Wednesday, June 24, 2015

WIP Wednesday – Clan Beginnings: Clan and Crown



                Egilka yanked his arm free of the prince’s grip. His fists clenched, he shouted, “You stupid child!  You nearly got noosed out there.  Do you think anyone of those people around us would have stopped it?  Those Tragooms would have dragged your ass back to their Bi’isil master and the rest would have cheered the entertainment.”
                Clajak had the nerve to look as if Egilka had disappointed him. His tone was every bit as chastising as the Imdiko’s. “At least I could have claimed to have had some fun before it all ended.  Life is more than just duty and promises, Egilka. Do you really think your sister wanted you to lock yourself away from life in her memory?”
                Egilka inhaled sharply. “You shut your mouth about her!”
                “Why? If Cyrt loved you half as much as you loved her, she’d be beating you over the head right now, trying to knock some sense into you. She’d want you to live, damn it!”
                “I am living!”
                “No you’re not. You don’t even know the meaning of the word.” Clajak flicked his hand at Egilka dismissively.
                The Imdiko wished he had the strength and skill to whip the man. “So tell me, oh great sage of Kalquor. What does living mean? Fucking all the time? Goofing off? Running away from your duty?”
                Clajak’s expression hardened. “Sometimes.  Sometimes it means daring to come out from behind your lab and delaying doing what your elders tell you to do.  Even if I did end up a slave on Bi’is, that wouldn’t end Kalquor.  Being a prince doesn’t make me that much different from you in that regard.”
                Egilka had heard enough. It was obvious that Clajak didn’t care he’d brushed up against certain doom only minutes ago. The Imdiko couldn’t figure him out or how to make him behave like the royalty he’d been born to.
                All at once, Egilka didn’t want to be anywhere around Clajak. Ever. It wasn’t worth the hurt that had sprung up unbidden and unexpected in his heart.
                He made his own dismissive gesture. “Fuck you. You want to see me turn my back on duty? Fine. I’m going home and seeing if our contract can be dissolved. I don’t want you for a Dramok.”
                He turned away, refusing to believe he’d seen Clajak’s expression turn devastated. It hadn’t. All Clajak cared about was himself. His thoughts seething, Egilka headed back the way he’d come in, pressing against the wildly hopping Dantovonian bodies.

Releasing mid-December 2015

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

WIP Wednesday – Clan Beginnings: Clan and Crown



                Evil premonition filled Egilka’s gut. He looked in the direction the Tragooms were heading. Sure enough, he caught sight of a familiar steel-haired covered head. It was Clajak, standing in front of the performing Duhi, a big appreciative smile lighting his face. He had no idea doom was coming on him fast.
                Egilka shoved his way through the crowd, panic making his heart hammer. The congestion closest to the stage thickened, held him back. There was no way he’d get to the prince before the Tragooms slipped the noose around the Dramok’s neck.
                A battle-trained Kalquorian could take on several Tragooms in hand-to-hand combat. Egilka was not battle-trained. He was a research scientist, an Imdiko who had taken only a few fighting classes with mostly self-defense in mind. Egilka would be no match for the pair of aliens that towered over him, each weighing twice as much as him.
                His frantic brain could think of only one thing to do. He pulled the needle with its vial of sedative from his pouch, the one he’d intended on using on Clajak. Egilka had no idea if it would be potent enough to take out a Tragoom ... and he could only dose one.
                There was no time to deliberate over his chances. The broad back of the Tragooms were right in front of him now, rents in the hides they wore showing him the thick, rock-like surface of their gray skin. There were only three places on a Tragoom’s thick hide that were vulnerable to a stabbing attack. Egilka’s aim would have to be accurate. A miss would probably get him killed.

Releasing mid-December 2015

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

WIP Wednesday – Clan Beginnings: Clan and Crown



                He found a hair tie too, and stomped into the bath facility to gather his long hair in a ponytail. Staring at his irate visage in the mirror, he asked himself, “Well, what did you expect? This is Clajak we’re dealing with. You should have kept watch over him all night to be sure he didn’t skip out! Damn it, how stupid am I going to look returning to Kalquor without him?”
                The fury ebbed a little, showing Egilka the welling hurt that pierced his anger. Clajak’s confession of how he’d desired Egilka for years had sounded sincere. That the prince had admitted pain over not being seen by Egilka as anything more than a boy had touched the Imdiko. Then when Clajak had loved him with such compassionate command, Egilka had allowed himself to hope their union might be more than about duty. Last came that sweet sinking into the feeling of security, of being with someone who would look out for him as much as he’d return the favor.
                All along, Clajak had been plotting his escape, turning on the charm as Egilka had seen him do to others so many times before.
                “I’m an idiot,” he told his reflection. “He’s a shit. I will kick his ass all over the place for playing me, and then I’ll give him the ass kicking that I deserve for letting him play me. Maybe then we’ll both learn our lessons.”

Releasing mid-December 2015

Saturday, June 6, 2015

June 2015 Update



 Hi all. Happy summer! Here's what's happening with my writing:


Shalia’s Diary – The fight heats up as Shalia battles for her and her unborn’s life against the infection of the It.


Clan Beginnings: Clan and Crown— The first draft is complete. It's another sizable book which sits in the neighborhood of 125K words before edits. I am taking a break before beginning edits to spend summer vacation with my son. Release date: mid-December.


Netherworld IV: Animal Attraction and Brianna’s Clan – No change for these two as I chose to concentrate exclusively on Clan Clajak’s story these past few weeks.


Chronicles of Kalquor (working title of the television show): Nothing new to report at this time. The pilot is still being developed as producer and writer wrangle over the details. I think I have the overall story locked down pretty well though ... while it is a departure from the books, I am trying to make sure it will reflect what you and I would like to see on the small screen.


With summer break and working on books and the show, I am hard to reach these days. Please be patient with me ... I have a lot on my plate. Meanwhile, I hope you all have a wonderful summer filled with good health and good fun ... and lots of good reading! Much love to you all.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

WIP Wednesday – Clan Beginnings: Clan and Crown



Sunlight streaming in through the faux-windows simulated by a vid monitor brought Egilka out of pleasurable dreams of Clajak. He blinked at his unfamiliar surroundings, his body automatically stretching to get his circulation moving. A delightful soreness announced itself in many muscles, and particularly his backside. It reminded him of the pleasures of the night before, of the incorrigible but charming Dramok who had delivered them. The same one who had filled his dreams speaking sweet words and looking at him with a wondrous mixture of love and lust. Egilka’s cocks were throbbing with anticipated bliss of more gratification.

The Imdiko rolled over, still balanced between memory and dream, not yet noticing the cool absence of a bedmate. He was so sure he’d see Clajak smiling at him or still drowsing in contented slumber that when the rest of the mat proved empty, shock came like a brutal blow. Egilka shook his head violently, unable to accept what his eyes told him.

Clajak was nowhere to be seen.

Releasing mid-December 2015