My readers in the EU will be happy to know that "The Vimana Incident" is now available from Fusselschwarm!
I missed the announcement, as it has apparently been available for a little while now, but I thought I'd go ahead and mention it.
You can purchase your copy here:
http://www.maennerschwarm.de/Laden/htdocs/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=67&Itemid=121#Novels
Or you can stop by the Fusselschwarm table at any of the conventions or book fairs they attend. Also, be sure to check out @fusselschwarm on Twitter.
Showing posts with label dieselpunk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dieselpunk. Show all posts
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Where I Am As An Author
As you probably know if you've read the posts in this blog so far, I am a small press author and I don't make a whole lot off my writing. It started out as something of a hobby, writing from within the furry community where making a living off of any sort of work is unlikely; it's a small, mostly Interned-based community that enjoys stories, art, and other media involving anthropomorphic animal stories and although sexual material is definitely out there, non-sexual stories and art still sell decently well.
The first book I published (also the first manuscript of any sort I actually sold copies of) was a dieselpunk action romance called "Basecraft Cirrostratus," and yes, it did play somewhat to the sexual aspect of things. I've been told by a few non-furry readers, though, that aside from the sex it's actually a decent early attempt at a story, kind of in the vein of "The Rocketeer" and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" in a dystopian setting inspired by the neoliberal crony capitalism and dominionist politics of the 2000s. As such, it was hardly "porn" so much as an adventure story with erotic scenes.
It got decent reviews, and was greeted enthusiastically enough that I began to think that maybe I would eventually have what it took to support myself as an author. I was called out on being too brief and breezy in my pacing, sort of the opposite of what you hear about amateur authors most of the time. There were also minor issues with forced dialog and a plot just a little too fraught with convenient coincidences (though I did lampshade it somewhat in the sequel by having all the loose ends from the first book come back to haunt the protagonists). But after a while, sales slowed and I decided to put something else out.
The first book I published (also the first manuscript of any sort I actually sold copies of) was a dieselpunk action romance called "Basecraft Cirrostratus," and yes, it did play somewhat to the sexual aspect of things. I've been told by a few non-furry readers, though, that aside from the sex it's actually a decent early attempt at a story, kind of in the vein of "The Rocketeer" and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" in a dystopian setting inspired by the neoliberal crony capitalism and dominionist politics of the 2000s. As such, it was hardly "porn" so much as an adventure story with erotic scenes.
It got decent reviews, and was greeted enthusiastically enough that I began to think that maybe I would eventually have what it took to support myself as an author. I was called out on being too brief and breezy in my pacing, sort of the opposite of what you hear about amateur authors most of the time. There were also minor issues with forced dialog and a plot just a little too fraught with convenient coincidences (though I did lampshade it somewhat in the sequel by having all the loose ends from the first book come back to haunt the protagonists). But after a while, sales slowed and I decided to put something else out.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Sent
I sent my final draft just a few moments ago.
Unless there are any more issues, "The Vimana Incident" should be go for launch next weekend. My publisher, Furplanet, will make an announcement if it will be ready and I will link to the preorder page.
This might be the fastest I have ever taken a book from the first page of the first draft to publication. A year ago, this book existed only as a few random plot sketches going back to 2012 but no draft had ever been produced.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Hello Everyone!
Just a short hello to say that this will be my first blog focusing primarily on promoting and sharing my writing!
I've decided to use Blogger as my platform because it seems there are still a lot of users on it. I had considered Wordpress but decided to use that platform for posts of a more personal nature (that account will not be linked here, sorry).
I've been writing since I was about six or seven and I first got serious about it back in my teen years. I have lived all over the place, including Myrtle Beach, Madrid, London, and Las Vegas, but I have settled in Northwest Oregon and I do believe I'm happy putting down roots here. The places I have lived and people I have met are a major inspiration for my writing.
I'm also a mystic, a self-described Gnostic Syncretist with a strong attraction to esoteric Christianity, western mysticism, and Buddhism. I consider my name, Rose LaCroix, to be a wonderful synchronicity with my interests as the Rose Cross is a symbol that very much describes my spiritual outlook. I won't go too much into my specific beliefs or experiences here but I've had my brush with the ineffable, and it often serves to put a fire under my muse when it gets lazy.
My first novel, "The Goldenlea," took five years to complete and five more years to publish. During that time I was able to complete and publish a second novel, "Basecraft Cirrostratus," which was nominated for a Rainbow Award for LGBT fiction and for an Ursa Major Award for anthropomorphic fiction. Last summer, I published my third novel, "Escape from St. Arned," which was a sequel to "Basecraft Cirrostratus."
My upcoming novel is part of the reason I've decided to make myself more visible on social media. It's a hybrid of a 1930s space opera, a Phildickian science fiction story with Gnostic and psychedelic themes, and historic fiction with medieval settings. The addition of anthropomorphic animal characters gives it almost the feel of a postmodern Reynard story. If that sounds awesome, stick around.
I've decided to use Blogger as my platform because it seems there are still a lot of users on it. I had considered Wordpress but decided to use that platform for posts of a more personal nature (that account will not be linked here, sorry).
I've been writing since I was about six or seven and I first got serious about it back in my teen years. I have lived all over the place, including Myrtle Beach, Madrid, London, and Las Vegas, but I have settled in Northwest Oregon and I do believe I'm happy putting down roots here. The places I have lived and people I have met are a major inspiration for my writing.
I'm also a mystic, a self-described Gnostic Syncretist with a strong attraction to esoteric Christianity, western mysticism, and Buddhism. I consider my name, Rose LaCroix, to be a wonderful synchronicity with my interests as the Rose Cross is a symbol that very much describes my spiritual outlook. I won't go too much into my specific beliefs or experiences here but I've had my brush with the ineffable, and it often serves to put a fire under my muse when it gets lazy.
My first novel, "The Goldenlea," took five years to complete and five more years to publish. During that time I was able to complete and publish a second novel, "Basecraft Cirrostratus," which was nominated for a Rainbow Award for LGBT fiction and for an Ursa Major Award for anthropomorphic fiction. Last summer, I published my third novel, "Escape from St. Arned," which was a sequel to "Basecraft Cirrostratus."
My upcoming novel is part of the reason I've decided to make myself more visible on social media. It's a hybrid of a 1930s space opera, a Phildickian science fiction story with Gnostic and psychedelic themes, and historic fiction with medieval settings. The addition of anthropomorphic animal characters gives it almost the feel of a postmodern Reynard story. If that sounds awesome, stick around.
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