Last Goodreads blog of 2015 and probably for a while
Evening all,
The Goodreads give away for The Rebel’s Sketchbook is now over. Thanks to everyone who entered. The book will be sent to the winner on Monday. Congratulations and I hope you enjoy it. It’s going to be the last give away for this book because they’re quite expensive to run and I’m Skint Eastwood.
I was planning on releasing a short story around about this time, but I’ve decided to hold back on it so apologies for that little glitch in the matrix. I’ve got a number of unreleased short stories which will all be put out there at some point in the future.
I will list everything that I’m presently working on in 2016 and yonder to limit the need for putting out future updates. I feel like it’s time for me to go quiet for a bit. I’ve been making a lot of noise these last six months and need a break.
So here’s everything that will eventually be released over the next however many years:
Broke: I’ve started to plough my way through a new novel which I’m pretty certain is going to be my next release. Like a lot of my stories are; it’s about somebody who creatively tries to escape grinding poverty and abject misery.
Crackers: a collection of 13 short stories which interweave to make one big story. There is lots more socio-political commentary going on with some deserving targets.
Black Sheep: a short story from the viewpoint of Vinnie Sloane which explains why all the black sheep addicts wear purple velvet dressing gowns and believe in aliens. This is likely to be a very surreal, experimental story and I may have to go on a drug binge as part of the research process (ha!).
Kane: a novel about British post-war history, my love of street slang, hip hop, and some tips on how to crash a supermarket which sentences its employees to a life on zero-hour contracts.
Sick Bastard: a novella which centres around the crust punk community in the short story Hotel Scum. I can’t wait to get to writing this one because it’s going to be a lot of fun.
I have no idea when any of these stories are going to be released but they are all at varying stages of completion. One thing you can be sure of: they’ll all be crammed full of the usual toilet humour and teen angst disguised as thoughtful prose. And for the Dreyfus diehards there’ll be the usual cross-references as well as recurring themes, characters, motifs and anti-establishment, idiot ridiculing sentiments.
Finally; 2015 has been a great year for the Dreyfus war machine. A huge thanks to Imran at Pop Matters and to Paul at the Morning Star for their support. Thanks to everyone who interviewed me and to those folks who are open-minded enough to read and support indie authors. Thanks to the people who have been in touch through my website; always great to hear from you all. Thanks to the indie authors in my network for their support. And an extra special shout out to everyone who is helping with foodbanks, refugees, the homeless and anyone else who is vulnerable at this time of the year. Please consider helping out; no matter how small your contribution is. If you’re skint, too, then remember that you don’t always have to give people money; five minutes of your time is all you have to give someone to help them through whatever difficulties they’re going through.
If you do have spare money then my friend Alix and her family could do with donations. Read more about her situation here:
https://www.gofundme.com/zu393pkc
All the best for 2015 and I’ll update you way off in the future.
No gods. No masters. No wars. Anarchy and peace.
R.D
The Goodreads give away for The Rebel’s Sketchbook is now over. Thanks to everyone who entered. The book will be sent to the winner on Monday. Congratulations and I hope you enjoy it. It’s going to be the last give away for this book because they’re quite expensive to run and I’m Skint Eastwood.
I was planning on releasing a short story around about this time, but I’ve decided to hold back on it so apologies for that little glitch in the matrix. I’ve got a number of unreleased short stories which will all be put out there at some point in the future.
I will list everything that I’m presently working on in 2016 and yonder to limit the need for putting out future updates. I feel like it’s time for me to go quiet for a bit. I’ve been making a lot of noise these last six months and need a break.
So here’s everything that will eventually be released over the next however many years:
Broke: I’ve started to plough my way through a new novel which I’m pretty certain is going to be my next release. Like a lot of my stories are; it’s about somebody who creatively tries to escape grinding poverty and abject misery.
Crackers: a collection of 13 short stories which interweave to make one big story. There is lots more socio-political commentary going on with some deserving targets.
Black Sheep: a short story from the viewpoint of Vinnie Sloane which explains why all the black sheep addicts wear purple velvet dressing gowns and believe in aliens. This is likely to be a very surreal, experimental story and I may have to go on a drug binge as part of the research process (ha!).
Kane: a novel about British post-war history, my love of street slang, hip hop, and some tips on how to crash a supermarket which sentences its employees to a life on zero-hour contracts.
Sick Bastard: a novella which centres around the crust punk community in the short story Hotel Scum. I can’t wait to get to writing this one because it’s going to be a lot of fun.
I have no idea when any of these stories are going to be released but they are all at varying stages of completion. One thing you can be sure of: they’ll all be crammed full of the usual toilet humour and teen angst disguised as thoughtful prose. And for the Dreyfus diehards there’ll be the usual cross-references as well as recurring themes, characters, motifs and anti-establishment, idiot ridiculing sentiments.
Finally; 2015 has been a great year for the Dreyfus war machine. A huge thanks to Imran at Pop Matters and to Paul at the Morning Star for their support. Thanks to everyone who interviewed me and to those folks who are open-minded enough to read and support indie authors. Thanks to the people who have been in touch through my website; always great to hear from you all. Thanks to the indie authors in my network for their support. And an extra special shout out to everyone who is helping with foodbanks, refugees, the homeless and anyone else who is vulnerable at this time of the year. Please consider helping out; no matter how small your contribution is. If you’re skint, too, then remember that you don’t always have to give people money; five minutes of your time is all you have to give someone to help them through whatever difficulties they’re going through.
If you do have spare money then my friend Alix and her family could do with donations. Read more about her situation here:
https://www.gofundme.com/zu393pkc
All the best for 2015 and I’ll update you way off in the future.
No gods. No masters. No wars. Anarchy and peace.
R.D
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Looking forward to black sheep.... not bothered about yer other stuff :) MuWaHaHaHa
Please release Black Sheep now!
And, yeah, this time of year is tough for so many, so I concur with your sentiments of helping out and giving.
Can't wait to see the rise of The Dreyfus in 2016. You'll be being interviewed by Piers Morgan before you know it.