The Home for Mell Eight's Original Fiction
Mell Eight is an author of LGBTQIA original fiction, primarily M/M.
If that is not your thing, hit the back button, otherwise welcome and enjoy!
If that is not your thing, hit the back button, otherwise welcome and enjoy!
Out Now:
Coven
December 27, 2022 
Coming Soon:
Hunter
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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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2/5/23
I had my whole weekend planned out. When I was going to the grocery store, when I was writing, when I was working on my current paint by numbers project; all of that was supposed to be fully structured this weekend. I even factored in how to get all that done around the crazy weather we've been having. And it was working! I added about 1k words to Vivary Tales before bedtime, and I knew I'd be able to pick it back up in the morning. And then at two AM I'm woken up by a WHOOMPH coming from the direction of my en-suite bathtub, followed by an ominous whooshing sound. No water leaking in my bathroom. I sprint downstairs. No water puddling anywhere on the main floor. Sprint down another flight of stairs. No water in my basement. I open the door into my garage, and my car is getting a shower. Water everywhere! I turned the water off to the house and then had a moment of "what do I do now?" The answer: call my mom, of course. Lol. There's a smoke detector in my garage, right underneath where the pipe burst. Apparently smoke detectors and water are not a winning combination. The whole system goes off, blaring and deafening throughout the entire house, and I'm still shocked my neighbors whom I share a wall with didn't come running. Picture me, in pajamas at dark o'clock, on the phone with my poor mother, trying to get the smoke detectors on four separate floors to shut off, all while my garage ceiling continues to forlornly drip onto my car. Yeah. I don't want to picture it either. So that leaves my Sunday plans absolutely destroyed. I moved my car into my driveway, got the ladder out so I could remove the smoke detector--dropped it onto the concrete floor, so I have a trip to the hardware store in my future--and now I wait. I submitted an online claim to my insurance, but I can't contact a plumber until the sun rises. No water, which means I can't shower, which nixes the grocery store run. I can't clean paintbrushes either, so no painting. No laundry, and I can't wash dishes. That means the only thing left on my to-do list is to write, so maybe Vivary Tales will take off, distracting me while I wait for a verdict from the plumber. One can hope. 12/31/22
I hope everyone has wonderful plans for their New Year's celebration! I will be going full-on couch potato, and it's going to be glorious! I'll watch the ball drop on TV from the comfort of my couch in my cozy pajamas. I'll read a good book, maybe write a bit; I'll do whatever I want all evening. I can't wait! My New Year's resolution is to try to write more in 2023. I have so many works-in-progress, and series that just need one more book to be completed. Since reprints are over with, I know I'm not going to have a lot of editing taking up my time; refocusing on my older stories is going to be a priority. I also want to continue my new ideas since they're interesting too. Basically, I want to write a ton and start checking off my to-do list! If anyone was wondering, the response for Coven has been phenomenal. I've yet to read a negative review, which is rare and wonderful. LOL. If you haven't gotten your copy yet, it's available at most major retailers. For those of you who have read Coven and are waiting for more, never fear! Hunter, the second book in the trilogy, has just completed copy edits. I should have a release date, cover, and more to share with you very soon. Speaking of edits, my short story Water's Price has finished the first round. There's still a long way to go, but my mermaids are looking really good. I had a lot of fun writing them and it seems like my editor liked them too. I am hopeful I will have a release date to share soon, so keep an eye out for more information to come. Thanks for staying with me over this last year. There's so many great things to look forward to in 2023, and I can't wait to share it all with you! Happy New Year! 12/24/22
Tonight is Christmas Eve. I hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful time. For Hanukkah, I will be lighting the seventh candle in my menorah. I put my menorah in my front window so the light can shine out of my house, symbolizing the hard-won freedom of the Jewish people to practice their faith without fear of persecution. That said, I know a number of Jews are choosing to light in private instead, because antisemitism around the world is on the rise. Our fear of our neighbors learning we're Jewish, and of potential attacks because we dare to display our faith, is definitely justified this year. I hope this season of peace and joy helps remind everyone around the world to practice kindness and understanding as we head into the new year. On another note, if you're looking for a gift for Christmas Eve, Coven is available at NSP for early release! You can read it right now. Coven will be available at most major retailers on December 27th, including on Amazon, where you can pre-order today as well. I know you'll enjoy this first book in the trilogy, Kana's powers as a witch, and his adventure with the werewolves and vampires as much as I did writing Coven. Some additional good news is I received the first round of edits for Water's Price, my mermaid-themed short story. Having this book also begin the journey to being published is very exciting! There's a bunch of edits, so I will probably spend most of tomorrow and Monday (Federal holiday!!!) working on it. I'm glad to have something constructive to do, although I also have to finish the last touch ups for the chamomiles paint by numbers I've been working on for the last six months. If I find some time, I would like to continue writing Vivary Tales, but writing is unfortunately third on my to-do list for this long weekend. The good news is if I finish everything on my list this weekend, next weekend I have four days off in a row to write. I should also mention I have finished writing You Can't Sell A Dragon's Heart. I gave it a once-over to fix any glaring issues and have set it aside to marinate. My plan is to give it another thorough edit in February and get it cleaned up to submit to NSP. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend whether you're celebrating a holiday, hibernating from the bombo-plunge, or simply enjoying some time off work! 12/4/22
After a long week of soccer, work, soccer, writing, soccer, and...more soccer...I need a nap. Lol I haven't watched every game since I was sleeping during some of them, but I caught up on the highlights for the ones I missed. For anyone that cares, I think France has a good chance of repeating as champions, I'm withholding an opinion on Brazil until after they play a challenging team, and I'm wondering if Japan might stun the world and beat Croatia on Monday. I'm not going to say anything about the USA team right now, in case someone has taped the game and doesn't know the result yet. All I'll say is I'm pleasantly hopeful for 2026. For everyone who isn't as sports crazed as me, on to what you want to know about: my books! I have seen the first draft of the cover for Coven and it's amazing. I hope to have the final soon so I can share it with everyone. It really embodies the feel I was aiming for in the series. I believe pre-ordering should be available soon, and I will definitely let everyone know when I have more news. I didn't get as much writing done this week as I would have liked. I added a bit to the epilogue for You Can't Sell A Dragon's Heart and a few paragraphs to Vivary Tales. I've been distracted by soccer, but work has also been busy. I think everyone is trying to get things done now in preparation for vacation in a few weeks. Which means, unfortunately, that I return home in the evening too wiped to do any significant writing. On the flip side, it means work will slow to a crawl soon, since I'm going to be pretty much the only person in my office the week of Christmas. Fingers crossed I'll be able to write a ton then! |
