Resolutions: 2012

I don’t normally do resolutions, but I’m feeling inspired and I’ve learned long ago that when I’m inspired to just go with it. So set down your bottle of champagne and shake away the hangover. Here’s a hopefully realistic list of things I’m going to accomplish in 2012:

  1. Finish at least two novel length stories.
    This is more possible than it sounds. I have three partially written ones that just need a little time and they should be complete. Two are winter themed, so hopefully I finish those while still in the wintry mood.
  2. Post more free stuff.
    I wrote just six stories in 2011. I’d like to beat that number by 50%. One a month would be ideal, but I did say things I was going to accomplish.
  3. Redesign kennywriter.com.
    I have the theme I want to switch it to. Just need to tweak it. Easier said than done.
  4. Get published.
    This is both through a publisher, if possible, and in the self-pub way. At the very least, I’d like to turn my current stories into ebooks and post them for free out there, for those who like reading on a Kindle.

Good luck to me! Anyone else have some resolutions they’d like to share?

Juggling act of a writer

When writing a story, I find that I often feel like a juggler: characters, plots, twists, intricacies, I have to keep track of them all as they rise and fall. This is my process. It’s not the best process in the world, but it works for me, most of the time. It lets me stay organic while still dealing with outlines. It lets me write in a non-linear fashion if need be while still keeping things consistent.

Thing is, I can’t write like that with multiple stories going on at once, which is where I am currently. And even more to the point, I can’t write like a juggler when I feel like so much of my life is being juggled. My wife and I are moving out to the burbs (yup, the kid is just about a year, so the timeline fits, right?), my job has gotten remained crazy. Things keep going wrong in the place we’re selling. Oh yeah, and it’s the holidays.

In order for the juggling act to be successful, you need to be focused. A lot of details are being kept in your head and as soon as something comes in to distract it, something is bound to fall. I feel like stories are falling around me all the time. I’ve got this really great angel story for the holidays, I’ve got my voyeur story for Ellora’s erotica for men line, I’ve got a nice collaborative story ready for editing from a new author-friend, and then a handful of near completed works that I want to get to. And they’re all lying around me in a sad clutter.

Well, it’s time to start picking things up again. Hopefully by the new year, things will have calmed down more and you’ll see new things from me!

New Cover Art: Sex Equity by Jake Marlow

While life may be preventing me from doing much of my own writing (either creatively or on this blog), my e-cover portfolio continues to grow. Jake Marlow, an author I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the past few years, has released a new novella entitled Sex Equity, a twist on the Indecent Proposal storyline. What if Robert Redford had a hot wife he wanted to see Demi Moore get it on with, instead of himself? Intrigued? Then pick this up. It’s only $1.49 and worth every penny.

Amazon’s description:

Molly has been fending off the advances of her sexy, wealthy client Jonah Mitchell forever, but when she and her husband, Eric, find their dream house and it’s way out of their price range, Molly gives Jonah’s offers a second thought. He claims all he wants is to watch Molly with his Nordic goddess wife, Cerina. Molly asks just how much Jonah would pay for his show and a devil’s bargain is struck. But can Molly trust Jonah to keep his “hands off” promise, or will Molly come to regret her decision?

Where to buy:

Little Miss (directions)

Sorry, couldn’t help the pun (and worse, the pun hardly makes sense). Little Miss Calculation should post soon to Lit (edit: I’ve posted it on my site). If you haven’t read the first part of the “Little Miss” tales (Little Miss Communication), it’s basically a girl meets boy story, set primarily in a gym. Elaine is drawn to Hayden’s bad boy persona, but discovers there’s more to him than just that.

The sequel takes their relationship a step further, but I’ll let you discover that for yourself. For me, the sequel has taken my thoughts of Elaine and Hayden further, too. I’m intrigued by them and the possibilities of where their relationship could go. Once you finish Calculation, there’s a pretty obvious direction, and while I might write that one day, I’m curious to hear what others think or want to see in future installments. No promises that anything will get written, but my muse is always hungry for more ideas.

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