Hipstopia!

Somehow I managed to release my book without getting onto my blog once to announce it... funny how things work when you are still dealing with insurance and trying to get back into the swing of things.

I also had my anniversary with my wonderful husband :)  We celebrated on Monday, which was Hipstopia's release date and also a day earlier than our actual anniversary.  Point is, it was a wonderful day and a day well spent, and I don't regret it.  In fact, I loved my decision to spend the day with my number one supporter.

With that being said, it is now time to do ALL THE HAZAAHS!  I don't think there is any way to put this more eloquently.  So ... HAZAAH!

Ways to acquire this book:

Amazon Paperback
Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle Lending Library

Hipstopia is a young adult dystopian novelette that happens three years after the hipster uprising happened.  Murphy led the hipsters, took over Los Angeles, and drove out anyone who believed in corporate personhood.  Jay, Murphy's right-hand man, loves being a hipster.  But Jay's whole life is about to change.  It starts with Prisoner Forty-Seven and a loaded gun.

Hipstopia originally started as a joke, but I took the writing seriously.  If I was going to write a silly concept, I was going to write the silly concept well.  So yes, it is as ridiculous as it sounds, and it definitely has moments where you should laugh.  But it also has some heartfelt parts, a lot of coming-of-age, and a fast-paced story mixed in with the silliness.

You can check out JC's Book Haven for an honest review - don't just take my word for it!

Oh, and as always, stay fashionable ;)  

Accidents and Release Dates

Getting into a traffic accident can make you question a lot of things. Getting into a hit-and-run makes you question a lot more.

I drive a scooter - it goes up to 55 mph, though I never drive it that fast. I typically take side streets home from work (I live 1.3 miles away from my place of employment). I figured if I were to get into an accident on a side street going 20mph, the likelihood of walking away from the accident is higher than on the main road. 

That's what happened. I walked (limped? hobbled? crawled? all of the above...) away. The other driver, who ran the stop sign and caused me to eat pavement, drove away. 

So, how does this affect Hipstopia? It doesn't. Thankfully, I finished all the prep work before the accident happened (on Thursday). It will still be released on schedule: Monday, July 22 (so soon!).

Does this change other release dates? Probably. I haven't really been in the mood to write. I'm trying to stay positive, looking at all the people who stopped to help me instead of the person who drove away. But it's hard not to be angry and frustrated. Even though physically I'm on the mend, it still hurts that someone was willing to leave me literally lying and bleeding in the street. Eventually my emotions will manifest themselves in my writing, but right now I haven't been feeling too creative.

I hope any of you who were looking forward to The Unanswerable will forgive me for pushing back the tentative release date. I'm excited to get back to a sense of normalcy. And I hope that I will find my muse again soon. Until then, I'm going to be kicking butt on The Last of Us and reading a heck of a lot. 

If any of you have a PS3 handle, I would love to add you!

Also, today is the last day to enter to win a paperback copy of Hipstopia on goodreads.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Hipstopia

by R. A. Desilets

Giveaway ends July 17, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Hipstopia Goodreads Giveaway Live!

As promised, the Goodreads Giveaway went live, and you guys are being informed!  There's five paperback copies up for grabs, so head on over and check it out :)

It's been three years since Murphy led the Hipster uprising. For three years, Jay has been by his side. All that's about to change. It starts with the beautifully intense Prisoner Forty-Seven... and a loaded gun.

Hipstopia is the first book in Young Adult Dystopian duet, The Uprising.

Hope you all had a great July 4th for those that celebrate it.  We stayed home with our cats - but fireworks went off all day around the neighborhood (which personally doesn't make a whole lot of sense, seeing as how you can't see them in the middle of the day).  But hey, whatever makes you happy!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Hipstopia

by R. A. Desilets

Giveaway ends July 17, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Hipstopia Cover Reveal!

The month has finally come when my next novelette/novella is released (is 110 pages a novelette or a novella? Whatever, it’s 110 pages, you decide)!

Hipstopia is 20 days away from release – TWENTY! All the exclamation points!

Since we’re 20 days away, it was only appropriate to finally reveal the cover. I’m not going to take away from Jaclyn’s thunder at JC’s Book Haven – which means you guys should take the trek over to her blog and see the cover :)

Expect another blog post when the goodreads giveaway goes live!  

Hipstopia will be out in paperback and available on Kindle on July 22, 2013.

Rearranging Goals

Self-motivation is tough.  I find that it gets harder the hotter it is outside - I'm personally a dreary day kind of gal.  Give me some rolling thunder and a few bolts of lightning and suddenly, words pour out of my fingertips.

Scheduling a release date smack in the middle of summer was probably the worst idea ever, but I am still aiming for a July release.  I will not be deterred by the sun. 

I came up short on my goals for May (who knew editing a 20,000 word novelette would take up a whole month?  Or that I would be so completely unmotivated post-vacation?)  I had to rearrange my whole goal list for the year.

This month is insanity, but it should get me in good shape for The Unanswerable and keep me on track for Hipstopia.

June Goals:

• Hipstopia
  Deliver to beta readers (receive feedback by June 26)
  Cover Reveal
  Interview all the things with the two bloggers
  Marketing things
• The Unanswerable
  First complete edit (BE BRUTAL - that's my pep talk to myself)
  IndieGogo
  Finish cover

If it was just one of the books, it wouldn't be that hard.  Juggling two different projects has me on edge - so I think I'll dedicate this week to getting all things Hipstopia(n) squared away so I can move onto my apocalyptic novella.  Really excited, but a bit anxious, about the upcoming releases :)

Oh, and this goal list doesn't even include my work on the anthology (September publication).  Shenanigans, I'll have to explain more about that later!

Stay tuned - Hipstopia's cover reveal will happen this month!