by ladipaolo | Fri May 2021 | My Blog (c )
When I first heard Tilde Swindon narrating this story, I was…well, enraptured, totally and utterly. I had never heard of Last and First Men, written by Olaf Stapledon in 1930. But after hearing the 17 min narrated clip, I immediately researched (googled) the...
by ladipaolo | Sun May 2021 | My Blog (c )
Photo by Andrew Testa/Knopf for the Los Angeles Times I had never read a book from Kazuo Ishiguro before, and I have not yet read any others from him. However, I loved Klara and the Sun, and I now wish to read more of his works. I was immediately fascinated by the...
by ladipaolo | Sat Mar 2021 | My Blog (c )
Today, I am happy to take some time to write this post. I am happy because, since the last one I wrote–where I promised to slow down so that I might ensure a greater quality of all my ongoing writing and editing projects–I have, in fact, been able to do...
by ladipaolo | Sun Feb 2021 | My Blog (c )
I am writing today to let everyone know, who may be reading or waiting for my posts (for instance the readers who started following me after winning a copy of Forebodings on Goodreads), that I am taking a pause from my writing updates. Indeed, while reviewing the...
by ladipaolo | Fri Jan 2021 | My Blog (c )
How to provide a year-end update that will be satisfying to you, my readers, as well as to me? I am not sure, as I do not know you (except those of you who are also friends or family). At first, I thought, “Hmm, I don’t want to give a review of what I...
by ladipaolo | Sun Nov 2020 | My Blog (c )
With COVID19 cases increasing again and the renewed lock-downs and consequent loss in incolme that many are suffering, I have decided to give my books away to any who would not read them otherwise. After all, my writing is not how I earn my living–though I wish...
by ladipaolo | Sun Nov 2020 | My Blog (c )
For those who have been following me but have not yet gotten their copy of First Eruption, this is an excerpt from a scene in the scene in the book, where Lusk contemplates the horror of his acts....
by ladipaolo | Sun Oct 2020 | My Blog (c )
I thought it was going to take Amazon a few days to release First Eruption, but this morning, I woke up to an email from them saying the book was live! So, if you were waiting for this moment to be able to continue the story, you can get your copy here, on Amazon....
by ladipaolo | Sat Oct 2020 | My Blog (c )
This is it, the long-awaited day, the release of First Eruption, Book 2 of Conquerors of K’Tara. I have just uploaded the final eVersion of the book to Amazon and it should be available for sale by Friday 16Oct. As exciting as this is, I am tense and uncertain....
by ladipaolo | Sat Sep 2020 | My Blog (c )
I debated for a minute whether to begin with a “Well,” or a “I know you have been waiting,” or still, a “Hello all.” Having done it this way, I have, in effect, used all three opening forms. As you may guess from the post’s...
