Working on the Second Celestial Abductions story

Well, this is turning out to be a bit of a grueling thing… I know what I want to happen in this story… I already have these three short stories mapped out, honestly… But, crazy thing is, I can’t seem to get focused. I keep trying to consider what am I missing in making this story better than the first?

I am not turning any of these stories into a novel. They are meant to be shorts. Nothing that steals away your time, but instead a nice, luxurious, yet simple read, maybe while sitting in front of a fire, sipping on a latte, or relaxing in bed. I just need to stop, relax, and focus on the story the characters are trying to tell me.

I know I shouldn’t be. But I am a review mongrel. I thrive on reading what the audience thinks. The reviews on the first of this series have been hard. Many like the story. Most don’t like how short it is. Some even feel the money they spent was wasted because of the story being short. I don’t want to go over 60 pages on any of these stories… They aren’t meant to be. They’re actually setting the scene for something bigger. Just as my Beauty Stone Beast series has… (OOPS! I didn’t just give away a secret, did I?)

Anyway, to those of you who have read Sparrow’s Release, and liked it… I thank you. For those of you who were disappointed, I am sorry. I don’t decide the sales price when the books go up. My publishers go by the suggested pricing bracket and for what it’s worth, I think that is fair. They may not take me forever to write and finish once I get started. But the time I spend working on the overall idea might surprise you. Then, there are the edits… And don’t forget we have to pay a portion of each sale out to the company hosting the story. We don’t just put up our stories on Amazon, and reap the rewards freely.

I don’t want people to be unhappy with my work. I just want to write and share the fantasies that run around in my head. Where they go when I start writing, well… that’s anyone’s guess. Some stories try to turn into EPIC novels… Others turn out to just be short and sweet. My only true goal is to entertain and maybe brighten the day of anyone looking for a fictional fantasy escape.