As you know if you've read the latest ITL update, we're moving into the next book now. I'm having a great time with it, and I hope that you'll enjoy it, too!
In response to comments:
Michelle, I'm sorry! When Lulu offered me publishing options and recommended the DRM version, I was like, sure, sounds good! I didn't realize that it would drastically change the file's readability. I'll look into fixing that if I can.
Pukku, I apologize. Right now, the CreateSpace, Lulu, and Amazon versions available are all I have. Eventually, ideally, I'll have a version of everything to suit everyone's needs. I'm sorry, y'all are way more versed in e-publishing than I am, so I'm not aware of the pros and cons of every version and how they work with various readers.
I think the main problem here is that a lot of people read e-books in different ways. Some people want PDFs and some want EPUBs and some people use Nook and some people want Kindle and some people don't use either but prefer Kindle formatting anyway.
Maybe it would help if you'd all let me know what works best for you, so that I can prioritize whatever suits the most people. Should I e-publish through Lulu? Should I publish for Kindle? Is there some other thing I should be doing altogether?
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Progress
Making progress!
Trent and Jason and The Mystery of the Golden Goddess are both available on Amazon!
What we're working on next, not in chronological order:
A Suitor's Tale so that you can read more ITL sex. Then, I hope, Dragons.
Finishing up the Amazon versions of The Purple Book.
Publishing The Rainbow Book and The Gold Book in print form.
E-book versions of everything!
After that, more new stuff! Because there can never be enough fun stuff to read, am I right?
Trent and Jason and The Mystery of the Golden Goddess are both available on Amazon!
What we're working on next, not in chronological order:
A Suitor's Tale so that you can read more ITL sex. Then, I hope, Dragons.
Finishing up the Amazon versions of The Purple Book.
Publishing The Rainbow Book and The Gold Book in print form.
E-book versions of everything!
After that, more new stuff! Because there can never be enough fun stuff to read, am I right?
Sunday, May 6, 2012
E-books
If all goes according to plan, everything I publish on Amazon will eventually be available for the Kindle. Please make note of the word "eventually" in that sentence. As you'll notice, it's taken me roughly 80 thousand years to get five books on Amazon. It would be nice if the Kindle stuff would be up next month. It's just as likely to get there sometime in the year 2025.
I do understand that many of you would like a paperless version, and I thank you for your support! I'm glad that you want to read my work in any form. But in honest answer to the question of whether my work will be available in e-book form, all I can say is "yes" and "not immediately."
I do understand that many of you would like a paperless version, and I thank you for your support! I'm glad that you want to read my work in any form. But in honest answer to the question of whether my work will be available in e-book form, all I can say is "yes" and "not immediately."
Saturday, February 4, 2012
What's going on
Thanks to a note in comments, I'm going to try moving from Lulu to Amazon.
Right now, the goal is to publish anything new (like The Rainbow Book, the Trent & Jason book) through Amazon and to re-publish everything that's currently on Lulu (like Off the Record) on Amazon as well. That means that it'll also be easier for me to publish for the Kindle, if you happen to have one.
Looks like I forgot to add A Suitor's Tale to the list of upcoming fiction I posted earlier, so I'll go ahead and add that.
I started a short story for Wamesh that went well but wasn't really what I wanted for him; the completely different second story makes a much better "A Senator's Tale." And I wrote a short story for Jonan that will probably be a better story in a different timeline or a different country; it also has the potential to be much longer than I expected to include in A Suitor's Tale. So there's some fiction that won't make it into the book which you'll probably get in other forms.
Right now, the goal is to publish anything new (like The Rainbow Book, the Trent & Jason book) through Amazon and to re-publish everything that's currently on Lulu (like Off the Record) on Amazon as well. That means that it'll also be easier for me to publish for the Kindle, if you happen to have one.
Looks like I forgot to add A Suitor's Tale to the list of upcoming fiction I posted earlier, so I'll go ahead and add that.
I started a short story for Wamesh that went well but wasn't really what I wanted for him; the completely different second story makes a much better "A Senator's Tale." And I wrote a short story for Jonan that will probably be a better story in a different timeline or a different country; it also has the potential to be much longer than I expected to include in A Suitor's Tale. So there's some fiction that won't make it into the book which you'll probably get in other forms.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Publishing
Prepping the first volume of The Rainbow Book; should have it up on Lulu this week.
I'm working with Lulu's various distribution services to get my work on Barnes & Noble and Amazon, and to make it available for the Nook and Kindle. Some of those things they'll handle if I just sign up; some of those things I have to pay for. We'll see how it goes.
Speaking of publishing, let me toss you some info about pricing.
When you buy my work through Lulu, I get $5 a book. If you pay $15, I get $5 and Lulu gets the other $10.
Unfortunately, when you buy my work through Barnes & Noble, I get nothing.
The Barnes & Noble price is based on the Lulu price. To raise the price on the Barnes & Noble books to get $5 a book, I'd also have to raise the Lulu price, which isn't fair to you, as supportive and loyal readers.
It frustrates me not to be paid for my work, but for the meanwhile I'm going to try to make my fiction available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon, in the hopes that people who purchase it will visit my site and then subscribe to ITL or buy my other work through Lulu.
In the future, if you see my work for sale at Amazon or Barnes & Noble, please buy it from Lulu instead. Or please make a donation through PayPal. Your support is hugely appreciated.
I'm working with Lulu's various distribution services to get my work on Barnes & Noble and Amazon, and to make it available for the Nook and Kindle. Some of those things they'll handle if I just sign up; some of those things I have to pay for. We'll see how it goes.
Speaking of publishing, let me toss you some info about pricing.
When you buy my work through Lulu, I get $5 a book. If you pay $15, I get $5 and Lulu gets the other $10.
Unfortunately, when you buy my work through Barnes & Noble, I get nothing.
The Barnes & Noble price is based on the Lulu price. To raise the price on the Barnes & Noble books to get $5 a book, I'd also have to raise the Lulu price, which isn't fair to you, as supportive and loyal readers.
It frustrates me not to be paid for my work, but for the meanwhile I'm going to try to make my fiction available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon, in the hopes that people who purchase it will visit my site and then subscribe to ITL or buy my other work through Lulu.
In the future, if you see my work for sale at Amazon or Barnes & Noble, please buy it from Lulu instead. Or please make a donation through PayPal. Your support is hugely appreciated.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Tags
I am super tech-savvy. I just added tags to previous blog posts and added a "tags" list to the side of the page. Handy!
I don't know why I found it necessary to add a tag for ITL and a tag for "In This Land." Redundancy is sexy?
The "fiction" tag will be used for discussions of general fiction. Non-ITL fiction. A post about Remin and Tano will be tagged with "ITL" and "In This Land," a post about my Trent & Jason short story collection will be tagged with "fiction," and a post about both will be tagged with both.
In a few hours I'll become irritated with redundant ITL/"In This Land" tags and get rid of one, so enjoy them now. If they're still up when you read this, vote for which one you'd like to keep!
I don't know why I found it necessary to add a tag for ITL and a tag for "In This Land." Redundancy is sexy?
The "fiction" tag will be used for discussions of general fiction. Non-ITL fiction. A post about Remin and Tano will be tagged with "ITL" and "In This Land," a post about my Trent & Jason short story collection will be tagged with "fiction," and a post about both will be tagged with both.
In a few hours I'll become irritated with redundant ITL/"In This Land" tags and get rid of one, so enjoy them now. If they're still up when you read this, vote for which one you'd like to keep!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Back-up
Had a computer malfunction the other day. Thought that I'd lost a novel, a short story collection, and assorted other bits of fiction. Recovered everything, but I was Not Happy for a while there.
Was working on a different novel a day or two before that. Remember how I mentioned earlier that I wanted to revive and edit a discarded novel? I opened the original file, copied and pasted everything into a new file, and started working on that. Came back the next day and started where I'd left off. Then I realized that things weren't matching up. Apparently, on the first day of edits, I'd been reworking the original copy; on the second day, I reworked the second file. I tried to sort it out, but now I have half-a-dozen versions of the novel floating around my computer with various notes about which file is which.
Currently working out a new system for backing up my work.
Was working on a different novel a day or two before that. Remember how I mentioned earlier that I wanted to revive and edit a discarded novel? I opened the original file, copied and pasted everything into a new file, and started working on that. Came back the next day and started where I'd left off. Then I realized that things weren't matching up. Apparently, on the first day of edits, I'd been reworking the original copy; on the second day, I reworked the second file. I tried to sort it out, but now I have half-a-dozen versions of the novel floating around my computer with various notes about which file is which.
Currently working out a new system for backing up my work.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Revisions
Back in 2007, I wrote a story. A novel? Let's just call it a novel.
I had a lot of fun with it. As I prepared it for publishing, Diamond and I found a few rough edges. So I made some changes and tried to edit the novel to polish it up a little.
It turned into of those situations where the more you try to fix it, the worse it gets. The revised version wasn't an improvement at all. So then I had two versions of the novel, and I wasn't happy with either one of them. I ended up just leaving them to rot on my hard drive while I tackled other projects.
From time to time, I read that novel and sigh. The parts that aren't complete crap are so much fun to read! It's full of sex and romance and mystery and passion and one of my favorite characters.
In 2008, I resigned myself to abandoning that novel entirely. Then I decided to rescue one of my favorite aspects of that story and use it to build another story altogether. Now I'm thinking about tackling it again. Maybe I can salvage the good stuff and create something better, now that some time has passed and I can view it from a fresh perspective.
I have about 80 million unfinished or tragically flawed stories littering my writing history. There are only a small few of them that I keep wanting to go back to. Some are slash stories I don't have time to finish, and a couple are wannabe novels that would be great if it weren't for some odd design hiccup. When real life and ITL give me some breathing room, it'd be nice to revisit those novels and hammer them into shape and see what I can do with them.
I had a lot of fun with it. As I prepared it for publishing, Diamond and I found a few rough edges. So I made some changes and tried to edit the novel to polish it up a little.
It turned into of those situations where the more you try to fix it, the worse it gets. The revised version wasn't an improvement at all. So then I had two versions of the novel, and I wasn't happy with either one of them. I ended up just leaving them to rot on my hard drive while I tackled other projects.
From time to time, I read that novel and sigh. The parts that aren't complete crap are so much fun to read! It's full of sex and romance and mystery and passion and one of my favorite characters.
In 2008, I resigned myself to abandoning that novel entirely. Then I decided to rescue one of my favorite aspects of that story and use it to build another story altogether. Now I'm thinking about tackling it again. Maybe I can salvage the good stuff and create something better, now that some time has passed and I can view it from a fresh perspective.
I have about 80 million unfinished or tragically flawed stories littering my writing history. There are only a small few of them that I keep wanting to go back to. Some are slash stories I don't have time to finish, and a couple are wannabe novels that would be great if it weren't for some odd design hiccup. When real life and ITL give me some breathing room, it'd be nice to revisit those novels and hammer them into shape and see what I can do with them.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Hi
I have nothing new to say. Sorry.
Been working on ITL almost exclusively, lately. I spent the past couple of months writing a lot of other things, most of which are on hold until Diamond can help me to finish up the publication process. Now it's back to focusing on Remin and Tano.
Holidays and such are coming up! I really want to put a couple of new things up on Lulu for you before the end of the year, so fingers crossed for that. I keep itching to talk about what those new things are, but since I don't know when they'll actually be available, it seems unfair to talk about fiction you can't read.
But it's good stuff! I promise! Some of it's ITL-related, and some of it's not. So if you want more ITL stuff, yay, it's coming! And if you want some non-ITL stuff to break up the pattern, yay, it's coming! And I shouldn't say more than that, or else I'll give away everything.
Been working on ITL almost exclusively, lately. I spent the past couple of months writing a lot of other things, most of which are on hold until Diamond can help me to finish up the publication process. Now it's back to focusing on Remin and Tano.
Holidays and such are coming up! I really want to put a couple of new things up on Lulu for you before the end of the year, so fingers crossed for that. I keep itching to talk about what those new things are, but since I don't know when they'll actually be available, it seems unfair to talk about fiction you can't read.
But it's good stuff! I promise! Some of it's ITL-related, and some of it's not. So if you want more ITL stuff, yay, it's coming! And if you want some non-ITL stuff to break up the pattern, yay, it's coming! And I shouldn't say more than that, or else I'll give away everything.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Ugh
Apologies, apologies. I'll have the site back up as soon as I can. I'm very sorry for the inconvenience.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday
I've plotted out a schedule for myself. The trick is trying to write new updates for The Gold Book while still trying to publish The Rainbow Book and also managing to write entirely new novels and short stories to give you something non-ITL to read.
I'll try to pull off a balancing act and give you both new ITL content and new non-ITL content.
The first major step in the upcoming non-ITL content will be a new book of short stories. The writing's finished; it just needs a final read-through, then some formatting and cover art. The formatting and cover art are Diamond's area of expertise, but she's busy with other projects, so we shall wait patiently.
I'll try to pull off a balancing act and give you both new ITL content and new non-ITL content.
The first major step in the upcoming non-ITL content will be a new book of short stories. The writing's finished; it just needs a final read-through, then some formatting and cover art. The formatting and cover art are Diamond's area of expertise, but she's busy with other projects, so we shall wait patiently.
Monday, October 17, 2011
In This Land
Since "In This Land" (ITL) is the largest of my current writing projects, I should probably explain what it is.
ITL is an ongoing series. A new part is uploaded once every week. It's been going on steadily for several years now, so that "new part weekly" idea isn't some vague wish, it's a steady reality. You will receive new fiction every week.
It costs $4.99 a month to subscribe. Subscriptions are made through PayPal. The first few parts of ITL are available to read for free to give you an idea of what you're in for. There are also short stories set in the ITL world, some free and some available only to subscribers.
ITL is a romantic and erotic story. Lots of love and lots of sex. It takes place in a fantasy world, primarily in a country called Orina Anoris, which is ruled by eight brothers.
Each of the brothers is associated with a different color. While all of the brothers are involved in the entire series, and all of them have their own lives and plots and sexual relationships, ITL is broken into separate "books." The first book is The Purple Book, where the brother associated with the color purple (Orinakin) is the main character. The Purple Book features the story of Orinakin's romance with some guy named Bade. The Red Book will feature the story of Talin (the red brother) and his romance with some other guy.
All of ITL is available through subscription. The individual books are being published in literal book form (print and e-book) through Lulu. The Purple Book is first (in five volumes), The Rainbow Book will be published next, then The Gold Book, and so on.
So, if you want to subscribe, that would be fantastic. You are also welcome to purchase the volumes individually as they are released. Each published volume comes with a new short story, to thank you for purchasing.
Next few posts: the characters of ITL, the details of this fantasy world, what else I'm writing, snippets of upcoming stories, etc.
ITL is an ongoing series. A new part is uploaded once every week. It's been going on steadily for several years now, so that "new part weekly" idea isn't some vague wish, it's a steady reality. You will receive new fiction every week.
It costs $4.99 a month to subscribe. Subscriptions are made through PayPal. The first few parts of ITL are available to read for free to give you an idea of what you're in for. There are also short stories set in the ITL world, some free and some available only to subscribers.
ITL is a romantic and erotic story. Lots of love and lots of sex. It takes place in a fantasy world, primarily in a country called Orina Anoris, which is ruled by eight brothers.
Each of the brothers is associated with a different color. While all of the brothers are involved in the entire series, and all of them have their own lives and plots and sexual relationships, ITL is broken into separate "books." The first book is The Purple Book, where the brother associated with the color purple (Orinakin) is the main character. The Purple Book features the story of Orinakin's romance with some guy named Bade. The Red Book will feature the story of Talin (the red brother) and his romance with some other guy.
All of ITL is available through subscription. The individual books are being published in literal book form (print and e-book) through Lulu. The Purple Book is first (in five volumes), The Rainbow Book will be published next, then The Gold Book, and so on.
So, if you want to subscribe, that would be fantastic. You are also welcome to purchase the volumes individually as they are released. Each published volume comes with a new short story, to thank you for purchasing.
Next few posts: the characters of ITL, the details of this fantasy world, what else I'm writing, snippets of upcoming stories, etc.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
What I write
I write gay romantic erotica. Or gay erotic romances. You'll usually get two men (or more), some sort of emotional journey/romantic content, and explicit sex. I try not to make it too porntastic with drilling cockrods and such, but I don't discreetly fade to black too often, either.
I started off writing original fiction with no audience whatsoever. Then I wandered into the world of slash (m/m fan fiction) for a few years with my first site (which went very well, thank you)*. Then I opened a second site for original fiction, where I've devoted my attention for the past few years.
My original fiction falls primarily into two categories. The first would be modern, everyday fiction. Short stories and a novel about ordinary, modern-day guys getting laid and falling in love. The second would be ITL, which I'll get into later.
I've been considering going back into slash, once I can sort out my schedule and devote some time to it without compromising my commitment to ITL.
Most of the fiction on my site is free. You can find my novel, Off the Record, and some short story collections here. "Hot Weather" has been published through Samhain.
With the preliminaries out of the way, let's get into the good stuff. More on ITL, discussion of what's coming soon, and excerpts later!
*No, seriously, thank you. The readers and fans from my first site gave me an incredible amount of support. Those of you who are still with me today are some amazing folks. Thank you forever.
I started off writing original fiction with no audience whatsoever. Then I wandered into the world of slash (m/m fan fiction) for a few years with my first site (which went very well, thank you)*. Then I opened a second site for original fiction, where I've devoted my attention for the past few years.
My original fiction falls primarily into two categories. The first would be modern, everyday fiction. Short stories and a novel about ordinary, modern-day guys getting laid and falling in love. The second would be ITL, which I'll get into later.
I've been considering going back into slash, once I can sort out my schedule and devote some time to it without compromising my commitment to ITL.
Most of the fiction on my site is free. You can find my novel, Off the Record, and some short story collections here. "Hot Weather" has been published through Samhain.
With the preliminaries out of the way, let's get into the good stuff. More on ITL, discussion of what's coming soon, and excerpts later!
*No, seriously, thank you. The readers and fans from my first site gave me an incredible amount of support. Those of you who are still with me today are some amazing folks. Thank you forever.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Welcome
Welcome to my new blog! If you're an adult and fond of gay erotic romance, you should feel right at home here.
I opened this space to keep readers informed. I plan to hop in here to post updates on "In This Land," works in progress, and whatever else regarding my writing process y'all might find interesting. I'd also like to post bits of fiction. Snippets of upcoming stories, scenes that haven't made the final product, etc.
In case new people ever stop by, some information on who in the world I am, and what "In This Land" is, might be useful. Guess that'll be an upcoming post!
I opened this space to keep readers informed. I plan to hop in here to post updates on "In This Land," works in progress, and whatever else regarding my writing process y'all might find interesting. I'd also like to post bits of fiction. Snippets of upcoming stories, scenes that haven't made the final product, etc.
In case new people ever stop by, some information on who in the world I am, and what "In This Land" is, might be useful. Guess that'll be an upcoming post!
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