The release date is a week away and while I will try my best not to bombard folks with ‘announcements’ and ‘updates’ this is my blog so I think I can be excused for using it to write a bit about it for anyone who is reading.
Tag: New Book
The Next Big Thing – Blog Hop
Tag I’m It. 😯
Being new to a group is an interesting time. Everything is fresh, unknown and you get the chance to poke around and discover new things. Â But for the not so bright – insert befuddled picture of me here – here’s a bit of advice. When you see something new and shiny that looks interesting – do NOT raise your hand and say ‘yeah, I’m in.”
The ‘Next Big Thing’ blog hop was one of the ‘new and shiny’ things I discovered when I got my spiffy new ‘admit one’ ticket to the Dreamspinner Press author group. Before the rational side of my brain had a chance to realize what was happening, the ‘ohhh lookie, shiny’ side of my brain kicked in. With the pending release of my new book – The Last Grand Master –  on February 1, my brain thought it would be a great idea – and I found myself typing -‘count me in’ and hitting send before I could stop myself.
Most of the souls took pity on the newbie, patted me gently on the head and told me to sit back and observe for a bit before I dove right in. But one evil soul – [not really, but it does make the story work jusssstttt a bit better when told this way] missed the memo on not hazing the newcomers and took me up on my offer. Continue reading The Next Big Thing – Blog Hop
Book updates.
It’s hard to believe it’s been a month since I last posted. Much has happened, mostly all good too.
Chosen Of Honorus has a tentative release date of February, 2013.  I’m just starting the editing process with Dreamspinner Press and their art department is working on a cover. I’m excited and interested to see what they come up with.  More details when they become available.
In other news, Dreamspinner Press informed me this week they are buying my third novel – Purpose, with a release date of May or June 2013. Purpose is perhaps my favorite story of all my writing – though I suspect each ‘new’ story will be my ‘new’ favorite. This is very different from anything else I’ve written. It’s darker, more introspective, less angsty, more gritty.  It’s set in contemporary Washington, D.C.  Like most of my writing, there is very little sex, but I think that’s what worked for the story.  I asked a few people who review m/m fiction on Goodreads for feedback before I submitted it, and based on the positive comments, I sent it to the publisher. They, along with everyone else who helped me, will get a shout out in the acknowledgement section.
With three books in a year, I’m about tapped out. I’ll be glad to get one a year out after this, with two being a banner year. Not much help for it while the baby is still young. I wouldn’t trade my time with her for anything, not even a new novel.
Next post will be more of a personal update, so stay tuned.