I’m
happy to announce I have a severe case of “fictionitis.”
I
do! Big-time. Here’s what I mean.
~drumroll~
I
did it!!!
~happy
dance, happy dance~
I
finished the first draft of the new novella, “The Sensuous Faery,” last
week. I did!! It’s erotic as hell, full of surprises, and sooooo
romantic. ~major swoon~
I
wrote the entire book in eight days. I started it on Thursday and
finished it the following Thursday. My hand got a monster cramp, but it
was totally worth it.
The
editing on this one will probably take 3-4 months, since a first draft is just
the skeleton of a book and editing is adding flesh to the bones. So look
for it to be in final draft in September. If all goes well, this hot
novella will be published by the end of the year.
Yay!!!!
I
guess it comes as no surprise the first draft of “The Sensuous Faery” ran
longer than planned. This is what happens when you write character-driven
books. Too often my characters have a different idea about the length of
a book. And they’re really smart about this, too. After all, it is
“their” story. So I tend to chill, go with the flow, and let my
characters rule. When I do, it always turns out a million times better
than I could have imagined. And that’s exactly what happened with this
book.
Ready
for more fictionitis news? Like I said, I started the first draft of this
novella on a Thursday. But three days later I woke up with an awesome
idea for a new flash fiction story. Holy moly!! What’s a
high-energy Fey chick with an intense case of fictionitis to do? I dashed
to my computer and typed it up…of course!
So while
I wrote the first draft of “The Sensuous Faery” I was also doing final edits on
that short story.
Wild,
huh?
I
finished the final edit of this new short story on Saturday, and I love
it. Now I’m letting it cool off for a week. Then I’ll check it for
final tweaks and off it goes to literary journals for publication.
I’ve
gotta say I’m really pleased with these new flash fiction stories. In
fact I’m so pleased with them I’m thinking about publishing them as a short
story collection in 2014-2015. Fun! In the meantime, you can read
them in the literary journals that accept them for publication.
As
if I haven’t already been a super-busy Fey chick the last two weeks, there’s
more. Isn’t there always when it comes to my life? ~lol~
When
I wasn’t writing like a crazy woman, I was updating my Tumblr by
creating two new pages. You’ll find links for both under the bio section
on my Tumblr.
The
first page is called “Book News & Events for 2013.” It lists all the
groovy stuff that’s happened with my books and writing so far this year.
Of course, these are only the things I know about. Lots of reviews
of my books have appeared this year that I don’t know about. So if you’ve
reviewed any of my books on your blog let me know, and I’ll add you to the list
ASAP!
Check
it out when you get a chance. You’ll be surprised when you see this
list. Or maybe not. And just think. It’s only May. I
have a feeling it’s gonna be a loooooooong list by the end of the year.
But that’s a good thing, right? I think so. Here’s the link:
The
second Tumblr page I created is called “Kindle Books & Series by
Laura Stamps.” Here I’ve listed all those books and series by
category. That’s something I’ve never done before but really needed to
do. This list makes it easier for you to see at a glance the different
categories my books fall into, as well as the level of sex in each one.
Alrightyyyy! Check it out:
Speaking
of Tumblr, be sure to follow me there. I write a short blog post
almost every day to update my Tumblr followers on my writing progress
and interesting trivia about my books or life.
Here’s
a good example. Since “The Sensuous Faery” is Savannah’s and Donnie’s
novella, I had to reread “What Witches Want” first. That’s because this
new novella covers the six weeks after that novel ends (June) and “Call of the
Witches” begins (August). In the process, I remembered lots of cool
trivia about the writing of that novel you might not know.
Below
is a post I wrote about it a few weeks ago on Tumblr. I thought
you might enjoy seeing it, too.
As
for my extreme case of fictionitis, what can I say? My plan is for it to
continue indefinitely. Woot! I can’t remember if I mentioned this
before, but I haven’t been this happy in four years. I’m not
kidding. I truly am Alice in Wonderland. I fell down that dark
rabbit hole four years ago, found my way out last summer, and now I’m dancing
in the light in every area of my life again…finally.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Okay,
I’m outta here. Gotta take one last look at that new short story before
sending it off. Then it’s time to start final edits on the new
novella.
See
ya later…
~smooches~
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(from my Tumblr blog)
The True Identity
of Re
in “What Witches Want”
Good
news! I finished the reread of “What Witches Want” last night. About
an hour later Donnie and Savannah gave me the first sketchy outline of their
new erotica novella. I’ll work more on that today and will probably start
the first draft this weekend.
Yay!!!
I
can’t tell you how much I enjoyed reading this novel. I did! That
might be because I’ve never taken the time to sit down and read it for pleasure
like my fans have. I do a million edits on my books before I submit the
final draft to my publisher. By that time I could almost recite the entire
book word for word in my sleep. ~lol~
Then
a week after I finish a book I start writing the next one. And so it
goes…
There
are many things to love about this novel, like the peaceful tone of the book
and the sweet love affair between Donnie and Savannah. But I’d forgotten
about all of Re’s crazy antics. What a cutie he is! If you’ve ever
wondered about Re and if his character is based on a real kitten, the answer is
YES!!
Here’s
how that happened. In early 2006 my feral colony exploded before I could
get all of them fixed. I had four pregnant moms who delivered 18 kittens
within a month. Eeeeeek!
Five
of them were beautiful calicoes. My neighbor wanted one, so I caught one
for her and socialized it. But she changed her mind at the last minute,
and the adoption never went through. No biggie because this one was such
an incredible kitten, I decided to keep her myself.
It
was Miss Cherry. That’s a pic of her in her pink bandana for Beltane
illustrating this blog post. Isn’t she a beauty queen? Hard to
believe she’s seven years old now. Damn, time flies!
Miss
Cherry was a joy as a kitten. Full of crazy kitten energy and a whirlwind
of a dynamo. But she was also an incredibly intelligent kitten, who
self-trained herself in surprising ways. For example, she loved the
litter box and never had an accident. The minute she had to pee, even if
she was upstairs, she would wheel around and race down the stairs to the litter
box closet. When she was tired, she climbed the sofa and put herself to
sleep. She did this every afternoon. Amazing!
At
that time I was still writing poetry, so I did something with her I’d never
done before. I decided to keep a daily journal for the first seven months
of her life. My intention was to turn this journal into a book of poems
about her.
But
shortly after I finished that kitten journal I did a Raymond Carver. Like
him, I’d always published literary poetry and fiction. One day he made
the career choice to concentrate on fiction. I did the same. By the
end of 2006 I had achieved all my goals in my poetry career (including a
“Pulitzer Prize” nomination”), and I’d fallen madly in love with the long form
of novels and novellas. So in 2006 I stopped writing poetry in favor of
writing fiction exclusively.
And
I’ve never looked back.
When
I began outlining “What Witches Want” in 2007 and Re appeared, I knew I had the
perfect fictional vehicle for Miss Cherry’s journal notes. Too cool, huh?
So,
yes, every crazy kitten episode with Re in “What Witches Want” and later in
“Call of the Witches” and “The Harvest Moon” really happened. It’s
true. The character of Re really is based on a real kitten.
He’s
just a “she.” He’s Miss Cherry. Now you know. ~wink~
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