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jana_denardoIt's been a very hard few weeks at my day job and I've had no time for much of anything. So to get on with some of the cool things that have happened here, I did get through the first round of editing for the reprinting of my short story Snowbound. I'm a little surprised that there was so much to do but some has to do with changing philosophies and styles in the five years since this went to print.
I'm still more than a little stunned at that figure. Five years. I hadn't realized I've been living with Temple, Agni and Caleb. I'm glad though that I'm getting this chance to have this short story out there since it is the bridge between the novella and the novel.
I did finish Camp Nano.
Okay I admit it, I had a small word count because of how much work I needed to do upfront on expanding Blood Red Roulette. I'm not sure I've ever struggled quite as much as I am with this one. Right now it's a hunt. Do you know how hard it is to find a single person who doesn't want to be found in a town like Vegas? Also do you know how boring this can be? So I'm struggling to give scenes that attempt to move it on without rushing it like it originally was and yet not so slow that we're going 'oh come on now.' So this does boil down to a lot of non-action in the beginning other than people watching. Oh boy.
What was both exciting and frustrating at the same time was I was asked by the head librarian if I wanted to do the local author book fair at the library this fall. I said, you DO know what I write. SHe said she didn't care and I DO appreciate that. However, the last fair was comprised of one disabled horror writer (I did get his book but I haven't read it yet), one quilter, one book on child bearing/rearing (who tried to hard sell me. I don't have kids. No, my friends with kids don't need this either. I'm nearly fifty for god's sakes. Most of my friends with kids are to the 'almost grandparents' stage. No, if I get it for my cousins' 20 year old kids I might get punched), another fantasy self pubber (whose book I had read and was not impressed with but I made nice to all the same) and FOUR Christian romance authors.
Do I want to be the only gay erotica author in that mess? I've decided no. Also I like to keep a distance between me and my students. THey don't know what I write or what name I write under. It's not that I'm ashamed in the least. They know I'm one of the faculty advisors for the LGBT organization on campus, for example. But I'd rather not have anyone at the school know what I write. Call me paranoid but I could see it being used against me if push came to shove and there is a lot of shoving right now (My college is in financial trouble). Maybe if/when I write some YA stuff then I'll do it. But I think there are probably better markets for me right now than a library in a highly Baptist chunk of Appalachia. Even if this library was 50 miles away in the much more liberal Athens OH (Home of Ohio University) I would do it but as is, I think it's not going to avail me much in the way of sales. It might get my tires slashed though.
I'm still more than a little stunned at that figure. Five years. I hadn't realized I've been living with Temple, Agni and Caleb. I'm glad though that I'm getting this chance to have this short story out there since it is the bridge between the novella and the novel.
I did finish Camp Nano.
Okay I admit it, I had a small word count because of how much work I needed to do upfront on expanding Blood Red Roulette. I'm not sure I've ever struggled quite as much as I am with this one. Right now it's a hunt. Do you know how hard it is to find a single person who doesn't want to be found in a town like Vegas? Also do you know how boring this can be? So I'm struggling to give scenes that attempt to move it on without rushing it like it originally was and yet not so slow that we're going 'oh come on now.' So this does boil down to a lot of non-action in the beginning other than people watching. Oh boy.
What was both exciting and frustrating at the same time was I was asked by the head librarian if I wanted to do the local author book fair at the library this fall. I said, you DO know what I write. SHe said she didn't care and I DO appreciate that. However, the last fair was comprised of one disabled horror writer (I did get his book but I haven't read it yet), one quilter, one book on child bearing/rearing (who tried to hard sell me. I don't have kids. No, my friends with kids don't need this either. I'm nearly fifty for god's sakes. Most of my friends with kids are to the 'almost grandparents' stage. No, if I get it for my cousins' 20 year old kids I might get punched), another fantasy self pubber (whose book I had read and was not impressed with but I made nice to all the same) and FOUR Christian romance authors.
Do I want to be the only gay erotica author in that mess? I've decided no. Also I like to keep a distance between me and my students. THey don't know what I write or what name I write under. It's not that I'm ashamed in the least. They know I'm one of the faculty advisors for the LGBT organization on campus, for example. But I'd rather not have anyone at the school know what I write. Call me paranoid but I could see it being used against me if push came to shove and there is a lot of shoving right now (My college is in financial trouble). Maybe if/when I write some YA stuff then I'll do it. But I think there are probably better markets for me right now than a library in a highly Baptist chunk of Appalachia. Even if this library was 50 miles away in the much more liberal Athens OH (Home of Ohio University) I would do it but as is, I think it's not going to avail me much in the way of sales. It might get my tires slashed though.
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Date: 2015-04-28 07:21 pm (UTC)I can't believe you've been living with those boys for that long too! :D
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Date: 2015-04-28 07:42 pm (UTC)I know, right? I was SHOCKED when the anthology went out of print. I had no idea it had been so long
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Date: 2015-04-28 07:55 pm (UTC)Yeah! :D I can't believe it's out of print after 5 years. XD But yeah, that's been a long time to be with them. That said, here's to 5 more more years! *raises my glass of tea in salute* :D
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Date: 2015-04-28 08:08 pm (UTC)Thank you, I like the sounds of that.
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Date: 2015-04-28 08:13 pm (UTC)You're welcoem! :D
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Date: 2015-04-28 11:56 pm (UTC)I agree with your decision regarding the library.
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Date: 2015-04-29 01:59 am (UTC)yeah you know this area. I think it would be buying trouble.
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Date: 2015-04-29 10:57 am (UTC)I do know because my area is similar, only not quite so depressed.
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Date: 2015-04-29 01:53 pm (UTC)Yeah no surprises that close to KY
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