The King’s Diamond, my Birthstone Single Shot, will be released April 16, 2008.
Yay!

March: Cartography for Beginners rough draft. STATUS: Well . . . I got about 10,000 words into the rough draft and then it all petered out.
April-May: the movie rough draft. STATUS: Still planning on this. I’ve decided to participate in Script Frenzy for inspiration. I have a file box full of primary and secondary sources [...]

If I can just leave the theme alone for a while . . .
Speaking of spring, I have a Birthstone Single Shot coming out next month. We’re editing. (Yay!) Here’s an excerpt, because I’m in a remarkably good mood today and feel expansive.
This one’s experimental. (Experimental like whoa. )

Torquere Press is not a vanity press. I (ETA: or any other author on their roster that I’ve heard from or talked to) have not given them a cent to publish my work.
They have been nothing but helpful and supportive for the year I’ve been with them, and I’m immensely happy with all we’ve accomplished [...]

I’ve been organizing some files today (I got a new computer a few weeks ago and I’m still transferring and consolidating things) and came across the first scribble of what would eventually become Chiaroscuro. This was written in January 2005.
Jamie & Ben: a love story
For years Ben has said they met at a party. “That’s [...]

I see from my web stats that somebody’s been searching for more news about upcoming releases, so here’s what’s coming up.

Something Beautiful will be out later this year. This is the next of the San Francisco stories and will focus on Micah and Dune. I’ll be doing some stuff to celebrate when it comes out, [...]

The EPPIES were last night.
I didn’t win, but it’s an honor just to be nominated, right? And there’s always next year.

Angela Benedetti’s post on plot is prompting me to write a little bit about it myself. (Tremble with fear when I get on my soapbox. Though, disclaimer: I don’t know everything, and I know I don’t know everything.)
There are a lot of theories about how many different kinds of plots there are and how they [...]

Smart Bitches Read Trashy Books and Dear Author are doing some book awards this year, and have recruited Speak Its Name to find nominees in the GLBT category. You can leave nominations at Speak Its Name or at This Thing We Do at Livejournal.