It’s been a busy year. I’ve returned to self publishing after one novella and one re-release. It felt right for my two Christmas stories because I wanted the flexibility of being able to write them in September October and have them released for November.
I’ve written many words, not in any small part helped by learning to dictate fiction using Dragon.
And lots of meeting supportive, uplifting, kind author friends too!
Thanks to everyone who’s read, reviewed, interacted with me on the socials, published my books, helped me self publish them, helped me with a writing conundrum, or simply lifted me up when I felt down. You’re all splendid people.
Publishing
Released 6 books – 4 from publishers and 2 I self published and one novella
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48501349-the-regiment-of-majestic-gays
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43837924-kicking-up-my-heels-in-heels
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46378297-love-on-the-dancefloor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43548468-unlocking-the-doctor-s-heart
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48911104-mistletoe-kisses
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48799643-bear-best-friend
The Christmas novella is here http://www.liamlivings.com/blog/my-rainbow-advent-calendar-story-plus-one-elf
Writing and self editing ready for submitting / publishing except otherwise listed
Wrote 7 stories including:
Events
Taught myself to dictate fiction using Denise my Dragon and a microphone. Which meant I could write a novel in a week – Four Funerals and A Wedding the experience of that is here, plus links to my other blogs about dictating fiction http://www.liamlivings.com/blog/how-to-write-a-novel-in-a-week-using-dragon-dictation-and-how-i-won-nanowrimo-in-6-days
Started as one of the RNA’s diversity and inclusion officers to work with the rest of the organisation to promote the variety of its members and the romantic fiction they write
RNA New Writers Scheme – read and appraised 4 manuscripts
Did 10 submissions, resulting in rejections, requests for full manuscript, or acceptance
Self edited 2 other stories that had been languishing on my laptop, now ready for submission or publishing – Revenge! Marrying The Boss are their working titles at the moment, but subject to change
Love and light,
Liam Livings xxx
I’ve written many words, not in any small part helped by learning to dictate fiction using Dragon.
And lots of meeting supportive, uplifting, kind author friends too!
Thanks to everyone who’s read, reviewed, interacted with me on the socials, published my books, helped me self publish them, helped me with a writing conundrum, or simply lifted me up when I felt down. You’re all splendid people.
Publishing
Released 6 books – 4 from publishers and 2 I self published and one novella
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48501349-the-regiment-of-majestic-gays
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43837924-kicking-up-my-heels-in-heels
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46378297-love-on-the-dancefloor
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43548468-unlocking-the-doctor-s-heart
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48911104-mistletoe-kisses
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48799643-bear-best-friend
The Christmas novella is here http://www.liamlivings.com/blog/my-rainbow-advent-calendar-story-plus-one-elf
Writing and self editing ready for submitting / publishing except otherwise listed
Wrote 7 stories including:
- The Surgeon and the Farmhand 63,000
- Millionaire Himderella - Freddie and Piero 50,000
- Pastiche Becomes Him 102,000
- Frangipani Kisses 64,000 (1st self edit completed)
- Mistletoe Kisses 33,000
- Bear Best Friend 36,000
- Four Funerals and a Wedding 58,000 (part way through first self edit)
- Plus One Elf 12,000
Events
- Attended Society of Authors event in Leeds on a panel on diversity in romantic fiction
- Delivered a workshop on maintaining sexual tension in romantic fiction, at the RNA Conference, with Virginia Heath
- Attended or organised 2 budget writing retreats with friends, one less budget writing retreat in Crete with friends and one solo budget writing retreat in Suffolk
- Attended a RNA Rainbow Chapter meeting in London and organised and attended one at the RNA Conference
Taught myself to dictate fiction using Denise my Dragon and a microphone. Which meant I could write a novel in a week – Four Funerals and A Wedding the experience of that is here, plus links to my other blogs about dictating fiction http://www.liamlivings.com/blog/how-to-write-a-novel-in-a-week-using-dragon-dictation-and-how-i-won-nanowrimo-in-6-days
Started as one of the RNA’s diversity and inclusion officers to work with the rest of the organisation to promote the variety of its members and the romantic fiction they write
RNA New Writers Scheme – read and appraised 4 manuscripts
Did 10 submissions, resulting in rejections, requests for full manuscript, or acceptance
Self edited 2 other stories that had been languishing on my laptop, now ready for submission or publishing – Revenge! Marrying The Boss are their working titles at the moment, but subject to change
Love and light,
Liam Livings xxx
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