And into a new month we go...
... so I have to start posting rewards, probably Thursday.
Just noticed I made an Oopsie for the Sketchy! tier last month, duplicating an image I'd posted before. Probably ha...
2019-08-07 00:19:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Ryk E. Spoor posts
Aaaaaand....
... all the rewards are up!
Busy these days -- not only am I writing, but I'm preparing for convention appearances in August and September, one at San Jose, one in Salt Lake ...
2019-07-31 03:32:48 +0000 UTC View PostMost of the Rewards are now up...
... for this month. As usual, the Read Me Something rewards take longer!
All-Patron Reward: Demons of the Past, Old Draft: Baptism of Fire Chapter 6
Here we arrive at the transformational moment of Varan's life, as it was envisioned fairly early on (though not as it was in the original draft, where Varan himself was a much less likeable man).&n...
2019-07-10 00:46:06 +0000 UTC View PostA new month begins!
And that means that soon there will be new rewards up!
Another thanks to all of you -- new Patrons and old -- for supporting all my work here!
And, as always, please feel fre...
2019-07-03 13:10:20 +0000 UTC View PostShadows of Hyperion...
... will become a real book! My Kickstarter for the next Arenaverse novel has completed funding!
Note that I did not push it heavily HERE because all of you are ALREADY supporting me -- and a...
2019-06-29 13:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostREMINDER: Spread The Word about _Shadows of Hyperion_!
The Shadows of Hyperion Kickstarter is almost halfway to its goal, but time is pa...
2019-06-12 02:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostRewards have started!
I'll probably have all of them except the Read Me Something up tonight. The Read Me Something rewards will likely come out next week!
2019-06-12 01:31:37 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Demons of the Past Old Draft: Baptism of Fire Chapter 5
Here our hero Varan first meets the man who will become his nemesis, Prime Monitor Shagrath. But for several reasons, this meeting is VERY different than the final version.
This draft i...
2019-06-12 01:22:37 +0000 UTC View PostWorking on the final updates...
... the Read Me Something chapters WILL be up before this month is out!
The Kickstarter is now running ( at 2019-05-31 02:07:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Just an update...
... I've been working hard on the prep for the Arenaverse Kickstarter, but I'll be recording and posting the Read Me Something updates next week. (in fact I'll try to do the ones for next month the...
2019-05-26 01:34:06 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Demons of the Past old Draft: Baptism of Fire, Chapter 4
This chapter is one of the ones that most clearly shows the weakness in the old drafts. Jearsen and the Starhawk-later-Eonwyl being both male in that particular draft just drives home the changes i...
2019-05-10 01:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostGood news!
For the first time, this Patreon has cracked the $500 mark! This comes at a time I really need more support (as I've mentioned previously RE my GoFundMe), so it's hugely appreciated.
I ...
2019-04-12 12:58:31 +0000 UTC View PostMost rewards up!
It's a new month, so I spent tonight making sure the rewards (except for the Read Me Something tier, which takes its own night of work!) were up. Hope you enjoy them!
2019-04-10 02:03:58 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Demons of the Past old Draft: Baptism of Fire Chapter 3
This is in some ways one of the most interesting old chapters; parts of this chapter are practically identical, word-for-word, with not only the published version but with the original version I wr...
2019-04-10 00:45:08 +0000 UTC View PostA Musical Note: Speed Racer, "Let Us Drink Milk"
The Speed Racer movie was, as I've written elsewhere, one of the biggest surprises of my moviegoing life. I expected it to be TERRIBLE. Instead, it was one of the best family films I've ev...
2019-03-29 01:31:17 +0000 UTC View PostMy HELIOSPHERE Schedule!
Heliosphere's coming up in Tarrytown, NY the weekend after this one, and here's my schedule!
Friday:
Reading 3:30 - 4:45 (other authors: Kei...
A Musical Note: Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, "Burning/Kaos' Theme"
In 1988, the anime Yoroiden Samurai Troopers debuted in Japan; it was later translated to American TV as Ronin Warriors. For a 1995 dub, it wasn't bad, though it very strangely ch...
2019-03-27 00:54:05 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome ...
... to our several new Patrons! Thank you for your support, and the good thing about joining later is that you've got a lot of stuff waiting for you!
2019-03-23 02:36:48 +0000 UTC View PostA Musical Note: Main Theme of Airwolf
Airwolf is one of the quintessentially '80s series, the era in which Awesome Vehicles and action-adventure ruled the airwaves. The most famous of these shows, and the one that's been reviv...
2019-03-22 00:30:08 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here...
... is the final cover for LEGEND! It's a bit busy, but I think it's gorgeous anyway! A big hand for Carol Phillips' work on this one!
2019-03-19 12:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostLEGEND is available for pre-order!
Here's the link!
https://www.amazon.com/LEGEND-Ryk-Spoor-ebook/dp/B07PT94G1Z
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION is now out!
Here's a link to Retribution and to the two other volumes in the trilogy!
RETRIBUTION:
And so the saga ends...
.... I've posted the final chapters of Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, a couple days before publication.
Thus concludes a story I started writing more than 40 years ago, one that wa...
2019-03-17 19:45:44 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: "Baptism of Fire" Chapters 1 and 2
The last few months we were seeing old Varan draft material that time-wise came before anything in the released version of Demons of the Past; background events that, in some form, still r...
2019-03-10 16:56:44 +0000 UTC View PostTWO YEARS ON...
Two years.
That's startling, and sort of humbling, for me. For two years, most of you have stuck around, supporting my writing, my dreams, and to an extent my family with con...
2019-03-06 01:17:06 +0000 UTC View PostAll-Patron Reward: Born of Ice, Chapter 5
We continue looking at the earliest remaining draft of Demons of the Past. In the prior chapter, Varan and Canta had been dressed down HARD by Sergeant Helkoth, and had accepted their punishments w...
2019-02-06 01:22:20 +0000 UTC View PostA Musical Note: Overtaken, _One Piece_
The manga and anime One Piece is a quirky, rambling, TITANIC piece of work, extending over 22 years, 91 tankoban volumes, and heading towards NINE HUNDRED EPISODES. Following the adventure...
2019-01-30 02:49:46 +0000 UTC View PostA Musical Note: Two New Alphas
The How to Train Your Dragon movies have (thus far) been really entertaining, uplifting adventures, with the second one being, surprisingly, better than the first. The music is also excell...
2019-01-23 01:47:08 +0000 UTC View PostGood news...
... I've at least somewhat got iMovie working again, so the Read Me Something rewards should be up soon!
2019-01-23 01:33:29 +0000 UTC View Post