Articles Comments

Headline

Some great reviews on Amazon

January 24th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Some great reviews on Amazon

“A book of this caliber is also a great way to ensure that your children have a broad understanding of their beliefs in spirituality, providing a strong foundation and a grounded stance toward the many experiences they are soon to entail throughout the rest of their lives.”~ Darrell Click below to go Amazon.com: Copyright 2010 Journey of Oktavius by Ryan Dawson, All Rights Reserved … Read entire article »

Latest

Book Review

Book Review

I had my book reviewed by our local paper, you can read the article HERE. I am also working on reworking this blog and theme editing. In the meantime, feel free to poke around and any suggestions are certainly welcome! Thanks, Ryan … Read entire article »

Spotlight Interview

Leah McNeir has posted an interview with me about the book on her blog Celestial Dreams. ~*~ … Read entire article »

Oktavius Update~ 10.13.09

The presale has now ended. After receiving my first proof print, I have made the necessary changes and uploaded files for revision. I’ll be getting the revised print later this week and hopefully this will be the final cut, and I can go ahead and begin shipping orders. Look for a new order page on this blog once the book is complete. I will be encouraging everyone to either purchase the book from me directly, or to go to your private owned local bookstore to have them order a copy for you. (Tell them to ord4er a few extra for the sheves too! Stay Tooned! ~*~ … Read entire article »

Oktavius Update: 8.23.09

Oktavius Update: 8.23.09

So I finally received my proof print of the book on Friday. It was so exciting to open that box and see it for the first time!! Overall I am very pleased with it. The cover looks AMAZING if I do say so myself. There is a problem with a few of the colors being slightly off, which is bugging me … Read entire article »

Journey of Oktavius Update ~ 8.16.09

Journey of Oktavius Update ~ 8.16.09

Well it is finally done. I’ve just uploaded my files to Lightning Source and should receive my proof print within a couple of weeks and can begin shipping the pre-orders! Thanks again for all of the support and patience. This has been quite an exhausting process!! ~Ryan Here is the final cover design: … Read entire article »

Oktavius Update 7.21

Oktavius Update 7.21

Well things are moving along now. Someone from Toolarmy is coaching me through the layout process and has been my savior. I’m in the final stages now of formatting the text, inserting fancy drop-caps, centering all the images and titles. Next week I’ll upload the file to Lightning Source and pray that everything is suitable for print. … Read entire article »

Oktavius Update~ 6.22.09

Oktavius Update~ 6.22.09

Time for a long overdue update. I appreciate everyone’s patience while I struggle to complete this project. I had promised a May release for Oktavius, but unfortunately, May has come and gone and the book is not complete. Fortunately, I got a great job in May as a foreman for Axel Landscapes and we have been very busy installing … Read entire article »

Oktavius Update- 4.4.09

Oktavius Update- 4.4.09

The other day I came across my old notebook from the very first version of Oktavius. Included were a number of sketches I had made and colored to represent some of the forms interacting with the principle of force.  This one shows a triad of energy- the active, passive, and neutralizing forces, depicted as the 3 primary colors: red blue, and … Read entire article »

ATTN: Artists for banner/ad trades

If anyone would be interested in doing a banner or ad trade for your art page or blog, please post your web address in a comment here and I’ll check out your page. Regards, Ryan … Read entire article »

Next Page »