R.J. Blain's Blog, page 28

Reviving the Newsletter. (New signup, from scratch.)

I am restarting my mailing list from scratch. This list will have messages sent when one of the following happens:

A new book goes up for preorder on an announced pen name.

A book is releasing soon or has recently released.

A new audiobook has released.

A secret pen name has released a title. (Users on this mailing list will not find out about the secret pen names until after the book’s release; Patreon users will still get first crack at secret pen name books.) Note: this mailing li...

Pets in Space 7 (a Preorder featuring a short novel by yours truly) plus a Chip on Her Shoulder’s upcoming discount!

To start this show, I have written a short novel entitled Life-Debt, which is in the upcoming Pets in Space 7 anthology. This anthology is a charity drive for Hero Dogs.

This is my first published foray into science fiction/space opera, so I hope you enjoy the ride.

Viva’s story will be a foundation story for an entire world of hybrid space foxes and those wise enough to charm them! (And yes, while there is a man chest, my story does not have sex on the page as usual.)

Pets in Space...

A Quick Note Re: the Error Report Form (On my site)

Hey, folks.

I’ve been wading through the error report form, and wanted to just do a quick heads up. When reporting typos, please, please, please make certain you include the title of the book. I have written (and published) over 50 books now, and it becomes very interesting if you forget the title of the book. (So far, I’ve gotten lucky with minimal opening and closing, but part of that was only due to having reread one of those books recently.)

Also, while I know some of you can’t stand r...

Aphantasia can really suck sometimes.

What is aphantasia? Aphantasia is a wiring fault in the brain that limits or completely blocks off a person’s ability to envision, recall/remember, or otherwise visualize anything in their mind. There are various stages of aphantasia. Some people can ONLY recall, and have no visual imagination. Some people can’t recall but have some ability to ‘create pictures in their head.’ Some people can’t remember what something smells, tastes, or feels like.

I have complete aphantasia. This means I ...

Upcoming releases, Answering Questions about Patreon and Pen Names, and some other important stuff.

Hey, folks.

First, as it seems many of you missed the pinned post on Facebook or the post (in the menu) about upcoming releases, please refer to this post. It explains the order I am working on books that are not up for preorder. The post regarding the release schedule for the Magical Romantic Comedy series can be found here.

Hopefully everyone reads this, but I will not be answering any more questions about novel releases. Seriously. Stop messaging me about it in private. I’m getting mult...

Upcoming Magical Romantic Comedies (with a body count) and when to expect them.

Please note that this is a basic guideline and may be subject to change.

#20: Doggone Mess – Releases May 16, 2023.

#21: 101 Ways to Die (with some other tales of those characters tossed in for fun) – Expect August 2023, roughly.

#22: Whiskers on Kittens: December 25, 2023

#23: Dragon Her Heels: The Tuesday the Week of May 16, 2024

#25: On Point: December 25, 2024

#26: Probable Caws: The Tuesday the Week of May 16, 2025

#27: Cobra Chicken: December 25, 2025

#28: The Heir ...

Last call for Kickstarter Surveys & Other News!

If you backed in one of the tiers receiving anything from my kickstarter, you should have received your survey. If not, please check your kickstarter email address for the link. If you are 100% sure you checked, confirm through this link. If it throws an error, you’re using the wrong email address. If you are using an Apple privacy protection link, you must use the apple privacy protection email address to gain access to your surveys.

If you want to purchase signed books, you may do so at $25...

My Reading List for July 2022.

For something a little different, I’m actually making effort to force myself to have fun reading, etc, etc. So, I’m going to share my reading list with you.

I will put a * beside the books I’ve read and loved and have included in the lists so I know I’ll have SOMETHING I’ll love during the month. The Something New category was, admittedly, all books I found on Amazon that were being given away by the author. One is a reverse harem, and I will list it as (RH) next to it. I don’t normally r...

Tasty treats from Dirty Deeds 2!

I already gave you a tasty treat of a teaser from my contribution to Dirty Deeds 2, but to start your weekend with some fun… the starters to the other stories in the set. (Spoiler alert: they’re all good and fun!!)

From Putting the Chic in Psychic by Diana Pharaoh Francis:

I couldn’t deny I was having a damned good start to the day. My fake mother—aka Aunty Mommy—remained dead and had thus far been unable to rise from the grave and haunt me; my savagely vandalized business was under recons...

Dirty Deeds 2 has released!

Hey, folks! We’ve made it! It’s finally here! The next installment of the Magical Romantic Comedy series (a short novel skirting novel territory, because I was bad and the book turned out longer than the novella planned for…) is here! Hooray! My contribution to the Dirty Deeds 2 anthology is entitled 101 Ways to Die, and it takes place shortly after the events of Plaidypus. Here is a snippet for your enjoyment!

Captain Hugh Frankson of the NYPD stormed to my desk and slapped a file down on th...