R.J. Blain's Blog, page 53
December 19, 2019
We like to tease humans. Yes, yes we do like to tease humans.
No context for you:
“They watch romantic comedies while eating ice cream?”
“You should not sound so exited about this.”
I couldn’t imagine men so confident in their masculinity they would go to a romantic comedy flick in a pack without shame. While eating their arch nemesis. “Like hell I shouldn’t! You’re the reason there are no decent single men left? You stole them, you turned them into vampires, and you keep them under lock and key. You’re wretched. No, you’re not just wretched. You are a...
December 18, 2019
Behind the Scenes: Blood Bound
Some books, like Steel Heart, are feral. Others, like Blood Bound, are unicorns.
The female still has a lot of work to do on the book, but she is really enjoying the work. Unlike all of her other books, she has been naming the chapters after funny or amusing lines from the chapter. Some are deliberately misleading, some are just purely representative of what can be found.
To entice you beautiful bastards into taking the dive and joining the female on her first adventure into a world filled...
December 17, 2019
Snippet: Blood Bound
Dear humans,
The female was left unattended with Blood Bound.
This is the result:
“Weres are a good one. It depends on their base species for them. Werewolves are common, and honestly, they’re all bark and little bite. You can make a werewolf happy with a promise to rub their belly while offering them a steak. A werecobra, on the other hand, would rather just eat you.”
Blood Bound: A Lowrance Vampires Novel
When the female is left unattended with a book, things get weird.
Werecobra weird.
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December 16, 2019
Updates, Giveaways, Stuff. (The Furred & Frond Management is tired.)
Dear humans,
Today, we are so tired that we are not sharing a picture of our handsome selves. Instead, you get a picture of the female’s new fox pewter mug, which she is currently drinking water out of.
She is so tired she’s not capable of hitting the buttons on the whistle thing that makes water hot so she can make tea.
Yeah, it’s a day today.
In other news, the female went to the Dicken’s Faire in San Francisco yesterday, and she had a great time. She got a PINK tea pot when she did...
December 3, 2019
Every Book is Different: the Tale of a Feral Novel.
Dear humans,
Steel Heart has bitten. It will bite again. It is a feral novel, and it is doing its best to kill the female. So far, the female is holding her ground.
This is the tale of a feral novel, and the challenges the female faces forcing it to life through abuse, battery, CPR, and other story-writing methods.
It began with an easy 5,000 words. The first chapter flowed out, and everything was just dandy. The female had planned the beginning long ago, right along with the end and most of...
November 26, 2019
Dear humans, I’ve Been Bad.
Dear humans,
I’ve been very naughty. Some ten to twelve days ago, I helped the female work on Double Trouble during the final stages of production. I walked on the keyboard.
This resulted in the female going through and removing my inclusions. Unfortunately-or fortunately, depending on how you feel about this-she didn’t notice I’d hit ‘page down’ several times as part of my creative alterations in Double Trouble.
As a result, I0 appeared in chapter two instead of simply I.
As I was naughty...
November 16, 2019
20Booksto50K in Las Vegas: the Sneaky Kitty Critic’s Con Report.
Dear humans,
The female dared to leave us again for a few days. We have planned our revenge, and we have begun launching our offensive. This morning, we slept directly on her feet in an attempt to cut off circulation to her toes so they would fall off. Our plan failed, but we will try again this evening.
She didn’t take any actual pictures of the convention. She was too busy learning things and working on various books. But, she took this picture of an illicit present she purchased for herself when her fli...
November 11, 2019
State of the Blain Address: What’s going on, coming up, and going down. Plus updated list of preorders.
Dear humans,
Tomorrow, the female leaves for 20 Books to 50k in Las Vegas. She’ll be on two panels, and she’s really looking forward to it. It should be a great deal of fun for her. If you’re attending, please keep an eye out for her. (But be aware she is not available immediately following her Researching History for Writing panel on Tuesday; she has a business date. She’s also not available at 7:30 on Tuesday for the same reason, and won’t be found near Sam’s Town on Wednesday, as she has dinner arrangements.)
...November 8, 2019
Shadowed Flame is on sale for $0.99.
Dear humans,
Bookbub thought the idea of a color blind heroine with a magic problem (and eventual wolf problem) to be a pretty cool idea, so they picked it up for a featured deal! Hooray!
For the Witch & Wolf fans, this is a good way to convince your friends to try the world out!
If you haven’t had a chance to grab a copy of this title yet, you can swing on over to Bookbub to pick your favorite vendor and get yours while it’s still discounted.
This is what they had to say about the book:
fans,From a USA Today bestselling author: Though Matia can’t see c...a USA
November 3, 2019
A Love Letter to World Fantasy Convention (2019)
Hey, everyone. This is RJ at the helm for today’s post. The cats are convinced I am dead, and they are comforting my husband, who is obviously bereft without me being there every single minute of the day. (So much feline drama…)
This is a love letter (perhaps of the unrequited type) to World Fantasy Con, and if you’re a reader hoping to attend, or perhaps a self-publishing author hoping to attend, you may want to keep reading. Or not.
unicorn in the moonlight Dear World Fantasy Con,
It is 4:45 PM. The Awards Banquet...
