n_wilkinson: (day of reckoning)
Eugh. Where did January and February go? Too fast, I say!

Let's recap February. I managed to do a re-read of A Tale of Two Geeks and highlight some weaknesses so now it's ready for me to re-draft before I offer it up for feedback. I also began editing and posting Prisoner of Conscience as a free read and getting that put out there for the consumption of the public. I started plotting a bit more on Quisling. And I added like three pages to Fugue of Shadows. I wouldn't call February either productive or successful, but it wasn't a complete waste.

So March will be better.

Well, first things first, I'm going to tackle is the self-publishing of Monster. I plan to do every part of that this month short of actually publishing it, since I still need to find a cover artist. But for now, I'm going to edit, issue the all-call for people to give it a read through, and finalize the format. I've got some tugs on my fishing line for a cover artist, so all I might be waiting on is the feedback and final edits. Yay! Good thing is, if this cover artist works out, then I can probably get a few more pieces of cover art made even for my non-publishing pieces just so I have something to work with. Excitement!

I have a lot of fanfiction I'm going to be working on but March is mainly the month of Monster. Hah. I'm also considering re-titling it since Monster is kind of generic, though I still think it suits the story perfectly.

Oh, and I plan on adjusting my original fic tumblr so that I can reblog and shit from it so that I can find this stuff easier than digging through my dracoqueen22 tumblr. It's going to be nicolewilkinsonwrites, which is almost the same as what I have now except without the dashes. Huzzah!

And that's March. Here's hoping this new job doesn't continue to sap my free time.

n_wilkinson: (bluesummerdaydream)
March already. 2014 sure is flying by.

What's on tap for this month? 

Ensuring The Seeker is ready for her April 1st publication date first and foremost. I've lined up a cover artist, so all that's left on my end is the blurb polishing, final grammar editing, and final document formatting. Wahoo! Research on where I can market will also begin next.

Second on the list is to begin prepping Monster for publication. First, I have to do a re-read and basic editing, also marking if there's any place I feel needs expansion or details. I'll send out the call and find someone who wants to editor-read it for the same. Then I need to find a cover-artist. After that, it's more editing, polishing, etc. Luckily, Monster is in a bit better shape than The Seeker was so I only need to shine it up like the diamond it is.

When I need to fulfill the urge to write rather than edit, I'm going to browse through Break of Day Part II or my redrafting of Shady Hill.

Plenty of stuff to work on. I'm never bored. I don't understand how people can be bored, lol.

Questions, comments, concerns? Feel free to ask!

n_wilkinson: (samcham)
Good afternoon!

Starting a new, second job and getting sick twice meant my January goals fell a little by the wayside, but I shall persevere.

The Seeker first round of editing has gone through well. I've received all the feedback I was supposed to get so now I've got to do the second drafts. I may have a cover artist lined up so huzzah!

In the meantime, goals for February are to work on some fanfiction I need to finish, but original fic wise, I want to focus on The Seeker edits and formatting, and preparation.

When I need to write, I'll work on East of Eden and plotting Quisling, which is the next part of WOTA.

Busy times ahead. I promise to keep updating as I go. :)

News

Jan. 30th, 2014 08:42 am
n_wilkinson: (IDD)
Good morning everyone!

This is just a quick update to let you know that both In Darkness Dwells and The Requiem of Janus have reverted back to me so you can no longer purchase them through Amazon or Torquere Press.

I'm working now to try and get some new cover art and self-publish them, but time and money are against me so I don't know how soon I can get them back up. If you still want copies and don't care that it doesn't have a shiny cover, contact me and I can sell you one directly.

Thanks to everyone for your support on this publishing journey of mine. Here's hoping my new releases can be just as successful! :)

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Good morning everyone~

Just an FYI, you've got 30 days to buy The Requiem of Janus before all rights revert back to me. I'm pleased and proud of how long the first run of my first novel lasted. Almost four years! So I'm hoping when I can finally manage to get back on track, I can keep this going.

So take this opportunity to get your copy today. :)

You can buy it directly from Torquere Press or from Amazon. And if you want more information about the book, here's the link to my discussion page and it's accompanying free reads: http://n-wilkinson.dreamwidth.org/29555.html

Thanks to everyone who has supported me over the years. I really appreciate it. Here's hoping the new novels will see just as much success.

n_wilkinson: (day of reckoning)
As I work on building my profile and my fics, I've finally managed to come to some decisions. :)

For NaNoWriMo, I will be focusing on Break of Day, Part Two. Huzzah!

I will be editing/tweaking/smoothing out Aftermath and I will be self-publishing that in 2014. Yay!

And I will be editing, re-drafting, and seeking beta/editors for Synesthesia, and that I will start submitting to agents/publishers, etc in 2014 as well. Moving on up!

My new fic finally has a title: East of Eden. This will be my first ever pure romance. I'm excited about it!

I'm a few pages short of finishing Nycthemeron. Great news! Now I just have to pick which book I intend to work on by hand-writing next. So many decisions.

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Good evening my friends! I don't have any flash fiction yet but I do plan on working on them as soon as I can.

I did, however, find two reviews for my original works. I thought I'd share them with you.

One was for The Requiem of Janus, and is found on goodreads.com. They gave me 5 Stars!!!

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/148415113

The second was for Four Years On. It's on goodreads but it's also on their reviewing website, Brief Encounters. Unfortunately, my penname is spelled wrong. It accidentally got published/promoted as Wilkerson from the start so that's what all the official stuff tends to say. Oops. Tam gave me a C+ (3.5 stars)

http://briefencountersreviews.com/2012/03/27/four-years-on-by-nicole-wilkerson/
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Good afternoon everyone!

This is a fly-by post to let all fans of my original fiction know that I'm hosting the Torquere livejournal today. Stop on by to say hello and enter for a chance to win free stuff! I'll also be posting bits from my eventually upcoming fic Shady Hill for the curious and also talking about the yet untitled sequel to The Requiem of Janus. I'll also be offering opportunity for prompting ficlets for original works.

Hope to see you there!

http://torquere-social.livejournal.com/
n_wilkinson: (IDD)
Evening guys! Sorry I don't have the flash fics yet. Work+Illness does not for writing make. But I'll have all six of them for ya tomorrow.

Until then, check out this great review In Darkness Dwells received! 4.25 stars out of 5!

http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/2011/12/17/in-darkness-dwells/
n_wilkinson: (IDD)
Late author is late. I meant to post this earlier but my brain's not firing on all cylinders.

Join me today at the [livejournal.com profile] torquere_social (http://torquere-social.livejournal.com/) where I'm going to be chatting about In Darkness Dwells and offering a chance to win a free copy of it! Not to mention all the tasty excerpts I'll be providing!
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Good evening fellow fictioneers!

I don't have any flash fiction today because RL is made of suck and I'm exhausted. But I should be good to go tomorrow so be looking for those then.

In the meantime, a lovely e-mail came to my inbox recently and I thought I'd share the good news. Four Years On, my short story based on Jason and Kale from A Thousand Words was accepted for publication in the Charity Sip Blitz for Torquere Press. Huzzah! Now, this Blitz is not for profit. All proceeds go to benefit the It Gets Better project, so I won't be making any money. But that's fine by me. This charity is one I heartily support and I'm proud to be a part of something that benefits others.

This publication is tentatively set for September. I'll post more information as it comes!
n_wilkinson: (wota)
Good morning!

I'll be hosting Torquere Press' livejournal today. So stop on by and say hello, enter for a chance to win either a copy of The Requiem of Janus or a $5 gift certificate. The choice is yours!

I'll also be posting a oneshot set in The Requiem of Janus universe and sneaking in an excerpt of In Darkness Dwells.

Click here to visit today. Hope to see you there!
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Greetings everyone!

Back in August I announced that my short story, Monster, had been published through Sugar and Spice Press. That was true! However, their website can, on occasion, be a little difficult to navigate. Now that the requisite time has passed, Monster has been released to outside distributers. Which means, you can pick up a copy at these, possibly easier to use, websites.

Amazon I Fictionwise

It's priced at $4.99 and I hope that if any of you have the money to spare, you'll check it out. It's about 35K words and it's a general fantasy with a bit of a twist ending. There's no slash here, or sex actually, so it's safe for a young adult audience. Perhaps you can give it as a gift? 

Anyway, check it out if you have the inclination. I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Happy News!

Mar. 3rd, 2011 09:20 pm
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Today has been a great day.

Not only did I get the news that I'll be starting my new job on Monday (huzzah!), but I found out a bunch of other good things.
Read more... )

Interview!

Dec. 2nd, 2010 11:10 pm
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Greetings everyone!

I'd just like to take the opportunity to announce that I'll be featured on Naughty in the Backseat Boy's Blog as a first time author tomorrow. They've asked me some questions that are pretty interesting, as well as introducing The Requiem of Janus to an audience who probably hasn't heard of me. I'm pretty stoked about this. So if any of you are bored tomorrow and looking for something to browse, stop by and say hello!

You can click here to access my post/interview but this link won't go live until tomorrow. I'll post another reminder of it then.

I hope to see some of you there.
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Today I must bring you the regretful news that I won't be offering any more chapters of In Darkness Dwells for your reading enjoyment.

To find out why, read on.... )
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On advice from some of my fellow authors at Torquere Press, I can no be found on The GLBT Bookshelf, which is a massive wikipedia-like website that lists countless GLBT books including romances and action/adventure and self-help and history and just about anything that has to do with the GLBT world.

Want to check me out? 

Well, my author homepage is here: Http://bookworld.editme.com/dracoqueen22. I'm listed as Nicole Wilkinson on there since that's my erotica penname.

And links to The Requiem of Janus' page is here: http://bookworld.editme.com/therequiemofjanus and links to The Finer Points of Thievery (due to be published in August) can be found here: http://bookworld.editme.com/FinerPointsofThievery.

Personally, I think the idea of this site is brilliant. And I'm ultra-pleased to be a part of it.

Just another way I'm spreading the word.

Anyone else know any good sites that allow promotion of homoerotic content? Either for a reasonable fee or for free? I'm happy to take all the advice I can get. *beams*
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I have a release date! Yay!

It is... August 14, 2010!

That's amazing. I'm really happy for this one because it is more of an All Audiences publication rather than The Requiem of Janus which was limited to an open-minded, adult, erotic-interested audience.

Here's a link to where you can read all about my upcoming update on Sugar and Spice Press' coming soon page. You may have to scroll down a little to find me.

http://www.sugarnspicepress.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=1&zenid=vh4e8ktls4u0idaedmplbslv57

I'm so excited!
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Greetings!

June is just FULL of good news, isn't it? 

Read more... )
n_wilkinson: (Default)
Yeah, yeah, I know. I was published in December when I signed the contract, but really, truly, I've got the proof now.

WABAM! The Requiem of Janus is now available for purchase through Torquere Press. At the reasonable price of $8.99, you can get it in the following formats: html, lit, pdf, prc, epub, Sony-optimized pdf

Here's the link to where you can purchase it.

Also, there's an excerpt available as more information on that site, but I'll go ahead and post it here as well.

Excerpt

He had only a faint impression of location. A wide, soft bed and fluttering curtains on the edge of his vision, sheets so soft beneath him they poured like water. It was dark outside, evidenced by night-time shadows, but multiple torches provided enough illumination. The heat they generated kept the chill at bay, curling from their sweat-soaked skin.

A rough tongue scraped across his collarbone. A body much larger and broader than his hovered over him, driving him deeper into the mattress and Janus couldn’t do anything except shudder and pant for more. Fingers tangled through his hair, tugging his head back and revealing the pale column of his throat. Teeth and lips devoured the exposed skin, marking Janus in the most primitive way.

The smell of sex hung thick in the air, a heavy and consuming musk that he hungrily sucked in through his nostrils. A thigh worked between his legs, pushing them insistently aside as another thigh joined. Janus hadn’t even realized his eyes had closed until he opened them, staring directly into the most intense crimson shade he had ever seen. Familiar eyes darkened with lust before a wet and warm tongue slid across over-sensitized flesh.

Janus gasped, lips falling open as he arched his back, hips restlessly searching for something more than the fleeting brush against a solid abdomen above him. It was a dream; he should not have been so conscious of every little detail. He knew his lover’s name but not why the guard should have the audacity to sneak into Janus’ subconscious.

Strong fingers reached between their heaving bodies, wrapping around Janus and stroking him firmly. Janus murmured, chewing his bottom lip as warmth pooled in his belly, trickling through his body to gather in his groin. He had never reached such a high plateau of need with any other partner. It nearly frightened him.

But Janus did need. Terribly and desperately needed this touch as if it could save him.

Smooth tones murmured in his ear, words that made little sense to his lust-driven mind. The syllables didn't matter. Not when the words stopped and the tongue started, curling around his ear and making him shudder. Janus reached up, as if suddenly realizing that his hands had a function. They clung to the tanned body above him, fingernails digging into a broad and muscular back as he writhed, silently begging for more.

Time shifted and stopped, rearranged itself and started again and Janus gasped. He gasped and moaned as he clutched at sheets, head tossed back and hair sprawled behind his head. Pleasure blossomed in his groin, stars bursting behind eyelids he hadn’t even realized were closed as that man – Alcaeus, he admitted to himself -- thrust into him, deep and so damn good.

He held ecstasy in the palm of his hand, white-hot desire coursing through his body with all the subtlety of a hammer. He didn’t care that he sounded like a common whore, panting and moaning and demanding ‘more’ and ‘harder’. He whined and whimpered, the salty flavor of sweat blossoming over his tongue as he bit down on Alcaeus’ shoulder. Hands clamped around Janus’ buttocks, pushing so deeply inside he thought he might never be able to remove Alcaeus, that he would always be marked in some way for the rest of his life.

He ached with a pain that wasn’t quite hurt but more like a need that desperately sought to be quenched. His heart ached, his soul ached, his body ached and he sought release, something to liberate all of the hardness inside of him that he had bottled. All the fears and the pity and the nasty little truths of his true nature beneath the impassive mask.

Alcaeus murmured his name against Janus' own skin as the guard's hand wrapped around Janus, stroking him to the same rhythm of the steady thrusting. He tossed his head back, the pressure building up as it dissolved into a steady stream of ecstasy that he could no longer withhold. He came, Alcaeus’ name on his lips, and Alcaeus followed soon after, the warmth effusing his lower region.

In the distance, thunder crashed and lightning struck...

... with enough volume to jerk Janus awake, a name still on his lips and his body restless beneath the covers. He sat up, chest heaving and heartbeat rapid as his eyes flickered around the dimly lit room. His quarters. In the temple. His blood throbbed in his veins and the dream shifted about in his head.

Thunder crashed once again outside his bedroom window, followed by a flash of hot-white lightning. Magick coiled restlessly in his belly, responding to his emotions and sending the cast out of control. It tenaciously sifted away pieces of his soul. The main problem rose between his legs, throbbing with every remembered cry of pleasure.

Why did he continuously think of the guard? The man whose name he knew by informant only and whose voice he had yet to hear? And why, dammit, wouldn’t his arousal fade?

With teeth clenched and sweat clinging to his body, Janus threw back the covers, reluctantly wrapping his fingers around his straining arousal. He fell back, sprawling against the cool silk of his sheets. His body hovered on the precipice, taut with the need for release.

Ashamedly, it took only a minute for him to crest, body desperate for stimulation. Janus made a mess of his bed, partly disgusted with himself. He moved to cleaner blankets, idly contemplating a bath.

One incident with one man on a random occasion and everything refused to remain the same. His curiosity would not be dissuaded nor his libido denied.

Release by his hand remained unsatisfying. And though Janus knew half a dozen names of selas or aides who would be happy to accommodate him – especially Niord if Janus sent for him – Janus could not fool himself for the sake of saving face. None would do but Alcaeus.


This is so exciting! I'm so giddy here, it's practically scary.

Just an FYI, too. I'm the featured author for the week of June 8th as well on Torquere Press. They did a little interview thing on me, so you should check it out if you're curious. That link is here.  Also, I'll be hosting Torquere's chat on Livejournal on June 14th so stop by and say hello so I don't feel like such a newbie!

It would mean the absolute world to me if any of you could stop by and purchase a copy. If you enjoyed the original, then I guarantee you'll like the redux version. And if you can't afford it just yet, that's okay. I understand. Times are hard and I can't buy half as many books as I want to myself. Letting me know you'd like to but can't is just as nice as a purchase. Trust me. I like knowing that someone is interested in my work. Thanks everyone!

Wow. Guess that means I should get my ass in gear for the next fic, huh? 

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