Last year we released a reprint of Matt Hughes’ page-turner thriller, Downshift, in both print and digital formats. It will very shortly be available as an audiobook through Iambik. Sid Rafferty is the unwitting protagonist in Downshift, between writing jobs, a rock and a hard place, and the poles of his luck. At this point, he’s willing to take on just about any writing gig. But when a return to his political spin-doctor days collides with…
Our own Matt Hughes (author of Downshift), and Dave Duncan will be at the following events over the next three months: December 4, 7 pm. Matt Hughes will be giving a free seminar on basic story mechanics to the local writers group in the Parksville-Qualicum Beach area. I don’t think there would be any complaints if some non-members came too. Location: the upstairs boardroom at Qualicum Foods in Quaicum Beach. View Larger Map January 24,…
When we decided to publish Matt Hughes’ action-packed novel, Downshift, we knew it was one of those novels that would entertain from the first word to the last. It would appear this LibraryThing Reviewer agrees with four stars. Available from Amazon This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Sid Rafferty is a writer. He’s got into writing for movies, and got his fingers burned. Now he needs to write anything to…
The virtual ink has dried on contracts between Five Rivers and Iambik to publish audiobooks of five of Five Rivers’ novels: Downshift, by Matt Hughes; Kingmaker’s Sword, by Ann Marston; Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, by Michell Plested, and From Mountains of Ice and Shadow Song, by Lorina Stephens. Iambik are now putting together voice auditions for all five novels. We’ll keep you updated when the audiobooks are slated for release. ISBN 9781927400074 eISBN 9781927400081 ISBN 9781927400166…
Author, Matt Hughes We recently corresponded with Matt Hughes in his southern France house-sitting gig, to interview him regarding the re-release of his sensational thriller, Downshift, available June 1. Lorina: What was the inspiration for Downshift? Matt: I wanted to be a crime writer and I had a publisher interested in signing me. That deal didn’t work out in the end, but I was lucky to make contact with the late L.R. Wright, one of…