The Home for Mell Eight's Original Slash Fiction

I'm a slash writer, which means my stories all contain a strong male/male romance. If that is not your thing, hit the back button. If you do love slash then welcome and enjoy! 

Release Dates:

            The Oracle's Sprite
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            Dragon Consultant
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            Dragon Deception
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Current Projects:

  • Ground of Insurrection -Editing!
  • The Oracle's (Water)
  • The Sentinel's Prophesy
  • Dragon Dilemma
  • Dragon Detective
  • Kelpie Blue
  • Ge-Mi

Submitted Projects:

  • Dragon Deception -- Accepted!
  • Thunderbird -- Rejected
  • Dragon Consultant -- Accepted!
  • The Oracle's Sprite -- Accepted!

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News:
2/25/15
  • I really do baffle myself sometimes.  I had just finished adding 5k words to Dragon Dilemma when I stopped to write my last blog posting, but instead of returning to Dilemma when the post went live, I started working on Dragon Detective again.  I honestly have no idea why my muses insist on my finishing Detective (book four) before I'm even halfway through Dilemma (book three).  It makes zero sense to me, but that's the way it's going regardless.  There is a very strong chance I'll finish writing Detective this week! 
     
  • Even though Detective is clearly going to be finished well before Dilemma, I won't submit Detective first.  The order of the books is very important and I don't want there to be any chance of a mix up between the two by submitting one early.  Also, Detective and Dragon Soldier (book five) are too intertwined.  In order to make certain I have everything correct in Detective, I need to get most of Soldier on paper before I'll feel comfortable sending Detective to LT3's submissions inbox.  I should have plenty of time to get Dilemma written while I'm plotting out Soldier. 
     
  • After Dragon Soldier I only have one more book currently planned.  I'm hoping for at least another three--the characters the stories are about are calling for more than just that one--but I have no idea of possible plot for them.  At some point in the next two months I'm going to need to figure that out. 
2/23/15
  • I had a look at the current poll numbers for the snippet in this month's newsletter and got a little kick in the pants.  You guys are voting for Dragon Dilemma, which would be awesome if I actually had enough written to pull a good snippet from.  As of three days ago there was barely 2k words put together for the story.  When I originally included Dilemma in the poll, I thought I would have plenty written a month later when the poll closed and that's not the case!  That means I owe you guys a lot of thanks.  You have galvanized me into getting off my duff.  Dragon Dilemma is now over 6k and still growing.  I also have a good snippet pulled out that I think you guys will like. 
     
  • There's still no word on potential release dates, editing, covers, or anything else for Dragon Consultant or Dragon Deception (or The Oracle's Sprite, but that's not the series this post is about).  I really hope I don't finish writing Dilemma before I start getting that info, but if I keep up the pace you guys have kicked me into that might end up being the case.  I can't complain about getting to write a lot though. 
     
  • I've figured out what point I want to start writing Dragon Soldier from.  It's a direct sequel to Dragon Detective, which is different from the first three books in the series.  They're all meant to be read in order, but if you read Dilemma (book three) before Consultant (book one) you won't be too confused.  If you read Soldier (book five) before Detective (book four), you'll have no idea what's going on.  Of course, learning where Soldier is going to start means I've solidified where Detective will end.  I should be able to put together the last 10k in Detective next month. 
     
  • I have also decided to make a pact that I will not title any more books in the series DD.  So far I have Dragon Deception, Dragon Dilemma, and Dragon Detective.  If I'm having a bit of trouble keeping the titles straight, I'm sure readers will too.  So, no more DDs! 
2/20/15
  • I have heard from LT3 about Dragon Deception and Thunderbird.  They accepted Deception, which means my Supernatural Consultant series is chugging along quickly.  I need to get back to working on book three, Dragon Dilemma, so I can keep up the excellent momentum.  Thunderbird received a rejection letter.  This means I will not have a story in LT3's Intertwined call.  They said a couple of things in the letter, foremost of which was that the story needs at least another 10k words for it to really work.  I'm not one hundred percent certain I agree with that, or with some of the other things LT3 said, but it's a point to build from.  I would love to try fleshing out the story a bit more and attempt at fixing some of the other issues LT3 pointed out.  Hopefully I'll have time to rework it and eventually resubmit it as a standalone story. 

  • I have gotten a preliminary report from my beta reader about Ground of Insurrection and she's pointed out something I've been worrying over.  I was planning to submit GoI to LT3's Devil's Land call and she said it fit the call, but she wondered if it might be better if I instead expanded on some of the plot points and submitted it as a standalone.  I'm honestly leaning towards doing that.  I love the story and I do think it would stand out, plus I have an idea for a sequel that I wouldn't write if the first story was stuck in an anthology.  I think I'll have to wait and see what her final recommendation is.  I have a feeling I won't have a story in any LT3 anthologies coming out this year, which would be the first time since I began submitting to LT3. 

  • On the writing front I have more bad news.  I just haven't had the will to sit down and write.  I've gotten a few hundred words written here and there this month, but nothing substantial.  It's definitely caused by a culmination of a lot of different things.  The frigid weather and gray skies, stress and worry over possibly getting a new job, and too many books I want to read instead of writing my own.  There are still a few more days in February, so there's still time to try to accomplish some of my goals for the month.  Hopefully I'll get something done before March! 
2/6/15
  • I haven't written anything in almost a week.  Arg!  Aggravating doesn't even begin to cover it.  Every time I sit down in front of my computer to put some words down in any of my active stories, I get distracted by the internet and nothing ends up getting written.  Ge-Mi and Dragon Detective have both reached transitional scenes, which are hard to get right and always seem to require more time and planning that I want them to.  Ge-Mi is moving from the introductory portions of setting up the characters and the plot.  I need to start adding in the larger issues like the fact that there's a bigger picture to the plot line and I need to transition the romance from the characters growling at each other to perhaps actually liking each other.  Dragon Detective is at the big set up for the final battle scene where everything converges into one last fight and, because the story flows directly into the next book, Dragon Soldier, I need to also set up that transition bit correctly. 

  • Of course, I'm stalled on more than just those two stories.  Dragon Dilemma is sitting at a sad 2k.  It should be over 10k by now and I honestly don't have any idea why I'm having so much trouble writing it down.  I know what happens!  It's the same for Sentinel's Prophesy.  The plot is complete, I just need to get it onto paper and that isn't happening. 

  • On a different note, there's still been no word from LT3 on potential release dates for Dragon Consultant or The Oracle's Sprite.  I'm hoping to hear from them soon!  I'm going through Dragon Deception to get it edited for submission and should have that in LT3's hands soon.  I'll let you know when it's been submitted!  There's still a few weeks before I'm expecting Ground of Insurrection back from my beta reader, so I'm not worried about that just yet.  Hopefully I'll be able to finish writing another story this month to add to this list! 
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