J.R. Schuyler
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About J.R. Schuyler
J.R. Schuyler is a freelance copy editor who lives in the land of the long white cloud. When she isn't writing, she enjoys studying psychology, playing guitar, and spending time with her pet rabbit.
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Blog postPhew, what a year it’s been! I’ve been so busy with everything that I didn’t have a chance to blog, and to be honest, I didn’t have anything exciting to report anyway. But now that we’re closing in on the end of the year, I figured it was time for an update.
Life As I said in my last post, I’ve been trying to move away from freelance editing and into a more stable career. At the start of the year, I interviewed for several positions but, ultimately, nothing came of it. Then the COVID5 months ago Read more -
Blog postIt’s November, and that means summer’s almost here. I can’t say I’m looking forward to the stifling heat—if you ask me, anything beyond 24°C is too hot. Fortunately, my portable air conditioner didn’t break down from the stress I put it through last year, and that means I can sit at my computer without melting. Hooray for small victories!
The Gloaming: Post-Release Thoughts The Gloaming has been out for just over a month now. Although most of my review team vanished into thin1 year ago Read more -
Blog postAfter around 2500 hours of work, my first full novel has finally been released! If you (or someone you know) would be interested in an epic-length coming-of-age fantasy, you can check it out through the universal link here.
Release-Day Jitters If you work on a project for a long time, you get attached to it. And when it’s time for that beloved project to go out into the world, it’s not unusual to experience a momentary surge of panic. What if the advance readers forget to post their r1 year ago Read more -
Blog postHere’s a little taster to tide you over until the book is officially released. Enjoy!
– J.R. Schuyler
Chapter One It came with a strong wind on All Hallows’ Eve and again for a thousand moons thereafter. The lesser-educated among Morton’s citizens spun frightful tales of a shadow monster with crimson eyes and claws more than two feet in length. The scholars spurned their words, publicly declaring them to be nothing more than the fanciful imaginings of2 years ago Read more -
Blog postMy debut fantasy novel, The Gloaming, is now available for pre-order! It will be released on October 13, 2019. E-books will be available from Amazon, Google Books, Apple Books, etc. Paperbacks will be available from Amazon and IngramSpark (which means you can ask your local bookstore or library to order it in for you).
The Gloaming follows the adventures of Billy Porter from the ages of ten to seventeen. It is an intrusion/portal fantasy, split evenly between Earth and a seconda2 years ago Read more -
Blog postI can’t believe it’s August already. The past few months have passed in a blur of editing and excessive chocolate consumption, but I’ve finally finished The Gloaming!
The release date will be announced very, very soon, and the cover reveal will take place at the same time. Pre-orders will also go up at that time, so if you’re really keen, you can get in ahead of the game and have it automatically delivered to your e-reading device on release day. I’ll post the link as soon as it’s ava2 years ago Read more -
Blog postI’m back! It’s been a long six months, but I’m planning to put out regular content for the rest of the year. I hope you’re all having a happy, healthy, and productive 2019.
Life Update My plan for the year was to write full-time until June and then get a normal non-writing job again. That plan didn’t end up happening. In January, I was offered my dream job as a writing tutor, and there was no way I could turn it down. Due to contract issues, the job didn’t work out in the long term, b2 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe bullet missed, but it pierced his heart all the same. The desert sky painted constellations on John’s eyelids, coaxing his thoughts away from the mortal realm and drawing them inexorably closer to the cosmic foam beyond. He crested the sand dune and slid down the other side on the rubber soles of his boots.
“Alaya!”
The tiny alien girl gazed up at him with dusky eyes, kicking her feeble legs the way a gazelle does after being tackled by a lion. Showers of silver blood rain2 years ago Read more -
Blog postNovember was a bit of an odd month for writing. Real life interrupted me at every turn, so I decided to work on short stories instead of my novels-in-progress. I managed to complete three novelette-length works (two of which were aggressively edited down to 7000 words), as well as a couple of chapters on “The Wereforest Academy”.
Plans for December Continue preparing “The Gloaming” for publication Rewrite 14 chapters of “The Wereforest Academy” Rewrite 2 chapters of “The Rabbit in the Moo2 years ago Read more -
Blog postNovember is upon us again, which means Christmas is right around the corner. But first, we have National Novel Writing Month, an event that just about everyone in the writing community has heard of. For those of you who haven’t, NaNoWriMo is a month where people from all walks of life attempt to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days.
In many ways, it’s a great event. It encourages people to get into the habit of writing every day, to start (or finish) projects they’ve been putting off,2 years ago Read more
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Books By J.R. Schuyler
The Gloaming
Oct 13, 2019
$3.99
Three friends. Seven years. Countless dangers.
Wraiths are evil. At least, that’s what Billy’s father says. Billy isn’t sure what to believe—until a chance encounter thrusts him into a world filled with magic, friendship, and crushing oppression.
The wraiths are caught in a tug-of-war they can’t win. Their beloved homeland has been devastated by King Grigoth, a tyrant who will stop at nothing to keep his citizens in line. If they return, they’ll be starved and enslaved. If they stay on Earth, they’ll risk losing their magical heritage and falling victim to human cruelty.
With no way to outrun the growing threats, Billy and his friends have two choices: learn to fight back, or pay the ultimate price...
Wraiths are evil. At least, that’s what Billy’s father says. Billy isn’t sure what to believe—until a chance encounter thrusts him into a world filled with magic, friendship, and crushing oppression.
The wraiths are caught in a tug-of-war they can’t win. Their beloved homeland has been devastated by King Grigoth, a tyrant who will stop at nothing to keep his citizens in line. If they return, they’ll be starved and enslaved. If they stay on Earth, they’ll risk losing their magical heritage and falling victim to human cruelty.
With no way to outrun the growing threats, Billy and his friends have two choices: learn to fight back, or pay the ultimate price...
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When the Leaves Fall
Aug 2, 2017
$0.99
A chilling tale based on real events in 1916.
Exhausted from pushing the war machine in Europe, Arthur returns to America for some time alone in the wilderness. His wanderings were supposed to help him clear his mind; instead, they’ve left him grievously injured, destitute, and unable to hunt. A fateful meeting with a farmer leads him to accept a ride to the nearest town—but returning to civilisation may prove more difficult than it seems...
Exhausted from pushing the war machine in Europe, Arthur returns to America for some time alone in the wilderness. His wanderings were supposed to help him clear his mind; instead, they’ve left him grievously injured, destitute, and unable to hunt. A fateful meeting with a farmer leads him to accept a ride to the nearest town—but returning to civilisation may prove more difficult than it seems...
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Sleepers
Feb 19, 2017
$0.99
A medical breakthrough. A string of grisly murders. An unlikely connection.
Detective Sergeant Lincoln Knox is on the hunt for a sadistic murderer. As the body count rises, an unexpected tip leads him to Goldberg Research Laboratory, where he meets a brilliant-but-socially-stunted neuroscientist and the gravely ill patient charged to his care.
Dr. Harold Bergstrom sits at the helm of a fascinating medical trial where memories are transferred into the minds of coma patients—but despite being enormously successful, the long years of self-imposed isolation have sent him spiralling into apathy.
The desperate search for the killer inspires a reluctant partnership between the doctor and the detective. Will their combined efforts be enough to take down the notorious Nightmare Killer and end his killing spree for good?
Detective Sergeant Lincoln Knox is on the hunt for a sadistic murderer. As the body count rises, an unexpected tip leads him to Goldberg Research Laboratory, where he meets a brilliant-but-socially-stunted neuroscientist and the gravely ill patient charged to his care.
Dr. Harold Bergstrom sits at the helm of a fascinating medical trial where memories are transferred into the minds of coma patients—but despite being enormously successful, the long years of self-imposed isolation have sent him spiralling into apathy.
The desperate search for the killer inspires a reluctant partnership between the doctor and the detective. Will their combined efforts be enough to take down the notorious Nightmare Killer and end his killing spree for good?
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