R.M. Putnam author of the Destiny's Warriors Series

Welcome to my world

This page is all about me...
R.M. Putnam
(Rose Marie Putnam)

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See pictures of my family and information as to my future books.

I am happy to answer questions and reply to comments:

email:
r m.putnam@yahoo.com

I took great pleasure in writing

Destiny's Warriors

series

. Celt

myth and the

wonderment

Pagan

culture

sent me on a

curiosity

voyage

, to learn about many cultures and folklore, within

Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

The brutality of human sacrifice to appease the gods is a part of history that

horrific. And,

the

idea of Gods having to deal with the same emotional issues

mortal

man was fascinating for

me to

create. This wonderful journey into

mystical

realms

guided me to continue and finish the

saga. I tell

about

enchanted

warriors,

mystical

creatures,

heartache, betrayal and rivalry.

You'll

cry, cringe

fear

and feel in awe at

the

romance as

you

read my tale. I hope

you enjoy reading

Destiny's Warriors.

May a Rainbow be your guide down destiny's path.

R. M. Putnam

About R.M. Putnam:
I am 66 years old.
Born on November 14, 1954

I live in the Pacific Northwest and enjoy traveling,
writing, and independent study in subjects such as: history, mythology, sociology, and
folklore.

My favorite things to do are watching science fiction,
action, and horror movies, going out to restaurants, and photography.

The beginnings of a story

for me

pop up in the most unlikely places. I see or hear

something and then go into my, "What if" mode. But as for writing fantasy

that was

complete accident because my first love was Science Fiction.

I went back to college when I was 39 years old. That first semester, sitting in my

history

class

the instructor assigned

to write a paper on an American

Holiday, it's

origin and so

forth. Well, it was the first week of October so

of course

thought

Halloween. Off to the

library I went to do research and there I became

mesmerized

in ancient history,

mythology

and folklore

My research took a few weeks as my study into history opened up to Pre-Christan

times

back to Paganism where Halloween started. As I read the information

in awe

Celtic history

and folklore

sent me on my

"What If"

mode

The paper I finally turned in went from fact to fiction. My instructor gave me a C- a

passing

grade for all the work and effort I put into the paper but

told me

Halloween is

NOT an

American Holiday

. Moreover, since I went from fact to fiction I

was lucky to still get a

passing grade

The instructor explained,

I should have written

about

Thanksgiving, or

Independence day etc. I was disappointed with the grade

until

told me that he

loved

paper and that I should complete the story for

publication.

That was all the

encouragement

I needed as I embarked into writing my

fantasy

novel that grew into

series over the

following

twenty

years.

bsessed with my story building fermenting in my mind

every free moment became

dedicated to writing. I was never without my note book. I wrote my story out long

hand

during fifteen minutes breaks at work and during my lunch hour. Often I’d wake

up in the

middle of the night with an idea and quickly took to writing in my note book.

Fearing failure, embarrassment and not wanting to be laughed at for pursuing a

dream

that might never come true

became a

closet writer

keeping my literary

ambitions

secret from everyone I knew

except my sons. It took many years of

dedication, proof

rereading, revision after revision but I made the dream

come

true.

My message to aspiring writers is: You can succeed if you persevere and not let

obstacles

or rejection affect you. It might take a while but you can do it.

Never did I imagine I would write fantasy but there you have it. You never know

when

story is about to be born or where it will take you

and t

hat is the wonderment

and

joy

being a writer.

~R.M. Putnam

Thank you for visiting my website and wanting to know something about me and my interests.

Contact me at:
rm.putnam@yahoo.com

Having worked as a
kindergarten and
pre-school teacher of
course R.M. Putnam takes
an interest in Juvenile
Fiction too.

"I like the idea of a gentle
grandfather, that finds
happiness in telling the
local children stories.
I created Mr. Pembry. He
tells stories of fantasy
and adventure that teach
morals, respect and
proper behavior."

Destiny's Warriors is the creation of R.M. Putnam. Her study into mythology, history and myth
guided her to create the plot, characters and the continuing saga.

Michael W. Valadez is the illustrator and co-writer. His intensive study of the martial arts and
interests in battle strategy and swordsmanship quickened the story with a sense of realism. In
addition, he also contributed to research and character building.