R.L. Clayton Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author

April 2 is approaching, and that's the day of the panel discussion at the Oro Valley Library about self publishing. All of my books have gone that route, and to date, I have no complaints about CreareSpace. If you want to find out how to and if you should, come on out. 10:00 until 12:00.

My idea of a children's book is a little lower in priority that some of my other projects, though it's now on the list. I'm going to continue with the Dead & Dead For Real sequel. My break from writing is about over, and…

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I've been thinking of doing a children's book. Yes, I know it's a vast departure from my other genre. At the book festival, Habitat for Humanity and Caid coupled up with a robot and hard hat decoration program that drew in lots of kids. So, I thought there should be a kids book on the table. We'll see how the ideas go. I might have to recruit my granddaughter to help. She's 7, and that's my target age. We'll see. My plate's getting full and no writing is happening at the moment. My brain is telling me to…

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The Tucson Festival Of Books was a great success for me. I cannot give enough thanks to Caid Industries and Habitat for Humanity in allowing me to set up a table in their booth. Thank you Thank you. Special thanks to Nancy and Bill A.

I sold 20 books, including 2 complete sets of the Evolution River Series. I especially want to hear back from Melody and The Twins as to their thoughts fo the series. I sold out of Wings of the WASP and Dead & Dead For Real on the first day, Not to worry, I had more, though…

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What a great Tucson Festival of Books! I sold a goodly number of books and met some really nice people. I'm working on a new issue of the newsletter and will have some pictures from the Festival. I also got some great news that WIngs of the W.A.S.P, was reviewed in the Arizona Daily Star. Here's the review.

Arizona Daily Star

Sunday, March 13, 2016

 

Wings of the W. A. S. P. by R. L. Clayton (Createspace Independent Publishing, $14.99; 7.99 digital

During World War II, WASPS (Women Airforce Service…

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Friday, February 26th, 2016 4:09 PM PST I have books! Dead & Dead For Real is out and I've received my copies. It's available on Amazon, and soon will be as an e-book. I've started on the sequel as my next book, and it's fun.
I had a good book signing at the Southern Arizona Authors Expo last Saturday. Met nice people and sold books.
My new website should be coming online soon. I'll announce when and the address as soon as we're up. Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 7:10 AM PST Got my first shipment of Dead… Read more

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 6:43 PM PST Getting things set for Tucson Festival of Books. Posters, cards, bookmarks, AND tee shirts (Evolution River tees and new Dead & Dead For Real).
 
New website, www.rlclaytonbooks.com is up. It's still under construction, but you can get the idea. Suggestions from you would be welcome. Sunday, March 6th, 2016 8:05 PM PST Things are moving with Dead & Dead For Real. I have print books, and they are available on Amazon. The manuscript was submitted for e-book publication… Read more

Friday, March 11th, 2016 8:56 AM PST Tomorrow it starts! Tucson Festival of Books, now the 4th largest book event in the United States. I'll be in booth #409, so come see me. I'll the new Dead & Dead For Real tee shirts there. They are eye catching.
Steve & I are still working on the new website, www.rlclaytonbooks.com, so be patient. We both want it to be right.
On April 2, at the Oro Valley Library from 10:00 am to noon we'll be holding a panel discussion of Self publishing. I've self published 5 books… Read more