Writerly Ways

Well I've all but finished my holiday novella, I Want You For Christmas. The title comes from a 1930's Christmas song (granted 6 years later than the story is set but oh well). It's you a really subtle title for my holiday erotica...snerk. Thanks to evil_little_dog, winters_queen, bay115 & wilderider for the betas. Thank you ladies very much. It's appreciated.

So, I'm still swamped and I wanted more of a post than just that so let me consider my nano which is barely two MONTHs away (OMG WTF where did the year go?). I still have it narrowed to two and you guys did weigh in once before b ut notice I've not yet been swayed one way or the other.

The Living Goddess story - pure fantasy setting, non-earth but is more modern tech than traditional swords and sorcery. Two warring factions, the ruling class who have living goddesses as part of their religious observances (ala the devi in Tibet) and the recently oppressed faction who were beat down by a slowly maddening king a decade before.

Pros - I have written a few chapters and know the major characters well, I have some scenes in my head, has strong female characters

Cons - the scenes in my head are more of the homey character building kind rather than action or plot, I started this years ago and put it aside to work on other things, the strong females are already losing ground in my head to the males, it's MUCH harder to get a non-erotica novel published.


The demon Hunters story - set in 1930's Pittsburgh, urban fantasy revolving around the Soldiers of the Sun, Caleb, Agni and Temple, a Temple's new partner. They'll be fighting demons naturally but that's all I know of the plot, other than Temple's Knights Templar family is involved.

Pros - I have two scenes already done, I know these boys inside and out, Dreamspinner press has published one of their stories and will soon have two of their stories in their inbox, it's easier to get an erotica novel published (sorry, but it is), I think this would be the easier story to write

cons - I would like to write more than just erotica (though I did do non-erotica last year), I literally just have those two scenes in my head and one more for the Temple family strife subplot and nothing more, if I finish it and DSP doesn't want it, I may be contractually obligated years before I could ship it around, it requires research and research = distractions

Thoughts, suggestions, tell me to know my own mind

yearly word count -

64097 / 125000 words. 51% done!


edited to fix my inability to count months or remember September exists

the invisibles have invaded my house

Or at least as near as I can figure. The cats have been apeshit over one corner of the litter box closet, including Soul (which means he is NOT afraid of going in there and being blindsided by Kanda and in fact the little shit peed on the floor in there which is at least tile and easy to clean). The corner has the vent hole for what should have been my dryer had the landlord actually built the Washer/dryer hook up closet big enough to put something in it. Mice have come in thru there before and I suspect that might be the issue now but for three days, escalating today, Kanda and Soul have been sitting in there staring.

Roy came in and wanted to claw his way under my tub (another place where mice have hidden in the past, points to posts from last July). ALL three cats have been running and jumping and 'catching' things in the air that only they can see. And naturally the only time all day Kanda wants held is when i'm trying to do my nails.


Weight off - Yeah there's been none. sigh.

PT - I did something to my shoulder that absolutely wrecked it. It hurt so bad when i moved it in the grocery store my vision went black from the pain. I called my brother and outlined my PT schedule. He went ballistic. They're having me do things I shouldn't do, i.e. not use the deltoid which is what is causing all this pain and NOT having me do things I should. I feared this. I knew this clinic sort of sucked but it is literally the only one on my insurance.

Mom called just now from the casino. She won 900$. Whee.

( day 300+, back to the Rapp House, music room )