It's been a while since I've posted on this pen name since I've been busy over on Cly Anders with my elves. However, this news affects this page more (though you will also see an update over there later). I had to take a very sudden hiatus due to, well, a lot of reasons, not just one or even two, which makes it really complicated. One of those reasons is mental health, one is family drama, another is sick (the flu snuck up on me, please put me out of my misery) and yet another.... IS GETTING PUBLISHED!
Werewolf stories don't go over as well on this site as they do over on Inkitt. But let me tell you, werewolves are majorly trending! At most, I would get about 300 views on my story whenever I'd post here. There's 76 bookmarks, and only 60+ ratings of a little over 7 points. Well, guess what? Since I posted my novel on Inkitt end of November, I've had over 13,000 views. If I had even 50 cents for each one, that'd be a part time job... and only since Nov! I'm on over a thousand reading lists, already had several 5 star reviews, numerous emoji reactions (which this site could benefit from majorly) and a lot of praise. So....
Remember that friend I mentioned who was working with me on "The Dragon Tamers?" Well, he agreed to shift gears and go through "In the Enemy's Territory" with the same eye. I gave him permission to be ruthless. And, oh boy, he has been exactly that! Oof. Love you, Psycho! You fucking psycho... here's the carving knife, just be done with it! His suggestions, as always, are spot on. I can't wait to show you just the first chapter! He had 43 comments on it alone, and that was the smallest chapter! This is better than sex for a writer. "I like it" is great, but "rearrange this sentence structure for flow" is better! Maybe because I'm a masochist. I am addicted to constructive criticism. And boy, he's giving me a constructive beat down.
Of course, I am not blindly following his suggestions, and he's not offended when I disagree. After all, he's not a professional, he's just a high level manager who has read entirely too many smut novels. Telling me to set a hard deadline for this was weirdly erotic... fuck, I'm such a sub. But, a deadline was chosen. Disclaimer: I suck at deadlines so take it with a grain of salt.
So, when will you see the copy hitting self-publishers? End of Feb/ beginning of March (and absolutely no later than end of March). I will be publishing through Amazon for sure, while several others are in consideration. Maybe through Bookapy, but I am unsure. I already published through Amazon once long time ago so I know that process. Also eyeing itch.io. If you know of any other good self-publishers, drop me a DM!
So. All that said. Guys, I'm sorry, but my elves and my werewolves just don't play nice in my head. They never have. Roan's over here with his pussy posse while Roscrow's vehemently against anything fuzzy, furry or fluffy. And Kupper... is too busy blowing shit up to notice the dog breath. This is not to say you won't see any posts between now and then. As I've said before, I've given up on trying to write the first draft in one whole story as I've done before which slowed me down immensely, so I've been forging ahead with bits and pieces, summary parts to remember what was going to go there, and just various random sentences and descriptions. When all the elves play nice, I could roll back and finish a chapter that was 80% done in just an afternoon if I needed. There's probably a good story somewhere in there about the power struggle between the human-based werewolves and the elves, but I've already got 9 stories (including sequels) waiting so I'm not trying to add more. However, there will be no schedule for awhile. If I have an available chapter, I will post it on its alloted day ("Mongrels and Music" on Thursdays, "The Dragon Tamers" on Fridays, and "The Rat and the Dragon" on Saturdays) with a blog the day before to let everyone know. No posting block, no schedule, no guarantees. But I'm not idle (except for right now... please unalive me). I'm still forging ahead (slowly) and trying to close the gaps to make a flowing script. As always, remember that they are rough drafts and subject to change.
Lastly. Once published, I will remove the copy currently available on Inkitt (and elsewhere) as it's too close to the finished product, so all other places I've posted it for free will be removed... except for here. I will no longer update the one here, but it will remain a SOL exclusive rough draft as it's in its roughest form here. Because all my one-offs and shorts about my version of werewolves will be based off that world, I leave the rough draft here and here only. If you see it anywhere else after March, please be so kind as to let me know as it's been stolen.
I hope you guys are as excited as I am! I've been wanting this since the 2nd grade, when I read "White Fang" and decided I wanted to kick Jack London's ass at writing... until I found out he was dead long ago... pussy! Afraid to face me!? I kid, I kid. But not about the getting published part! Huzzah! Now excuse me while I die....