When 2019 began, I promised myself I would publish 3 books this year... Not that I would write, but that I would publish.
So far, I actually have 4 books planned for this year...
~The Six Month Arrangement
This book took 3 long years to write, mainly because the muses kept leaving me hanging for months on end. I pushed myself in December 2018 and finished it with 3 days to spare before 2019.
This is now sitting in my beta readers' hands, and if ALL goes well, I'll be publishing it March 1, 2019.
~Pinky Promise
This was my Camp NaNoWrimo project for July 2018. I'd say I'm 80-85% done with this one. I'm planning to finish this up in March and have it to my beta readers by May. I'm aiming for a July 1, 2019 release, but that MAY be pushed back a bit.
~My NaNoWrimo '18 project (Currently untitled)
This started out as my first actual NaNoWriMo attempt in November 2018. I knew going into this, I was not going to hit the 50,000 word mark. But I was fine with that.
As of the date of this post, I'm actually also still writing this one, sitting at around 70% of this one being done. I wouldn't plan on seeing this one until LATE 2019, as I really don't know when this one will be finished. I may just hit the 50,000 mark with this one, or pretty close to it, as I still have 3 more 'plot points' I want to hit.
I'd also like to point out that while all of my books will be PERMA-FREE, This one will NOT BE FREE. Due to the muse of this book, I plan to actually SELL this book (probably at $1.99) and donate ALL proceeds to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
~My Camp NaNoWrimo April '19 project (Currently untitled)
I have a little over 500 words written in an OLD fanfic I began maybe 5 years ago, if not longer. I have plans of dusting it off, changing the characters to original characters (because, you know, copyright laws and such) and expand it to at least a novella length.
Again, I wouldn't plan on seeing this one until LATE 2019 if not EARLY 2020, as I really don't know when this one will be finished. Some 'plot points' are going to be super-sticky as far as 'age issues' go, so this DEFINITELY won't be finished in April.
IF I can squeeze another book or two in, great. But these are the ones I plan to finish in 2019.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
An explanation...
So, I think I better explain why there has been so many name changes...
Let me start by saying I am VERY indecisive. It's a Gemini thing. I have got through 6 different pen names, trying to find ME. I finally found one I adore, and I'm STICKING with it!! It has very personal and sentimental meaning to me.
Honestly, I don't even remember some of them... The ones I DO remember are:
Rebecca Ann
Rebecca Drake
Beckilyn Marie
Daisy Nathaniels
and now, the one that is going to STICK
Daisy Loveless
The one that stuck the longest, Daisy Nathaniels, also had personal meaning to me... daisies are one of my fave flowers (roses and peonies being the other two) and if I was a boy, I would have been named Nathaniel... I felt like I was honoring my mother by using 'Nathaniel' in my pen name.
About a month ago, I just started not feeling it.
So, I really sat and thought about it. I really wanted to keep the 'Daisy' of it, but what last name could I use? I really didn't want to use my real last name, because I didn't want to have it change it if I ever get married.
And then it came to me.
I chose 'Daisy Loveless' because I love daisies (roses and peonies being my other two fave flowers) and how close I was to my best male friend Johnny, who died in 2011... so it's my way of 'memorializing' him. I miss Johnny every single day, and I know if he was still alive, he'd be supporting me 125% in being an author.
That being said, I want to thank Mama Melissa, Shelia, Andrea, Marci, Paulette and Ryan for helping make the decision, because I was actually sitting on the fence for a LONG time about this... Their positive words and memes gave me the gentle 'push' I needed to actually go for it.
So, here we go... Thanks for following along for the ride!
Let me start by saying I am VERY indecisive. It's a Gemini thing. I have got through 6 different pen names, trying to find ME. I finally found one I adore, and I'm STICKING with it!! It has very personal and sentimental meaning to me.
Honestly, I don't even remember some of them... The ones I DO remember are:
Rebecca Ann
Rebecca Drake
Beckilyn Marie
Daisy Nathaniels
and now, the one that is going to STICK
Daisy Loveless
The one that stuck the longest, Daisy Nathaniels, also had personal meaning to me... daisies are one of my fave flowers (roses and peonies being the other two) and if I was a boy, I would have been named Nathaniel... I felt like I was honoring my mother by using 'Nathaniel' in my pen name.
About a month ago, I just started not feeling it.
So, I really sat and thought about it. I really wanted to keep the 'Daisy' of it, but what last name could I use? I really didn't want to use my real last name, because I didn't want to have it change it if I ever get married.
And then it came to me.
I chose 'Daisy Loveless' because I love daisies (roses and peonies being my other two fave flowers) and how close I was to my best male friend Johnny, who died in 2011... so it's my way of 'memorializing' him. I miss Johnny every single day, and I know if he was still alive, he'd be supporting me 125% in being an author.
That being said, I want to thank Mama Melissa, Shelia, Andrea, Marci, Paulette and Ryan for helping make the decision, because I was actually sitting on the fence for a LONG time about this... Their positive words and memes gave me the gentle 'push' I needed to actually go for it.
So, here we go... Thanks for following along for the ride!
Monday, February 11, 2019
Welcome!
Okay, so I deleted EVERYTHING and am starting from scratch with this blog.
Let me start by saying I am VERY indecisive. It's a Gemini thing. I have got through5 6!!! different pen names, trying to find ME. I finally found one I adore, and I'm STICKING with it!! It has very personal and sentimental meaning to me.
Writing has always been a passion of mine. I started what could be considered my first 'novel' at age 12 (in 1991) on an old Tandy 1000 HX system. I sat for HOURS in my room that summer typing away at the built-in keyboard, keeping myself out of my mom's hair. Later that fall, I remember printing out the first 'chapter' of the story to hand in for an English assignment. While I did receive an A on the assignment, my English teacher told me that some parts of the story were 'too risque' for a 7th grade assignment. Whoops. *giggle*
My 2nd 'novel' was written on a Macintosh Performa/LC 475 system. I can't remember the name of the software I used for it, but it was part of a desktop publishing suite. I wrote what would be considered a 'Mary Sue' in the literary world, using myself and 'characters' that I knew personally. I never published it, and sadly, I never printed it out. I don't think my school would have looked favorably at printing a story on their printers about their students in some of the situations I placed them into.
After that, I let writing go for a few years, concentrating on high school coursework and taking care of my sick mother. The only 'writing' I did during high school were the various reports and essays we were assigned. I always got A grades for my writing, but I never really considered it a 'calling.'
I 'picked the pen up' again in 1999, writing fanfiction in the wrestling fandom. I've dabbled in other fandoms, but my 'most successful' genre was the wrestling fandom. For over 10 years, I wrote fanfics, starting with 1st-person 'Mary Sue' works, then transitioning to 3rd-person 'Mary Sue' works.
I then turned my attention to graphic design, which I was pretty successful at, but then the audience I worked for (LiveJournal's graphics community) died down and I wasn't as busy as I once was.
About mid-2013, I discovered Amazon's self-publishing program, Amazon KDP. After extensive research, I decided to throw caution to the wind and published my first book, 18 Wheels and 2000 Miles, in September 2013. Since then, I have published another book and have been part of an anthology to benefit ASAN: Autism Self-Advocacy Network.
So, this is where I am now... 39 and starting on a new adventure in life. Thank you for joining me on the ride!
Let me start by saying I am VERY indecisive. It's a Gemini thing. I have got through
Writing has always been a passion of mine. I started what could be considered my first 'novel' at age 12 (in 1991) on an old Tandy 1000 HX system. I sat for HOURS in my room that summer typing away at the built-in keyboard, keeping myself out of my mom's hair. Later that fall, I remember printing out the first 'chapter' of the story to hand in for an English assignment. While I did receive an A on the assignment, my English teacher told me that some parts of the story were 'too risque' for a 7th grade assignment. Whoops. *giggle*
My 2nd 'novel' was written on a Macintosh Performa/LC 475 system. I can't remember the name of the software I used for it, but it was part of a desktop publishing suite. I wrote what would be considered a 'Mary Sue' in the literary world, using myself and 'characters' that I knew personally. I never published it, and sadly, I never printed it out. I don't think my school would have looked favorably at printing a story on their printers about their students in some of the situations I placed them into.
After that, I let writing go for a few years, concentrating on high school coursework and taking care of my sick mother. The only 'writing' I did during high school were the various reports and essays we were assigned. I always got A grades for my writing, but I never really considered it a 'calling.'
I 'picked the pen up' again in 1999, writing fanfiction in the wrestling fandom. I've dabbled in other fandoms, but my 'most successful' genre was the wrestling fandom. For over 10 years, I wrote fanfics, starting with 1st-person 'Mary Sue' works, then transitioning to 3rd-person 'Mary Sue' works.
I then turned my attention to graphic design, which I was pretty successful at, but then the audience I worked for (LiveJournal's graphics community) died down and I wasn't as busy as I once was.
About mid-2013, I discovered Amazon's self-publishing program, Amazon KDP. After extensive research, I decided to throw caution to the wind and published my first book, 18 Wheels and 2000 Miles, in September 2013. Since then, I have published another book and have been part of an anthology to benefit ASAN: Autism Self-Advocacy Network.
So, this is where I am now... 39 and starting on a new adventure in life. Thank you for joining me on the ride!
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