Since it’s kind of the thing to do, I thought that I might talk about some of my self-publishing trials and tribulations.

Why would I self-publish? Because it takes forever to get any kind of real response from agents and publishing companies. Plus, I have a hard time classifying some of my work. Fantasy? Sci-fi? Gay? Homo-erotic? Thriller? Suspense? Mystery? Contemporary? Blah, blah, blah. Let’s just say that I write a mish-mash of genres, and I don’t stick to one genre or one type of writing for every project.

My biggest fear is being labeled because I want the freedom to write whatever I want to write.

Back in the day I was really fond of writing about vampires and werewolves. Now I’ve drifted away from the genre-typing and moved on to different things. So to be pigeon-holed by a genre I don’t indulge much in anymore? Very frustrating.

What do I hope to get out of writing? I want people to read what I write. I want to hear back from readers that have enjoyed reading the stories I’ve crafted. But even if no one in the entire world ever read anything I wrote… I would still write. Because at the end of the day writing is such a part of my identity that it’s not what I do, it’s who I am.

Faizel 02 at Amazon

Well, it’s been a somewhat trying day.

I have been attempting to finish up the last edits for “Pulse of the City” so I can finally publish it, so of course today was the day when the Kids didn’t want to offer me any peace at all. In fact, they both went out of their way to get me into a spluttering miasma of rage.

Imagine, stepping out to call two kids in for lunch and finding the yard empty when they were right there a minute ago. Then when you frantically yell for them and run all over the place like an idiot… turns out their cousin was over next door so they decided to go play with him without asking. I was seeing red.

So as punishment for nearly giving me a heart attack, I gave them worksheet pages to do and assigned them each a book report… I have never seen so many spelling mistakes, grammar errors, or just plain nonsense since I edited “Little Boy Blue.”

I’ll get back to my editing, but I’m already aggravated and half-exhausted and just about ready to throw in the towel for the day.

Kids are hard.

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good at Amazon
Uramichi Oniisan 01 at Amazon

Planned blurb:

“Lamb is a boy. Lost and confused by the intricacies of being amongst humans. He’s damaged and afraid.

“Lamb is a wolf. Strong and unwavering, completely unburdened by such inconsequential concepts as conscience and morality.

“What is Lamb?

“His reply is always: ‘I am a wolf.'”