Comments on: Contact http://greghamerton.com The best fantasy books are like dragons: epic scale; great big tale Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:24:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: greghamerton http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-38463 greghamerton Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:24:11 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-38463 Thanks Syndell, book 3 is in early stages of development and I have no idea when it will be released. Hope you can be patient; this kind of story can't be bashed out in a month! Book 2 leaves things fairly complete and I may write some shorter novels before returning to The Tale of the Lifesong. Thanks Syndell, book 3 is in early stages of development and I have no idea when it will be released. Hope you can be patient; this kind of story can’t be bashed out in a month! Book 2 leaves things fairly complete and I may write some shorter novels before returning to The Tale of the Lifesong.

]]> By: Syndell Layton http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-38330 Syndell Layton Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:55:12 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-38330 Greg, Just got a kindle and Riddler's Gift was one of the books I randomly picked to try. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I am and am barely halfway through. Wanted to know if there may be a date for book 3 yet, thanks. Greg,
Just got a kindle and Riddler’s Gift was one of the books I randomly picked to try. I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I am and am barely halfway through. Wanted to know if there may be a date for book 3 yet, thanks.

]]> By: greghamerton http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-37625 greghamerton Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:12:35 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-37625 Wow, thanks Dave, that's high praise indeed! Riddler's was written to seduce people into the fantasy genre; Second Sight is definitely deeper and more expansive, so enjoy the journey. I'm still one of the 'little guys' so any cheerleading you can do is greatly appreciated. Reviews on amazon.com and goodreads always help. You can like the books on Facebook too. Good luck with your own writing! Kind regards Greg Wow, thanks Dave, that’s high praise indeed! Riddler’s was written to seduce people into the fantasy genre; Second Sight is definitely deeper and more expansive, so enjoy the journey.

I’m still one of the ‘little guys’ so any cheerleading you can do is greatly appreciated. Reviews on amazon.com and goodreads always help. You can like the books on Facebook too.

Good luck with your own writing!

Kind regards
Greg

]]> By: Dave Wagner http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-37604 Dave Wagner Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:22:47 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-37604 Just finished Riddler's Gift minutes ago, and wanted to hop back on here and applaud your book. Magnificent. I don't claim to be the most well-read person in my circle, though I did read about 2 dozen fantasy books in the past year... other than Abercrombie's "The Heroes", I can't think of a book I've enjoyed reading more - that includes my re-read of GRRM's and Rothfuss' latest, as well as other names/books that jostle for my attention. Very good book. I am now a cheerleader. I'll do what I can to get folks within my sway to read it as well. Moving on to Second Sight. Keep up the good work. Excellent. Just finished Riddler’s Gift minutes ago, and wanted to hop back on here and applaud your book. Magnificent. I don’t claim to be the most well-read person in my circle, though I did read about 2 dozen fantasy books in the past year… other than Abercrombie’s “The Heroes”, I can’t think of a book I’ve enjoyed reading more – that includes my re-read of GRRM’s and Rothfuss’ latest, as well as other names/books that jostle for my attention.

Very good book. I am now a cheerleader. I’ll do what I can to get folks within my sway to read it as well.

Moving on to Second Sight. Keep up the good work. Excellent.

]]> By: greghamerton http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-37037 greghamerton Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:02:36 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-37037 Thanks Dave, it's hard to know if these free days and promotional pricing gambits actually increase readership or just become kindle-stuffing. Good to hear someone is <em>reading </em>The Riddler's Gift! After 2000 downloads and sales in December, you're the first voice from the wilderness. As an author it's hard to get used to mass marketing thinking - it still feels like an individual thing, you know, I wrote the book for YOU to read, I think of my readers one at a time, not in thousands. Thanks Dave, it’s hard to know if these free days and promotional pricing gambits actually increase readership or just become kindle-stuffing. Good to hear someone is reading The Riddler’s Gift! After 2000 downloads and sales in December, you’re the first voice from the wilderness. As an author it’s hard to get used to mass marketing thinking – it still feels like an individual thing, you know, I wrote the book for YOU to read, I think of my readers one at a time, not in thousands.

]]> By: greghamerton http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-37035 greghamerton Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:47:00 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-37035 Thanks Mike, I tried the Malazan series but couldn't get into it. Too disconnected, complex and unlikely to sustain my interest. It's hard to put my finger on why it didn't work, the story just didn't excite me. Thanks Mike, I tried the Malazan series but couldn’t get into it. Too disconnected, complex and unlikely to sustain my interest. It’s hard to put my finger on why it didn’t work, the story just didn’t excite me.

]]> By: Dave Wagner http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-36985 Dave Wagner Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:17:56 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-36985 Another new fan here. According to my Kindle, I'm 45% into Riddler's Gift as I type this, and am quite thoroughly hooked. I love finding a book where I manipulate my time during the day so I can get a few minutes more in with the story. I don't even recall where I heard about the book at... ever since getting into digital reading, I've been downloading free samples and inexpensive books like a madman... I bought yours and filed it away in my huge TBR pile, and picked it at random on Jan 1 to begin the new year. Glad I did. Very well done. I predict a stellar review of it will be appearing on my blog in the very near future. Gotta share the wealth, you know... Better go read some more. Adios. Dave Wagner San Diego Another new fan here. According to my Kindle, I’m 45% into Riddler’s Gift as I type this, and am quite thoroughly hooked. I love finding a book where I manipulate my time during the day so I can get a few minutes more in with the story.

I don’t even recall where I heard about the book at… ever since getting into digital reading, I’ve been downloading free samples and inexpensive books like a madman… I bought yours and filed it away in my huge TBR pile, and picked it at random on Jan 1 to begin the new year. Glad I did. Very well done. I predict a stellar review of it will be appearing on my blog in the very near future. Gotta share the wealth, you know…

Better go read some more. Adios.

Dave Wagner
San Diego

]]> By: Mike http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-36757 Mike Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:43:34 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-36757 Hi Greg! Stumbled upon this site and I'm excited to try out some of these fantasy books, I've read a few but almost all sound good. I just wanted to recommend Stephen Erikson's Malazan book of the fallen series to you. Based on the books I've seen here it sounds like you would really enjoy it. Dark, extremely complex world, a bit of mystery and humor. Its long but every book is amazing. Hi Greg! Stumbled upon this site and I’m excited to try out some of these fantasy books, I’ve read a few but almost all sound good. I just wanted to recommend Stephen Erikson’s Malazan book of the fallen series to you. Based on the books I’ve seen here it sounds like you would really enjoy it. Dark, extremely complex world, a bit of mystery and humor. Its long but every book is amazing.

]]> By: greghamerton http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-32911 greghamerton Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:33:27 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-32911 Hi Abi, the plan is for three books in the Tale of the Lifesong. There's been a sudden interest for Riddler's Gift on Amazon Kindle this month, so there's hope for sufficient demand. I have many ideas for other stories/series set in Oldenworld, but I won't write pulp fiction at mass-produced speed. It takes me at least one year to write the first draft of each novel and usually another year to edit and refine it. I like to 'tend and grow' the story to completion, instead of outline>plot>filling in the blanks. This style takes a long time to develop but I believe I can create a richer and deeper story that way. So if I write The Third Tale of the Lifesong, it's likely to be released late in 2013. (I would love to, but it's a massive investment in time so I haven't committed to it at present). I hope you can be patient with me ... I'd rather create books of lasting impact than rush a story out. Hi Abi, the plan is for three books in the Tale of the Lifesong. There’s been a sudden interest for Riddler’s Gift on Amazon Kindle this month, so there’s hope for sufficient demand. I have many ideas for other stories/series set in Oldenworld, but I won’t write pulp fiction at mass-produced speed. It takes me at least one year to write the first draft of each novel and usually another year to edit and refine it. I like to ‘tend and grow’ the story to completion, instead of outline>plot>filling in the blanks. This style takes a long time to develop but I believe I can create a richer and deeper story that way. So if I write The Third Tale of the Lifesong, it’s likely to be released late in 2013. (I would love to, but it’s a massive investment in time so I haven’t committed to it at present). I hope you can be patient with me … I’d rather create books of lasting impact than rush a story out.

]]> By: Abi http://greghamerton.com/greg/contact/#comment-32771 Abi Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:23:45 +0000 http://greghamerton.com/?page_id=60#comment-32771 How many Lifesong books will there be? If there's more will it be another three years for the next book? How many Lifesong books will there be? If there’s more will it be another three years for the next book?

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