Oxyfication Love - Review of Transubstantiate and Interview
Jason Kane and Justin Holt are two excellent writers who also happen to run Oxyfication. They've done me right here with a wonderful review of Transubstantiate (mild spoilers) and an interview as well, over the past week. Check them both out.
REVIEW: http://www.oxyfication.net/headline/transubstantiate-richard-thomas/
INTERVIEW: http://www.oxyfication.net/featured/richard-thomas/
REVIEW EXCERPT:
Casual brutality, sex, and disorder: the heroes of noir have never been terribly endearing to the heart, but the seven nihilistic souls of Richard Thomas’ Transubstantiate seem like they were born ruined, and are likely to die that way. The story draws heavily on all the beloved accouterments of the neo-noir tradition—fractured narratives; cynicism; disorientation; ruthless beatings—but the story branches out into other areas, exploring themes of mysticism and the unknowable, even broaching the peripheral terrors of Lovecraftian horror.
INTERVIEW INTRODUCTION:
Richard Thomas is a busy man. He’s a husband and father of twins. He’s a graphic designer. He helps moderate a writing workshop at The Cult, one of the most popular author websites in the world. He’s helped edit zines and magazines alike. He’s pursuing his MFA in Fiction. He’s part of a group of up-and-coming writers who each year help each other through the hardships of writing a novel. And yeah, he’s also a writer whose debut novel, a neo-noir thriller called Transubstantiate, was published in July 2010, the flagship novel of the upstart independent press Otherworld Publications. High on life and hell-bent on sharing in the revelry of being part of a new movement of fresh voices to the literary world Richard stopped by Oxyfication to share a little bit about himself, how his debut novel Transubstantiate came to be, and what it’s like when one of your literary heroes tells you that your writing reminds them of their literary heroes.
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and much love for The Cult. Well done.
Afterward, if you haven't checked out the rest of the Oxyfication site, please do so, as there's some great emerging artist profiles, reviews, etc. While the forum doesn't get a lot of traffic, great conversation takes place there.
that was a pretty sweet interview. how's that going for you, Rich? getting interviewed. so weird.
@ Brandon - thanks man, appreciate all of that
@ Gordon - thanks, for sure, and Oxy, yes, good time, great people over there
@ Matthew - strangely enough, i'm getting used to it - jason and justin are very cool, very laid back, and really smart too, asked me some great questions, justin did, and jason wrote a fantastic review, very deep - it's fun
have more stuff coming, PR wise, looking forward to lots of things, especially an interview with 3:AM Magazine, where they just interviewed Clevenger (same guy will interview me) recently - excerpts and reviews in Vain, Contrary, Withersin, lots of stuff coming still
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Yeah, man...Gregory Frye. He's back in KC from Greece and we're going to get drinks or something this weekend.
oh no, not misterwoe!
Yep. Him!!
oh cool, didn't know you knew him...good guy
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he's from here, Richard. he's in the workshop.
don't think i knew him in the workshop...so many people, my brain is spaghetti
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i think he's only relatively new. as in the last two years. Misterwoe is his username anyway.
look forward to the interview. his interview with Craig was top-notch, so it should be a good read.
"Shared" on my facebook Richard. Good interview!
Matt - he's been here for over 4 years.
thanks PG, you're the man
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Matt - he's been here for over 4 years.
shit. i was fucking way off. well, he doesn't post much. i only noticed him around late last year, or earlier this year, so that's probably why i thought that. good dude.
Nice job, Rich. Always good to see you getting some press.
Shared on Facebook.