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Big in Germany. Two Books Due Out in 2016!

There is always an air of excitement around the house when a book is about to be released, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that not one, but two of my stories will be available for German readers in 2016.

This month — on January 18 to be exact — Die Rubinrote Konigin will land in readers’ hands or Kindles. It is the third of my first ever medieval fantasy series, entirely written and published first, and catapulted to best-seller status in Germany, by Random House – Blanvalet. For more details or to order, click here.

And later this year in September, my U.S. Adventure Thriller debut, IMPASSE (St. Martin’s Press), will be available for German readers as Kalt Gestellt. Click here for more info.

The two books couldn’t be more different from one another although both were equally entertaining to write.

Enjoy!

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The Dead Boys Makes a Nice List with Some Amazing Company

2014 Washington State Sasquatch Award Winner for Middle Grade Books
2014 Washington State Sasquatch Award Winner for Middle Grade Books

Sure is great to be on a list of Top 10 Horror Books for Kids with the likes of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Alvin Schwartz and Katy Towell.

Thanks for the cred from Matt Molgaard, writer of Horror Novel Reviews!

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Especially for Teachers, Students and Librarians!

Looking ahead to 2016…

Teachers, students, librarians, and basically EVERYONE who loves books/reading/writing! Guess what?

Cavalcade West save-the-date-thing1-e1441231227183Cavalcade of Authors West 2016 is scheduled and I’ll be there again this year!  So, you have two things to do: 
 – Mark your calendars for April 30th, 2016
 – Start checking out COAWest on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram… 

 

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Mapper III: Die rubinrote Queen – 16. Januar

 Die rubinrote Konigin

CoverProlog: Die Stadt Skye fällt. Seine Wände stürzen die Felsen, und seine Soldaten sind mit einem roten gekleidete Armee überrannt. Da die Bergfestung bröckelt, schleicht sich ein alter Mann in der Overlord Sprengturm und entfernt die Karte der Welt von seinem Platz auf der Ratssaal der Wand. Er rollt es auf, Riemen es auf den Rücken und flieht den Tod von Skye …

Fans von Royce Buckingham meistverkaufte Mapper Series warten auf die letzte Rate viel zu uns auf die am 18. Januar 2016 aus! Exklusiv für den deutschen Markt geschrieben, sind Vorbestellungen ab sofort verfügbar.

 

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I am Leading a Few Writing Classes in the Very Near Future

Friday, October 9, 2015 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

Only two days to register for Studies in Plotting: Focus on Mystery and Horror! Come armed with your favorite scary or suspenseful novel. We’ll discuss what “grabs” us about these books, the components of a great mystery and what ALL writers can learn about plotting from this format. For grades 7 to adult, this is part of a free writing workshop series being offered at the Woodinville Public Library. The link to register is here.

Saturday, October 16, 2015 from 9:am – 1:45pm

Before spending a year of your life writing that children’s book, be sure you have a plan for success. Join me for Children’s Writing – a Plan for Success at Fairhaven Village Inn in Bellingham. In this class I’ll lead discussions on creating concepts, choosing which ones are viable, developing them into useable synopses and organizing yourself before sitting down to write.

Registration is through Whatcom Community College

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Upcoming Appearances

Young Author's Conference - Burlington, WA
Young Author’s Conference – Burlington, WA

I’ll be hitting the road some in May to meet with students when I’ll have the pleasure of talking about stories and what it takes to be a writer. It is always fun, and inspiring, to meet with kids.  

May 2nd: Cavalcade of Authors West, Tacoma, Washington 

May 15: Mount Baker Jr. High School, Deming, Washington

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Validation Feels Good

It is very rewarding to hear from a fan who likes one of my stories. This email about Impasse hit my mailbox yesterday. Feels great to be compared to some 
best selling authors in the genre. Thank you!

"I just finished your book, Impasse.  Best story I have read in a long time.  I work at a library--that's how I came across your book.  The cover grabbed my attention and I love suspense-thrillers-mysteries.  I read about 2 books a week, including best-selling authors.  You have topped James Patterson by a mile and rival Stuart Woods, James Grippando, and David Baldacci.  Congratulations on a great book from this old lady!"
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What’s a Book Release without a Party?

For most authors, there’s not much fanfare when a book comes out. No big U.S. tour. The national media isn’t clamoring for interviews. And adoring fans don’t line up for a midnight release. To my current publisher’s credit (St. Martin’s Press), there’s been a good pre-publication effort by my publicist, and the marketing team is ready to hit the social media waves hard.

It’s up to me, however, to organize an event to publicly acknowledge my book releases. Ever since my first book, Demonkeeper, came out, Village Books–Bellingham, Washington’s wonderful independent bookstore–has been the place to gather. And it will be the venue again this month to celebrate the release of my first adventure thriller, Impasse. I’ve included a link to the Facebook invite below if anyone reading this is in the area on March 20. Until then, ‘Man up’…and to get the reference, you’ll have to read the book…

Book launch party!

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Library Journal Highly Recommends Impasse!

I am very pleased to share this review of my debut adventure thriller, Impasse…

Library Journal, February 1, 2015
IMPASSE by Royce Buckingham
Impasse. Thomas Dunne: St. Martin’s. Mar. 2015. 304p. ISBN 9781250011541. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250021069. F

Stuart Stark is an understandably cautious man. Fired from the Bristol County, MA, DA’s office for botching a case that allowed a murderer to go free, he now practices civil law with Clayton Buchanan, who is willing to overlook not only the finer points of the law but ethics as well. When the two men come to an impasse over their fee in a liability case, Clay decides risk-averse Stu needs an adventure to rediscover his manhood. But what was supposed to be a joint hunting trip to a remote cabin in Alaska turns into a terrifying ordeal when Stu, dropped off alone in the interior with winter coming on and no cabin in sight, soon realizes that the float plane is not coming back. VERDICT Older readers may recall Frederick Manfred’s Lord Grizzly, based on the real-life frontiersman Hugh Glass, left for dead after a grizzly bear attack. ­Buckingham (Demonkeeper; The Terminals) spins an equally tense but thoroughly modern thriller of survival and revenge in which a man is forced to confront both deadly peril in the wild and a sadistic manipulator and unfaithful wife at home. Highly recommended for those who enjoy men’s adventure tales.—Ron Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson

 

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How Demonkeeper Came to Life

Last summer, the coolest thing happened when my book Demon Keeper went live. Thanks to the vision of Deb Currier, a theater professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA (where I live), the story came to life as a full stage children’s theater production called Monster Keeper. The play featured a 30+ person cast including life-sized muppet style puppets, special effects and an amazing set. Since Deb’s so smart, she videotaped all three performances which have been edited into a complete version of the show. Deb has also created a documentary on the making of Monster Keeper.

But wait! That’s not all! Now she plans to hold a  screening of both the play and the documentary. She’s even going to set up a museum in the WWU Performing Arts Lobby with props, artwork and puppets from the show. If you go, you can meet the actors, take pictures with the puppets from the play and get autographs.

The event is Sunday, February 15th starting at 2pm. Here’s a link to all of the details.   

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the Summer Youth Theatre Institute at Western Washington University, which Deb pours her heart and soul into every summer to introduce kids of all ages to the magic of the stage. My kids participated in the program for a number of years and loved it.

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