Nanowrimo

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff7 Comments

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There are a lot of people chiming in on Nanowrimo.

You should do it.
You shouldn’t do it.
If you do it, you’re a success.
If you do it, you still aren’t really a writer.
Why are you doing it?
What do you think you’ll accomplish?
You gain nothing by doing it.
What are you going to do with it once you’re done?

… And the list goes on.

Here’s the thing… if you want to do it, just fucking do it and have fun. Don’t let anyone tell you how to spend your time or your energy. If Nanowrimo is a goal you’ve set for yourself…to make that word count… to write that story… and I’m going to be the first one in line to cheer you on.

Because it’s YOUR want. YOUR desire. YOUR goal.

So you go do that thing. And do your best. Be the best fucking you that you can be.

And if you don’t make it, do it again next year or next month if you want to. We all have dreams. Big dreams. Little dreams. And every size in between.

Regardless of the size, it’s still a dream. You can do this. Have faith. And chocolate. Never underestimate a nice handful of chocolate.

Just saying.

 

TL;DR: Fuck people who tell you that you’re not worth your own time and desires. Eat chocolate.

 

Audible’s Hidden Gem Sale! Black Dog Blues only $3.95

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News6 Comments

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Audible is have a Hidden Gem sale!

Audible’s “Hidden Gem” sale, which runs from Wednesday, November 4th through Saturday, November 7th at 11:59 PM PST. All audiobooks in this sale will be sold for $3.95. This sale is eligible to all Audible customers whether or not they are members. Black Dog Blues has been selected as one of these Hidden Gems. *flails*

Link to Black Dog Blues

Link to Sale Page for other selections

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Ever since being part of the pot in a high-stakes poker game, elfin outcast Kai Gracen figures he used up his good karma when Dempsey, a human Stalker, won the hand and took him in. Following the violent merge of Earth and Underhill, the human and elfin races are left with a messy, monster-ridden world, and Stalkers are the only cavalry willing to ride to someone’s rescue when something shadowy appears.

It’s a hard life but one Kai likes – filled with bounty and a few friends and, most importantly, no other elfin around to remind him of his past. And killing monsters is easy. Especially since he’s one himself.

But when a sidhe lord named Ryder arrives in San Diego, Kai is conscripted to do a job for Ryder’s fledgling Dawn Court. It’s supposed to be a simple run up the coast during dragon-mating season to retrieve a pregnant human woman seeking sanctuary. Easy, quick, and, best of all, profitable. But Kai ends up in the middle of a deadly bloodline feud he has no hope of escaping.

No one ever got rich being a Stalker. But then few of them got old, either, and it doesn’t look like Kai will be the exception.

©2015 Rhys Ford (P) 2015 DSP Publications

Sloe Ride now on Audio!

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News9 Comments

Sloe RideSloe Ride now available on AUDIBLE.COM!

Link to Sloe Ride on Audible

Sequel to Tequila Mockingbird

Sinners series, book four

It isn’t easy being a Morgan, especially when dead bodies start piling up and there’s not a damned thing you can do about it.

Quinn Morgan never quite fit into the family mold. He dreamed of a life with books instead of badges and knowledge instead of law – and a life with Rafe Andrade, his older brothers’ bad boy friend and the man who broke his very young heart.

Rafe Andrade returned home to lick his wounds following his ejection from the band he helped form. A recovering drug addict, Rafe spends his time wallowing in guilt, until he finds himself faced with his original addiction, Quinn Morgan – the reason he fled the city in the first place.

When Rafe hears the Sinners are looking for a bassist, it’s a chance to redeem himself, but as a crazed murderer draws closer to Quinn, Rafe’s willing to sacrifice everything – including himself – to keep his quixotic Morgan safe and sound.

©2015 Rhys Ford (P)2015 Dreamspinner Press

Monday

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff15 Comments

I have coffee. Coffee loves me. Coffee understands.

Mostly that’s been running through my head for the past five minutes. WTF is daylight savings time and why the hell does the mainland do it? Yes, I’ve been here for years but my body still rebels over this nonsense.

CATS do not know it is daylight savings time. CATS want their noms in the morning regardless of what fucking time the clock says because as far as they know… it’s still six am.

The dog could care less. He’d sleep through a tsunami.

Fish Stick Fridays Available for Pre-Order on DSP

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News7 Comments

Link to Dreamspinner Press Pre-Order!
 Amazon and everywhere else to follow.

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Deacon Reid was born bad to the bone with no intention of changing. A lifetime of law-bending and living on the edge suits him just fine—until his baby sister dies and he finds himself raising her little girl.

Staring down a family history of bad decisions and reaped consequences, Deacon cashes in everything he owns, purchases an auto shop in Half Moon Bay, and takes his niece, Zig, far away from the drug dens and murderous streets they grew up on. Zig deserves a better life than what he had, and Deacon is determined to give it to her.

Lang Harris is stunned when Zig, a little girl in combat boots and a purple tutu, blows into his bookstore, and then he’s left speechless when her uncle, Deacon Reid, walks in hot on her heels. Lang always played it safe, but Deacon tempts him to step over the line… just a little bit.

More than a little bit. And Lang is willing to be tempted.

Unfortunately, Zig isn’t the only bit of chaos dropped into Half Moon Bay. Violence and death strike, leaving Deacon scrambling to fight off a killer before he loses not only Zig but Lang too.

Dreamspinner Press $3 Paranormal Sale!

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NightmaresandDreamcatchers_DSPsite NEWHellsinger series is included in this! WOOOOOT!

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/index.php

Okay and to be honest, some people have asked about how I feel when stuff goes on sale. Sincerely? Fantastic. Go for it. I’m the first one to tell you grab a bargain. Do it. Take a chance on a book for less than the price of a latte!