My Life – Page 11 – Pulling Words from the Air

Sex sex sexy sex sex sex

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 by Bey

In starting this blog, I've been worried (ok, maybe not worried... I don't worry about a lot) about oversharing.

It's one thing to read about about fucking. It's another thing to read about an author fucking. Right?

See, there's a difference between fiction and reality, and I never know where that line is in terms of what folks want to hear from me. Notice how when people write reviews of really hardcore erotica books, they rarely ever mention the sex except to say whether it was hot or not? You don't generally get something like "omg, I almost came when Leo started fisting Guiseppe" etc. At least not that I've seen.

All this is on my mind because in trying to come up with things to say on my blog, I keep coming back to sex. I have a lot to write about when it comes to sex, and it's not explicit or anything. It's just fun stuff... but do you want to hear it?

If you don't... just skip this entry.

If you do, by all means, come right in.

Saturday morning drawing

June 28, 2014June 28, 2014 by Bey

A new pic in the NSFW gallery.

Jon, Tom, and Captain Baltsaros (full size NSFW)

Three is never a crowd.

Still need to finish Rust Cohle though. Maybe I'll work on that, but Spires is calling to me.

Giffy blog post because all the cool kids are doing it

June 26, 2014 by Bey

Do you think I need another blog post? You think I need another blog post. Ok... I'll write another blog post.

This summer can bite my shiny metal ass... so far it's been nice a handful of days, but, in between, the barometer's been playing yo-yo. Nicht so gut for my sinuses.

Like I bloody have time for headaches. — Like I fucking have time for headaches.

I hit a slow spot with the writing. Just staring at the page going "B... lover, please just trust me, ok?" It'll get done, it just feels like cat-wrangling at the moment.

I wonder if I'm ever going to get any better at replying to fan mail? My responses of "Glad you enjoyed it!" and "Thanks so much!" are so impersonal. I lack the words mostly because I've got a d’aw shucks kind of thing going on.

You might think I'm all:

when I get fan mail, but in truth I'm more like:

whyareyoubeingnice — Why you bein' so nice to me?

OH!

You know what? Somewhere between today and Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the day I started to write stuff! I can't remember exactly when. I keep thinking the 28th but it may have actually been the 26th.

It's been a really weird year, and I've rather enjoyed it as a whole. I wonder what the next year will bring? More writing, definitely.

Cheers to everyone who's been part of the process... my friends, family, fans, and the lovely folks like my new editor (hi Starr!) and fellow authors who have been there for me. Here's to you!

Mid June already?

June 20, 2014 by Bey

Where does the time go?

New things!

1 - Caged is being edited. Professionally. Nothing of the story changes... just tightening up the text a little and fixing the niggling little typos/errors. I'm also adding a map at the beginning - might help the immediate assumption that it's historical fiction rather than historical fantasy.

2 - Spires is at 70%. I'm pretty sure that the final title will be Heart: Beyond the Spires. I like long titles. But we'll see.

3 - It's fucking gorgeous out these days. Between the beautiful weather and The Sopranos, my productivity is taking a hit; but, you know what? I'm my own boss, I make my own schedule.

4 - Sword is not officially on hold just yet. I may still want to continue while I'm working on Spires. Might be nice to jump tracks every once in a while.

5 - Murphy got a little surgery to remove some growths on his leg. He would like everyone to know just how miserable he is.

Saturday with a Smile

June 14, 2014 by Bey

I had an acquaintance tell me that I only draw people being serious.

So... here's a sketch of a Hardy smile for this relaxing Saturday:

Murphy hates the rain.

June 12, 2014 by Bey

Things that make me go blech.

June 11, 2014 by Bey

I often say that I have no triggers and nothing makes me squeamish.

But that's a bloody lie.

Here is what makes me squeamish: spoiled food.

I can't for the life of me open an old container of food if I know there is a strong possibility that there is mould in it. Or if it might smell bad, even to my limited sense of smell. I will just throw the container out to avoid that.

Right now there is a container of old coleslaw that someone left here a few weeks ago. My eyes go fuzzy every time I spot it because I know that it has gone bad and the container is see-through. I don't want to see that.

A Real Book

June 6, 2014 by Bey

The one year anniversary of the day I sat down and started writing is coming up at the end of the month. I'm going to do something special for it... haven't decided what yet.

Sometimes I'm honestly worried about this sudden, new obsession - because that's what writing is for me now. Is it a symptom of something insidious, like a brain tumour? Seriously... I went from writing approximately zero words a year to 400k (over my combined projects). By the time it's exactly one year (June 28th) I will probably have hit 425k.

Originally, the plan was to publish Caged and then wait a few months before starting Spires. What ended up happening was that I wrote the first three chapters of the sequel before I published the first book.

Guys, I'm already working on the third in my head and I'm still about ten chapters out from even finishing the second.

I guess I caught the writing "bug"?

One of the funniest reactions when I have a friend over and they pick up the paperback copy of Caged I have here is: "This... is a real book."

Yes. It's a real book. This is what I meant when I said I wrote a book. :)

I'm also rather enjoying reading everyone's reactions to it, positive and negative. It's been a pretty far-out experience so far.

I can't wait to finish Spires...

Arr matey!

May 29, 2014 by Bey

People find it hi-lar-ious that I wrote a book about gay pirates. I am getting bombarded by pirate-themed messages, including cute gifts like this little fella. My friends think they're funny.

Writing is going well. I'm at a part in the book where it's basically been fully written in my brain for months so putting it to 'paper' is going smooth. Three chapters in three days... about 10k words.

Every once in a while when I sit down to write a scene, my characters rebel. I'm glad that they do... They know themselves and keep me on the right path.

Tom: "Listen mate, do ye really think I'd be as daft as that? Come now... be a dove and change it, aye?"

Baltsaros: "I hope you're planning on rectifying this in the next few chapters. I can't see this working in the long run. You've done much better in the past. If I were you, I would redo it."

Jon: "Do I really sound like that? Really? I thought we were over that..."

Unfortunately I think I have to put one of my projects on hold. I might wait to continue Sentenced to the Sword in the fall - I just have too much to do these days, and my writing is paying the price.

This time around, for Beyond the Spires, I'm thinking of hiring an editor. Maybe. I'm just really bad at letting others touch my stuff. Juvenile, I know. All my report cards growing up said approximately the same thing: Gifted. Does not play well with others.

I'll think about it more. Weigh my options.

Today is a gorgeous day... I think I may actually go read outside and catch up with all the books that are going unread on my Kindle.

A Grey Day in May

May 22, 2014 by Bey

Murphy was just as surprised as my readers at the end of that chapter.

Yesterday was a writing day. Today is a drawing day. Worked out some mental kinks with a portrait of Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter in Suits. I got sucked into the third season.

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Saturday with a Smile

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Arr matey!

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