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A writerly Christmas gift

Give a writer a signed copy of a book on writing craft that writers get a lot out of. Here are a few reader reviews:

• "Ray's advice was so good, I couldn't put the book down. It was like we were friends hanging out at home, shoes off and coffee in hand, and he was dispensing wisdom that only a friend would let you in on."
• "I would say Ray Rhamey's book stands head and shoulders above many craft-related books I've read."
• "You WILL become a better writer by reading this book and implementing the suggestions made by Mr. Rhamey."
• "I could not put down Mastering the Craft of Compelling Storytelling. An engaging read, the advice Ray Rhamey delivers is critical for writers of all levels."
• "I've read a lot of books on the craft of writing, and I've come to judge these books based on how many passages I've highlighted or bookmarked. And man ... I marked up this book!"
• "Mastering the Craft of Compelling Storytelling by Ray Rhamey is easily in my top 5 list of books on the craft of writing."
• "I have at least two dozen books on writing, but have read very few of them from cover to cover. Ray Rhamey’s book is the exception."

Go here to order a signed paperback, free shipping in the U.S. A Kindle edition is available here.

 

And have a great holiday!

 

The book categories that grew and shrank in 2014

While it is true that we should not write for the market but for ourselves, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to know what readers want to see these days. If you’re in a hot-selling category, that could be reassuring. If not, it just means make your story the best it can be—books sell even in declining categories.

An article titled “The Hottest (and Coldest) Book Categories of 2014" reports that the self-help and graphic novels categories had the fastest print growth among adults. The juvenile segment performed much better overall than adult, and the winning category there was science fiction/fantasy/magic category.

It’s enlightening. check it out.

For what it’s worth.

Ray

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29 days and counting

My wife Sarah and I have a Kickstarter project for two new games for people who like to play:

• Scrabble
• Card games
• Dominoes

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• Visiting our Kickstarter page soon--we only have 29 days from today to reach our funding goal.
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Please support our Kickstarter family game project

30 days and counting

Don't miss the video at the bottom of this post.

I'm incredibly excited to annnounce the launch of a Kickstarter project by my wife Sarah and me to produce two new games for people who play:

• Scrabble
• Card games
• Dominoes

If that's you or you're the parent/uncle/aunt/grandparent/teacher/friend of kids ages 7+ and 10+, these fresh new tabletop family games could be for you.

I'm the inventor, and I promise you there's fun to be had. Seriously. You'll see in the video.

Please support us by

• Visiting our Kickstarter page soon--we only have until July 14 to reach our goal.
• Passing the link on to anyone who might be interested.

Here's the video--a couple of minutes of fun.