Connor Wright's Blog, page 14

Starting something new…

I know, I know, how many works-in-progress can one person have, anyway? See, I finally got my Goodreads Author status, which means that I can finally participate in the M/M Goodreads Group's Hot July Days challenge: the members pick a … Continue reading →

Oh. Yeah.

Tobias's Own is already up on GoodReads. No ratings yet, but it's also not available for purchase until the 25th. Like I need something else to spend waaaaay too much time thinking about.

WIPs, updated:

– NOLA thing: still has holes, but thanks to a trip to the library, I have rewritten one of the battle scenes to reflect what actually happened. That's a plus. Other things I have learned/realized/tweaked: draft horses weren't likely to … Continue reading →

Reading List

So I've been reading a fair amount, lately, and I thought I'd tell you about it. So far, I've read: – Boots, by Angel Martinez. A contemporary take on the classic tale of Puss In Boots, with a twist. There … Continue reading →

Excerpt: Tobias's Own

You can, of course, get Tobias's Own from Dreamspinner. Blurb: All Tobias wanted to do was stop a robbery. On the way to Doctor Svoboda's Clinic For Nervous Health, Tobias J. Poole finds himself confronting the famous airship robber Caledfryn … Continue reading →

Reading List Update:

Black Mustard: Justice, by Dallas Coleman. Bayou hoodoo brings an asshole prosecutor low. It's your typical jerk-learns-a-lesson-about-humanity-and-humility story, but it's sweet and funny. I do have to admit to a bias, first–I have a Thing for characters with difficulties in … Continue reading →

First Lines

I haven't done this in a while, so here are the first lines of six things I've worked on most recently. – NOLA Thing: "No, by God, no!" – Schooling Rhys (Max and Trevor): "Hey," a voice said, distracting Max … Continue reading →

Completely Random Fiction Snip:

This is all the context I have, so it's all you get. "You don't what?" "You told me not to fall over the side and drown, so I told you that I don't believe in drowning." Kelvi laughed. "That's what … Continue reading →

Ah, that's better.

A little spring… Well, tidying, really; I changed 'Fiction' to 'Free Reads' because it wasn't nearly as intuitive as it seemed at 3 AM six months ago. I also added a link to Tobias's Own to my Titles page, and … Continue reading →

Officially Official.

I'm now listed as an Author on Goodreads. This is both thrilling–it adds to that whole "I'm a real writer!" thing–and kind of scary. It's the usual pre-release jitters, so I'm doing my best to ignore them. Also, I have … Continue reading →