Hey y'all!
Gaucho Code is out as a standalone. It was in the Cowboy Up anthology, which is now out of print, and it's a historical cowboy tale about an American horse thief and an Argentinean gaucho. It m/m, and more story than sex, which made me smile when I re-read it, because those were the days, right? (grin)
I love this story, y'all, and hope you will, too.
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Showing posts with label Gaucho Code. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gaucho Code. Show all posts
Monday, August 15, 2011
Monday, August 01, 2011
a little writerly whimper
Just a warning. I'm hormonal and a little raw and I intend to rant a bit. Just so you know (grins)
I just read a story I have going to reprint, and I'm mad.
Nope, not mad at myself. It's a good story. Not mad at my editor. They did a good job, really, considering this story came out back in 2005 when we were all very new at this game.
What I'm mad about is that this story is GOOD. Really good, I think. It's a historical gaucho story, and it's full of nuance and emotion and historical detail. It's good enough that it makes me mad that I let a couple of biased reviews convince me that I couldn't write historical fiction that was good enough for publication anymore. I have nothing against a bad review if it's fair, as not everyone will love every book they read.
But to say I had no business writing historicals? What a load of bullshit.
This is what happens when you stop listening to your gut and listen to stuff from folks who don't know you and don't really read you for pleasure. All of us writers tend to be nervy about reviews and such, but I thought I had a tougher skin. I had no idea how much the whole negative experience affected me back in the day. I really didn't.
Now I do, and I have to say, it's making me rethink the historical in a much more positive way.
That all said (and do I feel better? Hmm, I think so.) The Gaucho Code, which was in Cowboy Up, will come out as a Sip this month, August 13th.
Thanks for listening, y'all! Sometimes it just takes a little whining to feel like I'm back on track
I just read a story I have going to reprint, and I'm mad.
Nope, not mad at myself. It's a good story. Not mad at my editor. They did a good job, really, considering this story came out back in 2005 when we were all very new at this game.
What I'm mad about is that this story is GOOD. Really good, I think. It's a historical gaucho story, and it's full of nuance and emotion and historical detail. It's good enough that it makes me mad that I let a couple of biased reviews convince me that I couldn't write historical fiction that was good enough for publication anymore. I have nothing against a bad review if it's fair, as not everyone will love every book they read.
But to say I had no business writing historicals? What a load of bullshit.
This is what happens when you stop listening to your gut and listen to stuff from folks who don't know you and don't really read you for pleasure. All of us writers tend to be nervy about reviews and such, but I thought I had a tougher skin. I had no idea how much the whole negative experience affected me back in the day. I really didn't.
Now I do, and I have to say, it's making me rethink the historical in a much more positive way.
That all said (and do I feel better? Hmm, I think so.) The Gaucho Code, which was in Cowboy Up, will come out as a Sip this month, August 13th.
Thanks for listening, y'all! Sometimes it just takes a little whining to feel like I'm back on track
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