Rule No. 26

Attention, fans of Randy Boyd’s novels, all five or six of you, lol:

My fifth novel is still a work-in-progress, but rest assured, I intend to continue the saga of two boys dreaming in a sandbox, as first dreamt in my fourth novel, Walt Loves the Bearcat, a story of love, football and some very potent daydreams, as well as a Lambda Literary Finalist for Best Romance.

A story I dreamt up nearly 30 years ago while in college, Walt Loves the Bearcat is a 700-page epic that pretty much represents Randy @ 21-42, give or take.

It’s also a dream that spawned another dream: my next novel, The Bearcat Boyz on the Road of Life.

Who are the Bearcat Boyz? What are they all about? Find out in the latter third of Walt Loves the Bearcat.

What happens to the Bearcat Boyz in their own four-book series? Find out when I finish the blessed thing. What happens at the end of Road of Life, aka Book One? As a gift to my patient readers, all five or six of you, I now present: a slice of the next dream I’m dreaming.

In Book One, the Bearcat Boyz learn the rules on the Road of Life. There’s 26 of them, just like the number of letters in the alphabet; and although all 26 rules are very important, the last rule, Rule No. 26, is perhaps the most important, that is, if you want your deepest dreams to come true.

Why, Rule No. 26 is so good, if by chance you happened to forget the other 25 rules, you still have a shot at all your dreams coming true, if and only if, you remember and abide by Rule No. 26.

It takes the Bearcat Boyz seemingly a lifetime to learn Rule No. 26. After all, they are teenagers, and if they learned all the rules right away, I'd have no story to tell. However, since the five or six fans of my books have been waiting so long, I hereby present Rule No. 26 on the Road of Life:

The more you’re at your best,
The better your odds of success.

Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Randy Boyd

Still Coming to a Dream Near You

Dear Bearcat People,

Dino and the Brownster here. We're the two main characters in the next Randy Boyd book, the Bearcat Boyz on the Road of Life. We live in a town called Dreamville and go to Dreamville High. Together, we're gonna rule the school. Oh, and change the world as we know it.

Our creator once dreamed of us being on bookshelves, and in high school, this year, when he announced our birth on his blog.

However, we, the Bearcat Boyz, using Freaky Deaky Technologies, have ascertained that we, the Bearcat Boyz, will not be entering Dreamville High and taking over the entire world until 2010, the year of author Randy Boyd's 30th high school reunion.

So sit tight, Bearcat Peeps, the Bearcat Boyz are still coming to a dream near you, just not quite yet. And remember, you can always catch up with us in Walt Loves the Bearcat, the dream that started it all!

Sincerely,
The Bearcat Boyz, soon starring in the Bearcat Boyz on the Road of Life.

The Next Randy Boyd Book

"If you look at all the crap we learn in school, it’s a wonder we do anything but dream!"

—Walt Loves the Bearcat

Two boys in love in high school. One is black. One is white. One is HIV-negative. One is HIV-positive. It's the first day of school and the Bearcat Boyz are already in deep trouble. Welcome to their world.

My next novel is titled The Bearcat Boyz on the Road of Life. This will be my fifth novel and the first book of a four-part Bearcat Boyz book series.

So what do the Bearcat Boyz do besides fall in love in high school? They play sports. They write for the school paper. They change the world. What else did you expect?

The Bearcat Boyz on the Road of Life (Bearcat Boyz Book 1), coming soon from West Beach Books.

On a personal author's note: My books are like my kids. I'm proud of how they've turned out. I'm going to be quite busy giving birth to these bearcat babies, so you might see a ghost, excuse me, a guest blogger from time to time here at the Blocks. Rest assured, I'll be around. It's just that, on occasion, I'm told by our “producer” that “surprise guests await!” Whatever that means.

Stick around. The fun's just getting started at Randy Boyd's Blocks.