What has S.J. been up to?

It hit me last night that for all the posts I've put up since launching this blog, I haven't really given an update about what I'm working on.  I get bad author points for that!  Sorry!  So, let me try and catch everyone up with what's been going on in my little writing world :-)

For the past couple weeks I've been working on a novella, tentatively titled FINDING A DREAM, and just last night, my awesome editor sent the first round of edits on it back to me.  I'm really excited about this story because if things go the way I'm hoping, something special might be getting done with my royalties for it, along with my editor's.  I'm going to hold off on saying what until things are finalized, but I will say the story involves a couple characters from the Conquest series, Brandon Alexander and Shunichi Miyamoto. 

And my upcoming m/m vampire erotic romance novel, NATURAL INSTINCTS, is also finished and will be going into edits in the next few weeks.  We're thinking maybe a January-ish release for its release, but please don't hold me to that.  The holidays could slow me down with working on edits when I get them, but I'll definitely try my best to get them done as fast as I can!

Let's see, what else...  Oh yeah, more rockers.  Those who have read NO FEAR and KEYS TO LOVE might remember the band Black Heart Down.  I have a rough draft finished for their story, centered around two band members in particular.  It's another novel length work, and its tentative title is BLACK HEART DOWN, because you know, I'm creative like that ;-)  But BHD it slated for after the vampires, so probably looking at the first quarter of 2011 for those boys to take the stage.

Well, I think that's about it for all the immediate projects I've got in the works.  Here's hoping they all sound good and readable to everyone!

Weekly Inspiration - Ryan Barry

For inspiration this week, I present Ryan Barry.  He's an American model who along with having won the Armani Exchange Model Search a while back, has also been photographed by amazing fashion photographer, Adam Bouska, one of the co-founders for the NOH8 campaign.  If you want to see some really beautiful, sexy, and powerful images, check out Adam Bouska's website.  One of these days, I should do a Weekly Inspiration post on his work in general, but for this week, we'll just go with Ryan Barry and these shots done by Mr. Bouska.  I couldn't track down a website specifically for Ryan, but if you want to see more of him than I'm offering here, a good ol' Google search should do the trick and there are more images on Adam Bouska's site :-)

Vote for a story

Ever since the release of KEYS TO LOVE, I've had many people ask about Conquest's drummer, Brad Delfini.  There have been a lot of questions about his sexuality and if he'll get a story of his own.  I've "talked" to Brad, I know things about him and where his heart lies, but even though I know all Brad's secrets, I'm curious to see readers' opinions.  Hence, I've started a poll!  If you look to the right, scroll down below my cover pics and archive, you'll find it.  Feel free to cast your vote for Brad, whether you'd like a story about him, what your guess is about his sexuality, or if the man should just be left alone.  Still can't promise a story about him, but I thought this would be a fun way to tally everyone's feelings about him.

**Amendment to the voting.  Sadly, the poll won't let me add in the new option of Brad being bi now that some votes have been cast, so if there are any folks who would like to vote for m/m/f, "Yes!  He needs a good MAN and WOMAN in his life," you can cast your vote in comment section of this post.  Thanks so much, everyone!**

Song of the Week - "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles

Sara Bareilles with "King of Anything" gets Song of the Week this time around.  It seems like I've been hearing this song a lot lately, and every time I hear it, I love it!  I've heard some of Sara Bareilles's other music and have always thought she has a great voice and sound.  Hope everyone enjoys this song by her!  And to learn more about her, here's her official website:  http://www.sarabmusic.com/us/home 

Weekly Inspiration - Jared Koronkiewicz

Alrighty, for this week's inspiration, I'm giving model, Jared Koronkiewicz.  Long hair or short, take your pick for him to be your inspiration in any way you want.  He's been on the modeling scene for a while, and has worked with some of the top designers.  And no, sorry, I couldn't find a website for him, a Facebook, or Twitter.  If he has any of those, they're too difficult for my meager tech skills to find.  But, do a search for him and you'll get articles about him and plenty more pics.  Enjoy!