Greetings!
I’ve spent the last several days at our 2nd annual writers retreat on the Oregon coast. We got to watch the Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse (through clouds) and chill out talking about writing, life, and all kinds of things. We talked about our plans for 2019 and did a workshop by Lynn Lorenz on planning our stories at the front end. I love my community of writers. Just knowing I’m not alone in trying to wrestle words onto a page makes a difference.
As far as writing goes, I’ve completed final proofs on The Players Protégé, the 2nd Campus Connections book. The cover art is gorgeous and the book will be out from Dreamspinners this summer. Here is the final story blurb:
When his friends bet cynical Jerry that he can’t turn sweet Arlo into a player, Jerry might win the bet but lose his heart.
College senior Jerry Helstrom survived a gay childhood in Texas by being fierce and fabulous. At school he’s known as a player and has kept his heart so guarded that he’s forgotten he has one. When his friends bet him he can’t teach inexperienced Arlo Barnes to become a stud like him, Jerry takes on the challenge and quickly finds himself drawn to his enticing trainee.
Arlo kicks butt as a Tae Kwon Do black belt, but his sexual game is lacking. He’s been dumped by his only boyfriend and needs help getting himself out there. Enter Jerry Helstrom, player extraordinaire and happy to provide Arlo with some hands-on coaching. Jerry encourages Arlo to ask for what he wants in sex and in life, something Arlo struggles with. The struggle deepens when Arlo discovers that what he truly wants is the seemingly unattainable Jerry Helstrom.
Jerry can teach Arlo to play the field, but can Arlo teach Jerry to play for keeps?
I’m keeping my 2019 writing expectations modest. I intend to complete and publish the 3rd Campus Connections story and have a story in the DSP Holiday Anthology.
Otherwise, I hope to connect with writers and readers at Pride events in the Pacific Northwest and at GRL in Albuquerque.
THANK YOU:
This is my last blog post for LoveBytes. I’ve enjoyed having a chance to share with you each month. Thanks to Dani and all at LoveBytes for the opportunity. I’m grateful to my fellow writers and all the wonderful readers who are part of this great community.
Take care and best of luck in 2019
CJane
After years of hearing characters chatting away in her head, CJane Elliott finally decided to put them on paper and hasn’t looked back since. A psychotherapist by training, CJane enjoys writing sexy, passionate stories that also explore the human psyche. CJane has traveled all over North America for work and her characters are travelers, too, traveling down into their own depths to find what they need to get to the happy ending.
CJane is an ardent supporter of LGBTQ equality and is particularly fond of coming out stories.
CJane is the author of the award-winning Serpentine Series, New Adult contemporary novels set at the University of Virginia. Serpentine Walls was a 2014 Rainbow Awards finalist, Aidan’s Journey was a 2015 EPIC Awards finalist, and Sex, Love, and Videogames won first place in the New Adult category in the 2016 Swirl Awards and first place in Contemporary Fiction in the 2017 EPIC eBook Awards.