I get more excited at this time of year than a kid at Christmas. It's only four days until the start of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). And I'm feeling well and healthy enough to be able to focus on a new project. I can hardly wait to be writing daily again.
The new project will be called American Royalty 1: Coming of Age. It's an alternate reality story in which American society has a well-defined class structure, not based on wealth or occupation, but based on the character of the individual. Education is a process of discovering and revealing a person's character and class. They are told the structure of society and their place in it on or near their sixteenth birthdays. Here's the logline:
In an American society based on class distinctions, someone still needs to teach the heir apparent how to behave like royalty.
If this goes like previous NaNoWriMo projects, we'll be looking at a release on SOL between April and June. I don't know what the sex content of this story will be. I foresee that as in any coming of age story, it is likely to play a role, but how detailed I make it is still up for grabs. I don't know yet if I will post the story as aroslav or as Wayzgoose. Currently, I'm calling it literary fiction. Characters will drive the action and expose both the benefits and cruelty of their society.
I expect that I'll complete the 50,000 NaNoWriMo words easily in the month of November, but writing may continue through December and very likely longer when I add in the two sequels, Coming to Power and Coming to Grips. Sounds like a lot of coming. My Sausage Grinder patrons ($10/month) will have access to the unedited story as I write it with weekly posts on Sundays. Check out patreon/aroslav for details on how you can get access.
But that's not all! I feel like I should be broadcasting on whatever that television channel is that has "As Seen on TV." This past week, I finished the writing of Wayzgoose's sequel to Municipal Blondes titled Stocks & Blondes. The story is in the hands of my incredible editors, Old Rotorhead and Pixel the Cat. Barring the two of them sending it back and telling me it sucks, I expect I'll be able to start serializing it here on SOL by the end of November or early in December. Here's hoping!
And if that wasn't enough… There is only one chapter remaining of Double Time, Book 2 in "The Transmogrification of Jacob Hopkins" series. It will post Tuesday this week. And without skipping a beat, on Friday November 1, I'll begin posting Book 3, Double Tears starting with chapter 99.
Unlike previous stories in which I released the eBook eventually during the posting, the Double Tears eBook will be available for purchase on the same day the story starts here. Details on purchasing it will be in the end note. I've finished writing all five books in this series and don't see a reason to hold them back to match the posting schedule on SOL. Binge readers will be able to acquire the eBooks on an accelerated schedule. Those who need the time will continue to have the chapters presented for free here on SOL every three days.
And that's the story for this week. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please drop me a line. I received so many responses to my question "How much sex is enough?" that I was unable to respond to everyone who commented. The overwhelming majority of the responses stated I had a good mix and appropriately labeled most of my stories "Some Sex." A handful want more and a handful wouldn't mind if I cut it entirely. Can't please everyone, so they stay as I've labeled them.
I have one more procedure to undergo and it will be Monday November 4 when I have an ablation to stabilize my heart rate. With luck, I'll be able to hit the road headed south again in the middle of November. I'm glad my family loves me and has tolerated me freeloading here in the Seattle area for a month now and a couple three weeks to go. I know they'll all breathe a sigh of relief, though, when I'm able to travel again.
See you with a new story on Friday!