It’s been an incredible week! On Sunday I submitted Hat Trick, the novel formerly known as Neutral Zone, to a publisher. The submission included the first three chapters as well as a synopsis that outlined all of the chapters. On Monday I got a request for the rest of the manuscript. On Thursday I got an acceptance [...]
16Mar13
“Hat Trick” has a Publisher!
It’s safe to say that GayRomLit 2012 exceeded expectations. I got to meet many of my favorite authors, find out what several of the leading publishers look for, hear some great readings and spend my anniversary with Will (our first as a legally married couple in New York State) enjoying it all. So many things [...]
It’s been a busy couple of months since my last post, despite the fact that I haven’t been writing on here. Here’s some things that are going on… GayRomLit: Will and I leave tomorrow for GayRomLit in Albuquerque. It’s going to be a great vacation, networking opportunity, chance to discover some books and publishers we may [...]
The very first gay story that I ever sold, which published in December 2009, became available today as a standalone ebook from JMS Books. Here’s the blurb for Adventures of Jake #1: Jake is a pretty typical college student. He studies a lot, works two jobs and would like to find the right guy to share [...]
29Apr12
“Bicycle” Continues to Give
Bicycle Built for Two came out last summer. One of the reasons for writing the story was as a way to give additional funds for the HIV/AIDS services provided by the The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City. The story opens with scenes from an AIDS charity bike ride that runs from [...]
The first quarter of 2012 was very productive for my writing, even more than I had hoped it would be. Here’s a quick recap of what’s been going on: 1) I’m excited to say that Neutral Zone is back in the hands of beta readers for the first time in over a year. This last round [...]
8Jan12
Get Writing in 2012!
The last half of 2011 got away from me. I did focus as much as I should on writing. This year, however, is going to be a year of better focus and more awareness of how I’m using my time. So far, after the first week, things are going well. Here are a couple quick [...]
30Jun11
“Bicycle” on Amazon… Very Cool
Wow! I don’t know what more to say than that. I was checking the web to see what bits of news about Bicycle Built for Two I might find. I’ve seen a couple reviews/rankings on Goodreads, which is always fun to see. But tonight I found the Google listing for the novella in Amazon’s Kindle [...]
I won’t lie, it was exciting to see Bicycle Built for Two staring back at me from the homepage of Dreamspinner Press‘ website this morning. I’m looking forward to seeing reader reaction to this story over the next few weeks and months. Hopefully they will fall in love with Jason and Ben in the same [...]
Six months ago the contract for Bicycle Built for Two was signed and now the novella is less than 10 days away from publishing from Dreamspinner Press. Here’s the official blurb: “While on a three-day charity bike ride from Boston to New York City, Jason Karn makes an unexpected stop to help a fellow rider [...]
