Isn't She Lovely?

Ahem, the cover of my dark fantasy, Wild Rosegarten. Camellia looks kick-ass!

Good News, Everyone!

Eternal Press has accepted the first five books in my vampire slayer series. This is huge for me. Huge! I have put so much of myself, not to mention my time, into this series. I am so excited to see it in print.

Thanks to Dawne' Dominique, I have a beautiful and gruesome series logo. Hopefully, I'll be able to share the cover of Wild Rosegarten soon.

Something old made anew, a little horror, a little lewd.

So, I've been posting a book I wrote on my Tumblr. This is the vampire slayer story. I recently sent the full manuscript to Damnation Books, the sister company of Eternal Press (who published FAIREST).

About five years ago, I spent two years trying to sell this book. I figured it was time for another try in a different vein. I know this story is too graphic for mainstream publishing, but I think it will work for DB. At least, that is what I hope. I'm not sure if I will use Beth for it, since it is most definitely not YA romance. Still, Beth has a wee amount of internet presence whereas any other name I might use has none. Well, except Summa, my Tumblr identity. But who calls themselves Summa, other than me? And, who knows Summa other than Tumblr?

If you'd like to read what I posted thus far (9 chapters of 25), you can find them here. Thanks for reading and for your support.

--Beth.

Works Always in the Works

I have a series of which I have written six books. Because my timing is absolutely wretched, they will most likely never be published unless I do it myself.  I might, one day, but right now, I don't have the time to do all that I would need to do to make such a thing worth while much less successful.  

After receiving a rejection but with excellent feedback, I decided to attempt another rewrite.  I've spent the last two weeks editing books 1 and 2. As with every time I open the files and dive back in, the story pulls me. My heart and soul went into these characters and their lives, and it is sometimes painful to me that I am the only one who has met them, who knows their struggles, their shortcomings, their saving graces. The main character reflects quite a bit of me, and many times I have written her experiences and thoughts with tears burning my eyes and throat.

I'll have to think about it more, but I may post chapters or scenes here.  Camellia's story is dark, and most people don't do dark. 

For tonight, I will just share one of her thoughts: 

Loneliness was a catching illness.  I am an adult.  I am strong, physically and mentally.  The loneliness shouldn't get to me, but somehow, it always does.