Just to let everyone know what's happening here is my publication schedule though dates are never written in stone so don't hold me to them.
'A Slow Fuzzy Screw' is a m/m paranormal novellette that I wrote due to a submission call for Aspen Mountain Press and their Del Fantasma series. Although it's part of a series it is a standalone read. Stories are only lightly linked due to setting, situation etc., and must contain a drink. It's currently with line edits but due out Sept 1st, which reminds me I'd better chase to see if that's coming back before I go away.
I'm currently with two editors at Loose-Id because my first Editor is leaving. Mine is the last book she'll be working on. I shall miss her a great deal but things seem congenial with Editor number 2.
'Angel Heart' is with the proofers and due out sometime in October. So this should come back to me once more before it's all finalised. That reminds me I'd better drop Editor No.2 a line to confirm she has my holiday dates.
My second comet novel: The Comet's Tail (Swithin Chronicles 2) is due out around mid to end of October, possibly even November. The plan was to get this to line edits at the end of the month BUT Editor No.1 had a PC meltdown. *sniff* This is why I've been biting my nails. She's salvaged three-quarters of the edited document so has to restore the final quarter and put the edits back in from her notes. IF I get it this weekend as she hopes, and if she can give it all her attention when I send it back, then just maybe we can still get it to line edits in time. If not, the publication date may have to shift slightly. Gaggh. These things happen and I'm away soon, which doesn't help, but that's just life.
Writing wise, I'm not really writing. I've too many edits on the brain but I do have things planned.
In the romance industry, I've a sci-fi m/m/f romance to finish. That is, the first draft is complete but it needs more work. I'm as yet undecided where to submit it. I've started a standalone m/m fantasy that I'm very attached to, but had to shelve it for now due to too many edits interfering with my train of thought. Again, when complete, it remains open as to where I'll send it. I've a m/f-m/m vampire novellette idea with one publisher in mind, although I'm seriously tempted to self-publish just for the hell of it. I've got to stop dithering, get this complete and make a decision, but if I decide to put it out myself I'll need to run it by a couple of beta readers first. However, when I've done with Comet 2 and my holiday is over I intend to move straight into Comet 3. I've written the (rough) draft but set it aside because it's a trilogy and I wanted to see what happened during edits to book two first. I also admit I had a major plot hole that I've only recently solved. I've also been asked by readers to write a Swithin f/f and a spin-off for April, one of the characters in Snow Angel. Right now, these are only vague ideas so I'm not promising.
Outside of romance, I continue to write for a North Devon newsletter, although the editorial staff may be changing shortly and then that may run its course. I'm half sad, half happy. It's hard work at short notice sometimes and I have to write quickly on some rather unexpected ideas or come up with something to fill a space. I'd be happy to keep doing this if they want me to but on the other hand, I can fill that time with something else. I really don't mind either way.
I'm expecting a short story to appear later this year, and I'm thinking I shall soon have to chase that up to see what's happening to it. I'm not at all sure if it's going to appear online or in print yet. With future projects I've some short stories I want to write as well as submit, and a couple of fantasy trilogies that need a lot of work. One is very old but it's something I've been feeling my way through for ages. Now I feel as though I'm at the stage in my writing life to be able to give it the treatment it deserves. I've been toying with it this week and completely rewrote the first two chapters. This has no deadline, no publisher. Hell, I don't know if anyone but me and my friends will ever read it, but I'm very pleased with what I managed this week. The other trilogy isn't so old but I roughed it out just before Comet 1 was accepted for publication and the last couple of years my life has taken a rather unexpected path.
I've other ideas, of course, for romance and other genres, but it's all a question of finding the time. So, that's it, which is more than enough when you think about it. I mean, even just taking the romance books into account that's another year or two of work but that brings me to something I want to write about another day. I could also do with tidying up my website etc., but I'm terribly tempted just to go curl up and read a good book.
