Weekly Update - End of May!

Wow well this month has just flown by - and I'm beginning to believe that I'm going to say that at the end of every month this year because the year just seems to have melted away. 

So another week has gone by and I've managed a little bit of writing, more than I was expecting although not as much as I would like. I'm working on a story that is set in the world of Captain Barnabus. Although I'm realising I need to now make a chart of all the people in the world and their interactions with one another. The story however is progressing and I'm enjoying just working on it without a real deadline. 

In other news I'm polishing up Valves & Vixens Volume 2 so expect some more news on that soon! I'm loving this anthology we've got some very varied stories in it and I can't wait to see it in print - it's also a whopper in size!

Other than that I've been planning and plotting more stories and looking over various guidelines. Although I don't submit to as many places as I used to I always keep an eye out for something that sparks the imagination and gets the words flowing.

Watch this space!

Wait....what?

It's 2015 and I'm sure I say this at the start of every year but where did last year go? I think I blinked and missed quite a bit of it!

So as usual here is my yearly recap (I may have to start doing one in the middle of the year also to make sure I realise so much time has gone!).

2014 saw many different projects coming to the end and some exciting ones getting started. It was the year my anthologies started to hit the shelves and if anyone had told me that by the end of 2014 I'd have had two anthologies that I'd edited published and three more in the pipeline I'd have never believed it!

The year started with the publication of Three's Company an anthology about threesomes (or sometimes more) it contains my story Taking a Chance. Then it was closely followed by my first anthology Coming Together: Through the Storm, all proceeds of that anthology goes to Mercy Corps and was created to raise money for the typhoon stricken Philippines. After that came Valves & Vixens the first in my series of Steampunk Anthologies. Inspired by one of the stories submitted in Coming Together: Through the Storm the anthology brings together steampunk and erotica what could be better?

As well as those there was: XOXO (containing SO Oft Beguiled), Be My Valentine-XOXO (the print release), Girl Play 2, More Smut for Chocoholics (containing The Competition), Valves & Vixens (my second anthology of the year), The Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales (containing Lost in the Feeling), The House of Erotica (containing The First Flight), Perfect Proportions (containing Perfect Proportions).

This year also brought new covers for: Wandering Lust, Sun Sea & Seduction and Reigning in Sarah.

Phew! So what does 2015 bring?

Well Cosmic Encounters my science fiction anthology will be out soon, Valves & Vixens 2 is currently in the editing process. I've got a story in an anthology coming out in March time and there will be an announcement about further anthology calls coming soon so watch this space!

Quick mid-week roundup

Well it isn't a Friday! But that's okay I thought I'd pop in today and let you all know what's been going on. 

Today I am over at BDSM Book Reviews doing an interview with them the focus of which is mostly upon the wax play I write about (as can be found in Melting Point: Breaking the Mould). So don't forget to pop over there and say hi! 

The link is: http://www.bdsmbookreviews.com/2013/12/03/welcome-nicole-gestalt/ and whilst you are there why don't you take the time to read some of the great reviews they do!

Secondly when did December creep up on me? I'm sure I blinked and it was suddenly there. Well the deadline for the Coming Together: Through the Storm anthology has now passed and I'm busily working through the fabulous stories that were submitted. If you have submitted to it then I will be in touch in the next two weeks (hopefully sooner rather than later if my internet holds up!). I have loved reading all the different styles and genres that I've been sent and it's so great to see authors coming together for a good cause!

Since it is now December why don't you curl up with a good book and what would be more perfect then an anthology of winter stories perfect for the season (and guaranteed to keep you warm through the coldest nights!). 

It can be picked up here in multiple places including Amazon (http://amzn.com/B00GMRCXG4) and All Romance Ebooks (https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thehouseoferoticawinterwarmerscollection-1344464-362.html)

Coming very soon we will be running a blog tour so expect lots of posts popping up all over the place - more information about this will be announced shortly. 

Finally spurred on by the Coming Together: Through the Storm anthology I am putting together my next project which will be announced in the coming days (but don't worry this will have a much longer submission deadline) - so keep your eyes peeled for news.

Weekly Roundup March 9th - 15th

Well another week gone and a very confused me left behind. It turns out I'm a week behind where I thought I was. Not that that is a bad thing, it's not - I was just under the impression that it was almost the end of March. (That's what running around working on a pantomime will do to you!)

So this week I've spent the time working once more on the werewolf piece, though I also continued to expand two pieces neither of which are ready to be sent out just yet but I'm happy with how it is all going.

The coming week I don't see me managing to write much under any of my pen-names due to not being in and spending a lot of the time in the dark of a stage. So any writing I do will be a bonus for me and I'll mark this week down to being my 'downtime'. So here's to holidays!

Coming up soon however I'm going to be running a series of interviews with various authors. So keep your eyes on the journal. I plan to run them one a week but we'll see how that goes.

~*~


Telly:
Music: Mass Effect 2
Choc/Yummy: Thorntons moments
Mood: Missing a certain someone
Main Writing: Plotted pieces out but no actual words
Flash Writing: None today yet

Weekly Roundup March 2nd - 8th

This week was an extremely busy week for me so I didn't get much writing done. However by the end of the week I managed to expand two pieces one of which has been submitted and the second is still being expanded.

I've also continued to work upon an old werewolf piece that when I was reading through my notes made me want to work on it again. So far its going quite smoothly but I will most likely be rearranging the parts I'm working on in the future.

For now I'm happily sat working on it and also working on shorter pieces.


~*~


Telly: Wild Thing I love you
Music:
Choc/Yummy:
Mood: Missing a certain someone
Main Writing: 1000
Flash Writing: None today yet

Monthly Roundup - February

And here we are at the end of February. It's been a busy month in terms of various projects and next month looks like its going to be even busier.

Touch of Silver has now been fully edited and finally has been sent back in to Phaze, my publisher. I'm half way through typing up a story which I will then expand and polish up - I need to expand it but I'm yet to decide which ending I'm going to go with. When I first wrote it I created multiple ways that the ending could go and I'm planning on getting all these typed up and then decide once I can see them next to one another.

I've got lots of pieces that are awaiting editing and in March I plan to attempt to get a good number of them done and sent out.

I didn't submit anything this month since my focus was on Touch of Silver but I still have nine pieces out some of which I'm chasing up with the various publishers. Patience is the key thing when it comes to submitting work and it's something you learn very quickly as a writer (hopefully).

All in all February was a productive month but I hope March will be more so.

~*~

Telly: Time Team
Music:
Choc/Yummy:
Mood: Missing a certain someone
Main Writing: None today yet
Flash Writing: None today yet

Weekly Roundup 15th - 21st February

So another week ends...and begins. Last week I spent most of the time going through the edits for Touch of Silver, they are all but done now. I have one final read through and its all set. I really like this story, I had so much fun writing it.

In other things I've been writing up a large story that with some expansion will be ready to go in a month at the most - if nothing else makes its appearance.

The rest of the time has been spent working on pieces under my other pen-names. However I'm working on some plot lines that once Touch of Silver is out I'll be writing with earnest. Speaking of which I'm off to finish my 'final' read through before sending it back to my editor - wish me luck!

~*~

Telly: Rush Hour 3
Music:
Choc/Yummy:
Mood: Missing a certain someone
Main Writing: 250
Flash Writing: None today yet

Weekly Roundup 8th - 14th February

So this week was mainly spent writing. I'm currently working on three stories. One that will be about 10k once I'm finished with it, a piece that will be around 4k and then a third that should be about 2,5k. All are about totally different subjects but are mainly contemporary.

I've done a lot of edits for Touch of Silver and although didn't get it finished like I hoped I'm on the last stretch now I hope.

I typed up a short story which means I can now begin to edit that and I've been working on some small edits on other pieces (checking the story flows etc.)

Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have tied up all the lose ends and created some new ones on new projects - fingers crossed!

~*~

Telly:
Music:
Choc/Yummy:
Mood: Sleepy
Main Writing: 100
Flash Writing: None today yet

Weekly Roundup

It's Monday! And February...which is scary to think we are already in our second month of 2010.

So edits of Touch of Silver are going smoothly. I'm trying to do it a piece at a time, I find that works better for me. If I try to do it all in one go my concentration just goes totally. I hope to get them all done by the end of the week if not sooner (well that's the plan anyway).

I'm working on a piece of writing which is a new style for me but I'm enjoying it so far, it'll be about 10k when I'm done with it...just less with some edits. I've got a market in mind for it so that will be done first draft by the end of the week also. I spent last week working on some of the details and have been working consistently on it since.

I've also got a short piece on the go which will be done by the end of the weekend. I'm starting to get into the habit of working on my longer works during the week and then for my weekend I work on short pieces.

Nothing was submitted last week but I'm working through edits of older stories that have been sitting waiting for me to get to them. I also totally cleared my writing desk finally after months of things piling up on it so I now have someplace to write once more! The way I work I tend to write everything in long hand then type it up as a first edit and then edit it and then edit some more.

And that's it for this week!

~*~

Telly:
Music: Dead Memories - Slipknot
Choc/Yummy: Terry's All Gold
Mood: Bouncy
Main Writing: 1250 + edits
Flash Writing: None today yet

Weekly Roundup

And so it's Monday once more, and time for the weekly round up.

I went through and edited a short story, from which I had to cut a thousand words. Showing me I tend to use one hundred words when four will do, something I need to work on in the future. That story went through a final edit and then was sent out.

I've not looked at my Touch Of Silver edits yet, but that is penned in for this week.

I spent the rest of the week sorting out what pieces I've got almost completed and making charts for them, so I now know what I need to do when and how. As well as plotting a few new pieces that I will work on once I've gone through a number of the pieces on the go.

Right now I'm half way through two short stories which should be finished by the end of this week, and I have had a few more submissions.

~*~

Telly: My new addiction: Trails of Life
Music: Lake of Tears
Choc/Yummy: Terry's All Gold
Mood: Slightly worn out...need more sleep!
Main Writing: 250
Flash Writing: None today yet

Monday Roundup

Roundups happen usually at the end of a week when there is something to round up...but I've never been one to follow tradition and so here is the round up for the week...well okay last week (and a mini to do list for this week).

Last week I finished a short story that will be typed up over the next few days and polished. I'm also just beginning another short both of which I hope to have sent out by the end of the week.

Last week started with the news that the charity anthology Coming Together series is now printing and working on its own so I will update the links once I get them this week. This means of course that more money goes to the charities they were written in mind of so it's all good.

I had a few rejections this week so I'm going to sit down around half way through this week and resend out pieces, with maybe a bit of re-jigging on a couple of them I'm not too sure, but it's always a good thing to re-read pieces before sending them back out.

I've recieved my edits for my newest ebook, Touch of Silver, which will be out in April if all goes well, so I will be heading in to the wonderful world of editing soon enough. In the mean time I'm just finishing the final passes on a few short stories and then have two more that I'm presently editing and polishing, both of which are around 20k in length.

I have no idea how much of this I'm actually going to get done this week but I'll keep you all posted.

~*~

Telly: My new addiction: Life on Earth
Music: random drum pieces
Choc/Yummy: None at the moment
Mood: Bopping along (no I'm not sure what that means either)
Main Writing: Do application forms count?
Flash Writing: See above