End of July update

With July slowly coming to an end, I should probably do one more blog post. I know a lot of you have noticed that I've been silent on social media and I haven't done a whole lot of anything related to writing. A lot of it is because I'm bogged down by wedding planning and a lot of it is my own issues. It's very hard to get things down when you're being piled on by other things left and right. It gets hard to focus on writing with other factors coming in. So I've had to cut down on writing and take a little break for myself. That means I've got to implement a few changes.

First, I'm not going to be sending in a story of Solstice's fantasy or sci-fi anthologies. I simply do not have any time to come up with anything and I'm not in the mindset to do anything fantasy/sci-fi related. Not to mention, the due date is August 1st and I will not be able to get 5000 words down on something brand in two days. I probably will wait until the Winter Solstice anthology to send something in.

Although I took a break from writing, I'm slowly getting back into it. I made it to 31k on Ghosts of Burning Inn #3, which is pretty good for me. Rather than try to do 4000 words a day, I'm going to cut it down to 500 a day. I need to take a baby steps to get myself back in this writing mindset. I promise that once this wedding is over, things will go back to normal and I will hopefully be writing at a normal pace. Until then, just try to bear with me.
Coming up in the future!

Ghosts of Burning Inn #3
Lilacs and Vanilla (new F/F novel)
Delicate Things (an M/M novel)
A new story for the Authors in the City Anthology
A story for the Winter Solstice Anthology

Everything else is being worked on in between.
Take care of yourselves!

~C

An update after a long time!

I know I didn't update very much in June and I'm sorry for that. This wedding is coming and going by so fast. Legally, I am married now so it makes things harder to catch up with. Still, I owe it to people to update now and then. I should tell you that I'm alive. My writing slowed down a bit at the end of June when my husband came around. I still have to think of music to put together for our videos and our dances. I have yet to do that.

Now here's an update of everything that I have so far.

Ghosts of Burning Inn #3: 26K
Patterns & Parallels #4: 24K
The Autumn Key: 24K
Lilacs and Vanilla (new f/f/ romance): 12K

TRA #4 is a mess currently but I'm trying to make it a little less messy right now. My Portman's books are on hiatus until further notice. Ditto with Smoke and Ashes, the conclusion to Sparks and Flames. I'm also hoping that I will try to find some time this week to start Flavors of Love #4 or Cirque Macabre #3. I will try to get back to Operation: Genome #2 as well.

SASS#16 in Norfolk is this weekend so I have some packing to do. I've made all my swag bags now and I just have to put the books away. Then it will be time to decide what to wear because it's going to be hot as hell over there.

Well, that's about all for now. Another update will come soon. Take care, all!

~C

I haven’t updated in a while and I apologize for that. I’ve been busy trying to get things together and I haven’t really paid attention to my blog.

First, book updates. I’m putting my focus mostly on two books right now, In Too Deep (an erotica/sea story) and The Summer Key (sequel to The Winter Key). Once those two books are done or close to done, I will start working on the next books on the list. So here’s how it looks, based on order of importance and how far along they are.

Updates:

The Summer Key: 35K
In Too Deep: 27K
TRA #4 & P&P #4: 20K
Ghosts #3: 14K
Smoke and Ashes: 10K

The two Portman’s books are on the burner right now. I’m not in the mood to write anything Portman’s related right now. My next book to come out will be the next Flavors of Love book. It’s part one of a two-parter hence why it will feel different.

Also out is the new book, Roses In the Sand. A short, quick LGBT f/f novel. No connection with The Roses Were Red or The Roses Were White. It stands alone. Check it out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EX2HTSQ

The audiobooks have also been updated. Here’s a list of all the audiobooks that are currently out now. A lot of them actually have covers now!

http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_hp_tseft?advsearchKeywords=CS+Patra&filterby=field-keywords&x=0&y=0

I also got some new swag for SASS #16 coming my way tomorrow. Some of it got here on Monday. New lip balm and multi-purpose keychains. One last thing is that I will gone during the last week of May. I’ll be in Nebraska visiting my fiancé. That’s why I’m trying to do as much writing as I possibly can right now. God knows I won’t be able to do anything later.

Love,

~C

New changes

I did say that there would be new changes and I mentioned them in my last newsletter if you received it. If not, I might as well just reveal it now. I sent The Winter Key to a publisher (Solstice Publishing) and they have accepted it! That’s why Winter Key is no longer up. I also gave Sugar Mountain Murders and Midnight Lessons, which they also accepted. Right now, everything is in the pre-publishing stage. I cannot tell you when they will be out but hopefully it will be soon.

Another good thing is people are requesting audiobooks of Sparks and Flames and The Roses Were White this week. I’ve been giving audiobook codes left and right. The majority of them have been claimed, which makes me happy. The reviews should start to pour in soon.

I’ve also completed Roses in the Sand, a very short LGBT book. That should be out by the end of April or early May. I also need to prepare for SASS and I’m so behind on it right now. I probably won’t get into ordering swag till May.

Updates on current works:

Flavors of Love #3: 17K
Patterns & Parallels #4: 16K
The Summer Key: 30L
Portman’s Creamery #5: 6K

So far, I’m only rotating between four works. I’ve stalled on TRA #4 and In Too Deep but I hope to get my inspiration back for those two. Also, I hope to get inspiration for Smoke and Ashes (sequel to Sparks and Flames), the completion of the Black Paradise Circus arc, Ghosts of Burning Inn #3, and Operation: Genome #2. Maybe if I’m lucky, I might start Cirque: Macabre #3.

That’s about all for now. I hope you’re all doing well.
~C

Two new audiobooks

This is a rather short post today. I have a bigger one coming up a little later but I just need to get this out. The audiobooks for Sparks and Flames and The Roses Were White are finally up on sale. We actually have covers for these books (and covers will be on the other books from this day forward).

Sparks and Flames: http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Sparks-and-Flames-Audiobook/B01DT6W3BK/ref=a_search_c4_1_13_srTtl?qid=1459985174&sr=1-13

The Roses Were White: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Roses-Were-White-Audiobook/B01DUTMIZC/ref=a_search_c4_1_12_srTtl?qid=1459985174&sr=1-12

There is also some exciting news regarding some of my books. If you signed up for my newsletter, you already know of it. If not, you will find out this weekend.

Much love,

~C

Welcome April

April is finally here and that means new things are around the corner. First thing is first, we have some April sales. The first three books in The Reaper’s Apprentices and Patterns & Parallels Saga are on sale. I’m posting on the US links but they are cheap everywhere else too.

Hearts Under Ice:
http://www.amazon.com/Hearts-Under-Patterns-Parallels-Saga-ebook/dp/B00RC5GO5Q?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Paper Hearts:
http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Hearts-Patterns-Parallels-Saga-ebook/dp/B01678SSAW?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Heart of Metalia:
http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Metalia-Patterns-Parallels-Saga-ebook/dp/B01DGU1J28?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

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Awakened:
http://www.amazon.com/Awakened-The-Reapers-Apprentices-Book-ebook/dp/B00IUY4KMC?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
The Contracts:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Contracts-Reapers-Apprentices-Book-ebook/dp/B014U5M5F8?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
In the Blood:
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-The-Reapers-Apprentices-Book-ebook/dp/B01D6VPBWG?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

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Secondly, The Contracts is finally up on Audible for those of you who like listening to audiobooks. Awakened is also up there and In the Blood should be up there in late April/early May.
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Contracts-Audiobook/B01DJJYPMC/ref=a_search_c4_1_10_srTtl?qid=1459540458&sr=1-10
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Thirdly, time to talk about future books. The only thing that I know will come out in April is The Sugar Mountain Murders (finally), the next Portman’s Creamery book. I got the edited manuscript back today and I just need the cover now. We’ll be good to go then. As for other works, it’s hard to say. My book after that one will either be The Summer Key or Roses in the Sand (formerly The Roses Were Pink). A lot has been changing with the books that I’m writing. Currently, these are the ones I’m focused on.

Roses in the Sand: 11K
Flavors of Love #3: Unpredictable Love: 12K
The Summer Key: 23K
Patterns & Parallels #4: Deep In the Heart of the Forest: 2K

I’ve also got two PC books (not far on either of them), In Too Deep (stalled on that), two TRA books (slightly stalled on #4), Smoke and Ashes (stalled on that), and Ghosts of Burning Inn #3 (not too focused on that now). I’ve taken Winter Key down just for the time being but it will be back up sooner than expected. We just need to make some adjustments. I also have some things coming out in anthologies. In one, I’ve got a one-shot of the girls from The Roses Were Red in it. It takes place a few years after The Roses Were Red does. More on that will come later.

One last bit of news, I’m going to Authors in the City next year and SASS as well! AITC will be in my hometown so that’ll be something to look forward to. The venue is only eight minutes from my house so that’s going to be fun. SASS will be in Baltimore. I’m looking at a few other venues too. My only signing this year is SASS in Norfolk. I have some personal stuff going on as well that will affect the rest of my year (in both, good and bad ways). I’ll go into those later too.

That’s about it for now. I’ll be back with more later.

~C
 

Updating on a different day

I’ve got a few updates to make. There will be some links so be warned.
Two new audiobooks are out!
The Roses Were Red
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Roses-Were-Red-Audiobook/B01D263MJ4/ref=a_search_c4_1_9_srTtl?qid=1458258565&sr=1-9
Last Dance of the Roses
http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Last-Dance-of-the-Roses-Audiobook/B01D95VBCI/ref=a_search_c4_1_10_srTtl?qid=1458695923&sr=1-10

Also out are two new books!
In The Blood (The Reaper’s Apprentices #3)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D6VPBWG?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
The Roses Were White
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D3U63MC?*Version*=1&*entries*=0

I’m waiting to hear from my cover designer for the cover of Patterns & Parallels #3. That will most likely be the next book that comes out. Then will be The Sugar Mountain Murders (Mary Beth’s mystery) from Portman’s Creamery. After that, I have no idea what will be next. My other books are more or less on the same wavelength right now. I’m writing everything slowly but surely. I had a slow few days, which is why things moved rather slowly for me.

Updates on current works:
Flavors of Love #3: 8K
The Summer Key: 17K
In Too Deep: 13K
TRA #4: 13K
The Roses Were Pink: 3K

I’m also working on other things on the side such as Ghosts of Burning Inn #3, Operation: Genome #2, Smoke and Ashes, and three Portman’s related books. Those aren’t priority for me but they’re there. I will also have one more newsletter out as well before the month ends.
<3
~C