Month: August 2020

• The Fifth Season

  The Fifth Season is the first in the Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin. It’s been on my reading pile for years – I mean, you can hardly ignore a trilogy that wins the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years, can you? And wow, this book did not disappoint. I can’t…

  G. B. Ralph

  25 August 2020

  Reading

  Dystopian, Fantasy, Geology, Reading, Science Fiction

• Slip and Slide book cover designs

  I thought I’d take a stab at sorting out Slip and Slide’s cover design while taking a breather from writing the first draft. I settled early on the colour scheme and the bath theme (which may or may not have relevance to the story, no spoilers here!). I’ve kept key elements of the layout consistent…

  G. B. Ralph

  15 August 2020

  Writing

  Publishing, Rise and Shine, Slip and Slide, Work in progress, Writing

• Duck and Dive: Kindle Countdown Deal

  Duck and Dive is 99p/99c on the UK / US Kindle stores for 1 week only! A gay romantic comedy novella about trying to come out and failing spectacularly 🏳️‍🌈😆 UK: normally £1.99, now 99p (5–11 August 2020 only) US: normally $2.99, now 99c (5–11 August 2020 only) Promo not available on AU / CA…

  G. B. Ralph

  5 August 2020

  Writing

  Bingo, Books, Deal, Duck and Dive, Kindle, Rise and Shine, Writing