Shawn Lane's Blog, page 24

What's New

So what have I been up to as you can see over there in the side bar I have only one "coming soon' listed.

I've been writing. I am about half done or so with a new story unrelated to anything I've written so far. It's still M/M. Once it is finished, it will be out there in publishing land to find it's home. I've really liked writing this story and this character. And I hope once he is out there available you all will enjoy reading him.

Because my concentration has been on that story for more than a month, I don't have anything else ready to go. I think I did mention that I will likely have less releases this year and that's definitely how it's playing out so far.

I do intend to tackle Sutter's Bay 4 once I am done with the story I am writing and it's been sent out. I'll write that one straight through before beginning something else as well. Don't have any idea how long it will take me to write it, but I would guess it won't be out until late spring early summer.

I have a deadline book due September 01 and that sounds pretty far away right now, but once Sutter's Bay 4 is finished, that will be the book I turn to because I don't want to be rushing to finish it when August rolls around.

But as you can see I am not rushing out stories at the moment. My household will feel the pinch believe me, but at this point where I am, this is what I need to do writing-wise. I also already know what I will work on after the fairytale story due September 01. It's quite possible I will only manage to write 4 stories this year. Shocking coming from me who once had like 13 releases in one year.

It also explains why I do way less posting on here than I once did. How many times can you say, oh, still writing this. I have seen what's going on in the blogsphere and romance writing world including the RWA stuff, but I have been mostly quiet on websites and the like lately. I rarely go onto goodreads and other sites I used to frequent.

There you have 2012 so far for me.

Eternally His Contest Winner

The randomizer has chosen and the winner is Panda.

Panda, please email me at authorshawnlane@gmail.com with format choice and I will send you your copy when I have my author copies.

Thanks everyone

Final Days

Tomorrow is the last day to enter the contest to wine a copy of Eternally His .

Eternally His Contest

In the Dark Ages, Morton was taken from his lover, the warrior, Graham, and changed by the evil immortal, Seymour. When Graham is gravely wounded in battle, Morton changes his lover and the two immortals flee. But Seymour isn't about to let the beautiful Morton go that easily.

After centuries of playing a cat and mouse game, Morton and his protector Graham are finally free from Seymour at last. They build a life together with Morton becoming the popular rock performer, Xavier. When rumors swirl that Seymour has been revived, Graham knows he must get his beloved away before Seymour appears seeking to keep Morton as his once more.

Contest is open now until February 03, 2012. Leave a comment to be entered. Book comes out February 05, 2012.

* fyi, this is not a historical in case you are wondering.

Amber Allure December Best Sellers List

AMBER ALLURE / December 2011

1. Pushing The Envelope 4: Orders Enclosed - Kim Dare (Gay / Contemp. / BDSM)
2. At His Throat, A Promise - Lilith Grey (Gay / BDSM / Ménage)
3. Angel Voices - Rowan Speedwell (Gay / Contemporary)
4. Wysh, Book I: The Wysh - L. Shannon (Gay / Dark Fantasy)
5. Safe Harbor - Derek Adams (Gay / Contemporary)
6. Left Of The Dial - Heidi Champa (Gay / Contemporary)
7. More Than Enough - Shawn Lane (Gay / Contemporary)
8. A Long Way Home - G. R. Richards (Gay / Contemporary)
9. Christmas In Flip Flops - A. J. Llewellyn (Gay / Contemporary)
10. Office Hours - Sean Michael (Gay / Contemporary)
managed to make it in there two months in a row with the same story. Pretty cool.

Officially Back

Okay, so I'm officially off my self-imposed holiday. For the most part I did goof off and get some reading and game playing done. I did, as the month got closer to an end, start a new writing project but I didn't push myself on it.

Eternally His should be released the beginning of February. I'm currently waiting patiently for the cover which I suspect will arrive in my in-box at any point. This is my first vampire story (a vampire-rock star-warrior story, actually) but may not be my last depending on how well it actually does. I think it's a good story anyway.

Finally His is due to be released the beginning of March. This story was written by request and I'll get into that more as it gets closer to release. Don't have a cover for that one yet either but I suspect that will be a while yet.

I'm working on a story that is a bit of a departure for me and I don't really want to say too much about it right now. It's going extremly well and I don't want to rock the boat. Once it is completed and off to find it's official home, I'll speak more openly about it. Not to worry it's M/M.

But I am also concentrating soley on this story through it's completion. The plan is to tackle Leo's story (Sutter's Bay 4) once this new story is out of the way.

Hope everyone had a great holiday.

Happy 2012

Happy New Year!

I hope it is safe and prosperous for us all

My Last 2011 Post

For all intents and purposes I have finished Finally His (finally). It took me a bit longer than I had hoped, but it's finished (except for a few little tweaks) and will shortly be off to Amber Quill for scheduling (which will be updated on the sidebar when I know anything). And so ends my writing for 2011 

I seem to always write an end of the year post. Something to remind me and readers of where I've come from, how far I've gotten. This one is a bit early but the reason will become clear by the end of this post.


I was counting stories I've published since I was first offered a contract (The Squire) back in the very beginning of 2008 (wow, seems like a long time ago now), and at this point I'm up to about forty-two or so (not counting paperback collections or free stories). It's not completely surprising since back in my early published days I could write a lot faster. I've slowed way down since then. I think I ended this year with 11 releases. I know that sounds like a lot, I guess it is, lol. But it's down from 2009 which I think was my most prolific year with 13 (I was using multiple publishers than).

I don't really know what it means for 2012. I already have two novellas written for the "his" series, Eternally His and Finally His , which are scheduled. I'm going to be working on the fourth Sutter's Bay book but those always take me a bit longer to write because they are a bit more angsty, and I am going to tackle my restaurant owner story, Tempted to Taste (inspired by the guy who owns my own favorite restaurant in Morro Bay). I'm hoping to shop that one around to other publishers. I adore Amber Quill, but I feel the need to spread the love a bit. Maybe.

And of course I will probably write a few more "his" stories. I still have my cop partner story to write. I've written some on it but it always stalls in my mind and I end up putting it aside. I am hoping 2012 will be the year for it. And I've still got my fairytale romance I'm working on (and working on), Waking the Prince . I've got several chapters done.

That's my plans for 2012 at this point. I'm trying not to get too crazy with the releases, because it's starting to stress me out a bit. If I can get 6 or 7 releases for 2012 I'll be happy. I could even be happy with fewer than 10 at this point.

Anyhow, it's been a good year for me and I thank those of you who are reading my books for your continued support. I hope I can continue to entertain you in 2012.

I'm going to take the rest of December off from blogging, so I will wish you Happy Holidays now. My next release is February 05, 2012, but I will catch you in January.

Amber Quill November Best Sellers

AMBER ALLURE / November 2011

1. Office Hours - Sean Michael (Gay / Contemporary)

2. Pushing The Envelope 3: Written Request - Kim Dare (Gay / Contemp. / BDSM)

3. Duty Bound - Lynn Lorenz (Gay / Futuristic)

4. More Than Enough - Shawn Lane (Gay / Contemporary)

5. Loving Someone Extraordinary - K. M. Mahoney (Gay / Superheroes)

6. Dating The Delaneys - Anne Brooke (Gay / Contemporary)

7. More Than Anything - Shawn Lane (Gay / Contemporary)

8. My Big Fat SX-File Wedding - Mimi Riser (Gay / Dark Fantasy / Werewolf)

9. The Right Wrong Turn - Heidi Champa (Gay / Contemporary)

10. All Or Nothing At All - Carolina Valdez (Gay / Futuristic)


Both "More" stories got in there this month, so that's pretty cool.

In Other News

More Than Enough should be released this weekend. I hope you will enjoy it when you read it. It's my last official release for 2011. I will be releasing a free Christmas story on All Romance eBooks this weekend, Last Christmas . I posted the story on my blog last year but I have added a bit to it and those that didn't read it or want it in pdf might want to pick it up.

I finished my vampire story, Eternally His , and it's off to Amber Allure to be scheduled. When I get a release date I will update the blog. I'm still working on Finally His but hope to get that one done soon as well. That's one someone suggested the plot for and I went with it.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.