This winter has been a really good time to write. I mean, really write. Finish unfinished projects. I have a lot of unfinished projects. Let’s talk about them. Of course, I can’t guarantee that any of them will actually be available for purchase anytime soon, but you know, all forward motion counts.
Kiss of Tragedy
This is a book of mine I originally published under the title Vampire Kiss, which is not a very inspiring title if you ask me. When you write online and publish a chapter a week, unless you have the whole thing ready to go when you begin, you might have to post online under a working title. I really felt that was the case with this story, and rather than alienate my readers, I left it under the old title. Though, it’s really not a very good title for the book, as anyone who has read it will tell you.
The book had the tag lines:
Vampire hunting can be dangerous business, until he turns out to be something worse.
He’s not a vampire, but he kisses like one.
Anyway, those were the original tag lines. Hopefully, I’ll be able to come up with something a little more accurate and fun for what I consider to be my best novel when it comes out in ebook and soft cover this spring.
His Sixteenth Face
Originally, I posted this short story on fictionpress.com (as a side note there are also a few chapters of Kiss of Tragedy posted there too). I’ve been working on a complete novel version of His Sixteenth Face for almost ten years. What can I say? It’s a really tricky subject and has required a lot of reworking. I once finished it and then chopped off 35,000 words to go back to the spot where I was blocked to begin again. It gets better every time I touch it, but it’s a really courageous piece of work, and I have seen a lot of similar pieces bomb, so I have to be careful with it. It’s my bonsai tree, in that it can’t get bigger because I keep chopping stuff off. I posted the first chapter in December of 2009, so my goal is to finish before it has its tenth birthday as an unfinished book.
The first chapter is still available for reading so, here’s the link.
If you read the first chapter and like it, please fire me off a line saying so. I could really use the encouragement at this point.
A Little Like Scarlett
I decided to write a partial autobiography of my teenage dating years. The thing is, as an author it is my duty to write in detail about any unusual experiences I have had. So, this is that. Unusual experiences I had while dating as a teen. So, far I’m up over 50,000 words. It’s pretty fun. The next time I post about it, I’ll post a sample.
Where Her Garden Grows
This is the sequel to Behind His Mask. It might not be published under that title as I still feel dissatisfied by those words as the banner for the story. But, on the whole, I’m very pleased with how this book has turned out.
So, there you have it. What I would really like is to publish two books every year. At least, I should be able to do one a year. Hopefully… You know… hopefully.
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