Nicky Drayden's Blog

Hey! I’ve finally gotten my Patreon up and running, and I’m returning to my roots by creating prompt-driven fiction based on the whims of my Patrons! Laugh with me! Cry with me! Come join me on this amazingly weird adventure! Let’s face it. Now sucks, and as a speculative fiction writer, the thing I’m best […]

Here’s a blast from the past, a story I wrote way back in the day–a blend of dark humor, sci-fi, spirituality and a dash of weirdness. On-brand Nicky Drayden from the very beginning! I think this story is meant to be taking place right about now and features global warming, TMNT sequels, and meatless fast […]

“An Afrofuturist love story, set inside a giant space-creature, about two women of different castes…top-notch worldbuilding and sharp characterization.” – Kirkus Reviews “Don’t be alarmed – that dizzy pleasurable sensation you’re experiencing is just your brain slowly exploding from all the wild magnificent worldbuilding in Nicky Drayden’s Escaping Exodus. I loved these characters and this […]

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My sff/horror/dark humor novel TEMPER is headed to a bookstore near you Aug 07, 2018! I’m so excited to share the story about how I came across this amazing artist! Read about it here on Harper Voyager’s Blog! Descriptions are up on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and you can also add it to your Goodreads queue, just to be sure you don’t […]

Hello! Happy November! And you know what that means…It’s National Novel Writing Month! I’m going “against the rules” this year, and will be working on the NaNo Project that I didn’t finish last year. I’m super excited to see what happens in the story! I encourage everyone to try NaNoWriMo at least once, even if you’re […]

Can’t make it to a book signing? I’ll come to you! Well my signature will anyway, through the mail. Signed bookplates available to readers for FREE! I’ll ship to U.S. and Canada, and also internationally as long as the postage is around a dollar. Just fill out this short form. Thank you, dear readers! I’m […]

I’ve made it to the other side of my book launch, and things seem to be going very well, so I thought I’d share some of my book promotion techniques with you. THE PREY OF GODS launched exactly one month ago today, and I feel like I’ve learned a ton regarding what works and what […]

The Prey of Gods got some really excellent news last week! It was picked as RT Book Reviews June 2017 Seal of Excellence Winner and also was on Barnes & Noble’s Best SFF Books of 2017 So Far!   And speaking of Barnes & Noble, they’ve gone above and beyond awesome and hosted my first book signing […]

Time to get in touch with your inner artist with this week’s Coloring Contest with Prizes! Below are three amazing coloring pages designed by the talented Jenn Lee (@y2jenn). You can use one of these to color, or submit your own creation depicting a superpower or (non-spoilery) scene from the book. Rules: Submit art before […]