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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The adventure has resumed! Join the ragtag crew of NPC adventurers in Unconventional Classes, Book #6 of the Spells, Swords, & Stealth series. Print and ebook are both out today, with the audiobook scheduled for release 12/22/2026. link.amazon/B0gdng7XL

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Special Event in Dallas! Come on out to Half Price books at 7pm on October 30th, where I will be signing books and talking with Steve Beaulieu and Travis Bagwell. You can also get the Roverpowered hardcover before they hit the shelves. Hope to see you all there! www.eventbrite.com/e/travis-bag...

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Travis Bagwell and Drew Hayes in Conversation with Jaime Castle

Join Half Price Books for an event with Travis Bagwell and Drew Hayes, as they discuss their new books, Awaken Online and Roverpowered.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Only one week left until NPCs #6: Unconventional Classes, is out in print and ebook. And I just got word from Tantor that the audiobook will be out on 12/22/2026. It’s a heck of a turnaround, and I can’t wait to hear how everything comes out!

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ready those dice, the game resumes on October 1st! Unconventional Classes (Spells, Swords, & Stealth #6) is coming out on print and ebook. Audiobook dates will be posted as soon they're set. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HHFJR1P3

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Unconventional Classes (Spells, Swords, Stealth Book 6)

Where does one hide from a vengeful god? That is the question set before the party of adventurers from Maplebark as they flee what remains of the Ardrane Estate. They need a place to shelter, to regr...

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dragon Con is barely over a week away, and my schedule is set! This year I have a dedicated signing time on both Saturday and Sunday, hopefully that will make it easier on folks' schedules to swing by. See you in Atlanta!

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Going to a grocery store you used to shop at feels like setting foot on campus after graduating.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Drew is going on (Book) Tour this November! I'll be doing a book tour with this November for Roverpowered: Ruff Start, a hardcover compilation of the first 4 books. And to do a tour, I have to go where the readers are! That's where the Book Tour survey comes in: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Drew Hayes - Roverpowered: Ruff Start 2026 Book Tour Questionnaire

I'm heading on the road with Aethon this winter for my first ever book tour promoting the release of Roverpowered: Ruff Stuff, the hardcover compilation of Roverpowered Books 1 - 4. Since it only ma...

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We've only got two weeks left to get your own Wumble plushie from Makeship! Be sure to pick one up if your interested, after that deadline they won't be available any longer: www.makeship.com/products/rov...

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Roverpowered: Wumble Plushie

Wumble, the loveable, one-eyed companion may seem like a regular dog but beneath his fluffy surface lies extraordinary power. Bring home the goodest boy in all the realms. Want more Roverpowered conte...

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

If you've ever wanted a Wumble of your very own, now is your chance! The Roverpowered Wumble plushie is officially on sale, but only until August 1st. Claim your own cuddly cohort while you can! www.makeship.com/products/rov...

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Roverpowered: Wumble Plushie

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Much as I try not to overplug the Patreon, today is one of the quartery Sneak Peeks and if I do say so, it is a Doozy. If you're all caught up on the Villains' Code series, this might be worth a read. 😁 www.patreon.com/drewhayesnov...

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Q2 2026 Sneak Peek: The Priestess and the Peril - Part 2: Chapter 1 | Drew Hayes

Q2 2026 Sneak Peek: The Priestess and the Peril - Part 2: Chapter 1 by Drew Hayes on Patreon. Join Drew Hayes's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Why is Patreon trying to launch a new social media feed with this Quips nonsense? We're set on those, thanks. That's probably why few creators are merging their profiles, which I'm deducing based on the increasing passive aggressive emails telling me I have to do just that.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

God Damn! Hacks has been great from episode one, but that final season was a cut above. Genuinely some of the best fucking television I’ve seen in a while.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

When I have to time away from writing, such as traveling for and attending conventions, I find I always come back hungry to hit the page, usually resulting in days where I go way over my word count quota. It's a nice reminder that I am definitely in the right line of work.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Roverpowered 5 has grabbed #1 in a category and earned a Best Seller banner! Thanks so much for continuing to come along on Wanda and Wumble’s journey. Hitting these kinds of ranks with a novella is no easy feat, and wouldn’t be possible without amazing readers like you all.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Roverpowered #5 is out today in all formats! Season Two of Wumble and Wanda's adventures kicks off with a bang, as the pair's outstanding exploits have finally begun attracting attention. See what's in store for the aspiring alchemist and her faithful familiar! www.amazon.com/Roverpowered...

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Roverpowered 5: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist (Roverpowered Novellas)

With their team recovered and Kalamaz rebuilding, Wanda and Wumble set their sights on the lofty goal of self-improvement. From purchasing to new spells, to hunting underground occorites, even develop...

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Plotting Villains' Code Books: "Hmmm, do I really have enough to fill the next one up yet?" Writing Villains' Code Books: "Fuck fuck fuck why did I plot so much for one god-damned book fuck shit fuck."

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On my way to the grocery store this morning, I had to swerve to avoid a rabbit in the road. Driving back along the same road later, I had to swerve to avoid a turtle. Pretty sure I know how this one is turning out. 🐢

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Well, this was a good day for my proactive pre-order purchasers. 😅

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It is shocking how many musical numbers my brain keeps wanting to plot into Villains’ Code series, which is a series of books about pragmatic super villains. Not exactly the ideal stage for that kind of feature... even if Book #4 does already have a couple written. 😅

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Over the years, this has been far and away one of the most requested pieces of non-book merch from Super Powereds readers, and I am so happy that Youtooz gave me the chance to bring it to life! As Hexcellent herself would say: Hop Hop Mother F#*kers.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Next week, on May 5th, I get to announce a non-book project that I've been looking forward to for a while now! That's all I can say for now... but not all I can show. 😁

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Con season approaches! My first one for 2026 will be Con Carolinas, held in Charlotte from May 29th - 31st. concarolinas.org

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ConCarolinas 2026

Carolinas' Longest Running Sci-Fi & Fantasy Con

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Buying some swag to have on hand at cons for this year and I am very excited for some of the ones I'll have on hand this year. I expect the koozies will be an especially big hit... at least among my readers. 😁

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

It’s a distinctly weird contrast to work on a novella and a 300k book at the same time.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

It's downright criminal that a show as good as Stumble is apparently on the bubble for renewal. I feel like in five years we're going to be seeing it all over socials with tags about "how was this cancelled???"

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins feels like a well-honed show hitting its third season stride more than one that just debuted. Confidence and chemistry in abundance.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I have started my coffee maker without a pot underneath too many times to ever take myself seriously.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I'm sure that right now there is a fevered goldrush in the tech sector as people are scrambling to capitalize on Discord's mistake and take their spot, but I'd bet whoever is the first imitator to get Patreon integrations setup will be the eventual front-runner.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

As if writing didn’t keep me busy enough, apparently I need to find a replacement for Discord, since there’s obviously no way in hell I’m asking my Patreons to trust that company with their actual IDs If anyone has favorites similar but scrupulous platforms, recommendations are greatly appreciated.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I'm always so excited to get new glasses, each time somehow forgetting the two-week period where putting them on makes me feel immediately motion sick. 😵‍💫

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Fred the Vampire Accountant finale: All Accounts Settled, is available in audiobook as of today! www.audible.com/pd/All-Accou... A huge shout out to @tantoraudio.bsky.social and Kirby Heyborne, who have been instrumental in bringing Fred’s voice to life over 9 books.

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All Accounts Settled

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. After years of confrontations, Fred's conflict with his sire at last draws toward a conclusion. Along the way he'll watch centaurs battle for honor, try to ...

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

After over a decade of doing it full time, damn do I still love this job. More with every passing year.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I think I've largely weathered hitting middle-age well, aside from getting really into backpacks and slings for no explicable reason, but I do find myself a lot more cognizant of how long it takes me to write books versus how many years I've got left under fair-to-good circumstances.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I’m rewatching Jingle All the Way and realizing that Arnold was so damn charming you sort of miss how long they go without giving his character Any redeeming moments.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I feel a bit bad for anyone who runs an actual book group and finds themselves wondering why every email is suddenly being blocked or ignored. Sadly, the scammers have found a new hook to imitate over and over, so the Spam filters have gotten an update.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

As much as I know alerting folks to a release is important because some readers do want that information, there's always the shadow of this feeling every time a new book drops. 😵‍💫 Anyway, the final Fred book is out on Kindle and Print! Audio arrives on 1/12/2026, when we get to do this dance again.

Image of Jay Sherman from The Critic saying "Buy My Book"

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

With the Fred finale on the horizon tomorrow, I've realized it's been nearly a decade since I've wrapped a series. There's always a sense of pressure with any book, but the last one weighs heaviest. Thankfully, I really like how the Fred books wrap up. Hopefully you all will too. We'll see soon 😅

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Two more days until the final Fred book releases on print and ebook! And my audio folks, I have happy to announce that Tantor has given the date of 1/13/26 for the audiobook version, so not too long of wait to hear Kirby Heyborne's always amazing performance

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

There’s still a long journey of rewrites, edits, and other preparations, but NPCs #6’s rough draft is officially finished! And only 48k words over what is planned. Which, compared the 60k I went over in #5, is sadly still progress 😅

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

One week left until the Fred finale releases on ebook and print. I'd nearly forgotten the mix of excitement and terror when a series is about to end.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

It's been so long since I wrote Holly's Jolly Christmas, I nearly forgot how much fun her stories are. Last time it was a slasher/romcom fusion set at Christmas, this time we're going full slasher/Christmas movie combination.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I try not to post too much about my Patreon cause I know we all get enough ads already, but I do make an exception when a new story kicks off. Especially because this is the first time I've done a sequel! Today the first chapter of The Holly Claus went live: www.patreon.com/c/drewhayesn...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2025

The new writer scam hotness is the email that purports to be from a book club that meets on Zoom, who invites you to discuss [title of yours plucked from an AI database], and who needs you to pay a "small reservation fee" to participate. Gotten three just today. Fuck that noise, plonk it into spam.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

This Halloween, confront something truly scary: Finality. Fred the Vampire Accountant #9: All Accounts Settled is the last entry in the series and will coming out in print and ebook (I'll add audio dates once they're known) on October 31st. amzn.to/475voWv

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All Accounts Settled: Fred the Vampire Accountant #9

Amazon.com: All Accounts Settled: Fred the Vampire Accountant #9 eBook : Hayes, Drew: Kindle Store

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The longer I do this job, the more I realized that, at least for me, writer's block is actually my brain flagging that something isn't working and I need to address it before moving on.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Nothing like getting spam from shifty AI audiobook companies trying to sell me on using them for a book that already has an audiobook out. Granted, I'd tell them to fuck off with that regardless, but extra layer of laziness really makes hitting the block button all the more satisfying.

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Adventure, Alchemy, and Adorable familiars! Join Wumble and Wanda for Roverpowered #4, out today in ebook, print, and audio: amzn.to/4me2lVf

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Roverpowered 4: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist

Amazon.com: Roverpowered 4: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist eBook : Hayes, Drew: Kindle Store

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Wanda and Wumble are back! Since this story is designed somewhat episodically, I wrote Roverpowered #4 to act as a sort of season (not series!) finale which means it's both a bit bigger and more bombastic. I hope you enjoy the duo's most action-packed adventure yet: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Roverpowered 4: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist

Amazon.com: Roverpowered 4: Tales of an Aspiring Alchemist eBook : Hayes, Drew: Kindle Store

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Drew Hayes @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Another year, another amazing Dragon Con! Big thanks to everyone who came out to say hello, see a panel, or grab a signature. It’s awesome getting to come to this event and meet readers, along with seeing all the amazing costumes and events. See y’all again in 2026!

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