Mid-January updates

Hello, and welcome to the middle of January. It's been a very busy month regarding writing. Some of you may have seen that Castles In Flames and Ice #1: Rebirth is out now on Amazon. Castles In Flames and Ice #2: Return will be released February 1st. In case you're wondering, no, there won't be a third book to this series. It ends right here.

Secondly, I have completely my next book in the Portman's Creamery series, Blood Drops and Desperate Measures. It's a book focusing on Stacey. Now we're going back around with the girls again. I'm also working on The Reaper's Apprentices #4, started another PC arc mystery, wrapping up Perfect Human #2 and #3, and I'm trying to get back to writing Patterns & Parallels #4. I got halfway through that and let it sit on the back burner for a while. Getting back into that universe will be tough but I will try. There are a few others thing I started but I don't know if I will finish them. Other works are calling.

I got my first little bit of new swag for the new books for AITC #17. They did end up giving me a ton of other people's magnets by accident so they told me to discard those. I feel bad for those people whose magnets I got.

Anyway, it's time to get back to work! Too bad my day job is a bit slow these days. I'm spending the time writing other stuff.

~C

Welcome 2017

Hello and welcome to 2017. A new means new work and does mean some changes came to my stuff. You may notice the big changes is that there is a new book out. Yes, it was a surprise release. Some of you may have heard of me talking about a skating romance and I did complete both it and its sequel. I gave my sequel to the editor today and am waiting on the cover art. I’m aiming for February 1st for the sequel’s release. In the meantime, check out the first book. It’s called Castles In Flames and Ice. Book One is called Rebirth and Book Two is called Return.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU73KVJ
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Secondly, you may have noticed that some books are down. I have unpublished them for the time being. It’s only so I can focus and try to finish up some other lingering things. Castles is the first series I’ve actually completed. I’m hoping I can complete something else soon.

Third, I finally got my pre-order form for Authors In the City up. I’m only bringing six books to this one unless someone requests something else. I don’t want to bog myself with too many books. I’ve also started ordering some swag for it.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Oc4qDCuHbBO6LPtaZO__cRUsfyvwWAFaJyf1-QaqbPc/edit

As my birthday approaches on Thursday, I’m thinking of how to change the way I do things. There will be more changes coming along. More news on that soon.

~C

One last post for 2016

I just want to make one more post regarding things with writing. I have taken down some of my books FOR THE TIME BEING. That doesn’t mean I’ve given up writing them. It doesn’t mean I will stop writing them. I just need to focus and finish some other stuff before getting into these again. I just took down the ones that are the least priority now. I also want to publish them elsewhere. They will be back! I promise you that!

Secondly, my decision was also affected by the people around me. I have not had a good holiday season, I’m sorry to report. I don’t want to go into details regarding that. Let’s just say that I’ve taken quite a few blows and it’s knocked me down. It’s hard to keep standing when you’re falling apart deep inside. So I had to prioritize and focus on one thing at a time. 2016 was a pretty poor year and I don’t think 2017 will be much better.

Finally, here’s my book on Kindle Scout for nominations. I doubt I will get a contract for this but in either case, I’m aiming for early February for its release. I want it to be out around February 1st.

https://kindlescout.amazon.com/author/campaigns?ref_=ks_on_cs

Perfect Human #2 will probably be the first book of 2017. Once my mother leaves next week, I will attempt to finish it and have it by mid-January 2017.

That’s it for now. I hope you all have a better new year that I’m going to have.

~C

Happy Holidays and more.

I hope you are all having a good holiday and enjoying the time. Things are all right with me.

Anyway, I’ve decided to try Kindle Scout and launch a campaign for my newest book, Castles In Flames and Ice. The nomination page is here. If you’d like to, please nominate me. It would mean so much. Thank you ahead for your time.

https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/2OUE5NNABP4M3

That’s about it for now. I’ll be back in 2017 with more news.

~C

A slight update

Hello, and welcome to an update right before the holidays. Writing has been going very smoothly. I’m trying to tie up loose ends on Perfect Human #2. I’m hoping to have that book out in January. The cover has come to me already so I need to finish over the weekend. Another book that’s almost ready to come out is a skating f/f romance, Castles In Flames and Ice. It’s a two part series. Book One is called Rebirth. Book Two, which is currently at 14K, will be called Return. It may be the quickest that I actually finish a series.

Currently, the books that I’m trying to write are Perfect Human #3, Book Two of the Castles In Flames and Ice series, Portman’s Creamery #6, and The Reaper’s Apprentices #4. Once one of these books is close to completion, I’m starting Crossing Paths #2. No title for that yet but it will be started early 2017.

A lot of writing plans are unknown right now. I’ve got to get into the right mind-frame for some of them. Another I should mention is that I will be changing the covers the TRA books again. That will probably happen around January with the first book. A lot is going to happen next year. I’m praying it’ll be better than this year was.

That’s about all for now. I’ll be back before the new year rolls in.

~C

December news

Hello and welcome to the first post for December. Writing has been going well if nothing else. I'm back to Omaha but that doesn't mean I slowed down writing. I started book 3 of Perfect Human, added a little more to The Reaper's Apprentices #4, add more to Portman's #6, and other things. However, the main thing I did was write and finish a story called Castles In Flames and Ice. It's a two-part series with the first part called Rebirth. Book two, which I will probably start soon, will be called Return. This book is an ice skating f/f romance (yes, I was slightly inspired by Yuri On Ice but it's far different story). I'm amazed that I finished it so fast.

Okay, on the side of releases...Midnight Lessons will be re-released on Monday. Yes, it's coming back. The audiobook is out on Audible right now and the ebook will be soon. Make note that is for ages 18 and up. It is also very short.

Thirdly, looking at stock photos for figure skating is kind of hilarious. Some of the faces they make when jumping and spinning...I can't fault them for it, of course. It's hard to keep a straight face for that. But it's still kinda funny. I need them for some teasers and it's hard to find some that fit my characters.

In the meantime, I'm making changes for a lot of things. Here is what is in store for 2017 so far:

Castles in Flames and Ice #1 & #2
The Reaper's Apprentices #4 and the prequel
Perfect Human #2 (and possibly #3)
A short story collection
Crossing Paths #2
Portman's Creamery #6

Those are for certain, the rest is up in the air including Patterns #4 and Ghosts #3. Of course, you can never say never to anything.

That's about it for now. I have to do my December newsletter as well. I'll be back later,

~C

A quick November update

I’m going to leave for North Carolina in two days and I’ll be heading home to spend some time for the holidays. That means I’ve been busy and writing my tail off. A few things have happened. The main thing that happened is that I completed NaNoWriMo. I had to put aside my original idea and go into something else instead. That something else turned out to be the sequel to Perfect Human. While the book itself is not complete yet, at least I’m at 50K. I will complete that when I come back home in a few weeks.

The second thing that I’ve been talking about is a figure skating romance story. I’m not entirely sure if that will be one novel or two yet. If it is two, I’m still struggling on the series name. It won’t be a long series though. I have so much on my plate that I also need to complete. The skating story is already at 20K and I won’t be surprised if it comes out next year.

Thirdly is that The Summer Key is finally out. It took some time but it’s out. It’s on sale for a few days too.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1HS3N9

Fourth, the audiobook for Lilacs and Vanilla is also out. Check it out!

http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Lilacs-and-Vanilla-Audiobook/B01N2HDBKS/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1479870382&sr=1-1

That’s about it for now. I’ll be back with more good news in the future, I hope.

~C