Hey guys! James Ryan here...

Well, what can I say? It’s been an interesting week to say the least.

Lately, my life has been a tad bit on the hectic side anyway, what with finishing the book and all (thanks to everyone for putting up with me over the past few months), and I really wish I could say that it’s about to get a whole lot easier, but somehow I seriously doubt it. At least, that’s my prediction anyway.

Therefore, I really just wanted to enjoy the “calm before the storm” and partake in a little quality time with my son Jacob, before my life starts to get any busier.

Gee…can you tell that I’m expecting an insane reaction to my book? lol

Last week, my son turned 14, and we had such a great time last summer at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston, that I really wanted to be able to enjoy the Fan Expo with him again in Toronto without having to worry about anything else this weekend—especially work.

Hence the reason why I chose to release my new self-published book, DESOLATE WARRIOR: The Inspirational Story of Will Ribeiro, at midnight tonight, immediately following the UFC 129 main event.

Jacob and I had a really great time over the weekend, and we met a lot of really great people at the Expo as well. Being there with my son definitely helped me to appreciate just how unique and great this sport truly is. Plus, it always gives me great pleasure to be able to share these exciting experiences with him—first hand.

Oh and something really funny happened today at the Fan Expo.

I was passing by the ECW Press booth (they publish books such as the MMA Encyclopaedia, written by Jonathan Snowden) and I stopped to make a little inquiry:

“Do you guys have the new Will Ribeiro book?” I asked.

“Nope, but I hear it’s REALLY good,” the man replied.

I thought that was pretty funny, especially considering that no one has even read the book yet—especially him.

But let’s hope he’s right anyway. lol


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