The Complications of T, now available in paperback

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A few days ago, I finished up the formatting for a paperback edition of The Complications of T - I'd received a few emails/PMs asking about whether or not it would ever be in print - and it is now available at Amazon or CreateSpace :) It's not very big, but it makes for a very pretty little book. I had this blog post in draft, planning on posting it next week, but then I received this a few minutes ago and thought I would share it with you now:

"Hello Mr. Deckard, I wanted to write to you to thank you from the very bottom of my heart for writing this book. I just finished it and tho I wanted it to last much longer, like what happened when they met up again and what happened to Stuart's career? I really loved it. I'm F2M who has struggled with the obsesson of "passing" for over ten years now. But you know what is better than passing? Its realizing that its just a construct of society putting strict values one being a man or woman. I think that you perfectly captured what took me so long to accept and wrote it beautifully. Tim's story could be my story, I see myself in him so much (tho I think he's probably much more handsome!)

So thank you! There needs to be more stories like this! You're right. You shouldn't overthink it and I think that attitudes will change and be more accepting over time. But I have two questions so here: why is there no paper back version and can I get one signed if there is? Two: will you write about Tim and Stuart again?"

I sent back an email with my response and the gist is: Yes, there is now a paperback version (and anyone who ever wants to get a signed copy of something simply needs only send me an email or message).

And... yes, Tim and Stuart are going to be back in book 4 of The Actor's Circle, slotted for mid-to-late 2016.

The Actor’s Circle

What is The Actor's Circle?

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Well, it's a new series. I've had all these seeds of of stories kicking around in my head for a while, and while writing The Complications of T, I started to get a picture of what I could do with all of them. Then, with The Last Nights of The Frangipani Hotel, the idea really solidified... especially when halfway through writing it, my brain was already writing the next.

How many books are in the series?

Four. There are three standalone books: The Complications of T, The Last Nights of The Frangipani Hotel, and hopefully coming before the end of the year, The Window in Between. What order you read them is entirely up to you.

The fourth book, which will bear the series' name, The Actor's Circle, will be about the three couples that came together in the first three books. I have to say, I'm very excited to write it. :)

I have no fucking clue whether I'm going to cock it up, given what I'm planning for the fourth, but let me just say that I'm enjoying the hell out of the process!

 

The Complications of T – A Contemp Trans* Love Story by Bey Deckard

Sometime this week, I'll be publishing my newest novelette, The Complications of T. What is it about? Well... I left a little review of my book over at GR if you want to check it out, but the TL;DR of it is a bite-sized  love story featuring two men, one of them trans*.

Someone called it romantic. :) Well, it just might be.

Anyway - stay tuned.

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Quoi de neuf

So much writing, so little time!

Work is progressing on Better the Devil You Know. I'm over the third-way mark and I'm digging the way the story is going. I originally thought to release it under a different name because it's different from what I normally write, in that it's pretty dark. I have to say that I have some doubts as to how well it's going to be received. It's dark, not romantic at all, and the end is... well... not sure. It's going to be about 50k when it's done, and it will be done sometime soon. The tags go something like this: murder, graphic torture, sexual abuse, forced incest

The other thing I've been working on is a short story (15k) that will come out either in an anthology or published on its own (or both? I wonder if that's possible?). It's also not my normal fare. I'm not going to say much more about it until I know what is going to become of it, but the tags for this one are: erotic romance, sweet, transsexual, insta-love, HFN

Then there is Let Me Shift, which is actually coming along great... I just had to take a break from it because these two *points to books mentioned above* were yelling louder than I can ignore.

One day I will get back to Sentenced to the Sword, my gladiator story. Especially since I have such a great pic to use for the cover (Thanks to the wonderfully talented Varian Krylov and her gorgeous cover models - Strangers in Strangeland) But before that... I need to get to Saban and tell his story in Learning to Speak (A Baal's Heart Book).

And, because Tom won't stop complaining about how he's "bloody bored as all hells"... I have to get back to the triad soon.

*gestures* THIS is why I've been busy lately and not around much. That and it's summer - BBQs, sunbathing, drinks on terrasses on warm summer nights. :)

The Baal Heart Trilogy is on sale for 25% off for the month of July at Smashwords - you just have to enter the coupon SSW25 at checkout.

Sign up for my newsletter (I'm going to actually send one out soon) to keep up with new stuff and get discounts on books and excerpts and whatnots.

And finally - if you haven't already, you can pick up a copy of Discovery at Amazon today and check out some awesome LGBTQ flash fic, including a story by yours truly.

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Wondering which retailer pays me the most?

#1 is Payhip. Not a retailer, but an online shop that I've set up myself. This is where I make the most return on my books.

Then after that it gets a little complicated, but these are the three best choices:

At Eden Books*, I make 70% royalties for all titles.

At Smashwords, I make 60% royalties for all titles.

At Amazon, for books OVER $2.99 (USD) I make 70% royalties and for books UNDER $2.99 I make 35%

So... if the book is under $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Smashwords.

If the books is over $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Amazon.

But best of all, buy from my Payhip store :)

Questions? Contact Me!

*Not all my titles are available at Eden yet as of 25/09/23 - I'm working on it.

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