How did it get to be December? I swear it's only August. I
just blinked and boom I hear Chicago
singing Jingle Bell Rock on the
radio! Hate it when that happens. Not hearing Chicago, but having the end of
the year rush toward me so fast I feel like I'm driving Doc Brown's DeLorean.
One thing about December, though, is
it's time for me to take stock in what I've accomplished this year. I wrote and
published two stories with the Naughty Literati. Blue Plate Special came out in Naughty Flings and then Moon Dance made
its first appearance in Naughty Escapes.
I'd intended to have a new story in that universe ready for Naughty Reunions but the story just
didn't pan out. Nothing wrong with the story itself just that it didn't fit the
theme and trying to make it fit nearly broke my brain. I've been ripping out
all the seams and rewriting it properly. I've got my fingers crossed that it'll
be ready for the first anthology of 2016. So far it's had more names than Liz
Taylor. At the moment I'm thinking of it as The
School Teacher and the Rock Star. We'll see if that sticks. As for next
year's Naughty Literati releases, we've got some great themes in store for 2016.
I really wanted a story in Naughty Reunions. That is a kickass
anthology, as is Naughty Chances
which released this month. I'm constantly blown away by the talented
writers who make up the Naughty Literati. Sharing a table of contents with any
of these authors is a high honor.
I also wrote and sold two stories to
Dreamspinner Press this year. Lodestone
is an m/m, science fiction paranormal story. I'm dying to get more of Alchemy
and Nicholai's story out there. I love the universe and have another story,
with different characters, underway, but it's a long one and may not even see
submission until sometime next year. My other Dreamspinner release is The Stonemason in the Bare Studs anthology. That was one of
those stories that seemed to write itself…while at the same time I sweated
blood getting it out. It's also a rare, for me, standalone.
2015 has been a bit of a mixed bag for
me. I launched Yet Another Penname (that would be Terry), moved, started three
new universes, got bogged down in a story, broke free, sold to a brand new to
me market, started ghostwriting (it's so much fun!) and have edited a few
terrific novels that I wish I'd written. There have been many ups and downs,
but I think the ups outweigh the downs.
I have plans for 2016, and if even
half of them come to fruition, I'll have some terrific stories for you.
Hope you all have a lovely holiday
season, no matter what you celebrate, or if you celebrate nothing at all.
Keep calm and read!
Terry Rissen
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