I applied at a local university yesterday, at least did the online application part. I have to wait to come up with the $44 fee to send it in. I’m still looking over my course/degree options, not sure what will fit what I want to do best. I know I want to do youth counseling of some kind, though I realize more of those require a master’s degree. My hope is to find some way for my bachelors to get me working while I complete the master’s education. I can’t get in with a career councilor until I’ve applied, nor can I sign up for financial aid until I apply, so…I applied. I’ve taken the first step. We’ll see what happens after that.

My release date for Nashoba’s Hope is being moved up my nearly a month which is really exciting. This means for those of you who were hoping to nab a copy in May, now you’ll be able to download you own in mid April. Hmmm now I need to find places willing to do reviews of f/f ebooks (unless Shadowfire handles that, they seem pretty on when it comes to promo stuff. :)

( Coming April 17th from Shadowfire Press  )


 

I’m trying out unicreatures since dragon cave is down so much lately.

     

Oh and as a reminder, con_or_bust  is still running auctions, so there’s time to donate something, or buy, buy, buy! For those who do not know, con_or_bust  is an online auction to raise money to help POC get to WisCon this year.

Here’s the trailer for one of the anths I’m in. Fun stuff.



They’re taking about a March 2009 release date which would be just in time for Oddcon and Wiscon, woohoo!

          

I joined a new writing group today that looks like fun, meta writer, and an thinking about what I need to catch up on. I got my edits in for Natural Order, and hoping I feel well enough to start tackling those today. I did not only get some thought on things to fix with Bloodstained Innocence, but considering doing a prequel novel or two for Oh It’s Magic to center more on how Juniper gets the shop. You see, she grew up in some really bad foster home and spent years as an exotic dancer after running away to earn the money for the magic shop…I was thinking starting the first book from the time just before she gets the shop, while she’s still a dancer. As far as BI, I think I'm going to switch out all the other POV I was using and just do the story from Ashante and Chi's POV, to show how each are affected by the other entering thier life.

  

In and out of the house like crazy today, but wanted to let ya'll know I got some great news. "Isabella" has been picked up by Shadowfire Press to be published this summer. Along with "Wild Things" (due out in fall) and "Nashoba’s Hope" (due out in time for Wiscon) that three. Not a bad start to my year.

         

No hatching yet, 5 days left...should I be worried?

I got the coolest email this morning in the mass of emails I normally wake up to. My story "Family Matters" was just accepted into Queer Fiction's "Queer Wolf" Anthology. What a thrill! I will keep ya'll posted when I hear more about the other story/authors who will be joining me in this fun project and when it'll be avalible.

Whew, been writing my fingers off. It’s hard core snowing lately, so being the home body I am during the winter, it’s a good time to work indoors. I’m still waiting on and answer about the lesbian cowgal anthology (I am still hopeful  ), and I’ve finished four more submissions in the meantime. One story is a light fetish piece for the RAW theme sheets Phaze is doing. Another story is for a charity anthology in support of Lambda Legal fight against Prop 8. The third story is one for the Queer Wolf call that was a ton of fun to do. The last one I just completed today is another charity piece for the most recent Coming Together call. I also heard back from a horror anthology I submitted to saying they misplace my submission and would I please resend. Of course I did, so hoping to hear good news from them, too.

Next project is either an attempt at the “Creamy” theme call Ellora’s Cave is holding, and/or the Summer sensations theme story for Total-e-bound. Both I’m not certain about, one because neither seemed interested in f/f or f/f/m, and the fact I have a submission still in with EC that’s been there for nearly a year and I know they are very backlogged. I’m not sure what that means for the anthology calls. Maybe those are separate editors and don’t take as long. We’ll see what the muse says to me when I sit down to write tomorrow.

On a side note, two of the four foster kittens were adopted out this weekend, and a family is interested in the other sister too, it seems. Both home are very good people with possitive energy to them. It's very exciting!

Peace out all!