So here’s a little of what happened in the world of Shae in 2014:
- Attended the Dreamspinner Press Author Workshop
- Set a goal to complete two novels and two short stories in the coming year
- Promised Elizabeth a three-book series
- Published “Clean-Up on Aisle Me!” in the Butt Ninjas from Hell anthology
- Submitted “Ice Cream Dreams” for the All in a Day’s Work anthology
- Attended Outlantacon with various other butt-thology authors
- Agreed to not one, but TWO more butt-thology anthologies
- Submitted Unfortunate Son (Sons Book 1)
- Organized a writers’ retreat in the north Georgia mountains
- Did a whoooooooooooooole bunch of editing for various Dragon Con projects
- Submitted “The Half-Life of Pumpkin Pie” for the Butt Babes in Boyland anthology
- Attended Dragon Con, working on the Daily Dragon, as usual
- Attended that writers’ retreat in the north Georgia mountains
- Published “Ice Cream Dreams” in the All in a Day’s Work anthology
- Attended Atlanta Pride
- Attended GayRomLit
- Submitted Wayward Son (Sons Book 2)
- Won a Rainbow Award for the Playing Ball anthology
- Published “The Half-Life of Pumpkin Pie” in the Butt Babes in Boyland anthology
- Submitted “Faux Cowboy” for the Butt Riders on the Range anthology
- Bottom line: completed two novels and three short stories, for a total of 146,000 words submitted for publication
What’s on the horizon for 2015:
- Publish Unfortunate Son
- Attend the Dreamspinner Press Author Workshop
- Complete and submit Nobody’s Son (Sons Book 3)
- Publish “Faux Cowboy” in the Butt Riders on the Range anthology
- Attend Outlantacon with other butt-thology authors (and probably plan another anthology)
- Publish Wayward Son
- Attend Animazement
- Attend Romance Writers of America convention
- Do a whoooooooooooooole bunch of editing for various Dragon Con projects
- Attend Dragon Con, working on the Daily Dragon, as usual
- Attend Georgia Romance Writers annual conference
- Attend Atlanta Pride
- Publish Nobody’s Son
- Write two short stories/novellas
- Write novel trilogy
- Write at least one Christmas story (possibly a set of three)
- Bottom line goal: complete at least two novels and two short stories/novellas (submitted/ready to submit for publication)
Any or all of the 2015 plans are subject to change, of course. For one thing, there’s a strong possibility that my sister will be getting married at some point, so that’ll throw a big monkey wrench into everything!
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