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*deep breath* Things are still moving slowly, but they're moving. We have: 1. A signed contract for Ryld's Shadows: AURA 4. More info on actual production dates and cover and so on will come later. I was anxious, but the publisher snapped it up quickly. 2. Some actual progress on Variants 2 - From the Noblest Motives. An actual chapter one is nearly complete. Some of you may recall I had to trash the entire beginning after rewriting Rarely Pure and Never Simple. It just didn't work any longer. Some of you may also know that I tend to write slooowly at the beginning of a new project. 300 words is a good day. 3. If you're going to be at GRL in St Louis this year (all gods of travel willing), I'll be participating in the charm bracelet scavenger hunt. (Participants pick up a charm bracelet and a list of authors to find - each author gives them a charm representing their work.) The charm I picked is a hedgehog to represent both Leopold from the Brimstone series and Mrs. Pickle from Geoffrey the Very Strange. The gold one is the official charm. The one with a bit of pink is one I'll have a few of in case you'd like an extra Leopold charm. I just thought they were pretty.
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Things are going slowly here in the cave, but that's sometimes a good thing. Making sure the stories work is more important than speed. Rarely Pure and Never Simple is with the line editor now. Final word count to come, but it will be at least 10K longer than the original version. There are new scenes, scenes that have been moved about, adjustments to character arcs and romance arcs, and an eye kept out for problematic language. It's still the same story? But I hope it's a better story, too.  Ryld's Shadows: AURA 4, with Bellora Quinn, should be back from all the betas soon. We're getting blurbage and things ready for submission in the meanwhile and hope to have news for you next month. Fingers crossed for us.
For Rarely Pure and Never Simple, that is. Quite possibly the most extensive rewrites I've ever done for any piece. It is, in essence, still the same story. Some things have been moved about, some things added, some small things taken away, some inconsistencies addressed in character and worldbuilding as well as a better foundation laid for the rest of the story. I think it's time to stop messing with it and move on to the rest of editing. :) Yes, this has set the writing calendar back a bit, but it was necessary. On we go...  All right, so it's been a bad week for writing work. Some weeks are like that. The new AURA novel I'm working on with Bellora is with the betas - there's even a title. Yay! Ryld's Shadows will be offered to Pride first when it's ready. We'll see if they want it. :D Blurb will be coming soon. If you want to catch up before the release, meet some of the characters, you can pick up the first 3 volumes individually or as a box set.  Well. I tend to go from no news to too much news. Fasten your seatbelts. Secure the lap bars. This is a bit.  Gravitational Attraction - An ESTO Universe Novel returns next week! May 11. This is a reissue - aside from the glorious new cover and a few necessary edits, there have been no changes or additions. Turk and Isaac are back in their fast-paced, culture clash space opera! Pre-orders are up now if you want to snag one early: Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo Apple  Variant Configurations Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Variant Configurations 1 is approaching the end of rewrites - and these are serious rewrites. Just about everything from some of the characters, to the order of events, to the worldbuilding, to the romance needed some help. (Don't despair, dear readers who enjoyed it before. It is, when it's all said and done, the same story. But I hope it's a better told, more compelling story.) Some things needed more help than others. But once rewrites are done and it's in the hands of line editor, we should be getting a firm date from the publisher on the reissue. Also - I can confirm that Variant Configurations will be a three book series. Some high level plotting has begun so I don't lose my way and there are working titles: From the Noblest Motives: VC 2 In All Its Tainted Glory: VC 3 The goal is to have all three out this year. But I need to emphasize this is a goal and not a firm promise in case Stuff Happens.  Offbeat Crimes is going through translation right now! Starting with, not shockingly, Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters, which has been translated into Italian and French so far. Something to keep close for a bit, too, is that Offbeat Crimes is in the queue for audio as well. :D In the queue being the operative word. I'll probably have more news on that farther into the summer.  Gelatina Al Lime E Altri Mostri Kyle Monroe, il suo irritante nuovo partner e i loro compagni freak del 77° Distretto devono imparare a lavorare assieme per fermare un crudele assassino che potrebbe perfino non essere umano. L’incontro con una strana creatura gelatinosa in un vicolo lascia Kyle Monroe segnato per sempre, svelando strane abilità che vorrebbe non avere e facendogli ottenere la riassegnazione a un distretto in cui tutti i poliziotti hanno abilità paranormali difettate. Proprio quando sta iniziando ad abituarsi ai suoi compagni di squadra, arriva il suo nuovo partner. Alto, fisicamente perfetto e a suo dire senza alcun talento psichico malfunzionante, Vikash Soren irrita Kyle in ogni modo. Ma, per quanto gli piacerebbe odiarlo, Kyle si ritrova stranamente attratto da lui, e le loro non-abilità si intersecano in modi inattesi. Se riusciranno a imparare a lavorare insieme, potrebbero essere in grado di fermare il misterioso assassino che sta lasciando corpi mutilati lungo le rive dello Schuylkill.  Gélatine de citron vert et autres monstres
Kyle Monroe, son nouveau partenaire irritant et leurs collègues bizarres du 77e arrondissement doivent apprendre à travailler ensemble pour arrêter un meurtrier vicieux qui n`est peut-être même pas humain. La rencontre de Kyle Monroe avec une étrange créature gélatineuse dans une ruelle le laisse marqué et changé à jamais, révélant des capacités étranges qu`il souhaiterait ne pas avoir et lui valant d`être réaffecté dans un commissariat où tous les flics ont des capacités paranormales défectueuses. At least for now. We have some serious science fiction on deck for the next couple of months. Coming up next:  Gravitational Attraction An ESTO Universe novel Actually, the original ESTO Universe novel. This is where it all began, folks. The reissue has a gorgeous new cover that gives it more of the look and feel of the other ESTO stories. There have been a few correction edits, but no substantial changes were made. It's just been missing from the catalog for a while and it feels wonderful to have Turk and Isaac back. Up for pre-order now, releasing May 11. Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo Apple After that, the rewritten, re-edited, heaven only knows right now how much additional verbiage: Rarely Pure and Never Simple Variant Configurations 1 So far, we have over 6K of added content. Final count to come... Scheduled for June so far. Firm date to follow.  Well. I don't have to tell any of you that it's been quite the year. Erg. In a way, it's been good to have a break from the convention-go-round. The run up to cons is always nerve-wracking for me. But. BUT. I miss going. I miss my friends, my tribes, the spaces where people understand and enjoy the same things. With vaccines ramping up, there is a possibility now (I don't say surety yet) that a shortened convention season might still happen this year. So far, the things still on the calendar:
I'm not restocking inventory just yet. Keeping an eye out. I do hope I can see some of you again this year!  Leopold and Godiva are also anxious to travel again. It's here! Geoffrey the Very Strange is now loose in the e-wilds! The 9th Magic Emporium story, Geoffrey is m/m fantasy humor set in a very odd little town. (This odd little town calling Geoffrey "very strange" should tell you something.) Come snag your copy - available in ebook and print!  I have to ask this every few days because my plate is a bit of a platter right now. Doing my best to keep up. :D Current State of All the Projects:  Geoffrey the Very Strange - up for pre-order now
 The Anti-Quest - in line edits, currently on track
 Gravitational Attraction - rereleasing, on track
 In 2012, I started work on a story in answer to a superhero prompt. Naturally, I wanted to write a science fiction take on it - as you do - and Variant Configurations was the result. Originally meant to be a three book series, things happened and only the first book ever released. I do try to keep my promises, even if sometimes I'm a little late... Rarely Pure and Never Simple - rewrites in progress, on track
From The Noblest Motives - brand new, on track so far
Soooo, remember that little princess/dragon/paladin holiday novella I was writing? The nice short one that was going to be maybe 18-20K? Yeah. About that. The large portion of developmental edits are done (dev. editor has it now and I'm hoping it's good :D ) and the nice little short, The Anti-Quest, has become a small novel at over 44K. Oops.  There's a release date now, too! Yay! April 13. Will be up for pre-order relatively soon.  I'm not explaining this little guy yet, but the wonderful Gus Li drew him for me. :)
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Angel writes (mostly) Science Fiction and Fantasy centered around queer heroes. Currently living part time in the hectic sprawl of northern Delaware and full time inside her head, she has one husband, one son, two cats, a love of all things beautiful and a terrible addiction to the consumption of both knowledge and chocolate. |
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