Recent Publications

This has certainly been a fruitful week! I have a couple of publication announcements, as well as an update on Dragon Steal.

• The Mighty: I just had my fourth story published on The Mighty. I'm an advocate for mental health, and I feel it's important for us to share our stories so that people realize that they're not alone. The more we talk about mental health/illness, the less of a stigma there will be. You can read my new article "The One Word That Helps Me Combat Self-Abuse" here. You're welcome to check out my other articles here.
• 600 Second Saga: On Wednesday, February 28th, my story "Gossamer" was published on 600 Second Saga. This site creates audio versions of short stories and shares them across multiple platforms. I wrote "Gossamer" originally at Pike's Peak and edited it heavily to send to 600 Second Saga. You can listen to it here.
• Purple Door District: I've uploaded the second chapter of The Purple Door District on patreon here. I haven't had a lot of traction on patreon yet, but that's okay. I really enjoy the story, and I've heard feedback from people who say that they want to read more. It's nice to know my work is slowly getting out there. The next chapter will be released on March, 15th. It'll take about a year for the entire book to get posted on patreon. Once complete, I'll publish it and provide both e-book and paper copies for people to purchase.

I'm still waiting to hear news about Winter Tangerine. My story is currently still in process with them, so I hope that means that I've made it towards the top of the list.

As for Dragon Steal, I received feedback from two of my beta readers. I sat down and revised the history of the story. Now I just need to work on editing and adding that history in. I've decided to do Camp NaNo in April to focus on editing. Ideally, I'd like to have the second draft finished by the end of April, send it out to beta readers, and then get the query out before the end of the year. Fingers crossed I'll be able to do all that!

There are still some short stories I'd like to write and send out to magazines. I just need to have the time to do it!

On Wednesday, March 7th at 2pm (CST), I'll be presenting a live facebook discussion on a topic called, "I Wrote a Book. Now What?" This will be hosted through tribefinder. I hope you'll take a listen! If possible, I'll provide a link to the discussion once it's complete.

Happy Writing!

Dragon YA Story Update

It's been a long time in coming, but I finally finished the rough draft of my YA LGBT Dragon story. This started out as a contest concept. The prompt was to write an LGBT story about knights that had a happy ending. A short story turned into a novel (big surprise). I started it in November 2016, took off a few months, and finished it the last week of April for Camp NaNo. I have a lot to add in and edit, but it's a step in the right direction. Right now it's 75k. I plan to make it no longer than 80k. On to updates for other projects. First, I intend to edit the Dragon book and send it off to a few beta readers. While they're going through that, I'll edit TOTC. I'll go back and forth between editing the two books until I send the Dragon book out.

Meanwhile, I'm going to be writing some short stories for Whimsical Whisker, and also preparing to post a series I'm writing with my co-author on Patreon. Yes, we've decided we're going to start getting our names out that way. And maybe then you'll see some of my writing.

I still have a story with the Iowa Review. I'm hoping to hear back soon if I won a spot in their publication.

Until then, I'll keep you all updated through the blog. I still intend to post helpful information, but this may also turn more into a personal blog as I get closer to sending work out.

Cheers!