Chicks-n-Scratching

Lacksadaisical. That’s one of the words best used to describe me when it comes to blogging. It’s not that I mean to be, but it just kinda happens during my daily juggle of the hydra-esque ”To Be Written” folder. I don’t think I’ve added onto my personal blog since probably 2008. Yes, I’m just that behind. But honestly, why keep it up to date if no one reads it anyhow? I really don’t have much traffic there. It might have started out good, but it had gotten less and less as time wore on. 

Anyhoo, that’s not the thrust of my post today. As a matter of fact, I really don’t have any one thrust. I just wanted to make some small post to let Inez and Neith know that I have not abandon them to Blogland and that the Sisterhood of the Traveling Muse is still strong in me. (Much like the force in young Skywalker.)

I’ve been working on many projects lately. My head is full and spinning with ideas and characters and things I need to accomplish. I’m working hard on several projects that have completion dates for the next month and a half, so I’m feeling the pressure. However, it’s a good kind of pressure. I’m pretty much going to stick to my guns and stay on-track to submit between one and two subs a month. Hopefully finish off a long one and then sub a short one as well. So, a novel and a novella a month. (believe me, I have enough in various states of almost-done to make that work for me for the first quarter of the year anyhow.)

Updates on Submissions – Nothing to report thus far. There is no news from Kensington or Silhouette Nocturne. I’ve heard nothing but silence from Harlequin on my partial requested at Nationals. I am reported to be in the queue at LSB with Private Negotiations, and Loose-ID wants to see the full on Bad Religion. So, not a totally bad news situation. And as the old saw goes – no news is good news.

Current Projects – I’m finishing up on Water Mark, my sequel to High Octane. Trans-dimensional travel meets, military action, meets hot romances.

I’m writing something for the EC art submission call. Vermillion is set in a fantasy world based on Western Europe during the Spanish Inquistion. It’s a very dark tale that is rather emotionally draining to write. I only hope I do the plot justice. That the one I see in my head is going onto the page.

Also in the sequel column is the second book in my Ruins and Relics series. Carved in Stone revolves around ancient carved stones found in Florida during a ground breaking for a hospital build. Is the this a case of a miraculous discovery or a very clever hoax? Only the Section knows for sure.

It seems I have a bad case of sequel fever. I really want to start on the next book in the world I created in the Private Negotiations world. The second book, Intimate Weapons, returns to the country of Vanden and features nanites and wormholes. Just say, Yes! to erotic sci-fi romances with cool gadgets.

That’s really it for this first installment of “What’s Kate up to?” Thanks for tuning in. See you next week.

-Kate

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