So, I’m on the cusp of something terrifying and yet, absolutely wonderful. I’ve been writing in my spare time around a day job since 2012, so 8 years. But now I’m staring down the barrel of the very real possibility of being able to stay home and write full time and I’m a little bit scared shitless folks. There’s no safety net waving in the wind beneath my wings if I do this, it’s all or nothing and I think that is what concerns me the most. I’ve always wanted to turn this gig into something more permanent but then I’ve always had the “real” job (as some assholes refer to it) to buffer those sluggish sales months and lackluster releases. What if I can’t stay focused? Because, lets be real, that youtube black hole is a very real thing. I still have obligations, family and friends, a life outside of those I create with my fictional characters. What if I can’t find the right balance? There’s so much more than the writing of the stories to focus on. Promotion, editing, marketing, staying in contact with my readers because they are very important to me. What if I can’t do this? This, my friends, is the root of it all. That self doubt. I’ve grown so accustomed to my routine, that 9-5 Monday thru Friday ritual. When I don’t make my word count… it’s okay, it was a busy week at work. That just won’t fly anymore because the writing, the passion for sharing the voices in my head with my readers, that will now be my work.
I tell you, I’ve been rolling this around in my head since November when I learned that the company I’ve worked at for over a decade is relocating, and the drive would be, exponentially increased for me. So now my thoughts are starting to change, to veer in a different direction. What if this is my chance to do the one thing I have wanted to do for years? Is there the possibility of falling flat on my face? Yep! But that is an option with anything I venture into. So, why not do something that makes me feel whole and fills my soul with happiness. I will say I am very lucky to have family and friends that support me regardless, and I know some people don’t have that luxury, which makes me sad. But I’m going to dive into this new chapter of life head first and pray to god the pool hasn’t been drained!
While we are on the subject of new chapters, did you know that I’m re-releasing my All Cocks series? Of course you did, I can’t stop talking about it. Gay for Pay is available for pre-order now and I hope you’ll grab a copy and see how I’ve applied everything I’ve learned over the past several years to a new, improved version of Chris and Linc’s love story. The bones of the story you initially read are still there, it’s just been edited and revised with close to 15k words added to the story including some amazing and sexy new content. If you’re new to my work, even better, you can start the journey with this rag tag group of guys that become a family of the oddest sorts somewhere along the way. With the rebranding the series will now be, Stories from the Sound, but they are still All Cocks Inc. and the Dimir men are still leading the way into exciting and new adventures for this motley crew of men. I hope you’ll jump onboard the train that’s still headed toward the same station, just on a different set of tracks.
Gay for Pay, Stories from the Sound book 1 synopsis and buy links….
I don’t know how to explain it—I just woke up one day, and there he was. And he became my everything.
One choice was all it took to destroy Chris’s future.
It’s a mistake that he can’t take back or make right, one that cost another person their life. Adrift, alone, and uncertain of his future, Chris moves to New York, but he quickly learns that the bright lights of the big city don’t offer the absolution he seeks. A fortuitous encounter moves him in the right direction. But is he willing to take the chance he’s offered to make a fresh start?
After catching his boyfriend cheating, again, Linc is convinced that he’ll never find love.
Linc has always been honest about who he is and what he prefers. He’s a bisexual gay porn star that will do just about anything with anyone, on-camera that is, so he can write his own ticket in a versatility-charged industry. It’s not his sexuality that interferes with his personal life; it’s his inability to trust.
With the possibility of a happy ever in their grasp, can these two men let their guard down and take a second chance on love?
NOTE: This story was previously published as Gay for Pay, All Cocks Stories book 1. It has been edited and reworked with a lot of new content added to the story.
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TM Smith, Author bio and links
A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.
Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!
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