R.K. Thorne's Blog, page 4
September 16, 2020
New story, new giveaway, new notebooks
Before I get to my usual burbling about office supplies, you should know that I have a new short story in the BEYOND THE STARS anthology, out now. This is a great anthology that’s been around for several years. My story is sci-fi, set in the same universe as the Audacity Saga, but with all new characters. It does feature a familiar setting, though: Molyarch Station!
If you’d like to read about a young thief that gets stood up on a first date… and finds a dead body instead… check out the a...
August 17, 2020
Things I tried to be science fictiony about in my book and found they already existed
Before I tell you about how to buy fully automated bartender robots, here’s some quick updates on my writing.
Updates on stories still growing:
Work continues on Dagger‘s sequel Clanblades 2I’ve also written about 33k on Audacity 4 as well. That’s about 33% of a “normal” length novel.I’m tinkering with another story in the Enslaved Chronicles world too… We’ll see if it goes somewhere. Also working on editing and formatting some deleted scenes and stories to share with you in some different...
June 13, 2020
WRATH is here!
No, not Wrath of Khan. It’s the third volume in the Audacity Saga.
The wait has been long, but I hope it was worth it. Get the book at any of the following!
Amazon USAmazon UKAmazon AUSAmazon CAAmazon DEAmazon FR
The paperback is with my graphic designers, so hopefully that will be available in a week or two. So looking forward to holding this massive brick in my hands.
CHILD OF WRATH has topped out at 178,000 words. Here’s a few funny / hopefully interesting behind the scenes tidb...
April 23, 2020
Audacity 3 Cover and Title Reveal
Ta da! This book baby is reaching gestation.
Im going to keep this short, so I can spend more time getting books written. Im losing a lot of my usual time on crisis schooling my kiddos, which is a massive adventure in and of itself, but fortunately progress is continuing. The second book of CLANBLADES is moving along nicely, and the edits on CHILD OF WRATH are allllmost there. Fingers crossed nothing even crazier than a PANDEMIC happens, and this book should be ready soon.
Anything look a...
March 25, 2020
Poll Results, New Short Scene, and Some Things To Do
Check out the glorious new cover art!
February 26, 2020
Audacity bonuses poll, a snippet, and how my Valentine’s Day was almost ruined
AUDACITY 3 is making its way to my editor, and oh, my, how I love this book!
And that means I’ve got some new words on AUDACITY 4, which will hopefully be the final book in the saga, as well as new Clanblades words being forged as we speak… Well, okay, an hour ago. I’ve missed writing fantasy so much!
Next month, we should have the AUDACITY 3 title and cover reveal, if not the pre-order available! So hang in there, and sign up for the newsletter if you haven’t already to get notified. Until...
January 10, 2020
New Year, New Goals, New Progress
Happy New Year! Who makes New Year’s Resolutions? I’ve heard it’s the minority of people. I used to make resolutions, but in the last few years, I’ve evolved to a set of yearly goals that I track all year long. I actually have a giant document on my wiki with priorities and daily actions for each goal, because I’m a total nerd like that. 
January 8, 2020
On Creating and (Accidentally) Hurting People
Some musings as a writer. I read / listened to a few things that happened in parallel this week thats got me thinking on when the art we create hurts people, why that happens, and what to do about it.
There was a pretty big scandal that exploded in the Romance Writers of America just before Christmasbig enough that the whole thing may implode. Board members resigned, people left the organization, member chapters called for the resignation of the current and incoming presidents of the...
On Creating and Hurting People
Some musings as a writer. I read / listened to a few things that happened in parallel this week that’s got me thinking on when the art we create hurts people, why that happens, and what to do about it.
There was a pretty big scandal that exploded in the Romance Writers of America just before Christmas–big enough that the whole thing may implode. Board members resigned, people left the organization, member chapters called for the resignation of the current and incoming presidents of the...
December 12, 2019
New Store! And Updates
The last month and change has been quite busy around here. First off, I’m excited to announce I tinkered around and made an Etsy shop! I made some mugs. And a bag.
These are based on some fan suggestions but let me know what else I should make. And if you’d like to win one, click here!
In other news, I’m heads down trying to finish Audacity 3, but this book is giving me quite the challenge! At 131,000 words and counting, it’s 31,000 words longer than I expected it to be, and although I’m at...
