It's been a long while since I wrote anything and for the first time in all that time, I hope I've actually got something on the go that I can post. Honestly, I'm missing the feedback and the kudos.
I can't say how far through I am, but as much as it pains me, I'm glad I didn't do what I'd done before, trying to make a series on the fly and finding myself up the creek without a paddle. This one, I promised wouldn't go up in parts until I'd actually finished it.
For those not English, "Pants" is not only a reference to underwear — usually men's — but can also can mean: awful or nasty, not pleasant at all.
Today was pants because of pants.
Now, those who know me — although it's been so long since I last posted anything, I may now be no more than a dim and distant memory — I'm not trans. I got into writing TG fiction many years ago because of someone I met at work, but now here's the strange thing about life. I now live in France, where my name sounds like Nicola and because Pen and I are now married, I am her Marie — go figure.
I'm posting this because I know how many of you out there have issues with their families.
Earlier this week, my Mum died. It was only last year that she had to lose a leg because of the complications her ulcerated leg was causing the rest of her body and well being.
We lost contact several months ago when her computer died (or something went wrong with it) and then we had to change cell-phone providers because Virgin stopped doing pay and go. After that, we couldn't even text.
It was advertising my book A Witch in Time, but although the download wasn’t available, it actually directed me to your Playster, while the comments seemed to point to another story entirely available through free-ebooks.net.
I would hope this is nothing to do with Playster and being a bit of a geek, I looked up the owner of the site my book was being adverstised on, on Whois.
Just to let you know, I have uploaded Cliffside Heroine to Kindle as a full novel and it is now on-line at Amazon. The link here is to Amazon.com, but will redirect yu to your local branch.
Also, I have tweaked the ending slightly and I hope it meets with approval.
Just a quick few lines to ask those who have uploaded stuff to Amazon for Kindle how they got the TG or LGBT.
I have tried, but sadly I appear to have been unsuccessful in finding it in the categories. Amazon are a little tight on categories and tags, so if anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it.
It was a rare privilege indeed to have been present at this. Both Pen and I felt the love and respect the villagers poured out during this short but very poignant ceremony.
It's been nearly a year now since Penny and I moved to France and over a year since we got married and I have to say, it's been brilliant - but for a couple of minor points:
Hi folks and sorry I haven't been keeping up with my latest story Girl Lost - Girl Found. I haven't even been able to find the time to update the blog
The truth is, I have got tangled up in RL. Work beckons both on the house and earning a crust, which leaves little time for me to be creative. Right now I have the bathroom to finish tiling and building the airing cupboard to, and soon, I will be building a thirty chicken chicken coop for a customer nearby - no mean feat, I can tell you.
As most of you know, I am not TG in any respect, although I do seem to write a lot on the subject. I probably don't write as much, or as often as I should and my experience of TG matters comes from being on the outside, not the inside - which could be termed as a disadvantage.
My experience just got a little deeper recently however, and I would like to share that experience with you all with a little account here that I have just posted.
Over the last few days, I've watched one of my postings get over a dozen hits a day and for a four year-old piece, that's something - especially consistently, day after day.
We've been here in France a month and so far we haven't killed each other, so things must be going well, even if not the way we'd hoped or anticipated.
I received my first cheque for A Witch In Time last week and it made my day ... or rather my lifetime. I never expected to sell as many copies as I have and whilst it wouldn't make literary news anywhere but in my household, it's really put a smile on my face and Penny's too!
I know I have all of you out there to thank for that, so, thank you all!!
I have plans to release more books into 'E' format and hope those are as well received as this one has been.
With just one week left to go before we move out of our house for good and across La Manche to France - also for good - it's hard to believe it's really happening.
Now anyone who knows me, knows that I am not TG. I just feel I understand what those who are go through. I know my work isn't the most popular, but it's been read often and most of the comments have been positive. I'm obviously on the right track at least.
Penny of course is more than a little uncomfortable with this, but accepts that she may not like the subjects I have chosen to write about but is comfortable that I'm not going to start wearing her clothes or spending the weekends 'en-femme', demanding to be called Susan or something similar.
Sorry to have taken so long on the update, but I am still waiting on something in the real world which hopefully will allow me to actually put something together.
Checks can be made out & sent to:
Joyce Melton
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Note: $6000 is the operating, maintenance and upgrade budget. Amounts received in excess of the $6000 will be applied to long term debt accrued over the last 19 years.
