We hear it every day. Someone says something about how
difficult it is to believe the holiday season is upon us. Heck, I’m saying it
although it’s not a truism for me. I don’t have any difficulty believing this
calendar year is almost done because I’ve crammed a lot of activity into 2013.
The holidays seem like a break to me, but maybe it’s because I saved a lot of
vacation days for December.
December is a “launch” month for me. It’s a time of
evaluating where my writing has taken me and for planning for the year ahead.
It’s time to be realistic about what’s left undone, too. I don’t know about
other writers, but I rarely complete every project started in any given
calendar year. The ideas come faster than I can get them on the page.
I have two projects near and dear to me that are front and
center for 2014. The first is the next installment in the Sundown shapeshifter
series, and the other is a new case for Ian Coulter, private investigator.
After those are completed, I may be nice and be a team player for one of Amber
Allure’s special PAX collections, I’ve decided to cut back on my participation
in those. I do better when my deadlines are my own. But all that can wait until
after the holidays.
The New Year will come and I need to be ready. We no longer
have to sharpen our quills to write. What we tend is so much more important.
We’re finally recognizing that our very best writing asset is ourselves. This
holiday season is for me to rest and recharge. To enjoy family without the
stress of a deadline lurking. This is a time to get back to basics, which will
ultimately make me a better-equipped writer.
May you and yours have a happy and safe holiday season.
KC Kendricks
Website http://www.kckendricks.com
Blog http://kckendricks.blogspot.com
Twitter http://twitter.com/kckendricks
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Coming in January - Finding Home
Who can resist men with secrets
searching for answers? Finding Home brings together two tales of men who
discover that finding a true home isn’t always about the roof over your head
but the person beside you.
Previously available only in
electronic format, these two stories of contemporary gay romance have now been
combined for a paperback edition!
Included are the tales…
DOORS OF TIME
Calvin Lawson arrived in Clear
River to rebuild bridges with his ailing father, not hook up with Emory
Fleming, although being an honest man, he has to admit Emory’s on his mind. But
first things first. He needs to find a restoration project to generate personal
income. Gutted by an arsonist, the old Time Theatre is in dire need of his
special skills.
As an on-the-air journalist, Emory
Fleming is making a name for himself and getting noticed. When Calvin Lawson
rolls back into town, Emory’s stunned. The old pal he worked with at the Time
kept a big secret - he’s gay. All the fantasies Emory had as a teenager about
Calvin suddenly become real as he and Calvin reconnect.
Calvin’s planned restoration may
not be a practical possibility. He has to secure a lot of funding to do the job
properly, and money is tight everywhere. When Emory’s big break comes faster
than anticipated, Calvin sees only one option - step aside so Emory will accept
the job he’s always wanted. It doesn’t take for Emory long to figure out why Calvin
walked out, and put in action a plan to win him back before the doors of time
close between them permanently.
KENUCKY 98 PROOF
Victor Carter knows his grandfather only from a handful of
black and white photographs, so his surprise when the man’s will is read is
genuine. What’s he going to do with seventy acres on the side of a Kentucky
mountain? More importantly, how’s he going to survive living there for a year
to satisfy the conditions of the will so he can sell the property? Even worse,
it’s not like the hills of Kentucky are teeming with gay companionship.
Boone Mosely is Kentucky born and bred with a proud family
heritage he can trace back to his home state’s founding. Following in his
uncle’s footsteps, Boone’s in his second term as sheriff of Four Points. He
takes the job seriously and doesn’t suffer fools - or crime - in his town.
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