D. R. Long's Blog
April 21, 2026
Stake is almost here, Grace announced!
The title sums it up pretty well...
A Stake in Nottingham releases in just a few days. It's getting some incredible early reviews! The giveaway for it is rocking strong with over 650 entries, and we just finished a signed copy giveaway on Facebook (If you don't follow, you SHOULD!!!)
We also officially released the full cover of AWWNK: Grace. It's already uploaded to Amazon and here on Goodreads, so you can check it out and share it... You just can't read it until the end of May. ;)
As far as writing goes... I recently finished the MASSIVE overhaul of Slimbies (the first FULL LENGTH book in the trilogy). It was the first book I ever wrote, and needed the most love before getting it ready. We should be expecting to see that in just a few months.
I also started writing the next book in the A World We Never Knew series...
All you get is the title.
Truth.
Stay spooky!
-D. R. Long
A Stake in Nottingham releases in just a few days. It's getting some incredible early reviews! The giveaway for it is rocking strong with over 650 entries, and we just finished a signed copy giveaway on Facebook (If you don't follow, you SHOULD!!!)
We also officially released the full cover of AWWNK: Grace. It's already uploaded to Amazon and here on Goodreads, so you can check it out and share it... You just can't read it until the end of May. ;)
As far as writing goes... I recently finished the MASSIVE overhaul of Slimbies (the first FULL LENGTH book in the trilogy). It was the first book I ever wrote, and needed the most love before getting it ready. We should be expecting to see that in just a few months.
I also started writing the next book in the A World We Never Knew series...
All you get is the title.
Truth.
Stay spooky!
-D. R. Long
April 8, 2026
Early April Update!
Hellooo horror fans!
Just wanted to chime in with a few quick updates.
A Stake in Nottingham is over 550 entries in the Goodreads Giveaway, and still has over 20 days to keep going!
AWWNK: Faith had a successful launch and promo week, giving away over 200 digital copies! That puts Chance and Faith at over 450 books moved in just a few months!!!
More AWWNK News! The next book in the series has been announced!
"A World We Never Knew: Grace"
For now, all I can tell you is that she's blind, but she sees so much more than everyone else. :)
We got our 60th Goodreads Rating! and with 35+ on Amazon, we're approaching 100 lifetime!
I can't believe how fast and how positive the response from everyone has been! I can't thank you all enough.
One last update, Sell Your Soul HERE! has officially entered the editing phase, and the first full length novel in the Slimbies Series is nearly finished it's rebuild! We got a really exciting few months of book releases coming out, so stay tuned!
Stay spooky!
-D. R. Long
Just wanted to chime in with a few quick updates.
A Stake in Nottingham is over 550 entries in the Goodreads Giveaway, and still has over 20 days to keep going!
AWWNK: Faith had a successful launch and promo week, giving away over 200 digital copies! That puts Chance and Faith at over 450 books moved in just a few months!!!
More AWWNK News! The next book in the series has been announced!
"A World We Never Knew: Grace"
For now, all I can tell you is that she's blind, but she sees so much more than everyone else. :)
We got our 60th Goodreads Rating! and with 35+ on Amazon, we're approaching 100 lifetime!
I can't believe how fast and how positive the response from everyone has been! I can't thank you all enough.
One last update, Sell Your Soul HERE! has officially entered the editing phase, and the first full length novel in the Slimbies Series is nearly finished it's rebuild! We got a really exciting few months of book releases coming out, so stay tuned!
Stay spooky!
-D. R. Long
April 2, 2026
AWWNK: Faith is FREE til Sunday!
Just a quick update to let you all know...
A World We Never Knew: Faith is FREE right now!
If you haven’t read it yet, grab it while it’s up.
It won’t stay free for long. (Free thru 4/5/26)
https://a.co/d/09Yub8VM
A World We Never Knew: Faith is FREE right now!
If you haven’t read it yet, grab it while it’s up.
It won’t stay free for long. (Free thru 4/5/26)
https://a.co/d/09Yub8VM
March 26, 2026
AWWNK: Faith Release & More!
Hey there horror fans!
Big update for you today!
A World We Never Knew: Faith comes out tomorrow! Oh man... I'm both nervous and excited!
I did a Goodreads Giveaway for Faith. So far (With over 24 hours left) it has about 700 entries.
That's got me kinda shocked. Seven hundred people are interested in a copy of something I wrote? It feels surreal.
Honestly, that far exceeded my expectations, so I think I'll be doing more giveaways! (Besides the freebies I give out if you follow my facebook!)
In other news:
April's release is titled "A Stake in Nottingham"
You guys got the teaser last post, but now I can give you a little more!
Here's the back cover synop:
He’s been undead for 800 years.
The worst part wasn't the hunger...
It was the lies.
William of Greave, the man better known as Robin Hood, was never the noble outlaw history loves to celebrate. He was a criminal, a survivor… and eventually a vampire.
Now, centuries later, a television network has literally dug him up for a prime-time interview. What follows is not a love story, not a confession, and certainly not the version taught to schoolchildren.
As William dismantles the myth piece by piece, the truth begins to surface: the violence behind rebellion, the rot beneath heroism, and the uncomfortable fact that history prefers a good story to an honest one.
A Stake in Nottingham is a darkly comedic mockumentary-style novel about myth, memory, and what happens when the man behind the legend finally gets the microphone.
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A Stake in Nottingham is scheduled to release on April 24, 2026.
If you're interested in joining the ARC team, you can apply at:
www.drlongwrites.com/arc
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One more update for you guys!
I finished my current WIP "Sell Your Soul HERE!"
If you go back a few posts, you can see what Soul was all about!
I can't wait for you to meet Dudu, Thom and RJ's guide into the underworld.
But that's all I'll say for now!!!
Thanks for tuning in!
Stay spooky!
-D. R. Long
Big update for you today!
A World We Never Knew: Faith comes out tomorrow! Oh man... I'm both nervous and excited!
I did a Goodreads Giveaway for Faith. So far (With over 24 hours left) it has about 700 entries.
That's got me kinda shocked. Seven hundred people are interested in a copy of something I wrote? It feels surreal.
Honestly, that far exceeded my expectations, so I think I'll be doing more giveaways! (Besides the freebies I give out if you follow my facebook!)
In other news:
April's release is titled "A Stake in Nottingham"
You guys got the teaser last post, but now I can give you a little more!
Here's the back cover synop:
He’s been undead for 800 years.
The worst part wasn't the hunger...
It was the lies.
William of Greave, the man better known as Robin Hood, was never the noble outlaw history loves to celebrate. He was a criminal, a survivor… and eventually a vampire.
Now, centuries later, a television network has literally dug him up for a prime-time interview. What follows is not a love story, not a confession, and certainly not the version taught to schoolchildren.
As William dismantles the myth piece by piece, the truth begins to surface: the violence behind rebellion, the rot beneath heroism, and the uncomfortable fact that history prefers a good story to an honest one.
A Stake in Nottingham is a darkly comedic mockumentary-style novel about myth, memory, and what happens when the man behind the legend finally gets the microphone.
~~~
A Stake in Nottingham is scheduled to release on April 24, 2026.
If you're interested in joining the ARC team, you can apply at:
www.drlongwrites.com/arc
____________
One more update for you guys!
I finished my current WIP "Sell Your Soul HERE!"
If you go back a few posts, you can see what Soul was all about!
I can't wait for you to meet Dudu, Thom and RJ's guide into the underworld.
But that's all I'll say for now!!!
Thanks for tuning in!
Stay spooky!
-D. R. Long
March 11, 2026
April Update!
Well… good news and bad news.
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first.
Slimbies will not be the April release. It still needs more work before it's ready. I'm very aware of the trap many authors fall into with their first book, and I’m determined not to get stuck in an endless rewrite cycle.
I know the changes it needs. It just won’t be finished in time.
Now for the good news.
Thanks to a rather extensive back catalog, there will still be an April release.
For now… you get a title.
A Stake In Nottingham.
Talk about a cliffhanger, right?
Stay spooky.
-D. R.
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first.
Slimbies will not be the April release. It still needs more work before it's ready. I'm very aware of the trap many authors fall into with their first book, and I’m determined not to get stuck in an endless rewrite cycle.
I know the changes it needs. It just won’t be finished in time.
Now for the good news.
Thanks to a rather extensive back catalog, there will still be an April release.
For now… you get a title.
A Stake In Nottingham.
Talk about a cliffhanger, right?
Stay spooky.
-D. R.
March 5, 2026
What's new?
I guess it's about time I start giving the world a little taste of what I'm currently working on.
A little backstory may help.
Many years ago, I came up with the idea for Slimbies. I worked on the story and felt like I really had something… but I only ever made it halfway. I got stuck for years in that muddy middle, unable to figure it out. Eventually, I gave up. Threw it away. Moved on from that part of my life.
Then two years ago, I got sober. I quit drugs and alcohol. Cali sober, as some call it, because let's be honest… I'm not giving up my reefer.
After finding sobriety, I started finding my love for writing again. It began with little things… DND session summaries, then building a full space themed campaign. Before long, I was hooked again.
So I thought… why not give Slimbies another shot?
A monster unleashed.
It's been about two years since then, and Slimbies is now finished. It has grown into a full tetralogy.
Some of you have already read Slimbies: Girl. I actually wrote that one last, as a way to introduce the series and finally put something out into the world for the first time. Truth be told, I was nervous letting people see it.
Fast forward to now…
I'm almost finished with the final edit of Slimbies, and with any luck it will finally see the light of day this April.
Now I know what you're really wondering…
What am I working on now?
I'm about halfway through writing something called Sell Your Soul Here.
At its core, the story follows RJ and Thom, two broke roommates who stumble across a strange classified ad in an old magazine.
SELL YOUR SOUL HERE.
Like any reasonable people, they assume it’s a joke. They call the number anyway.
A bored voice on the other end answers immediately, rushes through the terms far too quickly, and within minutes their souls are sold.
At first it feels like a dumb win. Beer money. Rent money. Problem solved.
But souls, it turns out, are not sacred objects or moral tokens. In this world they are assets. Cataloged, graded, reassigned, and circulated through a vast logistical system that runs quietly alongside everyday life.
When their souls are transferred to someone else, the two men are not damned…
They are simply removed from circulation.
To get them back, they will have to navigate an underworld layered directly over the real one. It is full of bureaucratic demons, black market soul dealers, and a devil who treats eternal damnation like customer service.
Anyway…
Stay tuned for A World We Never Knew: Faith, which releases March 27.
Stay spooky.
-D. R.
A little backstory may help.
Many years ago, I came up with the idea for Slimbies. I worked on the story and felt like I really had something… but I only ever made it halfway. I got stuck for years in that muddy middle, unable to figure it out. Eventually, I gave up. Threw it away. Moved on from that part of my life.
Then two years ago, I got sober. I quit drugs and alcohol. Cali sober, as some call it, because let's be honest… I'm not giving up my reefer.
After finding sobriety, I started finding my love for writing again. It began with little things… DND session summaries, then building a full space themed campaign. Before long, I was hooked again.
So I thought… why not give Slimbies another shot?
A monster unleashed.
It's been about two years since then, and Slimbies is now finished. It has grown into a full tetralogy.
Some of you have already read Slimbies: Girl. I actually wrote that one last, as a way to introduce the series and finally put something out into the world for the first time. Truth be told, I was nervous letting people see it.
Fast forward to now…
I'm almost finished with the final edit of Slimbies, and with any luck it will finally see the light of day this April.
Now I know what you're really wondering…
What am I working on now?
I'm about halfway through writing something called Sell Your Soul Here.
At its core, the story follows RJ and Thom, two broke roommates who stumble across a strange classified ad in an old magazine.
SELL YOUR SOUL HERE.
Like any reasonable people, they assume it’s a joke. They call the number anyway.
A bored voice on the other end answers immediately, rushes through the terms far too quickly, and within minutes their souls are sold.
At first it feels like a dumb win. Beer money. Rent money. Problem solved.
But souls, it turns out, are not sacred objects or moral tokens. In this world they are assets. Cataloged, graded, reassigned, and circulated through a vast logistical system that runs quietly alongside everyday life.
When their souls are transferred to someone else, the two men are not damned…
They are simply removed from circulation.
To get them back, they will have to navigate an underworld layered directly over the real one. It is full of bureaucratic demons, black market soul dealers, and a devil who treats eternal damnation like customer service.
Anyway…
Stay tuned for A World We Never Knew: Faith, which releases March 27.
Stay spooky.
-D. R.
