yet, but I have it all in my head. Too bad word vomit wasn't a reality, I'd have this shit finished and published by now.
If all goes well the new book should be out on Kindle and other ebook options by the end of January. In future posts I will give insights into the world of my characters, Dylan and Tatum. For now, cheers!
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