R.J. Blain's Blog, page 30

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...

Hoofin’ It (A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count)) is on sale for $0.99!

You can grab a copy now over at Amazon. Other vendors are coming soon with the same discount. (At last check, they hadn’t processed the sale yet, but it should be within the next 24-48 hours, roughly.)

Also, on June 10, Playing with Fire (book 1 in series) will be discounted on Amazon.com only as a Kindle Daily Deal, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Happy reading, y’all.

Missed the Kickstarter? In the US? Preorder store is here!

Shipping rates: $3.50 per book to the US. $20-something per book to Canada. $20-Something per book to the Netherlands. $20-something per book to the UK. This is how much it currently costs to ship, and these are the countries I was able to get solidified shipping prices for. (I am not eating the shipping costs on this, sorry.)

If the shipping rates haven’t scared you off yet… the trade paperback ‘preorder’ store is now available over at backerkit. Books are $25 per just like in the kickstart...