Happy Advent, Everyone!

[jl_merrow]

Happy Advent, Everyone!

Yikes! 1st December already! Where has the autumn gone? Oh, right. Eaten by NaNo...

Which brings us to: NaNo update

I did it! 53,535 words!

Since I was only doing it unofficially, I don't have one of those smart little buttons all the cool kids are wearing, but I'm still pretty darn chuffed with the total! Wight Mischief now stands at just over 60k – yes, all right, I totally kept writing until I'd broken the magic 6-0!

And I have two new stories available for individual purchase from today (both can also be bought as part of the Dreamspinner Advent Calendar package):




Here be the blurbs:

Dulce et Decorum Est: The First World War cast a long shadow, and in the winter of 1920 it's still at its darkest. When solicitor's clerk George Johnson moves into new digs, he's instantly attracted to friendly fellow lodger Matthew Connaught, who lost an arm in the Great War. As the two become inseparable, George begins to wonder whether it's just friendship that Matthew feels for him, or something more. And if it's something more... can George risk a revelation of his shameful past?

Batteries Not Included: How would you react if you woke up one morning to find you were in bed with your favorite pop star? More to the point: how would the pop star react? Sam's celebrity crush, Cain Shepney, isn't so pleased to wake up with a stranger, but that's far from the worst shock the day has in store for them both! Sam's used to his mother messing with his love life, but this time, Lilith may really have gone too far.



Right. Better get on with the Christmas shopping...

Comments

[beckyblack]

Excellent! The no pressure not doing it officially approach obviously works. :D

[jl_merrow]

Mmm, I'm not sure I could have done it otherwise! :D

[rachel-west.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on NaNo! What a wonderful accomplishment!

And yay Advent! Can't wait to read all the lovely stories. :D

[jl_merrow]

Thank you! :D

Hope you enjoy the stories!

[ali-wilde.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the - inofficial - NaNo total. And the new stories.

[jl_merrow]

Thank you! *beams*

And I love your festive icon!

[ali-wilde.livejournal.com]

I'm sure that should be unofficial, not inofficial. I keep doing that, for some reason, Typing an I instead of an U.

And I have a few festive icons that I've unearthed. Thank you.

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

congrats on your wordcount! and hey, new stories, excellent.

[jl_merrow]

Thank you! *beams*

[josephine-myles.livejournal.com]

Yay for Nano! And for your fantastic stories!

Batteries Not Included made me laugh my arse off, as I recall - yes, I'm now officially arse-less XD

Christmas shopping? Oh god, don't mention that...

[jl_merrow]

Oh, thank you! *beams*

But sorry you're now having to type standing up... ;D

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the word count.

I knew there was a reason why I needed to top up my PayPal balance. Shall go do so, and buy your stories as soon as I have money in there again.

[jl_merrow]

Oh, thank you! *hugs*

Hope you enjoy them! :D

[mangopip.livejournal.com]

Uber-congrats!!!!

[jl_merrow]

Thank you! :D

[clarelondon.livejournal.com]

Congrats on NaNo! A great achievement, official or otherwise :).

[jl_merrow]

Thank you! *beams*

[meraehl.livejournal.com]

I've just finished reading "Batteries not Included" and loved it - so funny! "Denial: not just a river in Egypt, but a wonderful place to spend the rest of your natural (or not so natural) life."

And gotta love any story with the line: "I felt the healing properties of the magic bean spreading through my body like a chroma-tography experiment."

"Dulce" next...

[jl_merrow]

Oh, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed Batteries!
As you may have guessed, I had a huge amount of fun writing it!:D