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November 2023 News

Happy November. If this news update has a theme it's Online Store, because between now and next month, that is my priority. 

"I see you failed to prioritize fixing this butt-ugly blog."

Your eyes are working. That's terrific. We should celebrate. I'll get started on party favors.

Writing

V&V's audiobook is underway, and we're in so deep I don't mind spilling some beans. I'm working with Jonathan Waters (click to see his site), and he's doing a tremendous job. Not just tremendous as in large characte...

October 2023 News

David why does it look so different around here? It used to look like this:

Yeah. I made some changes that I couldn't unmake.  

I don't like it.

Frankly, me neither so expect it to change forthwith.

WritingV&V: book 1

V&V seems to be doing swimmingly. I don't have much basis for comparison other than ASH, released a lifetime ago. ASH has more ratings and reviews but V&V has significantly more sales. It's almost like I'm famouser but wrote a sh!ttier book.

that's right. #1. Geoff Bezos called me person...

September 2023 News

Merry Christmas! That's what some people will say in several months. Not today obviously. That would be ridiculous and confusing. 

Then why'd you say it? You love Christmas or something?

Not especially. I just struggle with opening these news posts sometimes and give randomness a vote.

Writing

August 4th I published Violence & Vigilance, a gritty epic fantasy featuring Irdessa the Undying - daughter of the strategist Andelsior of Vim, partner of Torvald the Tactician, slayer of beasts and bastards a...

August 2023 News

Happy August. 

Last month I told ya I hoped to transform a Word document into a digital book, and a physical book. I'm happy to report IT IS DONE!

Writing

V&V launches in thee days. 

look at that beaut

ARC readers will be called!

Promotions will be launched! (you've probably already seen one)

Copies will be shipped to the elite! 

I will demand that you buy it or I'll unfriend you in real life with violence. (that just means I'll smash that unfriend button really hard)

I pulled a bicep taking this pic

I am...

An interview with Kraus the Thirsty Bandit, from V&V

Hi fam. VIOLENCE & VIGILANCE is available for preorder in Ebook at this moment. Physical versions are on the way. 

DB Rook, fellow author and blogger, has invited one of V&V's characters for an interview. I decided it should be none other than Irdessa the Undying, a crowd favorite at the world famous battle arena Keswal. 

Please go check out Irdessa's interview on DB Rook's site. Here's a link:

https://dbrookbooks.com/ripped-from-the-page-david-t-list/

While you're there check out the other characte...

July 2023 News

Happy July, aka hell month. Here comes a quick one. 

Writing

Please allow me to reveal the cover art for VIOLENCE & VIGILANCE, book 1 of Turesia Untamed, the story I've been working on for over ten years. 

Illustration by Felix Ortiz
Typography by Shawn T King

Pictured are:

Irdessa the Undying, with her twin javelins "flangeddown their length to facilitate the liberation of blood."

Kraus the Carcass, with a battle axe he'll use to brain an orcane in Chapter 1.

Captain Jeret of His Might's Domestic Patr...

June 2023 News

Last month's goals were as follows, with goal bolded and results below:

- Store is online with LHKRAD merch (and LRK merch? And Silexare merch??)
Was I smoking crack? NONE of this moved one iota.
Not to make excuses, but establishing an online store was not as important as everything that did consume my time, including launching Lake Russell Kayak, working through some ARCery and proofing the book, and being a groomsman at my very special sweet boy Rustle Julien Addams' wedding. Pretty sure none o...

May 2023 News

Hi. May we begin? 

I broke my toe April 1st. Ask me if it still hurts. 

Does it still hurt?

Yes.

Are you supposed to italicize the question mark?

For f's sake I have no idea, despite Lee Burton's efforts to educate me. Probably not. 

Writing

Last month I was wrapping up copy edits and I mentioned getting the book out to ARC readers. That's all done and as of now there are about 30 ARCs being read. I might boost that number with a service like BookFunnel or BookSprout. Because why not? The more reviews ...

April 2023 News

Happy April! I've got no April fool's nonsense for this post. Already got that out of my system.

We had some funs in March.

Wife and I saw Steel Panther!
That's a bucket lister for me...
 which is good because I don't think sweet wife wants to see them again. 😃 
Went to the Georgia Aquarium with all the chirren and then some.
I took a ton of pics, but this is my favorite.
We went to a ... drive-in laser show?
Wifel and her friend organized this. All I did was drive.
It was awesome. If we do it again, I'm...

March 2023 News

Spring is in the air. How did it get there? Was it thrown? Did it bounce? Is it stuck?

Anyway,

Writing

Book 1 of V&V is back in the hands of the copy editor for his final touches. After he's done this is a finished book. It's a finished book. You'd think after so many years I'd be really stoked by that sentence. All I see is the nitpicky work that remains, including type-setting and arranging the manuscript with distributors. I'm terrible at nailing down the blurb and pitch and ads. I have a reader...