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December 14, 2024

New! Once in October by KC Kendricks is live!

 December 14, 2024

Once in October is now live! I wasn't sure I'd have it out before the end of the year, but it's all good. I made it, and I couldn't be more pleased.  Enjoy!


Once in October
Centerville Muscle IV

Kevin Scott takes life one day at a time. He learned the hard way not to plan too far ahead. He didn’t plan to return to Centerville, but here he is, back home and to his surprise, working at a dream job. Life might work out for him this time. The last thing he’s looking for is a relationship. At least, until Aaron Abbott stepped into his path. Kevin has concerns about dating a younger man, but his desire for Aaron wins over his caution. The last thing he wants to do is break his young man’s heart. What he never considered was if Aaron would break his. 

Aaron’s a year out of college and still figuring out life and what he wants from it. When he meets Keven, what he wants becomes focused. The only problem he can see is that Kevin is no longer a boy, but a man with a lot of experience, the kind of which Aaron hasn’t yet had. An unexpected event separates them, but Fate isn’t finished. When a second chance is given to them, all that remains is to see if love survived. 

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EXCERPT

Friday afternoon rolled around, and Mick got jumpy. After hechecked his cell phone for about the gazillionth time, I asked him what wasgoing on. He grinned.

“Date night. Logan is getting off work early.”

I laughed at him. “I’m letting my imagination run wild and Ibet it’s not far off.”

“Probably not. Listen, I’m expecting Red to show up with thatJavelin on the rollback. Let me show you where I want him to drop it, and then I’mgoing to head home. You can lock up.”

He’d briefed me about that car earlier in the week. It was atotal restoration and the main reason he’d hired me. It would take months ofwork to get it back on the road and he wanted me established before he startedthe work on it.

“Good plan. You’re not accomplishing a damn thing, so go getall ‘fluffed’ for Logan.”

“Smartass. I will.” He made a face at me, which made melaugh harder.

We settled down and he showed me where to store the Javelin.Then I watched him launch an old Road Runner down the street toward his houseand then got back to work.

The tow truck came and went, I finished what I’d beenworking on, and then decided it was too late in the day to start something new.I was sweeping the garage when Aaron Abbott pulled in out front. I held my handout to him since it was clean. He nodded, flashed me a shy smile, and shook it.

“Hi. I’m Aaron. I was here the other day.”

“I remember. I’m Kevin. Is there a problem with your caragain?”

He sighed. “Yes. The dealership says they can’t find theproblem. I don’t know what to do next.”

“Trade it.” Damn. I hadn’t meant to sound so sarcastic, butit slipped out. I tried to salvage the moment with more polite advice.“Seriously. If they won’t fix it, go to a different dealership and trade it in fora newer model. You don’t need the aggravation of paying for a car you can’ttrust.”

Aaron grimaced. “Technically, it’s not my car. I mean, it is,but my mom holds the title. I was in school, and the banks are mean if you’renot employed, so she stepped in. I’m just grateful to have wheels, you know?”

I did know. He must be younger than I originally thought. Ifhe were jailbait, I wouldn’t even ask him if he wanted a free bottle of waterfrom the cooler. I had to know, and unfortunately, I blurted out the question.“How old are you, Aaron?”

 He stared at me,wide-eyed and open-mouthed. His gorgeous hazel eyes narrowed. “I’m old enough.Don’t you worry about that.”

I held my hands up in front of my chest, palms exposed. “I’mjust trying to figure you out, man.”

He blinked. “What the fuck for? Why is that any of yourbusiness?”

Crapola. My lack of filters had landed me in itagain. “Peace, brother.”

“I’m not your ‘man’ and I’m not your ‘brother’. We’re donehere.” He turned on his heel and stalked to the driver’s door of his car. Itook a step toward him.

“Aaron, wait! I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to sound like an ass,but obviously, I did. Let’s start this conversation over. Please?” I held outmy right hand to him again. He took a deep breath and sagged against his car.

“Maybe you should buy me dinner to make up for being ajerk.”

Buy him dinner? Ohhhh, yeah. I could do that. He wasn’t tooyoung to eat a meal with me. The only thing that would be better if I’d beenquick enough to ask him first, but hey. Did it really matter? The guy offeredme a second chance and a quick test drive. “Gee, Aaron. I don’t know. What if Isay yes and you think I’m easy?’

He rolled his pretty eyes at me. “Are you always like this?”

“Sometimes I’m worse.” I grinned at him.

“Then it’s a good thing I’m a cheap dinner date. I like theSnow White Grill.”

“So do I, but my sister and her girlfriend eat there everyFriday night. You don’t want to be seen with me. They’d consider you to be fairgame for insults and some really disgusting lesbian sexual innuendos.”

His eyes widened, and I didn’t think his social horror wasmock. “That bad?”

“Worse than your worst imagined scenario, I kid you not.”

Finally! Aaron cracked a smile! “We could drive over toMarionville and go to Frolic.”

I shook my head. “Too noisy. Have you ever been to Casa ElRancho? It’s surprisingly good, it’s close, and I can easily afford it.”

“I like it, too. You should pick me up in your car. We can’ttrust mine too far.” He fished a business card out of his wallet and wrote onthe back of it before handing it to me. “That’s my address and the phone numberis on the front. Be there at six, okay?”

I glanced at my watch. “Better make it six-thirty. I need toclose the garage.”

Aaron nodded and spoke as he opened his car door and climbedin. “See you then.” With that, he swung the little car around and drove away.

He never had me look at his car.

What the hell just happened?

I had no business even having dinner with a guy who didn’tlook old enough to be let out of the house. Damn his pretty hazel eyes.

Jeez. Did I have a date? What the hell just happened!

I hadn’t been on a real date in…years. I went to clubs andfound a companion for the evening. I didn’t date! I doubted I was civilizedenough to date someone who had a bit of culture about him. If I went caveman onAaron, I’d probably scare him out of a year’s growth. I had to find out justhow old this guy was because I didn’t need his mother calling the law on myass.

The devil on my shoulder whispered in my ear he was oldenough to ask me out, and he might know all he needed to know about what a guylike me liked.

I shoved that little bastard away from my ear.

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ONCE IN OCTOBER
Book IV in the Centerville Muscle collection
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 KC KendricksMy home on the web- Between the Keys:  http://kckendricks.blogspot.com Visit my bookshelf at:  https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links:Life through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricks
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Published on December 14, 2024 06:44

December 13, 2024

Once in October - going live with a new(er) cover


 December 13, 2024

If you watched the video in the previous post, you know I was determined that 2024 would not be the first year in twenty that I didn't publish even one book. I MADE IT!!

I've been working behind the scenes to get the book uploaded at Amazon and other vendors. Now we wait for the process to complete so I can finish the book page with all the links. 

Whew! I'm so relieved to have slipped in under the wire and gotten this book out. 

And yes, that's a slightly different cover from the one I debuted back in September. I'm not one hundred percent sold on the cover model. 

It used to be a lot easier to buy a man!

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KC Kendricks
My home on the web- Between the Keys: 
http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Visit my bookshelf at: 
https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links: twitter.com/kckendricks facebook.com/kckendricks Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricksLife through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com

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Published on December 13, 2024 13:00

December 12, 2024

YouTube: KC Kendricks- On My Own


December 12, 2024

I've been messing around with YouTube again. I can't seem to make up my mind on how to utilize the platform. 

So much changed in my life since Ron passed, but then again, a lot did not. I think there are people in my age group that relate to my experiences and I want to share some of them. 

I'm also thinking I should read the first chapter of some of my books. Wouldn't that be fun? I can just image YouTube screaming at me about copyright infringement now! Cross one bridge at a time, right? 

Anyway, I made a video and it's posted. Go check it out if you want to. 

KC Kendricks



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Published on December 12, 2024 07:15

December 7, 2024

Baby, it's cold outside - but toasty warm inside!

December 7, 2024

Can I complain about winter coming early? Of course, I can. Baby, it's cold outside! They say December 1 is the beginning of meteorological winter, but this shit is for real! 

It was 28F at 6:00 AM, and the temp has finally gotten above freezing at 10:45 AM. All the hard work cutting and splitting firewood is paying off. My house is toasty warm without using the electricity to run the heat pump. That's why me and the cousin use firewood. We're both tight as hell...er... I mean frugal.   

Living rural as I do, I watch and track our microclimate. Our recent temperatures are much colder than our usual Decembers. In fact, the temps are more in line with January. I know this is fact because I track the weather on my desk calendar, and carry that info forward each year. It's especially valuable as gardening season approaches. Yes, it's time to think about the 2025 garden and what it will look like for a single me.

Things outside are at a standstill here at the manor. Weather this cold means me and Deuce are limiting our time outdoors. Yes, he has a thick coat, but his paws can get very cold. He's just weeks short of nine years old and the last thing I want is for the cold to seep into his joints. I'll give him an aspirin if necessary, but why purposefully cause him a problem? I've noticed he likes sleeping on the soft bed more than on the floor beside my desk these days. 

How is it I'm suddenly wanting to map out and plan future activities? The days are shorter and give us less sunshine, and the cold weather should have me hibernating but I'm not. I'm staying home, but I'm active inside (as much as possible) and ideas that will prevent me from becoming one with my recliner fill my head. I think this is a good thing. 

I think about Ron a lot, but living in the past isn't healthy. I'll never forget or regret the thirty years we spent together, but I've been taking more baby steps forward lately. Maybe come spring, my steps will be longer. 

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 KC KendricksMy home on the web- Between the Keys:  http://kckendricks.blogspot.com Visit my bookshelf at:  https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links:Life through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricks
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Published on December 07, 2024 08:02

November 28, 2024

Thanksgiving 2024 - my first as a widow


November 28, 2024

Being it's the 28th of the month, this day is the latest day of the month on which Thanksgiving can fall. That's your trivia for the day. 

This is the first Thanksgiving since Ron passed. We had reached the point where time and his declining health brought a quiet to our holidays. Our parents were gone, in one fashion or another, and it was difficult for him to navigate someone else's home. We fixed our Thanksgiving dinner and ate when it was ready. No deadlines. No stress. Just us. And we liked it. 

I'm going to his sister's house in just a few hours. It will be filled with her blended family and it will be noisy. It's raining, but I'll park well below her driveway so I can make a speedy getaway. I appreciate being included as part of her family, but it will be very hard to be there without Ron. 

But I think of the milestones already passed. I've been sleeping alone for over a year already. He'd stopped sleeping in the bed because when he laid down, he coughed too much. His recliner was more comfortable. It's been a year since we knew something was seriously wrong and his last journey began its slow walk to the inevitable conclusion we all will face. 

The family holidays will never look the same to me. It's the way of life, but I don't have to like it. I'm grateful not to have been forgotten and yet I know that day will come. 

Seven years ago I penned a poem on Thanksgiving. Here's the link if you want to view it. We never know the future, and we can only view the past through an unchangeable lens. 

I miss Ron but he is forever with me. My life is forever changed, but I still believe it's a good life and every day is both adventure and gift.  

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KC Kendricks
My home on the web- Between the Keys: 
http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Visit my bookshelf at: 
https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links: twitter.com/kckendricks facebook.com/kckendricks Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricksLife through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com

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Published on November 28, 2024 08:40

November 7, 2024

Being busy is fine, but this is ridiculous!

November 7, 2024


Whewww. Taking care of my little homestead on my own is proving to be time consuming. I've been in autumn leaf hell for the past several weeks. It's me against them, and they are winning! If I didn't keep after the areas where there is grass, my entire place would be carpeted like the wooded areas. I won't mess with the wooded areas, though. The fallen leaves will feed the trees they came from, supplying nitrogen back to the soil. The leaves I chop up with mower do the same thing for the grass only faster for being cut up in smaller pieces. 

Yesterday, my cousin changed the oil in the John Deere 1023. Earlier in the week, we began to split firewood for 2025-26. That will be an ongoing project until what we have available to split is stacked. The chimney sweep has been here, and I've filled the firewood racks just inside the basement door. 

I think the fall chores are winding down. You'll note I've said nothing about getting any writing down. Heck, I haven't even had time and energy to blog and keep Between the Keys up-to-date.

And let's toss the fall time change in there. Yeah, that's fun. I'd much rather have the daylight in the afternoon. It's difficult to work in the dark. 
I tell myself I won't get any writing done if I don't sit at the computer and open the file. This is a true thing. If I'd open the file and leave it up, I'd be more likely to work on it throughout the day. Should I resolve to do better? Or should I acknowledge that Ron's death has affected me on such a deep level I have no enthusiasm for anything other than those things necessary to live through the coming winter? 
Medicating myself is not the answer. My mother suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. She is the only person I know of in our family to fall victim to this malady. How is this possible? I don't know. What I do know is she took anti-depressants for years. I will not. I will plow forward as best I can at this time in my life. 
I knew this first year would be a time of adjustment. I just didn't expect I would be so completely swamped by autumn leaves. 

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KC Kendricks
My home on the web- Between the Keys: 
http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Visit my bookshelf at: 
https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links: twitter.com/kckendricks facebook.com/kckendricks Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricksLife through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com

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Published on November 07, 2024 08:59

October 6, 2024

Jardinere

October 6, 2024

One of the things on my mind is whether or not to cease blogging at Holly Tree Manor. Holly Tree Manor details more of my day-to-day activities of country living. I share things like gardening and canning, things that not every reader would care about. Holly Tree Manor is a way for me to record my life so that when I'm old I can look back and remember who I was in this time of my life. 

It may seem strange, but being I'm not a trusting sort, I also copy all the entries from my blogs to a file and save the file as a .pdf. Just in case Blogger decides to cease. 

Today's question was to share Jardinere at Between the Keys or at Holly Tree Manor. I decided here would do. 

Jardinere is the name given to the end of the garden produce that is pickled and preserved. Jardinere is made with cauliflower, onion, carrots, celery, cucumbers (or zucchini if you prefer), and bell peppers of any color. I think it's delicious - tart and crunchy! The recipe is in the Ball Book. (That is not an affiliate link.)

Preserving food at home is something I like to do. I wish my ground was arable so I could plant a large garden, but it's not. Within the last few days, dockworkers and longshoremen along the east and gulf coasts went on strike, wanting an over 50% pay increase. Stop and think about what that increase will do to the price of food. 

Preserving food at today's prices is actually saving money when you consume that food next year. We can't stop inflation, but we can slow it down in our individual pantry. 

Now back to writing! 

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KC Kendricks
My home on the web- Between the Keys: 
http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Visit my bookshelf at: 
https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links: twitter.com/kckendricks facebook.com/kckendricks Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricksLife through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com
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Published on October 06, 2024 06:25

September 30, 2024

Marking six months

 

September 30, 2024

Today marks six months since Ron passed. [deep breath] I thought I should record some of my thoughts, but I'm unsure where to start. 

It was a lousy summer, and not because he wasn't here. The heat was brutal. The attempt to drill a new well was less than a resounding success, as was my garden. 

Then again, my cousin L and I have been in constant contact, much the way we were as girls growing up. My friends have called every day to make sure all is well and I'm not lying dead on the floor being eaten by my heathen cat. I'm writing again, although on a reduced schedule since all the chores that keep the manor running smoothly now fall on me. (That is not a complaint - I like to mow!)

This is not the first time I've lived alone. I was living alone when Ron picked me up to go to his sister's birthday cookout and then he stayed for thirty years. Seriously - he brought me home and he never left. We had a lot of fun. 

The truth is, as his health declined over the last ten years, I was being prepared to be on my own again. He was diligent in teaching me how to use tools, make repairs, and construct things like the garden racks. I can't say that I enjoy doing some maintenance items without him stepping me through the process, but he taught me rather well. Those things I can't do I at least have a working knowledge of so I won't get cheated by, oh, say, an auto mechanic. It's difficult for me to ask for help and it's infuriating when those who say "call me if you need help" never show up when I ask. I know I need to learn to do it myself and move on. 

All-in-all I'm doing fine, but I miss his presence. I miss early mornings watching the weather while we had coffee. I miss sitting on the patio with him or him joining me in the garden to enjoy being outside. 

Ron lived with pain these past few years and it wasn't easy to know that. But his spirit was strong as was his will. He didn't give up until they said "cancer" for the third time, this time in his lung. He couldn't take any more. I can't fault him for that. 

I suppose I'll mark different days as the years pass. Birthdays and anniversaries to be sure, but also those days that became special to just us. And I'll live through them all not because he would expect it of me but because I expect it of myself. His spirit is a beacon for me to follow and I know I'm never truly alone. 

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KC Kendricks
My home on the web- Between the Keys: 
http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Visit my bookshelf at: 
https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links: twitter.com/kckendricks facebook.com/kckendricks Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricksLife through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com

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September 22, 2024

The empty garden, first day of Autumn

September 22, 2024

Today is the first day of autumn, according to the calendar. According to the astronomical calendar, fall begins with the autumnal equinox, which happened at 8:43 AM in my neck of the woods.Today we will have equal minutes of day and night. Historically, we will also have rain, which we did in the middle of the night. Meteorologists use a different method (for everything or so it seems) based on temperatures. Astronomers base the equinox when the sun appears directly about the equator. Confused yet? 

In my area, the first day of autumn is the unofficial end to the gardening season. I went through the garden yesterday (it was a beautiful day to be outside) and pulled everything but the annual flowers. Those will be good until the first hard frost. Tomorrow, weather permitting, I'll transplant a few strawberry runners into the Greenstalk planter. 


This was a hard summer to live through. Ron passed, the garden was a bust, it became necessary to drill a new well, and I struggled to complete simple tasks. Now I'm looking at the empty garden and feeling grateful for the opportunity to plan for next year and a garden that will be very different from past years. Everything will be "new" except for the strawberry bed. 

This year, the end of the garden has created a clean canvas for me to repaint in shades of green, red, yellow, and white. I learned a lot from every failure this year, and with the few successes. Spaghetti squash? Never again! I'm sick of eating the stuff! 

I think having so many options may be detrimental in the long run. I don't need to plant many tomatoes now. Or cucumbers and peppers. I can grow different varieties of leafy greens. And herbs! I can grow all the herbs I want! I may even attempt onions again now that I know about short day vs. long day. Yes, it's a new way of gardening - gardening for one. 

But for today, I think I'll simply keep an eye on my empty garden, viewing it through the window. There's no point rushing the planning today. I'll save it for January when the seed catalogs are available. There's no better way to while away cold January than with a catalog and a cup of coffee. 

Try it sometime! 

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KC Kendricks
My home on the web- Between the Keys: 
http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Visit my bookshelf at: 
https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links: twitter.com/kckendricks facebook.com/kckendricks Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricksLife through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com

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Published on September 22, 2024 11:04

September 20, 2024

New cover and title reveal: Once in October

September 20, 2024

The death of a loved one is never easy. It drags at the soul. I thought I'd find solace in writing, but I rushed to it which had the opposite effect. I needed time that I didn't give myself. 

I'm writing again, slowly, and it feels a lot better. The words don't come easy in every session, but they do come. I'm relieved. 

It started with December Promise, which was followed by Hot August Comes, September Morning, and July Heat. It occurred to me I'm off to a good start in creating a collection of by the month stories. Currently, I'm working on an October piece that I hope I can finish and publish before the end of October. It's difficult to refrain from stressing about it, but it will be as it will be. This is the year I need to give myself a pass on many things.

With that said, I did get a cover made! 

This story is set in Centerville as is Bored, Stroked, and Blueprinted, Memphis, and July Heat. Central to the Centerville stories is a muscle car garage and much like the Marionville collection features the characters in previous stories. Yes, I like to build my own little communities and play in them. 

Being a classic/muscle car enthusiast, the Centerville collection gives me a chance to show a piece of American automotive history, too. 

I have working titles for February, March, and April, and I need to flip a coin and decide which May and June titles work best. That likely won't happen until I've started writing those stories and the characters speak to me about it. I've wracked my brain for a November title and I'm betting that will be the last of the collection to come to life. Not all of these planned stories will be set in Centerville. At least, I don't think they will. It's a writer's prerogative to change her/his mind. 

And the car in this story? It's a 1970 Ford Torino, my first husband's car. I remember that car with more fondness than I do the man. Go figure. 

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My home on the web- Between the Keys: 
http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Visit my bookshelf at: 
https://kckendricks.blogspot.com/p/bookshelf.html
Social media links: twitter.com/kckendricks pinterest.com/kckendricks/boards instagram.com/kc_kendricks facebook.com/kckendricks Snips and clips on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KCKendricksLife through the eyes of my black Lab, Greenbrier Smokey Deuce:  deucesday.blogspot.com My country life at The Hideaway/Holly Tree Manor:  hollytreemanor.blogspot.com

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Published on September 20, 2024 06:02