I Swear, I'm Alive. Promise. Maybe.

Well, I had quite the month of April, so much so that I didn't even know when it had passed me by until about three days ago. But I'm still here, at my computer, typing away. Nothing much has shifted except I've been working on a lot of random stuff with nothing really completed yet. Although I do have one submission out right now, it doesn't make the other rejections I've gotten over the past couple months fade into the background.

Every writer should be used to rejection--yeah, it never gets any easier. Screw that.

I'm desperately trying to get my Renn Faire BDSM novella out into the world but we have to see which publisher snaps it up first. This book has been sitting with me for at least six months and it's starting to make me itchy. But because of family medical issues--which have happily been resolved--I'm a little late to the party with this submission.

Stuff currently in the works: Furious Lust In Print
                                          Girl's Getting Off Anthology Releases From Xcite
                                          Three Other Untitled Anthology Releases from Cleis Press
                                           42k on new project
                                           Finishing Ex-House (About 10-15k)
                                           Rewriting A BDSM Fairy Tale Short Story
                                          A Bunch of Other Stuff I Need to Send Out Into the World

Stats: So far in 2013 I've written 180,000 words, submitted 12 projects, drank my weight in Red Rose Tea with Almond Joy creamer or Caramel Machiato creamer, sent in submissions to some hardcore publishers that have been on my dream roster, and have gotten a bazillion kitty snuggles from my furry lovebugs.

I still have 13 open projects to complete, 18 fresh ideas tacked to my idea board, and a head full of crazy.

This year so far has been challenging both mentally and emotionally, I'm still trying to figure out where all the time has gone. But I seem to be getting through it on the winning side. I hope to have something exciting to share with you soon, lovelies and gents. Catch you on the flip side, I'm out.