Meet the Author: Luke Romyn

Author Luke Romyn

Luke Romyn spent many years, over seventeen in fact, working in the security industry. From door work in some of Australia’s roughest pubs and clubs to protecting Mickey Mouse and the Disney crew from the overzealous jaws of tenacious toddlers, Luke has worked throughout Australia and internationally in a vast array of roles.

He’s done close protection for UK celebrities in Fiji and chased feral pigs and snakes out of the jungle film sets on Steven Spielberg’s and Tom Hank’s epic: The Pacific. There are few things Luke hasn’t seen.

With all this experience behind him, it would be tempting to write a set of memoirs. Instead, Luke utilized it to fuel his own expansive imagination and began writing fiction. Initially starting with short stories, Luke rapidly progressed onto novels. His first book, THE DARK PATH, has been a Top 20 Bestselling Horror on Amazon and was also voted in the Top Ten Horror novels of 2009. BLACKLISTED, his second novel, saw his writing divert slightly away into the action-thriller genre while his third, BEYOND HADES, is out on 16th April, 2012. Continue reading “Meet the Author: Luke Romyn”

Who’s got the power…!

Now that I stuck that neat little ear-worm in your mind…

I read a blog just recently that touched on that very subject, though. (Thanks Ashley Barron. http://bit.ly/HN4BzU )

It seems one of our failings as self/indie published authors is that people perceive us as not having any leadership or defined standards, and that’s why we’re not taken very seriously.  We’re sort of the Wild West of the publishing world.  I’m okay with that but I would both argue the point, and beg to differ.  True, there are a large number of Indie writers for whom proper English, spelling and grammar are somewhat alien. There is a valid argument to be made there in many cases. If there was any benefit to traditional publishing it was that – it filtered out the thousands of wannabe writers who simply didn’t want to do the work.  (Yes, it’s okay to break the rules. First know what the rules are.) Continue reading “Who’s got the power…!”

Week 16 Flash Fiction Voting

The time has arrived for IU readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, I want to thank all the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

This week, there are 9 entries from which to choose. You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Thursday

Vote for your favorite story in the week 16 flash fiction challenge:

  • 4. Stephanie Myers (56%, 42 Votes)
  • 1. Linda Rae Blair (15%, 11 Votes)
  • 6. Kay Weeks (9%, 7 Votes)
  • 3. Rich Meyer (7%, 5 Votes)
  • 8. Kristina Jackson (5%, 4 Votes)
  • 7. Yvonne Hertzberger (4%, 3 Votes)
  • 2. Christine Frost (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 5. Susan Mahoney (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 9. A. L. Kaplan (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 75

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Five Stop Story 2012 Monthly Short Story Competitions

Five Stop Story’s Monthly Short Story Competition welcomes stories of up to 3,000 words on any subject or theme. Open to UK and international entrants aged 16 and over. Closing dates: Last day of each month.

The prizes are: £50 prize for the winner of each month’s competition. £150 prize for the overall winner of the 2012 Five Stop Story author league. Publication on the Five Stop Story website and the Five Stop Story iPhone and iPad app for all winners, runners up and honorary mentions.

The entry fees are:  1 entry: £4, 2 entries: £7, 3 entries: £8.

For more information, please visit their website.

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