Russell J. Perry's Blog
January 23, 2018
Australian Authors Unite.
New Australian Author Platform
The "Australian Authors" Website is about helping Readers to find Australian Authors and about creating a platform on which Australian Authors can promote themselves and their works.
So Authors, go to the website and create your profile, upload you book covers and link to your sales platform and social media.... IT"S FREE.
The site is brand new so help to populate it ASAP. Share with your friends and your writing communities.
The first 50 Authors to register will receive placement of one of their titles in "Featured Books by Genre" for the first few months FOC.
And Readers keep returning to find Australian Gems as the site grows.
https://australianauthors.net.au/
The "Australian Authors" Website is about helping Readers to find Australian Authors and about creating a platform on which Australian Authors can promote themselves and their works.
So Authors, go to the website and create your profile, upload you book covers and link to your sales platform and social media.... IT"S FREE.
The site is brand new so help to populate it ASAP. Share with your friends and your writing communities.
The first 50 Authors to register will receive placement of one of their titles in "Featured Books by Genre" for the first few months FOC.
And Readers keep returning to find Australian Gems as the site grows.
https://australianauthors.net.au/
July 18, 2015
"Ethereal" ... A serialized book.
Hi All,
I've undertaken an ambitious task. I've decided to publish a book in serial form on my website as I write it.Free to my friends and followers. I intend to publish as a book for sale when it is completed. My hero undertakes an adventure among the stars when he has an Out of Body Experience after a road accident claims his family. I am publishing an episode every Sunday ... The first two episodes are ready now at http://russellperry.com.au/ethereal/
If you decide to join me on the adventure, I hope you enjoy it. I would also appreciate any feedback.
Thanks
Russell.
I've undertaken an ambitious task. I've decided to publish a book in serial form on my website as I write it.Free to my friends and followers. I intend to publish as a book for sale when it is completed. My hero undertakes an adventure among the stars when he has an Out of Body Experience after a road accident claims his family. I am publishing an episode every Sunday ... The first two episodes are ready now at http://russellperry.com.au/ethereal/
If you decide to join me on the adventure, I hope you enjoy it. I would also appreciate any feedback.
Thanks
Russell.
January 23, 2015
Coffee-long Fiction?
It would be interesting to know what you think of "Flash Fiction". It's a very short story form (Between 300 and 1000 word)and reportedly growing in popularity since the advent of eReaders. In China the style is frequently called a "smoke long" or "palm-sized" story, with the inference that you can read the story in the length of time it takes to smoke a cigarette. Although I would rather advocate it be called "Coffee-Long" fiction.
Never the less, I've decided to dabble in this art form, and as well as write new "Coffee-Long" stories, I am using it to introduce readers to my novels. Publishing an excerpt from the beginning of the novel of around 1000 words, which can stand on it's own as a story and pique the interest of the reader in the novel.
I have published two such excerpts on my website, if you care to investigate. ... I would be very grateful for your feedback. http://russellperry.com.au/category/f...
Thank you
Russell
Never the less, I've decided to dabble in this art form, and as well as write new "Coffee-Long" stories, I am using it to introduce readers to my novels. Publishing an excerpt from the beginning of the novel of around 1000 words, which can stand on it's own as a story and pique the interest of the reader in the novel.
I have published two such excerpts on my website, if you care to investigate. ... I would be very grateful for your feedback. http://russellperry.com.au/category/f...
Thank you
Russell
December 3, 2014
Christmas Short Story.
Hi Friends, it's getting close to Christmas so I'd like to share a short story which I wrote last year. It's a little sad to start but it improves. Tugs at the emotions. Please enjoy. http://russellperry.com.au/back-chris...
September 10, 2014
Reincarnation Fiction
Reincarnation Fiction is fast becoming a popular genre in it's own right. My first two novels are in this genre and I've read several more, so I decided to list my favorites so far, the books I think are worth a read if you are a fan of, or wish to explore the genre. http://russellperry.com.au/reincarnat...
July 16, 2014
Murdering Point (Sample)
Was he dreaming? It was hard to tell. He felt alert but everything unfolding around him was surreal. He was observing the scene from above, looking down at a body lying in the bed. A rain soaked stranger stood over the body holding a pistol, fitted with, what Brendon presumed to be, a silencer attachment on the barrel.
As he watched the strange scene unfold, he saw a rose of blood emerge from a single entry wound at the temple, and trickle down the face of the body on the bed. It was then that he became aware that it was his face, and it was his body that he was observing.
The blood ran down his cheek to join the remnants of the splash of water, which only moments ago had awakened him, having obviously dripped from the stranger’s wet hair. The trickle of blood continued down through the corner of his mouth, to pool on the pillow supporting his head.
He suddenly came to the realization that he must be dead, and that he was experiencing what happens to a soul after death. He wasn’t alarmed or dismayed at what was happening to him. Instead, of the many emotions he was feeling, the strongest was curiosity, and as he wondered at what might happen next, he had an overwhelming urge to leave the scene and drift further away. However the curiosity kept him there and he knew instinctively that he was in control of where he wanted to be, and chose to linger with his family.
As he watched the strange scene unfold, he saw a rose of blood emerge from a single entry wound at the temple, and trickle down the face of the body on the bed. It was then that he became aware that it was his face, and it was his body that he was observing.
The blood ran down his cheek to join the remnants of the splash of water, which only moments ago had awakened him, having obviously dripped from the stranger’s wet hair. The trickle of blood continued down through the corner of his mouth, to pool on the pillow supporting his head.
He suddenly came to the realization that he must be dead, and that he was experiencing what happens to a soul after death. He wasn’t alarmed or dismayed at what was happening to him. Instead, of the many emotions he was feeling, the strongest was curiosity, and as he wondered at what might happen next, he had an overwhelming urge to leave the scene and drift further away. However the curiosity kept him there and he knew instinctively that he was in control of where he wanted to be, and chose to linger with his family.
April 16, 2014
Past LIfe Regression
During my research for my books, I delved into the available material on Past Life Regression on Google.
I came across many ads for practitioners of past life regression, and many videos and references to the practice. However, the one that I found most interesting was a video, made by a fellow publishing as Trust And Truth Page.
The video is a hypnosis session, asking you to sit back and relax at home and listen to the video with you eyes closed and you will experience past life regression.
At first I was a little dubious about the whole idea, however I saw that it had been watched 324,925 times, and had a great many comments, most of them positive. So I decided to have a go.
I waited until I was alone and turned off all distractions, as asked, then I sat in my office chair and closed my eyes and listened to the orator’s voice.
At first I tended to doze off, but over time I managed to stay with him. I must say I didn’t expect anything to happen, and all along I was aware of that negativity in my thinking. Not that I didn’t believe in reincarnation as such, but regressing by remote control on the internet, gave me pause.
However I managed to stay open minded, and when we came to the time to look into a past life. I was pleasantly surprised. Going by some of the comments left by previous experimenters, some had an unpleasant encounter. However my experience was pleasant enough, although it was a little unclear.
The past life that I saw was that of a male who was a young man around the time of Jesus. I was dressed in roughly made, khaki colored, tunic style dress with sandals on my feet. I seemed to be in a bazaar in, I think, Jerusalem, and my house was across the way from a large government type of building. As I slowly walked down the street, many people knew me and seem to be impressed by me, although I wasn’t in the garb of a rich man. I had dark hair and a beard, but I didn’t hear a name. Well, I did hear “Jesus” but take that with a grain of salt. I didn’t feel that they meant me.
Now I don’t know if my experience was preconceived, but I do know it has made me curious, and I will try it again.
I came across many ads for practitioners of past life regression, and many videos and references to the practice. However, the one that I found most interesting was a video, made by a fellow publishing as Trust And Truth Page.
The video is a hypnosis session, asking you to sit back and relax at home and listen to the video with you eyes closed and you will experience past life regression.
At first I was a little dubious about the whole idea, however I saw that it had been watched 324,925 times, and had a great many comments, most of them positive. So I decided to have a go.
I waited until I was alone and turned off all distractions, as asked, then I sat in my office chair and closed my eyes and listened to the orator’s voice.
At first I tended to doze off, but over time I managed to stay with him. I must say I didn’t expect anything to happen, and all along I was aware of that negativity in my thinking. Not that I didn’t believe in reincarnation as such, but regressing by remote control on the internet, gave me pause.
However I managed to stay open minded, and when we came to the time to look into a past life. I was pleasantly surprised. Going by some of the comments left by previous experimenters, some had an unpleasant encounter. However my experience was pleasant enough, although it was a little unclear.
The past life that I saw was that of a male who was a young man around the time of Jesus. I was dressed in roughly made, khaki colored, tunic style dress with sandals on my feet. I seemed to be in a bazaar in, I think, Jerusalem, and my house was across the way from a large government type of building. As I slowly walked down the street, many people knew me and seem to be impressed by me, although I wasn’t in the garb of a rich man. I had dark hair and a beard, but I didn’t hear a name. Well, I did hear “Jesus” but take that with a grain of salt. I didn’t feel that they meant me.
Now I don’t know if my experience was preconceived, but I do know it has made me curious, and I will try it again.
April 15, 2014
What Inspires Writing?
This is a question I’ve been asked many times by both readers and aspiring writers, and although it is not a difficult question to answer, there is no general answer that you can give. I thought that you may be interested to know my process.
I am comparatively knew to the art of writing fiction myself, but I can say that the first thing you need, is an active imagination. In my case, I believe that this was nurtured during my childhood years, when my mother used to read to me, and as I grew older, she encouraged me to read myself, by giving me, and suggesting, books I might enjoy.
In my early years, I didn’t have television to give me a visual aspect to the stories I was told. I used my imagination to visualize those stories from books and radio serials, and I believe that this held me in good stead, when I decided I would like to tell my own stories.
Inspiration for writing my stories comes from life, and I believe that the more you experience in life, the greater pool of knowledge you have to draw from. I’ll hear something on the news, see something interesting on TV or in real life, or draw something from my memories, and then I’ll apply the “What If” principle to the situation. If the scenario is intriguing enough, I’ll write it down for future reference.
For instance, my first book “The Returning” began with a dream I had several years before. I dreamed that I was in an old farm house in the middle of a cane field. I was with a beautiful young woman, and we were preparing to be married. The dream was so vivid and the emotions so gripping, that when I awoke, I immediately went to my desk and wrote the details down. Another striking part of the dream was that, on waking, I remembered it so clearly, and I could still feel the remnants of the emotions I had experienced during the dream. Some years later, the dream became the inspiration for a book, and the second chapter in “The Returning”. I applied the “What If” principle to the dream. What if I was actually experiencing another man’s memories in the dream? What if it had actually happened to me in another life? … And “The Returning” was born.
I find that if you use your imagination and the “What If” principle, ideas for books will flood your files. I’m reminded of something the late and great writer Bryce Courtenay once said when asked what drove him in his prolific writing. He replied. “So many books to write, so little time.”
I am comparatively knew to the art of writing fiction myself, but I can say that the first thing you need, is an active imagination. In my case, I believe that this was nurtured during my childhood years, when my mother used to read to me, and as I grew older, she encouraged me to read myself, by giving me, and suggesting, books I might enjoy.
In my early years, I didn’t have television to give me a visual aspect to the stories I was told. I used my imagination to visualize those stories from books and radio serials, and I believe that this held me in good stead, when I decided I would like to tell my own stories.
Inspiration for writing my stories comes from life, and I believe that the more you experience in life, the greater pool of knowledge you have to draw from. I’ll hear something on the news, see something interesting on TV or in real life, or draw something from my memories, and then I’ll apply the “What If” principle to the situation. If the scenario is intriguing enough, I’ll write it down for future reference.
For instance, my first book “The Returning” began with a dream I had several years before. I dreamed that I was in an old farm house in the middle of a cane field. I was with a beautiful young woman, and we were preparing to be married. The dream was so vivid and the emotions so gripping, that when I awoke, I immediately went to my desk and wrote the details down. Another striking part of the dream was that, on waking, I remembered it so clearly, and I could still feel the remnants of the emotions I had experienced during the dream. Some years later, the dream became the inspiration for a book, and the second chapter in “The Returning”. I applied the “What If” principle to the dream. What if I was actually experiencing another man’s memories in the dream? What if it had actually happened to me in another life? … And “The Returning” was born.
I find that if you use your imagination and the “What If” principle, ideas for books will flood your files. I’m reminded of something the late and great writer Bryce Courtenay once said when asked what drove him in his prolific writing. He replied. “So many books to write, so little time.”
