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Talking and Writing and Talking about Writing

TONIGHT!!!

Okay…I’m totally psyched and nervous all at the same time.

@ 8:00 p.m. CST, yours truly will be on Writer’s Online Network’s Freshly Booked on Blog Talk Radio.

Click here to listen.

Fierce… Project Fierce, that is.

I told you guys a while back of my short Never Leave  being accepted by Less than Three Press for a charity anthology entitled Everyone Deserves a Home. Well, now we have cover art…and it’s stunning.

I’m beyond excited to be part of such a wonderful, heart-filled project. All proceeds from this anthology will go directly to Project Fierce Chicago to help reduce LGBTQ youth homlessness in Chicago. Theirs is a wonderful charity full of hope and help. I’m proud be be a small part.

Keep an eye out. Everyone Deserves a Home releases on July 16th, and will be hopefully be available for pre-order even sooner. I’ll let you know when that happens.

 

Fresh and Clean… and Freshly Booked

Okee dokee, boys and girls. This very new, very inexperienced author is about to have her very first interview!!!! *cue high pitched squeal* I’m both super excited and extremely nervous, but I’m looking forward to this part of the journey!

Tricia and Heidi of Freshly Booked of the Writer’s Own Network (WON) on Blog Talk Radio have invited me for a guest spot this Wednesday, May 7 at 8:00 p.m. CST.

I’m sure they’re going to ask me groundbreaking, heart-stopping, stop-the-press kind of questions like Where do you find inspiration for your books? and Tell us about your muse. They’ll probably make me blush and giggle profusely. I’m sure there will be plenty of in-you-face questions to leave me stammering… plenty of uhs and ums with questions such as Do you have any new manuscripts you’re working on? or How do you get past writer’s block? Okay, well to be honest, I’ll probably stammer without being put on the spot. But that’s part of the fun of live interviews… right? Right?

To hear the answers to these questions and at least fifteen more, join me, Tricia, and Heidi on the Writer’s Own Network this Wednesday for a new edition of Freshly Booked.

I’ll post the link closer to the date. And yes, I think there’s even an open call line.

I hope to see you there!

My First Cover (sort of) and Blurb!

Okay, so it’s not technically my cover yet…I don’t have the package with my title and name on the cover, but here is the official cover for the Dreamspinner Press 2014 Daily Dose: Mended.

Oh! And I have a blurb!!

Son of a Fish by Kenzie Cade

Sam Crowe lives a quiet life. He’s a freelance journalist and sometimes fiction writer. His world is turned upside down when love lands on his doorstep—literally, while cursing up a G-rated storm. Son of a fish, indeed. Casey Sanders doesn’t know whether it’s good luck or bad when he slips and falls on the icy steps of his apartment building, but the hero who comes to his rescue is worth the discomfort.

Their attraction is instant, but Sam is certain Casey’s flirtation and kind words are a result of the pain medication. But Casey is persistent and won’t give up until he has what he wants. And what he wants is Sam.

A New Family

It’s Monday. Usually Mondays are hard. My EDJ takes up a lot of time and energy. But not today. Today I woke up to an email from Less than Three Press. An acceptance email. For an anthology. I’m super excited about this one as well. I have long admired the books, authors, and staff of LT3 and, whereas I’ve been an honorary family member for a while now, after signing my first LT3 contract, I feel like a full-fledged family member.

Stay tuned for more info on the antho and its work to raise money for Project Fierce Chicago.

It’s a new day and a new hat

On February 18, 2014 I received my very first offer on a short story submission. And on February 20 I signed my very first contract with a publisher. The publisher, Dreamspinner Press, is including my new short story, Son of a Fish, in its Daily Dose 2014 collection entitled Mended.

I am beyond excited! Not only has this opportunity given me the confidence to continue writing, it’s also opened doors I never dreamed of…namely, my muse is working over time.

I received my first round of edits which stressed me out at first, but now I see the process as another step in learning about this craft. Not only that, my editor is amazing.

I wear many hats. I work in various positions including those in and out of the m/m world. But this one is, by far, my prettiest, most exciting hat, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me and how big it can get.