“Pride’s Children” Nearing Completion

Pride’s Children is almost done and ready to move along to an editor. As I finish the story, I am also searching for a skilled editor to help me polish the manuscript so that I can offer readers a great reading experience. Yes, I have prospective editors in mind. Affording an editor, well, that’s a tough nut to crack, but I’ve got some ideas to make it happen.

The initial offering of Pride’s Children will be in eBook format only: both Kindle and Kobo formats. If you don’t have an actual eReader, no problem; both Kindle and Kobo offer software for all platforms – Windows, Mac, iPad, Android, even Blackberry – and it’s free! I actually started eReading using the Kobo software on my Windows laptop. It was a great way to start. I later got a Kobo mini and now use a Kobo Arc 7, which is a full Android tablet with Kobo as its prime interface.

eReading is actually a great way to read. You can carry an entire library around with you in your pocket or backpack. I’m hoping to release Pride’s Children before the end of the year so you can include it in your library.

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An Apology and a Status Report: Now in the “Black Moment” at 66K Words

I really want to apologize for the lack of attention to the blog. It is not as easy as I had anticipated to keep up this little experiment and do the work at the same time. Not to mention doing the “business” of writing as well: licensing cover art, legal stuff, hunting for an editor, trying to find money to see me through this. It’s a pretty long row to hoe. I’m sorry I have not been more attentive to this plan, but the social experiment may move into a new direction shortly.

More Progress On the Novel

I’ve almost completed eight chapters, written nearly 36,000 words and I can’t believe that the writing has taken on it’s own life. Things I hadn’t even thought of while outlining are pouring out. It remains to be seen if it is all good for the story.

How Much Sex is Too Much?

The world has grown up a lot over my lifetime. Attitudes have changed, and continue to do so almost as quickly as technology does. This includes our ability to discuss sex. However, I still have to wonder–as I’m sure many authors do–just how much sex is enough to include in my work? You’ll notice in my profile, I call myself an “author of gay fiction”–not a “gay pornographer.”

Making Progress

It’s been a while since my last post but I have been making significant progress. Pride’s Children is beginning to take shape. I’m now working on chapter five and I’m finding that the story is beginning to take on a life of its own. So much is evolving with the writing, things I had not thought of while planning and outlining. Yet it all seems for the better. It’s beginning to feel organic.

Please Close all the Plotlines or Set Up the Sequel – PROPERLY

Last night, I was a very disappointed reader. It was definitely the fault of both the writer and her editor. After all, what the author did wrong, the editor should have found and had the author fix. I’m not going to name names and I hope I can do this without dropping too many clues as to the author’s identity or accidentally disclosing the book in question; I’m certainly not established enough in this craft to actually point fingers, but as an avid reader I think I know what fails me.