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Hello, everyone!I’m Tia Fielding, I’m a newbie author (I assume I’ll be calling myself that until I have my first novel out, so bear with me for another month or so. ;)), I’m 30 and erm… what else? Oh, I write mostly M/M(/M). I've known to write other combinations, but in general I like writing M/M the most.
I’m here for a few hours to chat, answer questions and post you a couple of excerpts.
Let’s start with the cover and blurb of my latest release from DSP, a contemporary western novella called Auld Lang Syne.
Blurb:
After leaving trouble behind, Jackson Way has found a home on the Triple-R, but he hasn’t found that one perfect horse—and men are pretty thin on the ground as well. Jack’s got a once-a-year hookup with a carnival worker, but it’s been quite some time since the carnival’s been by. When the ranch owner’s nephew comes to the Triple-R to work, Jackson has to admit, Blair Donovan can tempt a man.
But Jackson’s not the only one with a past to make a man skittish, and Blair’s not willing to risk his bruised heart if Jackson’s not ready to let go of his past. Jackson had to work hard, be patient, and let go of the past to get his one perfect horse—is he willing to go to the same lengths to hold on to that one perfect man?
And here are my social media-links, in case you’re interested. Website is still a work in progress, but we’re getting there.
Website / blog: http://www.tiafielding.com
Twitter: @tiafielding
Email: tiafielding@gmail.com
NSFW-inspiration archive: http://tiafieldingwrites.tumblr.com/
Hello! I just got this book! It's on my to-read-this week list!
What would you say is your inspiration to do something "western-ish"? Is it a genre flavour you like?
Hi Rhys!So nice of you! I hope you'll like it. Actually I have a sequel or two in mind for it, just need to get those out of my head at some point. :)
Oh, love the blurb, and that cover caught my eye over at the Rainbow Awards Cover Contest. Congratulations on new release. What authors pulled you into the M/M genre? What was the first M/M book you read? What's next?
In general I have to say that Auld Lang Syne is a story about a man trying to "find" his dream horse, he just ends up getting so much more. It's all about horses for me, the general idea of a western or cowboy-story. I do like reading western, or cowboys, rather. True westerns aren't so much my kind of genre as a reader. I think Auld Lang Syne is "my kind" of story, also as a reader, not just a writer.
Anything with horses written in a way that makes sense works for me. Little details are everything when it comes to these kind of stories.
Hi, Eden and welcome!Thank you, I also love the cover, it's not quite typical and it has all the elements of the story that are most important for me.
Honestly I can't remember what M/M book I read first. I should probably do some digging to figure that one out. Give me a few moments and I'll get to the bottom of this mystery. ;) Actually this is something others have asked me too.
How did you approach the story? Were you planning on breaking new ground for your writing? Chancing something you'd never done or did you want to revisit a style you'd played with before? How did you shape ALS as you wrote?
Okay, I just did some research on my personal GR read-list, and it looks like it might have been J.P.Barnaby's book, maybe the first of the Forbidden Room-series. I also read the first Enlightened-book of hers quite early, before it was re-published by Dreamspinner Press.
So funny - I LITERALLY just finished Auld Lang Syne and picked up my phone to check messages. Saw a messge re this and had to stop and say hi, and tell you I really enoyed it!! Loved Jack! And dare I hope that one of the sequels will give Peter a happy ending? I felt so sorry for him!! (Was that too spoilery? Sorry!)
Rhys, I originally wrote ALS after seeing the Riding Double anthology call on Dreamspinner website.I offered it to the anthology, but it didn't suit what they had in mind. They did want it separately, though, so all is well. ;)
I went to writing it quite simply with the thought of making it sound "real" where the horses were concerned, and I wanted it to combine two of my favorite things, cowboys and Scots. So the idea of a Scotsman owning a ranch in Texas and having a gay stable master popped into my head, and then the rest of the story just formed as I wrote it.
I don't generally have a planned structure, I just go with it and if I get stuck, I (nowadays) use a technique Amy Lane suggested; I figure out where I want to go with the story, and then a couple things that should happen in between now and the goal, and get back to work.
Oooh, hi Rowan, dear! So glad to hear you liked it! Means a ton coming from you. :)Yes, eventually there might be at least a short story for Peter. There is a sequel I'm planning on, (I've written the beginning of it already) that is mostly about Blair, Jack, Seamus and Meredith, and some changes that will be happening around the ranch.
The third book, if I ever get there, will be more about two younger guys. At some point I'm thinking Peter will get his happy ending, or at least a "happy for now".
Lovely cover. The blurb sounds like it's right up my alley. I've added ALS to my considering list. I'll probably upgrade it to Must Get as soon as I'm through the HSD stories. Everything is on hold for me until I'm through with them. LOL
I have to leave you... going back to pounding the pixels into some semblance of story. Can you tell us what you have next on your writer's list of things you want to do?
Here’s first excerpt of the day. This is for my upcoming novel, By Any Other Name. It’s a ménage love story, between an established couple, Dru and Thom, and Dru’s best friend from his teen years, Skye.Here’s the blurb:
Dru and Thom have been together for three years, and despite Thom’s occasional bouts of insecurity and Dru’s fear of rejection, their relationship is rock solid. Then Dru’s long-lost friend, Skye, suddenly reappears, shocking them both. Skye suffered years of inconceivable abuse before escaping it, and while he’s back on track, he has nowhere else to go as he begins to rebuild his life.
Dru, Thom, and Skye each want to belong somewhere, to belong with someone—or someones—with no fear of being hurt, set aside, or left behind. It’s a challenge with daunting odds, especially for Skye, who’s never loved before. He’s determined not to come between his two friends who so clearly belong together, and it will be up to Dru and Thom to conquer their fears and convince Skye to stay.
This excerpt is a part of a scene right after Thom and Dru receive a phone call from the psychiatrist who has taken care of Skye in the institution he has spent the last two years in. They’re waiting to get more details about Skye’s condition, and they know they’re going to have to make a decision about whether they let Skye come live with them or not soon.
Please keep in mind, that the excerpt is not from the final, edited version of the novel. It is, however, from a draft that has been gone through stages of editing. If there are errors left, I apologize.
They sat in silence for a while, Thom’s arms around Dru, holding him tight as if to keep him together.
“What’s your first instinct about this?” Thom asked when the body in his arms began to relax a bit again.
After a deep sigh, Dru nearly whispered, “I’d do anything for him.”
That was what sealed the deal for Thom. He’d do anything for Dru, and if it was helping his childhood friend and first love, that was what Thom would do, no matter how he felt about it.
“Okay… we’ll take a look at the fax and think this through, and you’ll decide what we’ll do,” Thom said firmly.
Suddenly Dru’s eyes snapped to his as the younger man twisted in his arms to look at him. “No. I’m not deciding, we are. This is our life, Thom.” This was a tone Thom knew very well: the one that told him Dru was being serious, that this was final and he had no say in it.
The relief he felt at hearing the words took his breath away for a while. The name of the boy, now a man, who had been the first person ever to capture his elusive Dru’s heart had always made him feel slightly uncomfortable. There was history there, even if nothing sexual had happened between the boys. Thom knew Dru had never truly been able to get over the loss of Skye, no matter how serious his relationship with Thom became or how much time passed. Seven years was a lonh time not to know why the person you loved, and who you thought was your best friend, never contacted you again.
Hi, Melanie and welcome. :)Okay, Rhys, write a few words for me too. I don't see any writing in my immediate future, as it's way too warm in here and my brain is mushy. ^^
I certainly want to write the sequels for the stories I have in mind, but I also want to write something new. But as all writers know, we usually do what the evil bunnies tell us. ;)
Thanks for stopping by, Rhys!
Hi Tia! That blurb--and the cover, too--is enticing. Very. I've been swearing off reading romances until I get my current manuscript done, but this tempts me to break my pledge. The man stuff, and love stuff, certainly, but also I think horses are probably the most beautiful animals on earth (except my cat, of course), so that angle is kind of nice, too. Anyway, I can't hang around much today, but I wanted to stop in, and I'll come back by, later, if I can swing a few minutes. It looks like it's starting up to be great discussion.Tia wrote: "Hello, everyone!
I’m Tia Fielding, I’m a newbie author (I assume I’ll be calling myself that until I have my first novel out, so bear with me for another month or so. ;)), I’m 30 and erm… what els..."
Hi Lou, nice of you to stop by. :) If you do read it, please email me or something with your thoughts. I always like feedback from other writers, not to say I don't generally like feedback from everyone. ^^
Tia wrote: "Okay, I just did some research on my personal GR read-list, and it looks like it might have been J.P.Barnaby's book, maybe the first of the Forbidden Room-series. I also read the first Enlightened-..."*waves* Wow - if you started with The Forbidden Room, you really jumped in with both feet. :)
Hiya J.P.I think you told me to read it yourself. At some point I mean, before I ever started writing original fiction. But yeah, I'm thinking it was TFR, because I remember wanting to read the sequel next. :) I think I should re-read them eventually.
I think it's time for excerpt number two for By Any Other Name. In this one, we have Skye getting ready to leave Haven Institute, the place where he has spent the last two years, recovering from years of abuse.
“Skye, you ready?” one of the nurses, Tim, asked from the doorway of Skye’s room.
“Yeah, I am,” Skye said, clearing his throat as he glanced around and grabbed his duffle bag from the bed.
“They want you in the cafeteria.” Tim grinned, and Skye rolled his eyes. Whenever someone was released from Haven because they were doing well and going home or wherever, there was a little party.
The other nutjobs would say nice things about the one leaving, and there would be cake. No balloons, though, not after Mr. Skittles had gone nuts and run into a wall the year before, when Melinda was released. Damn, that man was crazy—and apparently had a fear of balloons. Reminded him of clowns. Coulrophobia was something not to laugh at. Even the thought of that made Skye snort.
When Tim looked at him inquisitively, he mouthed “clowns” and made the nurse chuckle too. They had had this conversation before. It wasn’t clowns or balloons Skye was afraid of. His fears had to do with darkness, basements, small spaces, being confined, and anything overly religious in the Christian way. It made him want to puke, run, and faint in no particular order.
I really enjoyed Hawk's Sparrow. Any chance of further shifter stories?
Melaniem54msn.com wrote: "I really enjoyed Hawk's Sparrow. Any chance of further shifter stories?"Hello, Melanie. :)
I have usually a lot of WIPs going on at the same time. One of them is a shifter story, which I think is the same universe, or a similar one, to Hawk's Sparrow.
I did enjoy writing Hawk's Sparrow a lot, coming up with the shifter-community with the rules of how everything is was a very interesting experience.
So really, the answer to your question is possibly, given time.
Oh and I'm glad you liked the story. :)
Okay, since things seem to be winding down, and there's a thunderstorm rolling in (I can actually hear it right now), I'm going to call it a night.You can find buy-links to my releases from my Dreamspinner author page, or you can find my books on several sites like Barnes and Noble, Amazon, etc.
I'll check out this thread tomorrow when I wake up, so if you happen to stop by after I post this, don't worry, I'll answer your questions asap, tomorrow.
Thanks for those who visited, and hope to see you around. Also, you can always reach me by my email, which I included in the first post on this thread.
Thanks,
-Tia
Sorry I missed you Tia. I hope you don't lose power during the stormLinda (aka Lily Sawyer)
Sorry I missed you, Tia. Enjoyed going back and reading the comments and excerpts.
Sorry I missed the chat. Sunday was not a good day for us.
Ooh, I finally got GR to work for me today! Seems like the link for Jamie's comment was what I needed for some reason.And thanks for stopping by, Linda and Anne, I do appreciate it. :)
Jamie I hope everything is better for you already, I caught your Sunday-troubles on FB. Thanks for dropping by now. :)
