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GeekNative review of The Wyld Hunt

March 10, 2013 in Reviews, The Wyld Hunt with Comments Off

The Wyld Hunt by Gunnar RoxenAndrew from GeekNative just let me know that he has finished his review of The Wyld Hunt:

“I really enjoyed The Wyld Hunt. It’s a bit of a challenge to find a genre that satisfies; cyberpunk meets noir? That’s close but there’s almost Dune like sci-fi in the background and elements of horror, even Lovecraft inspired horror, just lurking in the background.

Agent John Aries works in a far future London in an organisation that’s above the police. He’s called into to investigate the apparent suicide of a high ranking business official. This is a super-rich man with such expensive and exclusive implanted technology and medical monitoring systems that death would have been a challenge and reported instantly. So why was his body found, with no alerts sounded, at all? This is a man who is an Echo – someone with the ability to reach into the Wyld, use its energy to fuel a supernatural-like power.

The case quickly spirals out of control and Aries and his partner Lovelace soon find themselves caught in politics, corruption and worse.”

Read the full review at: http://www.geeknative.com/38182/the-wyld-hunt-agency-case-files-review/


Wyld Hunt Review in German

February 22, 2013 in Reviews, The Wyld Hunt with Comments Off

The Wyld Hunt_Kindle_Cover2Thanks to the lovely Martin Wagner I have my first German review of The Wyld Hunt and it is a good one! (Thanks Google Translate!): “Conclusion: “The Wyld Hunt” as an entry in the novel The Agency Case Files series by Gunnar Roxen could have been written by any other author better. Gunnar Roxen has written an exciting story with great protagonists in a really great world. He has done everything right so, what can be done properly in a sci-fi noir novel and you want only one thing even more of him.”

I am blushing! Thank you Martin!

You can read the full review here and I highly recommend checking the site out – there is lots of good stuff there :)

http://www.fictionfantasy.de/the-wyld-hunt-the-agency-case-files


2012 review

December 31, 2012 in Conventions & Appearances, General, The Firestorm Conspiracy, The Wyld Hunt, Writing with 1 Comment

2012 was an amazing year of achievements for me it was the year when I finally took the first real steps as an author, something I’ve always wanted to do. There have been many highlights along the year but these are a few that spring to mind:

I finished writing my first novel, “The Wyld Hunt” – something that I have longed to do for years and the experience was even better than I could have imagined. But in doing so I found something else: I love my readers. I consider myself blessed that so many people have taken the time to buy and read my novel and share their experiences with me. I’ve met so many wonderful people in person and online at conventions and have been enriched in every way by doing so.

One comment stands out in particular: one of my readers described “The Wyld Hunt” as a safe haven for them, allowing them to take a break from the very important and very weighty work they do day-to-day. That comment made my year.

Now I am half-way through writing my second novel The “Firestorm Conspiracy” and have started writing a short novella called Dead Angels while I send out The Firestorm Conspiracy for feedback, and guess what? I love it even more. The delight I take in crafting an entertaining experience is greater than ever.

2012 has also been time for reflection.

After my change in career I realised that one of the things that made me unhappiest in my former life was expectation. I also needed to know everything and have answers to everything. The expectations (both internal and external) and burden of knowledge always felt unreasonable and were a driving cause of stress that, frankly, almost killed me.

So if expectation was so destructive, what is my new philosophy? Well three-fold. Firstly I want my life to be about aspiration without expectation, I want to have dreams but take joy in reality as it unfolds rather than having unrealistic expectations. Secondly, I am here to learn. I make no claims to having the answers about novel writing or anything else. Sure I have experience but I want to learn from all the wonderful people that I meet. The experience so far has been incredibly rewarding.

And finally as a wise person once said “claim victory in your heart and the universe will follow suit”. That sounds like a pretty damn good plan to me. :)

Along the way I have met some wonderful new folks but a special thank you must go out to my mum, Gunilla, and stepdad, Rick, Angus Abranson, and of course Hannah my wife. Your support has been incredible.

So that is what I am doing and so far it is working.

I look forward to 2013

Thank you all for your support – it has been a privilege to be able share my writing with you all. May you all have a wonderful, prosperous and healthy 2013.

Gunnar.


My first banner

November 29, 2012 in Conventions & Appearances, Publishing, Social Media, The Firestorm Conspiracy, The Wyld Hunt with Comments Off

My first ever banner!

Thanks to the wonderful Richard Ward – I got my first ever banner through just in time for Dragonmeet. I was so excited to see it – never had a banner all about me as an author before, so this is definitely a first! One more thing that makes me feel like a real author! Also for the observant – it has the first public reveal of the cover of The Firestorm Conspiracy :)


Dragonmeet

November 27, 2012 in Conventions & Appearances, The Firestorm Conspiracy, The Wyld Hunt with 1 Comment

I will be at Dragonmeet in London this coming weekend (1st December) signing copies of The Wyld Hunt and previewing The Firestorm Conspiracy. You can find me on the Chronicle City / Delta14 stand. Hope to see you there!

www.dragonmeet.co.uk


Hard at work on The Firestorm Conspiracy (Agency Case Files #2)

June 8, 2012 in The Firestorm Conspiracy, The Wyld Hunt, Writing with 1 Comment

Just a quick post to explain why I am so quiet – I am busy writing my second novel and the second outing for the partnership of Agents Aries and Lovelace – “The Firestorm Conspiracy” (Agency Case Files #2).

The prologue and chapter one are complete, so on to the rest of the book! The words… they flow… :)

In the meantime I’d also like to say a quick thank you to everyone for the awesome feedback on The Wyld Hunt (Agency Case Files #1) so far!


The Wyld Hunt is published!

April 17, 2012 in The Wyld Hunt with 1 Comment

The Wyld Hunt by Gunnar RoxenBlatant self promotion! Please reshare :)

The Wyld Hunt is available now in paperback and kindle editions. It is a fast-paced detective noir thriller set in a futuristic London. I’d love it if you picked up a copy, and love you even more if you could review the book on Amazon.

This book has been a big step for me as it helped me recover from a very serious illness last year and being a writer has always been a dream.


Update on paperback and kindle editions of the Wyld Hunt

April 13, 2012 in Publishing, The Wyld Hunt with 2 Comments

The Wyld Hunt - by Gunnar Roxen

Front cover of the Wyld Hunt

Paperback update: The proof copy of The Wyld Hunt has been shipped from my printers and should be with me today or tomorrow. If I am happy with the quality of the print I will make the paperback book available for sale on my website. Only the best will do :)

For those of you with Kindles – the Kindle Edition of the Wyld Hunt is available now on Amazon:

If you are an Amazon Prime member you can borrow The Wyld Hunt absolutely free for two weeks!

I am really excited to see my novel on Kindle and also cannot wait to hold the paperback in my hands. It is cheering me up from otherwise suffering through a miserable cold!


Distractions from daydreaming (and writing)

April 4, 2012 in Being productive, The Wyld Hunt, Writing, Writing Process with Comments Off

This post from Lifehacker.com asked “How Can I Stop Using My Phone All the Time and Actually Connect with People in the Real World?” but it may as well have asked “How can I stop distracting myself with my smartphone/tablet/laptop from the things I am meant to be doing?” which is a very real problem for me, and for other people too (if the unrepresentative sample I see in cafés around me are anything to go by).

I spend far too much time playing with my smart phone, tablet and laptop. Most of the time I am not doing anything meaningful – I am checking to see if I have new emails, or I am checking for updates to my apps, or I am reading my RSS feed. None of those things are inherently bad, until they cross the line and stop me doing the things I want to do, or even worse, the things I need to do, such as writing my new novel, reading more novels myself, or staring into space and daydreaming. Yes, that is right, I think daydreaming counts.

Daydreaming is where I come up with the ideas for my writing. It is where I explore the flights of fancy that eventually either get turned into a workable scene, or get jotted down in my ideas notebook (a physical thing!) for possible use in the future.

It is the interference with daydreaming that I think most worries me about my technological nervous ticks.

So this week, I have laid down new rules for myself. When I am out and about, usually sitting in a café, I am not allowed to use my tablet, phone or laptop unless it is to perform a specific task that I can clearly identify, and then once I have done that task I have to put it back. So far I’ve not used them at all! Apparently just having to define the task is enough of a roadblock. The immediate benefit is that I have read a new novel, jotted down at least 4 good scene ideas and made good progress on launching the Wyld Hunt. After all one of the reasons for going to a café in the first place was to escape the distractions at home!

The lifehacker article focusses in on setting some rules for your use of mobile technology and I recommend that as a place to start.

Full link and attribution: http://lifehacker.com/5898612/how-can-i-stop-using-my-phone-all-the-time-and-actually-connect-with-people-in-the-real-world?tag=ask-lifehacker

 


Get Out There! Tasks left on the Wyld Hunt

March 29, 2012 in Get Out There!, Learning Curve, Publishing, The Wyld Hunt with Comments Off

I’ve been a bit quiet online so it might seem like I’ve gone away. Far from it – in fact I’ve been busily ticking off the hundreds of tasks required to get the book out there. The life of a self-publisher is full of these things in addition to writing the novels :) Also because it was clear when talking you lovely folks that half of you wanted the book on Kindle and half in paperback, I decided to launch as close to simultaneously as I can.

So here is my final check list for the Wyld Hunt:

  1. Finish formatting Kindle edition – Done!
  2. Finish formatting softback edition – Done!
  3. Finish all the paperwork for selling on Amazon (Kindle and CreateSpace) – Nearly done!
  4. Receive finished cover – Almost done! (Really happy with the cover that Rick Ward has produced! More on that soon)
  5. Buying the ISBNs – Still to do (Ug! £118 for 10 ISBNs!)
  6. Finalise print on demand options (Amazon CreateSpace and Lightning Source) – Almost done (just need the cover)
  7. Order a box of softbacks for me to sell direct while I wait the number of weeks it takes for the book to go live on Amazon CreateSpace - Still to do!
  8. Setup a shopping cart and payment service on GunnarRoxen.com for direct sales – Almost there!

… and (as far as I can tell) that is it! Hopefully I should be there in the next week or so. In the meantime I’ve also drawn portraits of my main characters, but I am not sure I will release them yet because I don’t want to prejudice your views of them :)

 


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