Writing Update April 2023

Happy Wednesday Scribblers. I hope you are all having a great week. It’s been a minute since I provided a writing update, so I thought I would give you an update today on what’s happening in my writing world and I have a new project that I’m excited to share with you. I also have a fun giveaway announcement that I can’t forget to tell you about.

As you all may have seen, I finished Mu; Legend of a Lost City and I got some amazing feedback from my Beta Readers, which is always helpful. Today I’m thrilled to be able to share the current blurb with you, keep in mind the blurb may change:

For years, the whispers and legends of a lost city hiding in the Pacific Ocean were just that; legend. On the day Kaimi discovers his parents, the Queen and King of Mu, murdered, Mu’s most powerful weapon fired, sending a pulse rushing towards the North American west coast.

After the 2025 Great Pacific Pulse Event, or Pulse, vomited up much of humankind’s trash in the Pacific Ocean along the North American west coast. The mysterious occurrence causing the largest environmental disaster in human history, people are no longer certain there is nothing concealed in the depths of the ocean. Scientist Karen Linn and billionaire investor Michael Donovan want to find out what actually happened that day five years ago. Will Michael’s life in the adult entertainment industry and Karen’s moniker in pseudoscience keep them as social pariahs, or are they on the cusp of finding a civilization that has been kept out of our grasp, deep in the world’s largest ocean? How does the event from five years ago tie into the murder of the Queen and King of Mu? What lies under the sea may be bigger than anyone can imagine, and neither civilization may be ready for the truth.

What do you think? Are you excited for the book to come out? I know I am. Let’s hope my publisher is as well. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Next up, I’m really excited to announce that I’ve been quietly working on my next project. Now you might think that I’m talking about the last book of my A New World series and you would be partially correct. However, over the last several weeks I’ve been working on something else. Something new. Something I’m excited to announce to you today.

A Haunted House (Working Title)

I’ve been researching and speaking with various folks about writing a new suspense novel about a modern-day haunted house that takes place here in the heart of Silicon Valley. I don’t want to give too much away at this point but what I can share is the following:

• A family moves into their brand-new dream home in a new neighborhood in San Jose, CA

• Events happen that bring a whole neighborhood together in fear and in the unexplained

• How will this new community of strangers and neighbors deal with the paranormal that is afflicting them and their surroundings. Is this a single apparition, a haunting, a poltergeist, or something worse, a demon?

• Will they find help and turn their nightmares back into their dreams?

For my inspiration I want to share a picture of a dreamy suburban home that has always brought joy to me. If you know, you know.

If you know, you know.

Oh… I almost forgot. I’m part of some free short story giveaways this month (April 2023), so if you are looking for a wide selection of free short stories then check out these giveaways. There is something for everyone:

Secrete Confessions

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Short Story April

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Show us Your Shorts

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That is my writing update this week. Don’t forget to check out the different short stories and claim your freebees. Remember to leave your comments below. I would love to hear your thoughts on my latest projects. Until next time, have a great week.

Writing Update – Autumn 2021

Happy Wednesday Scribblers, I hope you are all having a great week so far. Here, in California, where I live we’ve been getting this mystifying liquid falling from the sky…I believe it’s called ‘rain’. I’m glad for the change in weather and lord knows we need the water, so keep good thoughts that California will continue to get rain, cause we need it.  Also, I hope you all got to enjoy some of the silly photos I shared on Instagram about Eric my vacation. It was nice to be away, even so I spent time each day writing.

Speaking of writing, today I figured I would share my current writing updates with you, so let’s get too it.

Frist, the local writing group I belong to the Bay Area Queer Writers Association put together a charity anthology this year to benefit the Billy DeFrank LGBTQIA Community Center here in San Jose, California: BAQWA Presents: Horror Show 2021. Five writers: Wayne Goodman, Richard May, R.L. Merrill, Liz Faraim, and myself all shared two stories for this limited run anthology. All proceeds we raise will go to the DeFrank Center to help support all their amazing work. Help us, help them. Buy your copy here before it goes away for good.

Here are the blurbs for the two stories I submitted.

LandsEnd:

Prom Night. The last hurrah before college. Brandon and Ed are the chaperons for the LandsEnd High Senior Prom, hosted at the LandsEnd Yacht Club. Its a night of dreams until the ground shakes and flashes of light brighten the sky knocking out everything electrical casting the event into darkness. Cut off and alone. The adults and the students have to figure out what to do and what’s happening. Additionally, what is that strange clicking sound off in the distance that seemed to have scared off the animals.

The Old Road:

Halloween; a night of tricks and treats, but what happens when you take a stranger for a creepy night of mischief and fun? Anything can happen on Halloween, even the unimaginable.

Conspiracy-A New World (Book 3)

I know I’ve been talking about this book for a long time now. When will this new book come out? I still don’t know. However, the publishing process has been slow thanks to some changes at my publishing house and to the ongoing pandemic. That said, the book is with my Editor so I’m waiting to get the edits from her, then hopefully we can get this book out. I can’t wait for this next installment to reach the world. 

Volaria

I’m happy to report, that as of this weekend I have finished all the editing I received from my Beta Readers and I love all the changes. I think these edits really improve the story. I still need to decide the next steps for this manuscript, send it to my current publishing house, or branch out and diversify to other publishers. There is a lot to think about. To get you in the mood for this new story here is the blurb and a graphic I created that gives a feel for the story.

The Blurb:

It’s been over a hundred years since the Earth went through The Shift. Where once almost eight billion humans lived, the population now holds at four billion. But that wasn’t the only change. Humans are no longer alone; they have been joined by Arcanes, Lycans, and Vampires. At first these new groups were thought of as genetic anomalies caused by the shift, something to be cured, but later scientists discovered that each new generation of human born would produce these new variances at the onset of puberty. Finally, the new species of man were welcomed. No longer studied or treated as outcasts by most, people accepted these new humans and they integrated into society. This allowed the UN Government to focus again on the Moon and on Mars, ensuring the survival of all, as humankind became a multi-planet species.

Tobin Corsian lives in a newly reopened district of San Jose, California, where his family’s old home stood. He lives there with his friend Mikel, a Lycan, and his dog Begger. Instead of making his mandatory monthly blood donation at the government blood bank for the vampire community, Tobin decides, with the help of his therapist, to visit Bitter, a vampire spa. The spa allows vampires to feed from humans directly while providing spa and sexual services, granting the donor a three-month reprieve from their mandatory donations. However, permitting a vampire to feed from you comes with risks, shared memories among them. Tobin’s encounter at Bitter opens a window to his past and an experience he had as a child on the moon. Questions abound as he tries to unravel his past and make sense of his life.

Other writing projects.

As with all things there are still more fires burning. I have three new stories that I’ve been pecking away at, some of these stories are farther along then others and as they progress I’ll be sharing more information with you.

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Well, there you have it, my autumn writing update. As you can see, there is a lot happening, and progress is being made. I’m excited to get both Conspiracy and Volaria out for you to soak up and enjoy.

Until next time, have a great week.