Transubstantiate, the debut novel by Richard Thomas

Buy this book.
I read an earlier draft and it was phenomenal. I can't wait to see this in print.

I'm pretty sure i've said it elsewhere, Richard, but you're the fucking man.

You forgot the ".coms' in your first couple links.

I'm happy for you, I remember reading some of it a while ago. Congrats!

Thanks Eddy, that means a lot.

Crap, got it fixed, thanks Ant. I appreciate your kind words, bro.

Richard, congratulations!

Look for an overdue email from me soon; we're gonna promote the hell out of this!

If you're a fan of noir, a fan of Lost, a fan of Stephen King, a fan of good writing, a fan of hot women, a fan of things cool...you will enjoy this book.

Also, how does one get dibs on an HC? Must I kill 99 other people?

Congratulations mate! This is huge, and you deserve it!

Looks like there's a growing list for hardcopies, but put me down if you can!

Typical generosity with your other link too - offering to share your experiences and knowledge. Hope I need to hit you up on that one day!

I'm excited for you, enjoy this.

Cheers, Davey

Congrats!

richard, congratulations sir!
i can't wait to get my hands on this, finally.

I am proud to call you 'friend'

good job!!!

Congrats, Richard. I remember reading this novel from the Max Barry intensive. And I'll be happy to read it again, in its official, finished, published form.

And don't apologize for whoring your book. In the industry, it's not called whoring, it's called "creating buzz." I plan on doing the same thing if and when mine comes out, as we all should.

Good job.
Keith

@ mirka - thanks, can't wait, i reallly appreciate it

@ mike - thanks man, wow, that's quite a testimonial, very cool of you

@ davey - always supportive, thanks - pre-orders for the hc s/l will be in april?

@ golfcat - thanks!

@ TI - very cool, right on! thanks

@ levi - appreciate it brother, means a lot

@ keith - thanks so much, it'll be WHEN not IF, can't wait - Cult Tour?

i´m one of the 99 people monkeymike is out to kill! hopefully.

ah, thanks pica - means a lot

Congratulations Richard. Im happy to say I know you Bro. Best of Luck.

I don't know if we've ever interacted before, but I have a HUEG (liek xbox hueg) soft spot for noir. I only had to read two paragraphs (usually I have to read the stereotypical "first five pages") to know that I'm placing a pre-order on this book. I also FUCKING HATE hardcovers too, but you deserve this, man. I'll probably just collect the hardcover and wait for a paperback (please tell me you're opting for trade and not MMPB) or three to hand out to people.
I sometimes wish I could whore my own stuff out, but I feel cheap and used.

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE

This old typewriter never fails to give me a rush of excitement. In this time of advanced technology and immediate satisfaction it relaxes me to pound away slowly on this ancient Remington Quietwriter.

I've got one of those too that I pound away at on my desk! Circa 1950s (the age I wish I lived in)!
I hate to nitpick... but it's "Quiet-Riter".

Either way, congratulations on this.

I'm with everyone else here. Can't. Fucking. Wait.

this is a beautiful wonder and well due

youre writing is strong always and you never relent, you keep the grind a close part of you. this sell certainly proves it to those who do not know your work. your work is a part of my life with jen. just one of those things that you can only know when a person mentions it. one of your stories--you do have so many--is about a man in a cellar and he hasnt seen the sky in so long that he only speaks, when he speaks, in vowels. he fixed robotics and held burdens. and the last line was something close to garble about a wonder if the sky is still blue. the last line read something like "wraave rue"

i love my wife with my soul and tender marrow. and i tell her i love her every day, every chance i get. we have cell phones and opposite schedules and she complains sometimes that she cant hear me all the way while we talk. over the passed half year or so, like a kind of an inside joke, mostly as a homage, when we say good bye after a talk late into the night, i garble words that phonically sound something like "wvrove wruev"

yeah, she's read at least two of your stories
she and i are both fans, and pretty soon your name will be a household name with both of us

congratulations and godspeed

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hey rich, how do we get in on that first 100 signed thing?

indeed. im curious about the limited edition as well.

@ barca - thanks brother, i know i can always count on you

@ christopherpatrick - thanks so much and good catch on the Quiet-Riter, it hasn't gone through a copy edit yet, but i should have caught that - appreciate your support, there more live stuff of mine up at my blog, just click on my link (BLOG) in my signature - my facebook and twitter too

@ shrimp - hey man, haven't seen you in awhile, much appreciation, i think you'll dig it - if i'm worried about showing it to my mother or wife, you know it's good - broken necks, hot female masturbation, beat downs in the woods, you name it - all good

@ kabol - dude, you're my hero, seriously - that's from "maker of flight" the chizine contest winner, i like that one a bit too, i'll just post the link here:

http://www.chizine.com/maker_of_flight.htm

i know i can count on you for support, always in my corner - i need somebody to do a book review for the Cult, you up for it? i'd trust you with my baby

@ atamos & tourist - there will be pre-order info, no worries, you won't miss it, i'll be advertising here - join my facebook and twitter too if you want to stay in the loop (links in my sig) - thanks guys, very cool

i need somebody to do a book review for the Cult, you up for it? i'd trust you with my baby

it's been a while since i read the ms--a lot has happened in that time ha--but the synopsis i read last night was pretty spot on. from what i remember of the book

i will have to reread it in its published state.

unless of course den or meerk would rather, as it is their website, their prerogative.

I think we are going with an in depth interview with Richard in the news, on the front page. A review and an interview might be a bit too aggressive. We do want to support and promote the book, and are working with Richard behind the scenes.

We would post the review, but not as news on the front page. That would be reserved for the interview. Cool?

Congrats Richard!! I had completely forgotten to add your link to my site, so consider it done. Looking forward to it. Will it be available in Europe?

oh my bad mirka, didn't think those would conflict, never mind then kabol, thanks though

@ mr. brown - thanks buddy, appreciate it

Ah, not to worry. I know you're just bursting with excitement.

We've only run an interview and review for the same book once, and it wasn't that great of an idea.

I am so happy for you!! I can't wait til I have my own (signed) copy!

that's what i was thinking.. i dont wanna horde any attention away from the author. from the work.

a review is what i will do on amazon. the cult has done fantastic work promoting authors they collectively love. even got baer's third novel published. reemerged pop interest in hempel's work, got clevenger a whole new following. i will review the fuck out of transubstantiate elsewhere, and later at the cult. in the beginning, let's let this be done by a website of this magnitude. i am proud of your work, your work ethic, your success. we will all be here if or when you could use us. youre here for so many of us day to day, uplifting, just being you.

congratulations on the work you fight to make

The world needs more souls like you, JK (and RT). Fight the good fight.

@ lady - thanks so much, you've always been a big supporter of mine, means a lot

@ kabol - brother, you're the best, thanks for all of that, i knew i could count on you, and of course, whatever you need in return

@ furleyguy - hah, not used to seeing you over here, thanks bro as always

thanks six, i really think you'll dig the book, actually - i'm feeling it, sister - as always, i appreciate your support, you've always been great about my work

You're welcome! It was only a good catch because whenever I see a typewriter or read about one mentioned I'm always hoping it's the one I have! This time it was.

I've been caught up reading your blog and your short stories and everything else!

One thing I will say though in regards to your Print Vs Online blog entry... I love the dead tree format and kind of hate the digital format. Do you think that books are going to end up the way of vinyls (they're dead to most of the world), 8-tracks, cassettes, and videocassettes? Just another way to prove you're ancient and out-of-touch?

how you dug the stories online - i think there will always be books, people like to hold them, so as long as we have trees...also, i think what WILL change is the print methods, more and more presses will do small print runs, and then back those up with POD, so they don't have a warehouse of books they can't sell, but access if they do make a big sale (i.e., to Borders, B&N, etc.) - why pay for the books and risk it, and why spend money to warehouse them too? or take the hit when they don't sell at the brick and mortar stores