Leon Portelance's Blog (4)

I just reorganized my music player list on my profile and added a couple of new tracks: "The Autumn Mist" & "A Spring Rain." My goal is to eventually turn this into a demo reel with about 10 tracks that I can put onto CDs. As always, comments are welcome! A Spring Rain was especially challenging in the orchestration. I spent a lot of time on it and I'm not sure if I quite got it right yet. Continue

I've recently posted some new material. A couple of shorts that I did for the MFTM course: Indianapolis Raggae Electronica They are both exactly 1 minute long and are meant to be looped. And also 4 new installments in a series I am working on based loosely on Tolkien's the Silmirillion The Dawn The Long Road Home Call to War The Refugees Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks. Continue

My new book is hitting the shelves on 1/15/08 and is already available for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and all major online bookstores. It can also be ordered from any brick and mortar bookstore. Getting it on the shelves is another thing, but I am working on it! The best deal is still on my website www.RBooks.org, where you can get an autographed copy for only $10.00.
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My 2nd novel will be released in December. I am quite excited about it. It is very political and will likely do better in the "blue" states than the "red" states. The book will have a suggested retail of $13.95 and will be distributed by Ingrams. It will be availble to order at all major bookstores (getting it on the shelves is another thing when you are trying to get established) and online at all major bookstores. I will be selling autographed copies on my website for $10 plus shipping at cost… Continue