Winter Interview!

Posted on: 10:04:59 / 13-08-2008
I almost forgot to mention, I've just done an interview with Sonja Nitschke of the Web Fiction Guide. You can find it here. It was good fun, my first interview in real-time. Read it for some good questions and the occasional bit of insight.

Regards,
Ryan
Winter Win a Set of Gryphonwood Titles!

Posted on: 15:44:35 / 07-08-2008
The Fantasy Book Critic is offering a free prize draw for no less than three fine Gryphonwood books, including STREET: Empathy. If you're aching for a copy but can't quite strain your budget to accomodate the £8.99 price tag, you won't get a better chance!

For more information and instructions on how to enter the draw, look no further than here.

Regards,
Ryan
Winter New Feature: Things I Like/Hate

Posted on: 17:57:46 / 05-08-2008
Hi guys,

I'm starting a new thing on the forums (which I've now moved over to Gryphonwood on a permanent basis) called Things I Like/Hate, which is essentially a series of mini-reviews about media I'm currently experiencing. Expect loads of sarcasm and some cautious enthusiasm.

I'll be moving the reviews from the old forum there, as well as any old newsposts worth keeping.

Regards,
Ryan
Winter New Writing Group

Posted on: 00:36:22 / 03-08-2008
Hi guys,

Gryphonwood Press has just started its very own writing group to offer critiques and advice to budding writers. I'll be administrating and posting in it myself, the only writing group I'll ever be a part of.

You can find information on joining the group on the Gryphonwood forums.

I hope to see the writers among you there!

Regards,
Ryan
Winter New Review

Posted on: 01:58:02 / 30-07-2008
The Web Fiction Guide has just put up a review of Empathy, giving it three stars out of five. I personally disagree with most of what's said, but there's no arguing about a review!

All I can say is that Street loads a lot of its information and characterisation between the lines. I guess you either connect with it or you don't. It's written to my own style of reading, always trying to take in every detail of every line and believing that people show their character in subtle, subtle ways. And of course leaving just enough of it up to the reader's imagination.

As far as the CP style/content goes, I don't know. Maybe you have to have read Neuromancer to see how Street does things a little bit differently. It's got the same elements but mixes them up in unusual ways, which was kind of the point.

Either way, feel free to post your own thoughts to the Street WFG page, whatever they might be!

Regards,
Ryan
Winter Empathy e-books

Posted on: 03:20:13 / 18-07-2008
I'm happy to announce that you can now buy the e-book version of Empathy from Gryphonwood's shop over at lulu.com. This is a nice-quality e-book and offers the lowest price tag for enjoying Empathy on an e-reader, even compared to our shiny Kindle version.

You could read our downloadable PDFs on an e-reader, I suppose, but it just wouldn't be the same, would it?

Regards,
Ryan
Winter Welcome

Posted on: 01:12:20 / 08-05-2008
Hello, and welcome! This is the home of Street, an online and ongoing cyberpunk novel series written by science-fiction author Ryan A. Span. You can read it all here for free -- no ads, no obligations, just a good story.

The story is continually updated with new segments appearing every Wednesday and every Sunday. If you've enjoyed the story so far, please check back on these days and you'll find another segment waiting for you. You can also use our RSS feed.

If you're a new visitor, you'll most likely want to start at the beginning of the story and go from there. Or, if you don't like reading on a screen, you can buy a copy of "STREET: Empathy" (contains Parts 1-18, plus Part 19 as a bonus). Lastly, you can find easily-printable PDF files and other goodies in our Files section.

If you like what you read, please tell your friends about Street! We're relying on you readers to get the word out.

For anything that's on your mind, feel free to use our forum.

All content on these pages is copyrighted (c) 2006-2008 by Ryan A. Span. It is displayed here free of charge, but reprinting or reuse of this content -- whole or in part -- is strictly prohibited without the author's express written permission.


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Empathy is the first volume of the STREET series, published by Gryphonwood Press.
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