Some London lasses in me mailbox.
Last day!
I’ll be changing prices back tonight.
If you ride like lightning, you’re gonna crash like thunder…
That’s a line from an upcoming movie, and it’s a good one. It’s kinda cheesy, but it’s one of those things you just know the writers gave themselves a high five for at the time. I can already hear my kids repeating that to one another and they haven’t even seen the movie (and might not, depending on the rating, right?).
Anyway…YEAH! It’s two weeks out from the Kentucky Derby, which means it’s Thunder Over Louisville here where I live. Not going this year, but I’m about to fall asleep on the couch in front of the televised air show bit.
Truth is, I’m already a tad worn out from the morning’s escapades. I seldom post pics of my little ones on this blog, but I thought considering all the roller skating hype going on from TROLL OR DERBY’s BIG SPRING SALE, you might appreciate this snapshot of a little pixie on wheels I captured today:
Yes, ladies & gents…it seems I’m officially raising & abetting a future rollergirl. Since we’ve been home, she’s had them on and off again twice. I reacted the same way the day I brought home my own 265s.
Ooops, you wanted a pic with skates in it, not just DEM LEGS, huh? Okay. Hold on. (And that little spritely prince by my side? He scored three goals at his soccer game today, thank you very much! But I’m not a proud mama or anything…)
There ya go. Yours, truly.
HEY! I was a rollergirl. I wrote a book about a rollergirl fairy chick. She partners up with a rock & roll troll dude to kick a lot of crazy fantasy creature arse.
It’s on sale, for the BIG SPRING SALE! Instead of $4.99, it’s under a buck!
Go get it now! Or maybe buy a copy for a friend if you have any friends! (One never knows, you might!)
I moustache you a question about March 16, 2013
Wanna hang out?
Saturday the 16th in Madison, IN, come see me again at That Book Place! It promises to be a huge day of authorly goodness. Several of my author pals will be there, so I’m for sure looking forward to it, but beyond just rubbing elbows with my cronies, you know who I’m looking forward to meeting?
YOU!
I’m so looking forward to it, I’ve made you some treats.
Everyone who buys a paperback copy of This Brilliant Darkness or Troll Or Derby at the author fair and has me sign it will get to pick a lovely flower from this magically sweet bouquet:
Yes, those are twinkle pops! I think that’s what they’re called. Honestly, I haven’t the foggiest idea what they’re called, but aren’t they terrific?
And that’s not all, Bob! (Let’s just assume you’re “Bob” for the purposes of this post. That was my dad’s name and I’m quite fond of it.) When you buy one of my books at the author fair, you’ll not only win that, you’ll get one of these:
I know what you’re thinking. Are those what I think they are, Red?
Yes! Roller derby keychains! And in honor of McJagger’s “Bingo Hall” casino, they sport not only a skate bearing, but a pair of dice! And what’s that connecting it all? Why surely that couldn’t be CHAIN MAIL in honor of a certain troll warrior in from Troll Or Derby, could it? Oh, Bob, it could. It surely could.
If you’ve already bought and read my books, stop by and see me, anyway. I have an entire basket of swag I’ll be offering my guests to choose from, no purchase necessary:
Oh, and before I forget to mention, my books will both be on sale for only $10. That’s for one day only, babycakes!
Come on out to Madison. It’s a great little town and there’s a lot to do. The whole town is picturesque & has some great shops, coffee shops, and terrific walking tours. Can’t think of a better place to spend a beautiful SPRING day!
C’mon Spring!
Would make a great energy drink for roller derby, yes?
Books for a Buck Hop is going on
And Troll Or Derby is appropriately priced to take part. How cool is that?
Between you and me and the wall, running sales and promotions takes a lot of time, and I am ridiculously slammed with work right now, so I probably will not be running any sales on the #1 Top Rated Dark Fantasy on Amazon.com in the foreseeable future. I’m just crazy busy! And busy is good!
SO, if you’ve been on the fence about checking out the best book EVER WRITTEN about trolls and fairies who play roller derby and battle Midwest meth dealers at underground concerts that make Ozzy circa 1980 look tame, GET OFF THAT DAMN FENCE AND SPEND LESS THAN A BUCK ON THIS BOOK. Today’s your lucky day, bro!
Sequel (Troll Or Park) coming asap. Also makes a great gift. Did you know if you are buying a Kindle for your sweetie for Valentine’s Day, you can buy my book today while it’s on sale, and choose delivery to be, say, 2/14 or 2/15? You can.
Book is returning to Barnes & Noble and iTunes, Sony, Kobo, etc. soon, too.
Love ya, very busy, got comic book reviews to write and turn in before my newly-healthy again editor goes all cuckoo on me. ;) (If you’re reading this, Ian, we love you.)
This week I take on Mark Millar’s (not to be confused with Frank Miller, KING OF THE NERDS, omfg) Hit Girl, and Caligula, Heart of Rome. Hrm…
Don’t forget: Books for a Buck Hop. You heard it here first.
Who loves ya, baby?
Thank you
Thank you for making Troll Or Derby the Top-rated novel in Dark Fantasy on Amazon.
From the bottom of my heart, it means more to me than you can possibly know.
Need to finish a side project then I will dive into Troll Or Park. Feel like I’ve been waiting forever, honestly. Like waiting on my wedding day.
xoxo
Latest four star review for Troll Or Derby
Roller Deb’s big ambition is to race in the roller derby, until she discovers her mom isn’t her mom, her sister’s boyfriend is a troll, literally, and she’s about to take the term `growth spurt’ to a whole new level. This was such a fun book to read. Imagine the difference between the fairy tale `Sleeping Beauty’ and the movie `Shrek’. Well, that’s what Red Tash has done for YA fantasy - turned everything on its head, and the results are definitely read-worthy. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoyed Shrek or is tired of sugar-coated YA paranormal romance.
Cuando te hacen un bloqueo ilegal y te acusan a vos de haberlo hecho.
When someone blocks you illegally and you get acused of doing it.
Ha! And nice tumblr name. Why didn’t I think of that?
Troll Or Derby THE BOOK is free today for the last time (probably).
Best roller derby song ever
Like Ludacris say, if you wanna grab this 5 star novel free you better…
Powerful. Beautiful. Energetic. Menacing. Irresistible. What’s not to love?
I’ve been drankin’ and bustin’ too
and I been thankin’ of bustin’ you
Upside ya mother@#$%in’ forehead
And if your friends jump in, “Ohhh girrlll”, they’ll be mo’ dead
Troll Or Derby, FREE. But not for long.
Why fairies on roller skates?
Sometimes people ask me “Why fairies on roller skates?”
If you’ve ever played roller derby you get it. Roller derby is magic.
A lot of people haven’t played roller derby, though, so to those people I ask “Have you ever seen Roller Boogie?”
This scene is one of the biggest confluences of fae in cinematic history. Well-glamoured and shimmering in a mixture of sweat and 70s disco attire, please watch this and tell me you don’t see it. It’s the only thing that explains the way they move, the way they slide, the vigor with which they doubtlessly performed take after take in the filming of this cinematic classic.
If that didn’t convince you, PLEASE watch the opening. The romantic lead puts on his skates *to go downstairs*, there’s a man in a wrestling unitard doing handstands on a public bench, they all take off like the pied piper is playing their tune…
…nobody wears a helmet or pad of any kind, and the thing that really clinches it for me? It’s not the para-skaters sailing between twin conga lines or the scantily-clad women without rhythm shaking it in the Parade of Crotches. Oh, no. It has always been the couple making out on top of the dumpster that is full of WIN for me. Fairies! Trolls! In the hizzouse! (Or in the trash, as the case may be.) Watch: the poor guy in the yellow shorts can hardly contain the rage from his case of blue balls, as he pounds the lid of said dumpster before adjusting his waistband . What a fuggin’ troll. It still makes me uncomfortable.
Anyway, please watch this vid and tell me you don’t “get” fairies and trolls on skates.
Then flash forward 30 years and get today’s fairies and trolls on skates—no longer roller boogeying, but in a wonderland, nonetheless. Oh, yes, if less is more, then more is even morer, and I poured it on in this book with full abandon because I wanted it to be fun as the Unseelie Court on Halloween night, babies. Trick or treat. Ding dong. It’s free today for the last time so come and get it.
BOOGIE WONDERLAND…dance!
What’s not to love?
Troll Or Derby, FREE. But not for long.
Kelsey Kidd: Fantastic, Sarcastic, Pie: This Chapter In My Life Is Called: I wanna roller derby now.
I can’t figure out how to message you, so I’m just reblogging this. When roller derby grabs you, you MUST do it. Don’t wait a year, just do it. I hadn’t skated for 20+ years when I did it. I was tentative and scared and roly poly. I went for it, anyway. When I started I looked like this:
(That’s soft & squishy me in red.)
By the time I was done this was me:
It changed my life. It changed my heart. It changed the way I saw myself and everyone around me.
Roller derby wasn’t the first thing and wouldn’t be the last thing that would change me profoundly, but it was MAJOR and I never regretted it.
I hope you do this thing, Kelsey. I had obstacles, too. I had a lot of them. You can do it, Kelsey. <3
Love,
Tyra Durden
ok. so. i watched whip. loved it. thought to myself “that would be pretty cool to do”, forgot about it. then last night for some strange reason, i thought of roller derby again. so i looked it up and found three or so derby teams in maine. but they’re not near me. and i don’t have a car. and i…
