Thursday, October 3, 2013

Kickstarter Support for a Worthwhile Project!

Hi all,

Not a lot to tell on my own projects for now. Today begins the review of the physical proofs for Poor Man's Fight in paperback, and the proof for Natural Consequences is on its way to me now. However, I had something special I wanted to share with you regarding a project of a very different sort by a good friend. I don't plan on doing this often, but this particular project seems entirely worthy of a blog post in support.

If you've attended any of the Renaissance Faires in the Pacific Northwest in the last few years, you may have come across Princess Lolly. I've known her a long time, and in addition to being a creative soul, she's astoundingly good with children, and provides the sort of entertainment and engagement for little ones that many Faires lack. Lolly has put together her first children's book, and it's up on Kickstarter now. It could absolutely use your support.

Give her project a look by clicking here!



Thursday, September 26, 2013

Progress, Updates, and Goodies

The odd thing about maintaining a blog as an author is that I tend to think I should focus my writing on the production of actual stories rather than blog entries. However, in this day and age, maintaining a blog is part of the deal, and it's not like I hate blogging... but I prefer to wait until I have something to say.

With that being the case:

*Work has commenced on Rich Man's War, where Tanner Malone finds himself in exactly the kind of war that made him reluctant to enlist in the first place. In just the opening 2400 words, we have resolution to some unfinished business from Poor Man's Fight, the gathering clouds of a much larger conflict, stabbings, ass-whuppings and the triumphant return of Alicia Wong and Gunnery Sergeant Janeka. That prologue may change entirely before the book comes out--it's just the beginnings of a rough-draft phase--but it's good to work with familiar faces again.

*I am, as ever, extremely grateful for the reception that Natural Consequences has received, and I'm glad so many of my readers have enjoyed it. I am by no means done with Alex, Rachel or Lorelei!

*And now for the big news for today:  Good Intentions is now available in paperback! You can order it today via the CreateSpace estore (just click the link), and it should be available on Amazon sometime next week.

Paperback versions of both Natural Consequences and Poor Man's Fight are in the works!

As always, thank you for reading!

Thursday, August 8, 2013

NATURAL CONSEQUENCES is now available!


It's out! Natural Consequences, the exciting sequel to Good Intentions, is now available on both Amazon and on Smashwords for non-Kindle formats.

Alex Carlisle has enough to deal with even on quiet days. Living with an angel and a succubus is no easy feat. One has divine responsibilities she can’t explain, and the other tempts him toward a decadent lifestyle he’s not sure he can manage. Add to that the stresses of college and trying to hold down a job, and it’s lucky Alex can even keep his head on straight.


Yet the complications keep on coming. An amorous (and terrifying) werewolf won’t take no for an answer. Vampires from across the country want to know what happened to their allies in Seattle. To top it all off, events in the city have drawn the attention of Federal agents who know far too much about the supernatural, and they have no patience for the chaos that Alex and his friends leave in their wake.

WARNING: Natural Consequences contains explicit sex, explicit violence, explicit expletives, violent misuse of office equipment, nudity, perfidy, disruption of public transit services, polyamory, theft, arson, open relationships, trespassing, heterosexual foreplay, lesbian sex, depictions of beings of a divine and demonic nature bearing little resemblance to established religious or mythological canon, cell phone hacking, contempt of court, flagrant violations of civil rights, dangerous use of alcoholic drinks, infidelity, public sex, bras, panties, murder, attempted murder, blasphemy, atheist rationalizations, cannibalism, prostitution, decapitations, gossiping, defenestration, exsanguinations, tax evasion, oral sex, multiple threesomes, sexual harassment, ancient Babylonian marriage customs, horse-poisoning, stalking, selfies, bribery, assault under color of authority, fantasy depictions of sorcery and witchcraft, highly sexualized Halloween costumes, assault and battery, stabbings, excessive handcuff play, mayhem, explosions, existential discussions, controversial topics of sci-fi fandom, living room sex, home invasions, mind control, conspiracy, cohabitation outside of marriage, multiple references to British science fiction literature and television, bad study habits, government surveillance, donuts, discharge of firearms on Federal property, spousal abuse, interrogations, even more explicit sex, guys from Eugene, sexual harassment in the workplace, classroom misconduct, sexual misconduct, divine misconduct general misconduct, voyeurism, reckless driving, murder of Federal agents, poor firearms safety habits, misuse of a swimming pool for gladiatorial combat, insanity, immolations, public endangerment, sexual promiscuity, consistent contempt of vampires (screw ‘em, they suck), disorderly conduct, kidnapping of police officers, kidnapping of Federal agents, underage drinking, dismemberment, abuse of authority, still more explicit sex, electrocutions, destruction of private property, escape from Federal custody, barbering without a cosmetology license, World War I, betrayals, slavery, mild dom/sub play, cosplaying, a high school flashback, infidelity, reliable predictions of eternal damnation, destruction of a nice Zoot suit, nutshots, party fouls, littering, domestic violence, lengthy foreplay, abbreviated foreplay, disrespect for authority, falsification of records, prostitution, public indecency, impersonation of police officers, obstruction of justice, biting, clawing, hair-pulling, trash-talking and a general and willful disregard for traditional Western family values.


Technical Difficulties

Argh.

It's ready to go, but I've hit the dumbest little wrinkle ever.

I loaded up Natural Consequences on Amazon about an hour ago, but I couldn't make the previewer work to double-check it... and so naturally that led me to uploading it and then discovering a small problem an hour later. It's not a huge issue, just a complete blank under the "About the Author" page, but I'd love to fix it before it goes live... and I don't know if I can. Oh, the glories of our global economy.

I can't really complain about Amazon. They made all this possible for me. But sometimes an "improvement" on their end isn't the most convenient thing in the world for me.

While working on that little wrinkle, I uploaded the book to Smashwords just to test it out, and immediately unpublished it (removing it from the site) within a minute... but some lucky bastard out there bought a copy in that tiny window of time!

At any rate, the book is really for reals coming very soon. Thank you all for your support and your patience!

UPDATE: As of 2:40pm PST, I have corrected and uploaded the book. There may still be a single line not quite centered on the copyright page, but I don't think anyone will care. Amazon says the book will be live within 12 hours. I will send out notices and I will upload it to Smashwords when I see it available.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Proof that I've been busy!


So I wanted to offer you an update and proof that I've been busy... along with a photo of the proof of my first physical book! (It's a 6"x9" book.)

This one will definitely need some adjusting -- the cover art isn't nearly as sharp as it should be, so I'll have to get in touch with the printer -- but that's why we do proofs. I am waiting on the physical proof for Poor Man's Fight, so that should be on the way here soon.

Natural Consequences is nearly ready for release! I give it about a week or so. I'm on my last run of edits and revisions, and I'd love to have it out as close to August 1st as possible, but I may miss that by a day or three depending on how many curveballs life throws me.

Thank you all for your interest and your support! Good things are coming!

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Love Wins



So it turns out I have some political views. I don't write my books to preach, but I feel no need to hide what I believe.

DOMA is dead. Prop 8 is dead. The valiant fight against SB5 in Texas succeeded, at least for now.

I could stand to wake up to news like this more often.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Go Ahead. Judge This Book By It's Cover. I Don't Mind.


So as you can see, I have arranged new cover art by the amazing Lee Moyer!

A general update: Natural Consequences, the forthcoming sequel to Good Intentions, is moving right along. I've very recently (days ago) finished a rough draft, and it is my highest current priority. I have every reason to believe I'll have it out within the next month or two. Natural Consequences will also have cover art by Lee Moyer--and it's gorgeous!

I have also been working on print-on-demand versions of all my books through CreateSpace -- yes, for both Good Intentions and for Poor Man's Fight.

As part of that, I've given Good Intentions a bit of a final editorial polish. I'd say it's a "cleaner" version, except it's still rife with explicit, naughty fun times (I didn't cut any scenes so much as some unnecessary language).  If you're interested in getting this newer version, you don't have to re-purchase it from Amazon. Contact customer service, tell them there has been a revision and you want it, and they'll send it to you free of charge.

Now, back to work for me!

(PS: Check out Lee Moyer's other work at leemoyer.com!)