R.J. Blain's Blog, page 35

Want the entire Royal States series for $7? 24 hour special only.

Dear humans,

The female is at it with kickstarter again… except this time, she’s an author in an anthology, and she’s offering all backers a copy of the first 8 books in the Royal States series. (The whole shebang.) Backers who contribute $7 or more dollars in one of the tiers will be able to grab this deal.

Yeah. That’s worth it. Eight books for the price of two. Doooo eeeeeet.

The female also posted on facebook… something about two backers being awesome enough to get a handwritten sho...

Various Updates (Runaway: Royal States), Book News, Yada Yada.

Dear humans,

The female has a call in 10 minutes, so we’re going to make this brief.

As the Kickstarter includes Runaway for print editions, the current goal is to have it ready for release at the same time the orders for the kickstarter are fulfilled. So, as such, it’s available as a trade paperback preorder there. If you are in the Fantasy Worlds of R.J. Blain group on facebook, you can read about a secret handshake for mass markets. (They’re the first-come, first-loved group along w...

Kickstarter: Trade Paperbacks of Royal States and Magical Romantic Comedies.

Dear humans,

The female had, before posting the poll, set up a minimum goal of 20 people saying ‘yes’ before she would start the kickstarter.

It took you approximately ten minutes to have 20 yeses.

She is sulking in a corner.

You have until the evening of September 30, 2021 to help gather the require funding needed to publish trade paperbacks.

Cost: $25 per book plus shipping.

Shipping Locations: Only select tiers get international shipping, because international shipping f...

Kickstarter: Trade Edition Paperbacks for Mag Rom Com & Royal States

Click here. Answer yes or no.

We’re keeping it simple today. Each cover is $100 for the designer work, about $50 extra for other garbage I have to do to make them happen. I’m tacking on a 25% “I have to put up with this” fee, and the entire amount will be increased by whatever percentage backerkit and kickstarter will take. It’ll be in the kickstarter, assuming there is sufficient interest.

I am not footing this bill myself, because paperbacks don’t sell all that well for me because I’m an...

Writing Tips and Patreon.

Dear humans,

Princess here.

The female did not allow me to eat her cell phone last night. This is how I feel about that.

I am planning how to get my teeth on her phone. I will update you with more information later. I successfully landed one bite while she attempted to do something called ‘read a book.’ I wasn’t being pet, so this reading a book stuff is just nonsense.

For now, we of the Furred & Frond Management wanted to update you on how the female will be operating parts of t...

Outfoxed is on sale!

Current Price: $0.99. Sale is currently scheduled to end on Sunday night. You can take advantage of this sale at all major retailers, including Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Apple Books.

Death is a way of life outside of the safety of Inner Tulsa, and Jade means to keep flipping Mother Nature off until old age claims her. With one eye always on the sky, the last thing she needs is a pack of bounty hunters out for her living head. With no idea of why anyone would want her, her wits might keep her...

A Guide to my Patreon!

Hey, folks.

I went to the beach yesterday, and I took this picture out of the open window of the truck. No phones were dropped or damaged during this reckless photography session. (The husband has learned my battery recharges REALLY well at the beach, so he’s taking me to the beach once a month so I can play in the sand and hunt for seashells. I literally have the best husband. (The beach we like is 45 minutes away from our home in each direction.)

The past few days have been dedicated...

Behind the Scenes: Choosing what to write next. Plus a Patreon…

You’re getting the human today for several reasons. First, I’m tired, second, the cats are tired, and third… we’re all tired here. That’s okay. Mostly.

Over the past few days, there have been a lot of questions, especially regarding series, stuff I need to work on and haven’t yet, and how I decide what I’m working on next.

As you saw in a prior post, I’m doing a lot of ‘finishing older stuff’ work in 2022. Sequels I haven’t written, continuations of series that never sold well, etc, et...

Updated Book Order form – now including Swag Orders!

Hey, folks. So, in an effort to make my life easier, I have revamped the order form for the 20Booksto50k convention. With a twist.

If you have already filled out the old form, you don’t need to do anything. However, if you DO fill out the new form, I will disregard the old form outside of checking the notes field that was present there. So, if you already did it, you’re good. But if you want to know how much the books will cost, PLEASE check out the new form.

1: the form includes the price...

The Process of Writing a Book.

Dear humans,

This is my new hobby. I ask my furless mommy to put the cold thing on my eye because it hurts, and then we sit quietly for ten minutes until it stops hurting. My furless mommy isn’t the brightest, because the first time I asked for the cold thing, she gave me food of the treat variety. I accepted her offering before trying again.

I’m feeling better today, and I’m pleased I’m capable of training the human to properly care for me. Now that I have confirmed we are being prope...