Monthly Archives: September 2011

Another one long delayed

Just opened back up a story I started two years ago at about this time, with plans to put it in the Halloween contest.  Didn’t finish it then, and put it away.  Tried again last year, and once again, something was just off about it.

Think I may have the right angle at last.

This is the next story in the Arts Ardane series, featuring Danica, and is set around the Harvest Festival.  It’s called Barren Harvest, and I think I might just finish it this time.

I’m working on cleaning up what I’ve already written, and preparing to move forward.  It’s 90% done, and was just waiting for me to find the right angle for the ending these last two years.  There’s a fair chance I may have it complete and ready to go before the weekend is over.

I’m also finally writing on the final chapter of Lowborn.  My muse time has served me well, and it’s flowing.  If I can get these two off my plate, I’ll have two less stories hanging over my head, nagging at me.  That opens up more muse time for SOTM.

It, of course, nags at me as well.  Once I finish it, I think I might just get into a more productive rhythm.  Having the story hanging over my head makes me feel guilty whenever I write anything else, but I simply cannot bear down on one story like that.  I have to have multiple things going in order to strike my various states of mind when I sit down to write.

I have another erotic horror idea for Halloween ( also set in Danica’s world ) that I may write as well.  It’s an adaptation of an old NPC backstory, much like Harvest of Blood from several years ago.  Working title ( very likely ) is simply “Flesh.”

Also preparing to start a Halloween outing for the Wood series, and may have some ideas in my third name.

If things cooperate, there could be a lot of new reading in the near future.

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Workin’ on Lowborn

Well, what’s hitting me right now is Lowborn.  I haven’t actually written anything on it, but I’m outlining this final chapter, getting the transitions together in my head, and figuring out how to bring all the strands I’ve been weaving together.  I’ve got quite a few things to tie up in a pretty little bow to finish this one, so I’m giving it a great deal of muse time.

The characters have some complex issues.  There’s the main plot.  There’s the title to bring full circle.  Finally, there’s putting Mindblind ‘on the road’ to meet up with the rest of the companions eventually.

The way I’m thinking, I’ll probably be ready to start writing in a day or so, because the next couple of scenes are pretty clear.  From there, I’ll let Mindblind and the rest help me out.  The characters will always be my strength, and I let them guide me quite a bit.

I am anxious as hell to get this one out, as it’s been in the works for so long ( started shortly after Merchant Princess ) but there’s still the editing process to consider once I finish, and we’re talking about 8 chapters.  It will need at least 2 cold reads, then my first pass edit, then off to Roust.

Odds are that I’ll pass it back through some of my first readers as well.  At least one has been reading it since the beginning anyway, and the only reason she hasn’t seen the latest revisions and chapters is because she’s swamped with school.  Sure that she’ll want to see the final and comment before it goes live, though.  Her insight has been extremely valuable.

So, even if I had it done, I still couldn’t give a solid release date right now *laugh*

SOTM is getting muse time as well, but I’m concentrating on this one because it’s coming at me stronger.  I’ve got several ways I can go with where I am in SOTM, and I’m trying to figure out which has the best combination of action and heading toward the ending of the story.

It’s not as if I’m close to the end, but there are several things going to come to a head soon.  The momentum is going to crank up, forcing my girls to go with the flow or get ran over.

Just wanted everyone to know that I’m working 🙂

If I didn’t say it before, Halloween may very well be a burst.  I’ve got more than one idea in all three pen names.  Six different stories in the Halloween contest aren’t inconceivable.  Maybe even more.

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A little better…

But still groggy from the cold meds.  I’m barely functioning well enough to write simple porn at the moment *laugh*  That’s why I’m trying to finish one last story for the Summer contest in my third name.  It’s keeping me doing something, even if it’s not the stories most of y’all coming here would really like to see moving.

When I’m coming out of a slump, any words getting on paper is a good thing.  Even though these are simple porn, I’m still developing characters, moving them through their paces, and having ideas.  When I’m in a slump, there’s simply nothing on the creative side of my brain functioning.  There’s a “gone fishing” sign out, and it stays there until my muse decides to come home.

Also exploring a new category with this one, and a little daring is a good sign, too.  New categories are never easy to break into.  You don’t have much idea what you’re getting into until you jump in, post it, and see what the readers think.  I’ve been successful so far, but you never know when that big flop is going to happen *laugh*

Okay, I’m going to try to get a little more written tonight, before the cold meds completely knock me out.

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Stupid cold…

Well, this cold is just knocking me down and whipping my ass.  It’s obvious that I’m unlikely to finish Blessing for the contest, so I’m going back burner on it.  I might decide to release it as a regular story if I finish it before then, or save it to pick up next summer.

I’ll probably move forward with Spirit of the Wood, my idea for Halloween.  Lots more time to work on that one, so maybe I’ll finish it *laugh*

Also trying to finish another in my third name, but even set-up and screw porn is hard to write as bad as I’m feeling.  It’s only more likely because those stories are short, and a lot easier to write.

Just haven’t done much.  I’m miserable when I’m not medicated, and I’m in a zombie-like state when I am.  I’m still musing while at work, since my brain is more or less unnecessary in my job.  Just not getting any of it written when I get home.

Been several days, so I’m hoping to kick this thing soon.  I’m going to give a shot at knuckling down on SOTM and Lowborn when I do.  I’d really like to get the next chapter of the first out and start posting the second.  It’s been in the works forever.

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