In less than two weeks, the fun begins! I’m still working on a major overhaul of a project that I queried back in 2017 but might have to put it on hold for the month of November. The joy of creating gets diminished after the first draft, and I need that writing joy in my life.

Nanowrimo is a great way to get inspired and motivated. I’ll be starting my sixth novel. If you’ve always wanted to write, you can find resources and tracking tools at https://nanowrimo.org.

Happy writing!

July started off with great productivity as Camp NanoWriMo is underway and I am slightly less busy during summer break. I am pushing to finish a major rewrite during the month which will mean the potential for exciting news and the start of a new series to be shared with readers. I hope this note finds you well and if you have read any of my work and enjoyed it, please leave a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads 🙂

Happy Independence Day!

~ Joe

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked “what are you working on?” during the last year. And I am so glad that fans and friends are genuinely interested. But every time I was asked, I felt a little embarrassed. The truth is, 2018 was not all that productive. I launched The Silver Spear in December of 2017 and felt exhausted. Since then, I haven’t had a consistent writing routine and the lack of structure has been difficult to deal with and overcome. Until now.

I have a lot in store for 2019! A new (untitled) project that I drafted in 2017 is undergoing some major changes and edits and I will have more to share as it progresses.

The Morus Chronicles are undergoing a relaunch. All ebooks should be available again soon.

And a short story collection titled Stories from the Fringe, featuring my published horror work, will launch this spring.

More details and updates to come! Until then, welcome back to Ye Olde J.R. Roper Website/Blog.

After exactly two years using another website/blog provider, I’m back! I simply like the features and layout better. I will be updating this site with new information and publications and will also be providing more content this year. Have a great day!

 

Hello all! I have decided to move my site to a different provider and hope you will follow me there. The web address is the same but the subscription for followers does not transfer. Thanks and I hope you are having a great weekend.

Click here >>>  http://joerroper.com

I’m so thankful for all of you who have supported me this year (and before). 2016 was a crazy year that ended with a newborn baby and the release of The Tower Below. I’m really looking forward to 2017 and have plans for a year of growth and productivity.

I will be moving my website to a new provider as I need more options to support my writing and publishing ventures. I’ll transfer as many of you as I can to the new site and will post here when it is complete so that you can find it easily. In the meantime, you can subscribe to my newsletter to ensure you are up to date on everything. Love you all! Thanks for being here.

Who doesn’t love a free gift…or two? If you purchase The Tower Below in ebook or paperback between now and December 4th (midnight EST) AND fill out the form below, I will send you free pdf copies of Mel & the Black Rider and Between Wolves and Monsters.

Buy the Tower Below to receive your free gifts. Kindle OR Paperback

Click here to fill out the form and claim your free gifts. 

Mel & the Black Rider (along with 3 other stories in the collection) is a short story in the Morus Chronicles that takes place between The Hunter Awakens and The Spirit of Steel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between Wolves and Monsters is a short story that precedes a novel I am currently working on, The Houweling Crossroads. The world is of my own creation and will be the setting of an exciting new fantasy series.

The Tower Below is available today! I am so excited to share this story with all of you. It was a labor of love but a joy to write and I hope you enjoy the new installment. Look for book 4 sometime in late 2017 or early 2018.

 

Buy today and please leave a review 🙂

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Paperback: Click Here

Thank you for your support and love.

The Morus Chronicles won bronze for Best Chapter Book Series in the 2016 Moonbeam Awards.

Press release:

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2016 MOONBEAM CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS MEDALISTS ANNOUNCED
Books to Inspire Children to “Read Early and Read Often”

(Traverse City, MI – Oct. 13, 2016) The results of the 10th Annual Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards contest have been announced, and this year’s medalists make up an outstanding and diverse reading list. The contest was founded on the notion that childhood literacy and lifelong reading are vital to help children thrive in a rapidly changing world — or to borrow an election season cliché: “Read Early and Read Often!”

The Moonbeam Awards recognize the year’s best children’s books and are chosen by judging panels of book reviewers, librarians, teachers, and students. “This year’s winners are more diverse than ever, with inspiring messages that encourage kids to be kind, courageous, and to live healthy lives,” says Awards Director Jim Barnes.

See the complete results listing here: http://independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2109

The medal-winning books came from authors young and old, such as Little Leaf, by Lily Mae, a 4th grader from California, whose Zen-like exploration of an oak tree’s life cycle won the Best Book by Youth Author gold medal. In contrast, the Best Picture Book Series gold medalist features a new approach to old classics — “early-learning guides” to the likes of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea.

This year’s winners are also very geographically diverse group: medals went to books from 35 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces, and six countries overseas. Each of the 159 medalists possesses a distinctive quality that motivated the judges to award them amongst fierce competition, 1,500 entries in all.

Picture Book bronze medalist Nothando’s Journey is by teacher and yoga therapist Jill Apperson Manly, and uses vivid, handmade paper collages by Alyssa Casey, who studied with papermaking masters in Spain, Italy, Brazil and New York. Health Issues category silver medalist Lisa Maxbauer Price took photographs at farm markets and garden centers to illustrate Squash Boom Beet: An Alphabet for Healthy, Adventurous Eaters.

Non-Fiction Picture Book category gold medalist, The Invisible You, by the father/daughter team of NFL Hall of Famer Alan Page and his daughter Kamie Page, portrays multicultural children moving into and adjusting to new neighborhoods. A judge exclaimed, “Every student has the potential to achieve — kudos to the Page Education Foundation for helping all kids succeed.”

Kudos to all of this year’s winners for their dedication to children and literature!