Ramesh Nyberg's Blog
January 27, 2024
I decide to join (modern) civilization
Let's face it, self-publishing can't be done with a dinosaur mentality.
For me, this means that I have to fully embrace the wonders of social media and use it to create buzz about my book. Don't get me wrong, I've been using Facebook and Twitter (X) for years, and I'm comfortable with it. I have, however, ignored TikTok and Instagram, until now. Recent research has taught me that TikTok is an effective tool for people--authors in particular--to promote themselves and their work. So, swallowing my own medicine and doing what I always tell my students to do: "grow your brain!" That's my mantra in the classroom; never be afraid to learn new things, whether that's a new skill or just a new word. If you've done that, you've created a new connection in your brain, and you are "better than yesterday."
Time to heed my own advice. Therefore, my friends, I now embark on a new TikTok journey, and I'm excited about it. I think I've learned enough from YouTube and TikTok itself, to launch my own campaign for Badge, Tie, and Gun: Life and Death Journeys of a Miami Detective. You be the judge, please. Let me know. Give me ideas, tips, hints, and stuff you think I can do better, including things you think TikTok viewers like to hear and see. I would appreciate it. My TikTok account is @MiamiAuthor.
As Jackie Gleason used to say, "And away we go!"
For me, this means that I have to fully embrace the wonders of social media and use it to create buzz about my book. Don't get me wrong, I've been using Facebook and Twitter (X) for years, and I'm comfortable with it. I have, however, ignored TikTok and Instagram, until now. Recent research has taught me that TikTok is an effective tool for people--authors in particular--to promote themselves and their work. So, swallowing my own medicine and doing what I always tell my students to do: "grow your brain!" That's my mantra in the classroom; never be afraid to learn new things, whether that's a new skill or just a new word. If you've done that, you've created a new connection in your brain, and you are "better than yesterday."
Time to heed my own advice. Therefore, my friends, I now embark on a new TikTok journey, and I'm excited about it. I think I've learned enough from YouTube and TikTok itself, to launch my own campaign for Badge, Tie, and Gun: Life and Death Journeys of a Miami Detective. You be the judge, please. Let me know. Give me ideas, tips, hints, and stuff you think I can do better, including things you think TikTok viewers like to hear and see. I would appreciate it. My TikTok account is @MiamiAuthor.
As Jackie Gleason used to say, "And away we go!"
April 15, 2021
Introduction
Greetings all...
There is probably no more prevalent genre/subject matter in entertainment (including books) than police work. In that heading I include non-fiction accounts of investigations, murder cases, criminal trials and all matters related to criminal law stories.
The problem is that most authors don't "get it right." I spent 27 years of my life in law enforcement, and 22 of those were as a homicide investigator. People ask me if I've "seen it all." If not, I'm pretty sure I've seen most of it.
I'm not here to deliberately correct anyone (though I'm happy to review someone's work and make suggestions), but I think writing realistically is a good idea. Getting certain details wrong can derail a reader--it certainly does for me. I've started many a good-looking crime fiction work and ended up putting it down because the author didn't do their research.
I digress.
I'm really here to introduce myself, and my first short book, "The Ten-Must Haves To be a Great Detective." This actually started out as a training manual for private investigators. I started my own agency after I retired from police work, and I wanted my investigators to do things right, and at a professional level. After I started this training manual, it morphed into a book, and I said, "why not?"
I'm working on a second book about Cold Case investigations, and I've got some material stirring in my head for at least a novel or two in the near future.
Feel free to reach out!
There is probably no more prevalent genre/subject matter in entertainment (including books) than police work. In that heading I include non-fiction accounts of investigations, murder cases, criminal trials and all matters related to criminal law stories.
The problem is that most authors don't "get it right." I spent 27 years of my life in law enforcement, and 22 of those were as a homicide investigator. People ask me if I've "seen it all." If not, I'm pretty sure I've seen most of it.
I'm not here to deliberately correct anyone (though I'm happy to review someone's work and make suggestions), but I think writing realistically is a good idea. Getting certain details wrong can derail a reader--it certainly does for me. I've started many a good-looking crime fiction work and ended up putting it down because the author didn't do their research.
I digress.
I'm really here to introduce myself, and my first short book, "The Ten-Must Haves To be a Great Detective." This actually started out as a training manual for private investigators. I started my own agency after I retired from police work, and I wanted my investigators to do things right, and at a professional level. After I started this training manual, it morphed into a book, and I said, "why not?"
I'm working on a second book about Cold Case investigations, and I've got some material stirring in my head for at least a novel or two in the near future.
Feel free to reach out!
