R.A. McCandless's Blog, page 3
August 25, 2020
No, Really. This Time It IS the END of the Batman Franchise!!11
[Mini-rant] People get so angry about a particular actor being given an acting role in a film and
Will the real Batman please stand up? Please stand up?
asked to act!
It's almost as if they've only seen that actor in one thing and can't think of him/her acting in anything else. And yet, they do. They do act in other things. That's why their job is called "acting" and they are called "actors" and they take on roles that they like (or want) and that other people casting them in those roles believe t...
August 24, 2020
Roe Bushey Reviews BENEATH A FEARFUL MOON
Wow! BENEATH A FEARFUL MOONreceived a very nice five-star review over the weekend. 
Not sure about the braces, though!As a fan of steampunk, it’s very humbling to hear that someone new to the genre not only picked your book, but found it compelling enough to read more of the same:
This was my first steampunk book and it won't be my last. The character of Aubrey Hartman was engaging, and likable without being a pollyanna. She also has some depth to her character which was teased at in this novella...
August 20, 2020
Rob's Mini-Movie Reviews
Movies. I LOVE movies. There's not much I'd rather be doing than watching a movie. There are
Yippie-ki-yi-yay.a couple of things, but they are few and far between.
When I was younger, I loved the theater-going experience. I couldn’t always afford that, but my college roommate and I would spend what little hard cash we had on renting videos. That’s right, kids. Back in the old days, we had to actually go to a bricks-and-mortar store and browse a limited selection of VHS cassette movies.
The only t...
August 13, 2020
Beneath a Fearful Moon Gets Five Stars
Aww, thanks Carol! What a wonderful review of BENEATH A FEARFUL MOON:
Have you ever danced with the Fae
under the fearful moonlight?
I know a lady you really need to meet. I strongly suggest you allow author R. A. McCandless to introduce you to Aubrey Hartmann, a decorated war hero with a wide streak of practicality. She, and her clockwork leg, are well worth your time. The star of two previous novels (which I also recommend, if you are interested) makes her latest appearance in Beneath a Fearfu...
August 11, 2020
Release Day - Beneath a Fearful Moon
It’s release day!
She seems nice!
The Moon's is Waning Gibbous, the first phase after the Full Moon. This will last about a week, with the illumination growing less and less until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with about half its illumination.
This is ALSO one of the most exciting days for most authors. It’s probably second only to “I’ve been accepted by a publisher/agent” day.
Today is the day and the novella is BENEATH A FEARFUL MOON. Here’s an excerpt for your reading enjoyment:
Across ...
August 10, 2020
Beneath a Fearful Moon - Release Information
August is moving fast and faster.
Constable Aubrey Hartmann
walks the Aqualinne streets again!
I want to start by thanking you all for your continued support with both the Del books and the new Aubrey books. 2019 was a banner year for me as an author, and that was only possible through everyone’s support. Together, we achieved Amazon best-seller status in various countries around the world. The new covers for the FLAMES OF PERDITION series were released to rousing praise, and THE CLOCKWORK DETECTI...
August 7, 2020
Novella Is A Go!
“I declare this manuscript is clean.”
That was Maer, my publisher, after we had ironed out the last of the changes for my novella BENEATH A FEARFUL MOON an Aubrey Hartmann story. Back cover blurb will be ready soon. Cover art will be ready soon.
I'll be providing dates for the reveals as they are given to me.
In the meantime, here’s a small teaser to whet your steampunk appetite:
Pulled from the mill pond, the corpse was bloated, swollen into a horrible caricature with a bluish-gray pallor. A...
August 4, 2020
Interview With Lunatics & Monsters Podcast
Hey, hey, hey!
Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
The interview I did with Lunatics & Monsters is live and ready for your listening pleasure.
Let me know what you think!
August 3, 2020
A Few Good August Announcements
A few quick notes:
No princess.First, the cover art for BENEATH A FEARFUL MOON will release in a week or two. I’m not exactly certain the date, but things are moving fast, so stay tuned.
Second, the novella itself—the same BENEATH A FEARFUL MOON—will release in the next two months. Again, not certain as we’re tearing it up, but likewise stay tuned.
That’s all for now.
Thanks for staying tuned!
July 31, 2020
Interview with Lunatics and Monsters - Available August 4, 2020
This is fun!
My friend, Roe Bushey, asked me to do an interview earlier this year, and we knocked it out, and then I promptly forgot all about it.
I can’t even remember what we talked about. I mean, I know it was writing and publishing and stuff, but I don’t recall the specifics.
My notes say that we did it in early May, which would have been very close to the beginning of the lockdown. It’s not that I do so many of them that I can’t tell them apart. I have done quite a few, more than I ever tho...
