Category: - Mell Eight's Writing Blog

Out Now: Bloody Kiss

10/9/2013

Proud to be a Vampire

Bloody Kiss

Lis had been enjoying his school trip to Egypt until a statue came to life and drank his blood. Back home in Boston, nothing feels or tastes or smells quite the same, he's plagued by strange dreams, and has a craving that nothing seems to satisfy—until the statue shows up again.

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10/5/2013

10/5/13

The Oracle's Hatchling is done and submitted! My goal was to have it completely written before the first book in the series arrived in stores next month and I did it! I'll keep everyone up to date as information on my new book unfolds. My next project in the series is book three, The Oracle's Golem, which is turning out nicely so far.
The second round of edits for Paint, Guns, Money, and Love are sitting in my inbox, waiting for me. Now that Hatchling is done I'll devote all of my attention to fixing PGM&L up for serial publication this February.
Bloody Kiss will only be available for pre-order for a couple more days. Get your 15% discount today! Don't forget to check out all the other wonderful vampire stories too.

News: Pre-Order, Editing, and voting

10/3/2013

10/3/13

Bloody Kiss is available for pre-order. You can get 15% off if you buy before October 9! Make sure to check out all the other great vampire books, including Bundle 2 which has six wonderful books, mine included.
The edits for Oracle's Flame are completed and back with LT3 for final formatting. It will also be ready for pre-order within the next month or so.
I am currently editing Wings of the Stars, my submission for LT3's Mecha anthology. I don't yet have any information on release dates (mostly because the anthology call just closed), but when I do I'll make sure to post it here.
Finding the Wolf is one of LGBT Fantasy's October books of the month! Yay! I hope they like it. Thank you to everyone who voted.
It doesn't look good for the Dragon's Hoard or Road to Revenge at the Rainbow Awards cover contest, but I think you can still vote if you want. (I don't see anything stating that the poll is closed.) Thanks to everyone for their support and thank you to the amazing cover artists who made it possible for both books to get into round two!
I haven't heard anything about Magnified, but I'm sure it's somewhere on LT3's submissions reading list. It's still early to hear back, but I'm hoping they like it.

Very Exciting News!

8/14/2013

8/14/13

I'm back from vacation and boy do I have lots of exciting news! First and most exciting is that LT3 is planning to release the entire Dragon's Hoard Series on audiobook!!! Isn't that amazing?!?! Finding the Wolf will tentatively become available February 15, 2013 with the rest of the series to follow soon after. I add more information as I learn it.
The second bit of fun news is The Dragon's Hoard cover received the most votes (out of every other amazing cover) for the June releases voting group in the Rainbow Awards contest! Thank you so much to everyone who voted! Road to Revenge is currently up for vote in the July cover contest, and there is some very good competition, so please go vote.
I have an official release date for Bloody Kiss, my story in LT3's upcoming Proud to be a Vampire Anthology. It will be available October 9th, so be sure to check it out.
I have finished writing and am currently editing Wings of the Stars, my story for LT3's Mecha Anthology. I hope to have it ready for submission soon!

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6/27/2013

6/27/13

Road to Revenge is a bestseller at All Romance ebooks! The pre-order sales have been amazing. Thank you to all my readers for your support.
I am working on the edits for Bloody Kiss, my vampire story for LT3's Proud to be a Vampire anthology. It will be ready to go for October release. I'll add more information on a release date as soon as I know more. Hopefully I'll have a beautiful cover to also show off soon.
Heart's Tournament, my submission for LT3's Won't Back Down anthology has been accepted! I have no idea when it will come out, but it's yet another story to look forward to in 2014.

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5/15/2013

I have succumbed to the masses and have created a twitter account. I was avoiding twitter for as long as possible, yet LT3 was writing such lovely things about my books that I wanted to share. I couldn't stay away any longer. If anyone would like to follow me on twitter, where I will be a bit more explicit on what I'm working on at the moment, please feel free. @MellEight

Melting the Ice Witch is still available for preorder at LT3. Click HERE to reserve your copy for a 15% off discounted price. Only three more weeks until official publication!
The Dragon's Hoard is now up on Goodreads! Expected publication is this June. Check it out.
I've started talking covers with LT3 about The Oracle's Flame, Paint Guns Money & Love, and Bloody Kiss. I'm expecting great things for these three great stories! I'll keep you updated whenever the covers come out.

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5/7/2013

5/07/13

Melting the Ice Witch, book four of the Dragon's Hoard Series, is now available for pre-order at LT3. If you want to reserve your copy today for a 15 % off discounted price, now is your chance! The paperback should also be available soon.
Bloody Kiss, my vampire story, was accepted by LT3! Expected publication is sometime this October. I've already started talking about the cover, which I expect will be amazing.
I'm about to send the edits back for Road to Revenge. It needs a second round with my editor, but it's coming even closer to being ready for publication. The second round of edits for My Truest Love are in my inbox, next in line on my to-do list. All of my summer releases are almost ready to go!

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5/2/2013

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There's been a lot of fun things happening recently. Number one is I finished and submitted my story for LT3's Proud to be a Vampire anthology. My story is called Bloody Kiss and it's cute. I think you'll enjoy it! I will post when I know whether it's been accepted and when any release dates are made available.
I now have an official summary for Road to Revenge. Check it out! I worked very hard on this story, so even though the edits are fighting me every step of the way it's definitely one of my favorites. It's quite a bit different from The Dragon's Hoard series, but that's what sets it apart.
Stealing the Dragon missed being on M/M Romance's May Book of the Month list by just one vote. I'm honored that Stealing was being considered next to so many other great books. Thanks to everyone who participated.
I've started talking about covers for The Oracle's Flame and for Paint, Guns, Money, & Love. I can't wait to see what the artists come up with! I'll add them here when they're done.

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4/23/2013

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M/M Romance is holding a poll and Stealing the Dragon is there to vote for along with some other amazing LT3 releases! Check it out and vote for your favorite:

Poll

Which of these new releases from Less Than Three Press would you like chosen as one of our May Book of the Month selections?

I am about to send My Truest Love back to the editor, which means I'm almost through with my lengthy to-do list for April! I am still working hard on Bloody Kiss and the edits for Road to Revenge, but I'm so proud of my hard work.

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4/15/2013

The Way to Your Heart Bloghop has ended. It was so much fun. I'm looking forward to another great year working with LT3!
Melting the Ice Witch is back with the publisher! They're getting it all shiny for final publication. With this story complete, the Dragon's Hoard has come to an end. The print version will arrive in stores this June and I will begin writing a short story epilogue compilation in early fall. Even my editor wants to know more about how the characters lives move forward from the end of their stories, not to mention all the begging I'm getting on Goodreads, so when I have some free writing time I'll put something fun together!
I am so close to finishing my vampire story, I can almost smell it! I have changed the title to Bloody Kiss, because Memories of Blood wasn't a good working title any more. I don't foresee any issues finishing the story by the deadline!