Long time, no see

I could give a lot of excuses as to why I fell off the blogging train again. The truth is that I was too unmotivated and depressed over the past few months to even try. I haven't been able to get any interviews even and not having a job has always proven to be the worst thing that could ever happen to my writing. I'm hoping that with the recent interview I had that this is something that will be changing soon. <br><br>

I was working on a submission that was going to be due in July and I had missed the deadline but then I looked at the site I want to sub to and found out that the deadline has been pushed back until december 31. This is exciting and means I have more time to truly put my best foot forward. It's still a story I plan to write in novel length but this way I can give it a happy ending... kind of like a west side story for romeo and juliet. ^^ It makes it easier to stomach the hardships my characters will be going through. <br><br>

As well as determining that I'm going to submit to this anthology I've found about 10 other upcomings on storm moon press that I am interested in subbing to. It's going to take a lot of work but it's time for me to buckle down. I'm thinking of picking 5 of them to use as my nanowrimo... You know, a kind of short story anthology of it's on and then I can get them proofread reworked before I submit them. <br><br>

I just have to buckle down and get to writing regularly again no matter how unmotivated I feel. Giving into this feeling only makes it all worse. I'm better than this! As always I'd appreciate knowing you're in my corner so leave me comments here or email me at kitemry @ gmail or tweet me at @jjangonestar and just ask me how my writing is going! I need the push right now to keep going.

A new start!

A lot has happened since I last made an entry. Mainly, I'm now jobless again and so I'm taking the time while I'm job searching to get into the groove of writing seriously again. It's hard to get in that habit even more the more time you have. Life's kind of funny this way. But I've got a lot of ideas and I'm currently in the process of starting a novella with my roommate, Sammy. I'm also pulling out some of my old short stories to edit and finish and then use as free fiction here.

I talked about before how my first novel was going to be a WWII setting but the story is proving much more heavy and difficult to write. It is coming slowly and well... I think I just need to let it come naturally as it does. If I force it I don't think it's going to turn out the way I want and it's too important of a story to me to do half-way!

That's kind of where things are now. I just wanted to note turning over the new leaf and hopefully I'll be making blog entries at least once a week if not more! Once I get my short stories in line I'll start having Short Story Saturday. That'll be my little corner where I can share some free fiction with y'all!

I'm also opening to doing reviews of any sort! So please if you want a short story, novel or anything else reviewed please let me know. I do have limited funds so I cant purchase too many books to do this but I'm willing to purchase as many as I can. I do know sometimes authors will gift a book in return for reviews. I've done this in the past and I've found some great books this way and I know it helps my fellow authors. I'm also looking for blogs to follow and read as well as more friends on twitter (@jongupped) or goodreads!

That being said. I'm going to get my writing on for the night and possibly get some more reading done on The Hobbit which I've been making my way through again!

Current Writing Projects

These are a list of the projects that I have started. They're listed in the order of current priority. Honestly, nothing else will probably be written until I finish The Pink Triangle. However, this is where you get to tell me what you find interesting and would like to see come about. I might be able to spin out a free fiction story to spike your interest in the meantime. I really just want to be able to hear your feedback on it.

Untitled - Damon and Luke



This is a short story that I have been working on and it is set in Reno, Nevada. I'm about 1/3 or so into the piece and I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's an interracial pair with a bit of boss/employee drama on the side with it. Hopefully it'll catch your eye when it comes out, but I am hoping to get it submitted to a press.

The Pink Triangle



Synopsis:

There are few who know that during World War II German Nazis not only persecuted Jews, but also gypsies, other minorities and political prisoners. Perhaps, least known are the bearers of the Pink Triangle. History has swept under the rug the vile treatment of German homosexual prisoners within labor camps designated for them. Some victim stories rival the horrors that have been more famously recounted by Jewish survivors.

The Pink Triangle will be about two young and vivacious homosexual Germans that were childhood friends. It will draw from events before Reinhold’s arrest and Dieter’s enlistment into the service to avoid the same fate. Throughout, the novel readers will follow both of their journeys until their paths intertwine again.

But after they both experience the horrors and travesties of the Nazi regime from different sides, will they be able to reconcile their lives and find the passion for each other and more importantly for living that they once had?

Giro di Venezia (When in Rome)



This is a short homo-erotic romance story. It’s set in Venice between a young 18 year old from California and an older Venetian and the development of their relationship and emotions during the time that Ricky is visiting Venice with his parents. Luciano opens up this young man to a whole new world figuratively and literally.

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This story is a modern day cowboy story. There’s love and romance and a rekindling of a deeper connection that a fast paced life in the city had worn down and exhausted from our two heroes.

Political Gamble



This will be the second novel that I write and it is set in the 60s in Boston and starts right before the Kennedy assassination. Our two characters are a son of a politician and a young man who came into money through his father’s unexpected success. They both find themselves at Harvard and in a time of unexpected social turmoil and they both begin to find themselves in this story of romance, social changes and self exploration.

There are many more projects that I plan to do but these are the ones that are currently in the near future in the works. I look forward to your thoughts.