Insecure Writers Support Group 2 June 2021: How Long Do I Ferment My Stories?

 

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June 2 question - For how long do you shelve your first draft, before reading it and re-drafting? Is this dependent on your writing experience and the number of stories/books under your belt?
Well, what do ya know? I actually published the post on time this month! Will wonders never cease?
The answer is, it depends. The Cloned Heat series of m/m erotic sci-fi shorts get written, edited, and published in the space of a month unless Amazon decides to dick me around, which is always a distinct and unsavory possibility.

You can check out the Cloned Heat series here if you like short stories that are dude-intensive, heavy on the heat, and a little bit tongue in cheek. These stories are always free to read with Kindle Unlimited or $0.99 apiece to purchase.

https://amzn.to/31Lwch2

If you prefer not to feed Amazon (I feel like I'm selling my soul a little bit every time I do) you can download the PDF for each story by subscribing to my Patreon for just a buck a month. 

http://bit.ly/NNPPatreon

And now I have a little riddle for you.

What's the favorite beverage in the Cloned Heat Universe?

A timeless classic. That one never gets old!
I self-publish most of my own work, but I occasionally submit pieces for rejection in other places. One such piece was the recently published (as in just published yesterday) Dark Matters, which is the first book in the Satellite Blues series. 
Dark Matters was rejected for inclusion in the IWSG Dark Matters anthology, which I expected it to be because I have a track record of being an acquired taste that the IWSG team has not acquired. It was fermenting in its folder since September of 2020. I broke it out yesterday, made a few minor alterations, and published the sucker. 
Dark Matters is available to read free from Kindle Unlimited, or you can own a copy for just $1.99.
http://bit.ly/SatBluesDarkMatAZ
On the other hand, I am still working on formatting my third poetry volume, December Mood, because FML. I have not even started editing The Wizard's Key, which is the second book in the Tales from the Dreamlands series. The first draft was finished on April 15 of this year. 
So, as you can see, other than the monthly erotica serial, I don't have a set amount of time that I leave between completing and editing my work. I feel like I'm really behind schedule with most of my editing projects.
That's about that for this month!
~Thus Spake Ornery Owl~


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