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Mell Eight is an author of LGBTQIA original fiction, primarily M/M.
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Out Now:The Chef
August 27, 2023 
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I have been working with Nine Star Press since August 2019.
I worked with Less Than Three Press from December 2011 to July 2019.
Supernatural Consultant Volume One received this award.
Ground of Insurrection was Nominated
Hadash Aviv was Nominated
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9/2/24
I was home today because of the federal holiday and it was glorious. Mondays when I can sleep in and have a leisurely breakfast feel like I've gotten away with something. The good mood this causes always helps with writing. The Spy is almost done. I added about 4k words today! I am putting the finishing touches on the last chapter, and then I have the epilogue. I was thinking three epilogues originally, but I found a way to turn it into one long one that will help complete the series. I'm really hoping to finally be done writing this story within the next few weeks. After that I'll give it an edit, and then set it aside for a few months before editing it again and getting it formatted for submission. I'm finally seeing the ending point for this story and this series, which means it's time to begin thinking about what's next. Dragon Spy tops the list, and the soccer story set in my Out of Underhill world is calling. Plus everything else on my to-do list. The one thing I'm refusing to do is start anything new until my list is smaller. Lol Another boost to my good mood has been the response to The Chef since its release last week. The reviews have all been amazingly positive. Everyone seems to really like it. One reviewer even said they had already read it three times before writing their review! Seeing the reviews, even ones that aren't as praiseworthy, always pick me up because it means someone took the time to read my work. There's no greater complement than that. I am hoping this good mood keeps going until I'm able to finish writing The Spy and start on some other books, but it's also back to work and the daily grind tomorrow so we'll see. Please wish me luck! 8/24/24
In just three short days, The Chef will be released! It feels like time has flown past. The summer just vanished, and now it's practically fall. (Of course, now that I just said that, it's going to be crazy summer weather right up until the first nor'easter. Lol) I'm super excited that The Chef is finally here. I love the characters and the world I created so much, so I really can't wait to hear what you all think of it too! For anyone who pre-ordered with NSP, you can actually read it right now! For everyone else, August 27th can't come fast enough! Here's some purchase links: Aside from that, I don't really have news. Edits for The Prince, book two, are ongoing. I haven't had any time to write (although ideas are still percolating). My real life outside of writing has been unusually busy this year, and when I'm not busy I'm just too tired or focused on recovering. The first time where I don't have something going on for a full week's span isn't until November, and even then I'll have some fun, but still exhausting, things I'm busy preparing for. I really don't foresee any proper recovery time until December, so I'm hoping by January I'll be able to get back into the swing of things.
I had someone ask me if anything was going on with my Out of Underhill series lately. The honest answer is no. The wishful answer is actually a strong maybe. While my originally planned book three fizzled and died (the plot and love interest were so boring and I couldn't fix it), one of those percolating ideas I mentioned earlier might tie into the world of Out of Underhill. Some of you may remember a few years ago I started writing a book with the working title "Soccer Story." I had all these big plans to write one of my rare contemporary stories, I had the love interest ready to go, and a fun enemies to lovers plot line for the romance. However, aside from the enemies to lovers bit, I couldn't come up with any sort of conflict or villain to make the story interesting. It went no where. After languishing on my to-do list for years, I finally pulled it down. The other day I suddenly had an idea. What if the overarching plot was caused by the fae? I would need to do some research, but incorporating a bit of soccer in with some Underhill magic shouldn't be too hard, and then I'll have the necessary catalyst to make the jump from enemies to lovers occur. Of course, finishing writing The Spy and completing my Dragon Consultant series both have to come first. There's still a ton of work to do, so hopefully this January I'll be able to really start whittling down my to-do list. 8/3/24
August has arrived, which means we're getting really, really close to release day for The Chef. With how fast this summer has been flying by, August 27th will be here before we know it! I just approved the ARC, which looked phenomenal. I also approved the print formatting. Yes, The Chef will be released in print as well! I'm always nervous when a new series comes out. I know I love the characters and I know the plot is solid, but I never know whether you all will feel the same. I'm looking forward to reading all your reviews and comments when The Chef comes out! I am very distracted by the Olympics. I'm literally writing this post while watching the US/Japan women's soccer game. I am finding it very hard to concentrate on the editing I need to complete for The Prince, book two in the series. I still have a ton to do, and I'm not making much progress. I want to watch all the games for every sport. I'm staying up late to watch the evening shows, then getting up early to go be sleepy at work. By the time I get home, I'm too zonked to do anything but collapse on the couch and watch TV, which only exacerbates the problem. LOL I thankfully managed to sleep in a bit today, so we'll see if I can get these edits back on track after this soccer game ends. While the edits for The Prince top my to-do list, and next on the list is writing the last few scenes of The Spy to conclude the trilogy, other plots are definitely bugging me. Cantrip keeps evolving, but only the parts that belong in the back story. I now know exactly how my characters got to where they are when the book starts, but the main conflict beyond that is still not ready. Dragon Spy slapped me upside the head the other day, asking why I was making it so complicated. I basically need to pull out a lengthy scene and use it as the first scene in the next book, which will simplify the plot and, I hope, make Dragon Spy easier to write. Dragon Spy will still be the last official book in the series, so this second book might be more in the style of Dragon Adventures: a fun dragon kit jaunt ending in romance. For now, I'm going to think of it like an extended epilogue. As soon as my Princes of Toval series is done, Dragon Spy, and the conclusion of my Supernatural Consultant series, will definitely be next. |
