Started On Something Beeeeg
By now, five of my stories have been accepted at Ravenous Romance. I first showed up on RR's radar in 2005. When I moved to Texas, I submitted and was accepted into the anthologies Beach Boys: Tales of the Gay Boys of Summer and Women of the Bite (the latter of which went on to nab a finalist slot for the Lambda Literary Awards). Now, I'm appearing in My First Threesome (2012), Geek Love (2012) and the upcoming Snowed In For The Holidays (due out in 2013). Another three of my sexy romantic stories are in RR slushpiles, as well, hoping for a space in anthologies about bad boys, vampire virgins and erotica's dark side. Those stories were fun, fun, fun to write, and I love them all. But they have successfully gotten me something new: an editor at RR who really seems to like my stuff.
I've been professionally friendly with quite a few editors, since I started publishing in 2008. But this time, I've got one ASKING ME FOR A FULL LENGTH PROJECT. Squeee!
When I am alone in front of a mirror, I often stop and say my name, followed by "novelist." It's been a wonderful dream, and I hope that it turns out well!
So, I've been working on a novel proposal. I have a rough, rough outline and I'm two chapters/7500 words into the manuscript, chugging along at a pretty good clip. The working title is Confessions of a Masked Maiden, and it's got everything I love about romantic erotica.
Everything I love period, actually . . .
At its heart, Confessions is the story of Mayim Hawthorne, a webcomic designer who is down on her luck, getting a chance at getting out from under debt, fear and self-doubt. Of course, there're some sexy goings on, a hot romance, and plenty of eye candy . . . err brain candy. It's got characters I'm enjoying getting to know, situations that make me cringe or giggle maniacally or get all squirmy at. Luckily, I cringe/giggle/get squirmy at the right times, and I hope my editor and readers will, too.
I'm aiming to make Mondays my "Catching Up with Confessions" day here, so I hope you will all join me. This blog has been underused, but that's going to change!
I've been professionally friendly with quite a few editors, since I started publishing in 2008. But this time, I've got one ASKING ME FOR A FULL LENGTH PROJECT. Squeee!
When I am alone in front of a mirror, I often stop and say my name, followed by "novelist." It's been a wonderful dream, and I hope that it turns out well!
So, I've been working on a novel proposal. I have a rough, rough outline and I'm two chapters/7500 words into the manuscript, chugging along at a pretty good clip. The working title is Confessions of a Masked Maiden, and it's got everything I love about romantic erotica.
Everything I love period, actually . . .
At its heart, Confessions is the story of Mayim Hawthorne, a webcomic designer who is down on her luck, getting a chance at getting out from under debt, fear and self-doubt. Of course, there're some sexy goings on, a hot romance, and plenty of eye candy . . . err brain candy. It's got characters I'm enjoying getting to know, situations that make me cringe or giggle maniacally or get all squirmy at. Luckily, I cringe/giggle/get squirmy at the right times, and I hope my editor and readers will, too.
I'm aiming to make Mondays my "Catching Up with Confessions" day here, so I hope you will all join me. This blog has been underused, but that's going to change!