Read the review at Awesome Indies
Awesome Indies gives Caged ★★★★★
Read the review at Awesome Indies
Book Updates
Caged: NOW IN PRINT!
Can you tell I'm excited?
It's available right now from the CreateSpace eStore. It will be available at Amazon (all stores) in 5-7 business days and in the expanded distribution channels in 6-8 Weeks.
There's just something really neat about holding your very first book. Having it on your Kindle is one thing... but holding the physical version in your hand? That's special.
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So... in another vein:
There are definite downsides to not reading your own genre. For one, I don't know what are considered clichés or just overdone in romance/erotica. For another, I can't recommend work like my own because I don't know who else writes historical fantasy romance erotica (if that's what mine is). That's what happened this week - a fan contacted me asking if I had suggestions to tide them over until I finish the sequel to Caged. I had no idea what to say.
Sorry N - maybe someone will respond to this post with suggestions. I will let you know.
Writing and Drawing
I'm taking a little break from writing today. I've only written about 600 words of the 1000 that I normally like to get out in a day but eh, my mind is elsewhere and I'm not going to sweat it. I'm still new to this digital portrait painting... so many brushes to choose from! I have no idea how to use half of them and end up using the same three over and over. I should ask someone else who does digital painting what brushes they like to use.
The giveaway contest for Caged ends in less than 12 hours! So exciting. Tomorrow is the launch of the paperback edition - I know some people will be very happy about that.
Interview with Bey Deckard @ Hines and Bigham’s Literary Tryst
Interview with Bey Deckard, author of the Baal’s Heart series
About the Author
Born and raised in a small coastal town in northern Québec, Bey spent his early summers on his uncle’s boat and running wild on the beaches of the surrounding islands, lighting fires and building huts out of driftwood and fishermen’s nets. As an adult, he eventually made his way to university and earned a degree in Art History with a strong focus on Anthropology. Primarily a portrait painter and graphic artist, Bey sat down one day and decided to write about the two things that he felt most passionate about: sex and the sea.
Bey currently lives in the wilds of Montréal with his best buddy, a spotty pit bull named Murphy. Caged is his first novel.
More Edits. Done Yet?
Long day of editing yesterday. stretches shoulders I really should get myself a good chair and desk soon before I become a cripple. The print version of Caged is on track to be released on the 15th. I'm still waiting for some more edits but I'm hoping they'll be minor, or already taken care of in the first batch, so I don't have to spend so many hours digging through the book again.
It's interesting to see how my writing has matured.
New chapter finished for the sequel. I'm on track there too - passed the 1/3 mark. I'm wondering, however, if this book might be a smidge longer. There's so much of the story left to tell.
I also have to get back to a writing side-project that I'm working on.
And... I have to stop thinking about this other book I have to write. It can wait... I can't do everything at once.
Book Launch Party
You can't write a book and not have a launch party!
Everything I've read about publishing says to treat the first six months of your book's life as a "pre-published" state. Especially if it's your first book. Use that time to get your social media i's dotted and all your editing/review request t's crossed. Then, six months after you've published your book, have a big ol' party to officially launch your book.
So - I'm looking at the weekend around August 11th, here in Montreal. I have a place to host it - at a gorgeous art studio. There's a troupe of drag-kings who could be interested in doing a pirate-themed number, as well as a few bands to keep the party going.
I'm thinking of hiring some gorgeous, buff mates to walk around semi-nude serving canapés.
There will be signed copies to win, and probably other prizes - and the sequel should be out at that point too.
What else can one have going at an Erotic Book Launch?
Caged: Now available on Kobo!
Finally.
I had to submit it myself through their publishing site because after over a month, the version submitted through Smashwords had yet to show up. Less than 24 hours after I submitted it myself, here it is.
Author and… Artist
I've been writing "Author & Artist" everywhere but I realized just earlier that I haven't actually showed you any of my art.
I consider myself primarily a portrait painter. That's what I've been doing since I was old enough to hold a brush - paint people. However, I've been doing far more graphic design work than actual painting in the past few years. Most of the stuff I do is pretty mainstream corporate-type logos, but I also do digital portraits. The cover for Caged is my own design.
Lately, however, I dusted off the old Wacom tablet and started doing illustrations for my writing, and drawing a lot of NSFW stuff in general.
Click the image for the full-res (s)NSFW
Grey skies… cozy on the couch with my dog.
Finished chapter 10 of the sequel to Caged - working title "Beyond the Spires" - and it's going well. I like the pace at which its going, considering I'm also in the middle of a collaborative project with another author (which just hit the 35K word mark this week).
I keep wanting to release excerpts of the WIP but there are spoilers. I wonder how other authors deal with that? Personally I'm the type of guy who absolutely hates spoilers - I go out of my way to avoid them as much as I can, which includes trying not to watching movie previews. (I am currently refraining from looking up anything about The Grand Budapest Hotel - the new Wes Anderson movie.)
I've been looking for a new desk, something antique and sturdy. Working on the couch is going to do in my back eventually.
I got confirmation for the date that my book participates in "Don't Buy My Love" at the Goodreads group M/M Romance - May 16th. Mark your calendars with that date if you want a free e-book in exchange for writing a fair review!
