Richard Parry: writer, liar, superhero
Apparently Mouse Guard was cancelled, which is a crime TBH. Rae and I are always after movies that are special, and this feels like it would have nailed it right to 11. Risk-averse suits are taking over the world.
The collected works of Nate and Grace as teenagers finished its tour of duty in Kindle Unlimited, and is now out just about everywhere. Get it: [Amazon] [Apple] [Nook] [Kobo] I still get a kick out of the artwork Rebekah did for their younger selves:
This is one of my world-famous emails, originally sent June 25, 2019. You can get on the list here. I’m wrestling with The Sickness™️ but… …I’ll get over it. It doesn’t feel like a Patient Zero kind of thing. This week: A quick note on specials (free ‘n’ cheap stuffs); Your final interview; and An excerpt from Tyche’s Crusade. Excuse me if I look pale and sickly while we do this. Despite how my frail flesh feels, I’m emotionally stoked – Chromed: Upgrade’s hit #1 on Amazon in cyberpunk, science fiction adventure, distopia, and superhero fantasy. It is free right now, so why not check it out? On top of that, I’m about to finish my contract and head off on vacation with Rae – we’re heading to the Hawkes Bay, a beautiful slice of New Zealand full of really Read More …
Steph’s done a review of Tyche Forever on her site. Check it out, but spoilers: she liked it. [Tyche Forever on Bookshine and Readbows]
The universe blessed me yesterday: Chromed: Upgrade is racing up the charts, taking the #1 slot in cyberpunk, dystopia, genetic engineering, sci-fi adventure, and superhero fantasy. It’s #4 on the Kindle free store overall, which has me blown away. Thank you so much for your support. If you want it, it’s on the house. Get it on Amazon, Nook, Apple, Kobo, and Google while the getting’s good. (And if you love Rebekah’s cover art as much as I do, get yourself the wallpaper over here).
One of my world-famous emails, originally sent Saturday 15 June. Get on the list here! Man, there’s a lot going on. And that’s just in my part of the world. This week, there are so many funsies. Before we hit the main events, you may have noticed a new header graphic ⬆️ up there. Let me know what you think of it, because I almost went blind putting it together. Where was I? A new release! An interview; An outstanding promo; Your excerpt, aaaand A free novel, no strings attached. I am breathless with all the awesome. Let’s do it. Tyche’s Lost is Out! Yeah, I almost don’t believe it myself. This is Chad and Saveria’s story – two people who’ve both died before, about to die again. It would suck to be one of my characters. I started this Read More …
Another one of my world famous emails! I bet you can’t wait. Get on the list here. This week, it’s not about me – much Last week, we met a mad scientist. This week: We’re interviewing … well, we’ll get to that. I forgot to give you your excerpt for Tyche’s Lost last week, so you get a really big one this week to make up for it. (If you missed the first excerpt, you can find it here). Richard’s quick update: Reading: I’m working my way through a bunch o’ new books. The latest is Kristoff’s Nevernight, and it’s one of the best things I’ve read in … well, since Red Sister. I’ll crank out a review for it soon enough, but if you want a dark fantasy, kinda like Harry Potter except this version of Hogwarts is a Read More …
Rae and I ventured into the frozen wilds of Brooklyn last night to see Long Shot. We battled with a suburb-wide power outage, feral hipsters, and restaurants without electricity (…I swear I saw a woman eating her own baby) to see it. But the Penthouse Cinema got electricity back on, and … man, was it worth the hardship. As a sometime Rogen and long-time Theron fan, they almost had me at hello. The movie opens with enough swearing to make an admiral blush, and we meet half our unlikely duo: Rogen’s Fled Flarsky. Flarsky’s a journalist, recently quit-slash-fired by Big Media, and re-introduced to his childhood crush at his get-over-it post-drinks session with long time best friend Lance (played by O’Shea Jackson Jr.). The crush? None other than the other half of this movie’s power couple, Theron’s Charlotte Field. Tired Read More …
This is one of my world-famous emails, originally sent Saturday, 1 June 2019. Get on the list here! This week, it’s not about me True story. For the month of June, I’m bringing you a selection of five-star space operas for the bargain of … zero Earth dollars. Enter: the five-star space opera bundle. Before that, a quick update from yours truly. I’ve been working for a very cool organization. It’s been quite exceptional, not least of which because they do stuff like this (click the first one). Writing on Boundless continues to be good, clean fun: today I had Geneve slice a man in half, but from the groin up. Should that stay in the final cut? To be fair, I usually lop off arms, so this is a big departure for me. I teamed up with four other Read More …
This is one of my world-famous emails, sent Friday 24 May 2019. Get on the list here. Being asked to do something different can be terrifying. There’s a thing happening in AuthorLand™ – readers want new things and authors do not know WTF to do. I, because I have very little sense, pride, or self-preservation instinct, am trying new things anyway. This week: How’s Boundless going? Terror, and A sample. Let’s dig in. Your Boundless update. Boundless is kicking ass and taking names. I’m about 11,000 words into the manuscript so far (even ignoring the ~3,000 I ditched as a result of my Meriwether experiment [that link will take you to a before-and-after shot of two versions of Boundless’s co-hero, Meriwether]). I’m having a lot of fun with it. I’ve spent more time worldbuilding this one than anything I’ve written Read More …