Posts Tagged ‘grants’

Rami Ungar the Writer: Twelve Years Since Creation!!!

Posted: August 2, 2023 in Living and Life, Progress Report, Reflections
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Happy Birthday to the blog,
Happy Birthday to the blog,
Happy Birthday to Rami Ungar the Writer,
Happy Birthday to the blog.

So yeah, it’s been exactly twelve years since this blog was created. Hard to believe, right?

For those of you who don’t know, I first created this blog a few weeks before I was supposed to start college at Ohio State. I was sitting in the library down the road from my mom’s house, on one of their computers, and signed up for WordPress. I had barely any idea what I was doing back then. I had just heard that having a blog might be a good way to build an audience for when I published my first book (which I always considered an inevitability).

Even so, I consider that moment a turning point in my nascent career. Before then, while I had had one paid publication and some unpaid publications prior to the blog, I was still just writing on my parents’ computers and those who knew me as a writer were confined to my social circles. But beginning with my blog, I was able to start making connections with people from around the world. Blogging opened my world, and was essential in me making the connections that would help me grow as a writer and as a person.

Today, at the time of this writing, my blog has over two-thousand posts, over fourteen hundred subscribers, and gets between fifteen hundred and two-thousand views per month. And over the last year, this blog has seen me through so many things in my life: all the editing on Hannah and Other Stories; the publication of That Which Cannot Be Undone, my dragon bat story, and The Dedication of the High Priestess; the audio book for The Pure World Comes was released; I celebrated my first Halloween, Hanukkah, and Passover in my condo, among other things; I took part in the Face of Horror contest and The Great Editing; I went to my first ever Stoker Con; I celebrated several big publishing anniversaries, including The Quiet Game‘s ten-year release anniversary; and, as I announced the other day, I got a grant from the Greater Columbus Arts Council.

I wonder what will happen in the next year? Obviously, Hannah is due out next month, and I have big hopes for that book. But what else? I was invited to submit to an anthology, but we’ll see if that story gets accepted or fits the publisher’s vision for the anthology. And I have a number of stories I need to edit and start shopping around, so hopefully that goes well. And I want to try and finish writing Crawler, the mummy novel I started last year.

Whatever happens, I know I’ll have the support of so many amazing readers and writers behind me. Reading this blog, reading my books, and leaving their thoughts in comments and reviews.

Speaking of which, if you would like to preorder Hannah and Other Stories, or you would like to check out any of my books that are already available, I’ll leave links below. And if you like what you read, please leave a review online so I know what you thought.

That’s all for now, my Followers of Fear. Until next time, good night, happy anniversary, and pleasant nightmares!

Hannah and Other Stories: Preorder here

The Pure World Comes: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, Goodreads, Audible, Chirp, BingeBooks, LIbro.Fm, Storytel, Palace Marketplace, Hoopla, Vivlio, Smashwords, Thalia, Scribd, Spotify

Rose: Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada, Audible, B&N

Snake: Amazon, Createspace, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Smashwords, and Kobo

The Quiet Game: Amazon, Createspace, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Smashwords, and Kobo

I Was Awarded a Grant!!!

Posted: July 29, 2023 in Living and Life, Writing
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Well, I didn’t expect to be posting again until Wednesday (something special happening that day), but I couldn’t help myself. I have some wonderful news!

The Greater Columbus Arts Council, or GCAC, is a local organization that supports the arts in Columbus and all of central Ohio, including writers such as myself. And a couple of times a year, they give grants to artists and organizations in the area. I received a grant last year, and it was very helpful. So when I heard I could apply for another grant even after just getting one, I decided to try.

Late Friday night, I learned I would be awarded another grant, and for the full amount I asked for!

I am so happy and grateful to GCAC for supporting my writing career. I love writing, but it can get a tad expensive. Especially when you wish to attend events or you need stock for those events. Or you just want a business card! It means a lot to me that GCAC is helping me afford those things and therefore reaching my dreams of writing full time.

As for what I’ll be putting the money I receive towards, it’ll be going towards purchasing author copies, advertising and marketing materials/services, and paying for booths at conventions. Since those are mostly what I spend money on (besides hotels when I travel), this grant will be so helpful.

Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know. If you would like to learn more about GCAC, you can check out their website here. Once again, thanks to GCAC for the generous grant. I will use it to scare more people than ever before.

Until next time, Followers of Fear, good night and pleasant nightmares.