The Home for Mell Eight's Original Fiction

Mell Eight is an author of LBTQIA original fiction, primarily M/M. 
If that is not your thing, hit the back button, otherwise welcome and enjoy! 

Out Now:

Magnified
September 7, 2016

Coming Soon:

Dragon Detective
October 19, 2016
Elemental Ride
November 9, 2016
Ner Li
December 14, 2016
The Case of the Wandering Wolves
January 1, 2017
Ge-Mi: Part One
February 8, 2017
Dragon Soldier
April 5, 2017

Current Projects:

  • Ground of Insurrection:
    Part One -- Editing
    Part Two
  • If A Butterfly Don't Fly
  • Dragon Spy
  • Ge-Mi: Part Two
  • Kelpie Blue

Submitted Projects:

  • Justified -- Accepted
  • Dragon Home -- Accepted
  • Dragon Adventure -- Accepted

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News:
9/10/16

Despite my needing to take some time off from writing, things continue to progress with all my stories.  Here's an update on how things are going:
  • Magnified was released on September 7th and so far has been getting great reviews.  Thank you to everyone that purchased a copy.  I really hope you enjoyed it! 

  • Cinder-Elle, my fairytale short story from Fairytales Slashed Volume 4, is out of print.  I have some plans for this story, so look for it to appear on my to-do list again. 

  • Speaking of stories going out of print soon, Cleanly Wrong, my story from the Bestiary collection will be going out of print at the end of September.  I'm hoping to polish and resubmit this story, but it may be a while before I can get my act together and make that happen.  Bloody Kiss, my story from the Proud to be a Vampire collection and Jack O'Lantern's Grin, my story from the Halloween Rentboy's collection will both be going out of print in October.  Bloody Kiss might return as part of a larger series, but don't hold me to that.  Jack O'Lantern's Grin will not be returning, so get your copies before they're gone. 

  • I have also been getting a lot of editing accomplished.  The first round of edits for Ner Li and Ge-Mi: Part One and the second round for The Case of the Wandering Wolves and Dragon Soldier are back with LT3, as well as a final proof read for Dragon Detective (out on October 19th).  I have the second pass of edits for Elemental Ride sitting in my inbox that I will start working on soon. 
9/7/16
  • Out Now: Magnified
On her deathbed, Yani's Great Grandmother reveals she has one last story from her past to tell: that of his Great Uncle Yakov, who helped her survive the Nazis. It's a story of vampires and werewolves he can scarcely believe—and in the wake of his Great Grandmother's death, Yani realizes the story is far from over.

The world of vampires and werewolves isn't a safe place for a human, even one with Yani's unusual family history. With danger at his door, the smart thing would be to run, but much like his Great Grandmother Yani has never been very good at running away—especially with his loved ones and the whole world at stake.

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9/5/16
8/8/16
7/31/16
7/25/16
  • I swear, July just started.  It was literally just the first week of July an hour ago.  Why the heck is my calendar telling me it's actually the last week instead?  I can't believe how quickly this month has flown past and how little I've been able to accomplish this entire time.  I thought I still had plenty of time to finish my goals, but it looks like that's not going to happen.  That's not good; I'll have to work even harder next month. 

  • Magnified is out on pre-order at LT3 and posted on Goodreads.  Make sure to check it out both places because I know you're going to love it when it comes out on September 7th. 
     
  • I received edits from the proof reader for Magnified yesterday.  It's all simple fixes that can be time consuming, but they need to be done.  Since Magnified is coming out soon, I'm focusing on getting those completed ASAP before returning to the rest of the edits I'm still working on.  The Case of the Wandering Wolves is being stubborn, but I'm slowly making progress.  I also received the edits for Ge-Mi: Part One.  I have a bit of an issue with passive tense, which I knew about beforehand, but I apparently didn't apply any of that knowledge to Ge-Mi so there's a lot of 'was' to fix in the edits.  There's still a good bit to get done in both sets of edits, so I'm going to keep on working and I'll hopefully have them back to LT3 soon. 
7/8/16
  • This past week has been all about the edits.  First, I finished the overdue edits for Dragon Soldier.  I was a few days late getting them back, but it wasn't bad enough to cause any problems with the release.  I'm hoping the editor can save me, since I couldn't quite figure out the issue they wanted me to fix.  I made an honest attempt, but it still needs some help.  I'll let you know how it goes when the editor finishes the second round of edits and LT3 sends them back to me again. 

  • As I was finishing up with Dragon Soldier, I started getting emails from LT3 with more edits.  First, the second round of edits for The Case of the Wandering Wolves appeared.  The edits look fairly straightforward.  I needed some clarification and advice in a few spots that the editor helped me with.  Once I get those spots smoothed out, this story will be awesome. 

  • Next, the first round of edits for Elemental Ride appeared.  There was one big issue, but it was a fairly easy fix.  Aside from that, there wasn't really much else to do.  I fixed the issue, read through the story, and have already returned it to LT3 for a second round of edits.  The editor, I have to say, absolutely loved the story and I have to concur.  Elemental Ride is easily one of the favorite stories that I've written. 

  • After that, LT3 informed me that the first round of edits for Ge-Me: Part One were complete.  However, the file was corrupted so they had to figure that out before sending them to me.  I'm hoping to receive them soon. 
7/1/16
6/30/16
6/26/16
  • Magnified is up for pre-order!  It is the longest and most intricate story I've ever written.  Vampires and werewolves, a touch of magic, and a bit of intrigue.  I loved writing this story and am extremely excited for it to come out.  September 7th is the big day, so make sure to get your copy now: https://lessthanthreepress.com/books...  The best part is LT3 is having a massive sale in June for a few more days, so right now you can get it for 32% off instead of the usual 15% discount for pre-orders. 
     
  • LT3 and I have been going over future release dates for some of my upcoming stories.  We already knew Magnified was slotted for September 7th.  We then moved Dragon Detective a week earlier to October 12th.  Why did we move Detective a touch earlier?  Because Elemental Ride, my story for LT3's Roughhouse Raiders call, is coming out on November 9th.  Then, Ner Li, my story in LT3's Sharing the Seasons call, will come out soon after on December 14th.  That's four stories right on top of each other.  Admittedly, the latter two are fairly short, but that's still a lot to squeeze into such a short time-frame. 

  • But wait.  There's more!  2017 also has a lot of stories to look forward to.  Ge-Mi: Part One, will come out at the end of January.  Dragon Soldier will follow in March.  The Case of the Wandering Wolves, book one in my Trickster's Eye series, will come out sometime in late April or early May.  Dragon Adventure would be next, estimated to arrive at the end of June or early July.  Then, Justified is looking at September and Dragon Home sometime after that.  Everything I've outlined in this paragraph is a very rough estimation and subject to change based on editing and LT3's scheduling needs, but it's a good plan to start with. 

  • I've been working on the edits for Dragon Soldier and I'm almost done.  There's one more thing I have to do before I give it a final read through, but unfortunately it's the biggest item on the to-do list.  I need to add one or two new scenes to up the romance, which means figuring out where to slot them in and how to keep the flow steady.  I'm hoping to have it done soon.