Author Archives: Lee J. Russell

Here is some of the feedback I’m getting about the book: “… This novel is intriguing. It’s about a future dystopia and the race to change it. Its definitely a book for techies, who will enjoy the web-based plot elements.” “… Tightly-plotted fast-paced hard SF thriller… pulls the reader forwards at a fast pace… IContinue reading “‘Dead Snow’ is now getting great reviews and 4.5 stars on Amazon!”

I’m really excited to have at last reached the launch day for ‘Dead Snow’! The paperback and e-book are now published on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, and the paperback is also available from my US CreateSpace store. Initial feedback from people who received an advance readers’ copy has been good, and I’m hoping that will translateContinue reading “‘Dead Snow’ is now published in paperback and on the Amazon kindle…”

Both the paperback and Kindle versions of my latest novel, ‘Dead Snow’, are now ready for publishing at the end of March. I am currently waiting for any last minute feedback from the advance reader copies that I have shared. In the meantime, here is a copy of the final artwork for the ebook cover:

I’ve made good progress in the past week towards being able to publish ‘Dead Snow’: Book Launch Marketing Checklist – complete Target Audience Profile – complete Launch Plan – Started Kindle format file – nearly ready (trialling on Kindle devices) CreateSpace paperback file – nearly ready I’m looking forward to seeing this book ‘fly theContinue reading “Making good progress towards publishing ‘Dead Snow’…”

Things are moving quickly now that the writing is finished for my next sci-fi novel called ‘Dead Snow‘. Over the past week I have been completing all the last minute checks and started formatting the book for the Kindle. Once the e-book version is ready I’ll start working on a paperback copy on CreateSpace. OneContinue reading “‘Dead Snow’ is due to be published in Feb ’17…”

I finished the first draft of ‘Dead Snow’ on New Year’s Eve 2016 – that’s exactly one year after finishing ‘An End of Beginnings’! I’m now at the embellishing/polishing/formatting stage and am aiming to publish in 2 months’ time. Although this novel was ‘completed’ 1 year after AEOB, the writing only really got going inContinue reading “Completed the first draft of ‘Dead Snow’…”

I run a small website on the internet to promote my writing and share free stories. In the past 2 weeks I have seen a significant increase in hacking attempts by criminals trying to take control of the site. They are seeking admin passwords, worpdress passwords, passing carefully constructed PHP strings, attempting to download vulnerableContinue reading “Website under siege…”

Writing of my next novel, ‘Dead Snow’, is going very well and I hope to complete the first draft by New Year’s Eve. It is a coincidence that my first book, ‘An End of Beginnings’ was completed on New Year’s Eve 2015. That one took 5 years to complete – this one will have takenContinue reading ““DEAD SNOW” – progress update”

  My latest blog update is about creating well-written characters – see http://tinyurl.com/obnp33o Good fiction stories are about people, not places or things. They give relief from our normal lives and enable us to have other experiences through our imaginations. Well-written characters can come to have a special meaning for us at an emotional levelContinue reading “Writer’s blog – “Keeping control of your characters…””