Deborah Rix's Blog: rixwrites

Hey folks,
If you haven't been following along there is plenty of time to catch up. Shalini Boland's Chapter 9 for The Catastrophe Theory dropped today. 20 Dystopian Authors each have one day to write a chapter and pass it on. We have no idea where this is going, but we're almost halfway, so thing's are kinda shaping up.
Check it out
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THE CATASTROPHE THEORY is a progressive story being written by 20 Dystopian Authors who each have one day to write one chapter before passing the story on to the next author.
20 Authors
20 Days
1 Story
We have no idea where this is going
Read new chapters daily at http://www.huntfortomorrow.blogspot.com
#CatastropheTheory

TWO Fun ways to get ready for a Dystopian future.
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I'm very excited to be part of this new Young Adult Dystopian Boxed Set
It's out May 1st. Here is an introduction to the set from author Tony Bertauski

What Tomorrow May Bring
Young Adult Dystopian Boxed Set

Tomorrow becomes today.
What will it bring?

Our potential for good is matched by that of destruction. At any moment, change can fall on the world, people fight and die, and our comfortable lives can be lost to corrupt leaders. These are circumstances we can’t imagine, but places like this exist in the world today.

What if tomorrow brings that grave reality to us, and we wake to find our lives in flux, poverty and confusion? Perhaps humanity’s insatiable appetites drive us to the brink of survival where sanity is redefined and life, as we know it, changes forever.

Tomorrow, our lives could be very dark.

Dystopian tales take us to these lightless places where suffering is a daily chore. But they also show us that in the deepest part of the night, pitched against a backdrop of despair, a beam of hope will shine brighter than ever before. And in our darkest moments, it can show us the way back.

ON MAY 1
Follow 11 authors into 11 dystopian tomorrows, where the dark portions of our humanity have taken hold of today, where the fabric of society is torn and greed consumes us all. Follow us down a dark path.

And find out what tomorrow may bring.

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EXTERNAL FORCES announced as a FINALIST in the ForeWord Reviews Book Of The Year Awards in the Science Fiction category. Winners announced at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas on June 27. Happy Happy.

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Last chance to enter to get a minor character named after you in ACCELERATION, the second book in The Laws of Motion trilogy. Contest closes January 31.
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GRAND PRIZE: Winner will have a minor character named after them in Acceleration, the second book in The Laws of Motion Trilogy by Deborah Rix. PLUS: 1 (One) WakaWaka Power – a solar powered charger and light, 1 (one) Limited Edition EXTERNAL FORCES Black Ops Beanie, and 1 (one) signed copy of External Forces.
The fine print: Grand Prize winner will have a minor character named after them in the forthcoming book, Acceleration. The winner can choose a name other their own as long as it is mutually agreeable with the Author, Deborah Rix. That means nothing obscene, stupid or ridiculous, as decided at the sole discretion of the author. Winner agrees that the gender, race, physical description, sexual orientation or any other characteristics of the character are at the sole discretion of the author. Winner agrees that the character may suffer some sort of gruesome downfall or may be a heroic figure in the story, it is at the sole discretion of the author what the role of the character will be and to what extent the character will be part of the story. The author assures the winner that it will be a real character in the story and part of a sub-plot or major plot.

So hey. I drove about a thousand miles last weekend in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Some of it on Route 66, some of it through the Mojave Preserve in the deepest pitch black I've ever seen because google maps did not send me back the way I came. I now know why people see UFOs in the desert.

Hoover Dam. Awesome. As in inspiring some awe.

Liz and her husband Marine Sergeant Steve were kind enough to spend a day with me and set me straight on a whole bunch of stuff. Including what is actually in an MRE - Meals Ready to Eat.

And man oh man, Ceasars Palace is a strange place at 6:30 in the morning.

Vegas was Natasha in room service at Caesars, the star map at the Hoover Dam, 29 Palms Marine Base,Call Box 95, The Denny's in historic Wickenburg, Roy's in Amboy CA, the aliens in the UFO that did not select me, and the guy in front of me waiting to turn into Caesars who opened his car door, puked all over the road and then proceeded to drive up to the valet parking at Caesars so he could start his night.
In other words: excellent.

Hey. So, I'm about one third of the way in on second draft of Acceleration, book two in the trilogy. I've decided some more in-person research is needed so I'm off to Vegas first weekend of December. Plus, Hoover Dam. I'm writing as fast as I can.

External Forces is FREE this weekend on amazon. Grab it while you can.
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