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Oh Man

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Told myself I’d blog every Wednesday. It’s even on my passion planner, where I have days planned hour to hour.

Wednesday’s post was a reader response question (which was yay! I got a question). I don’t really feel like that’s going to cut it. I am so out of words right now. Which sucks because my book is dropping for presale the 10th (not the 14th as I previously notes, IDK what is wrong with me). Anywho. Sigh.

I swear, y’all, I am an interesting and complex human being with lots of great things to say, especially about What it Takes and how it was born (NaNo!!).

Reader Question

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Justdelovely: So I read Hush a while ago and loved it. Cam went alone to see Frostbite Bay, a documentary about Iceland. Being an Icelander, I totally wondered what exactly that documentary was about. So what is it about? 🙂

Thank you so much! I am so glad to hear that you liked it.

I have to admit that I completely made up that movie title. Generally, other than a song or two, I make up book, movie and game names. I think that maybe I referenced real TV shows (Cupcake Wars? Is that a real show? Law and Order). But I never get to watch movies, and I live under a rock, and sometimes referencing actual titles can date a book down the line, you know?

Thank you!!

Reader questions!

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I am so excited that my book is out in your hands now, and that you all have questions! I have a new shiny Ask Me Things! button up on the link bar at the top of the page, so if you have any questions, ask away!!

For now, I have a question from a reader (that’s a thrilling phrase!)

Hi Jude – I read and loved your book! I couldn’t put it down. I did have a couple of questions though. I sort of felt like there could be a sequel – do you have any plans for more with Wren and Cam? And also, I sort of felt like Peyton and Cam might have been ‘gifted’ themselves, and maybe Peyton knew but Cam had no idea, which is why she travels so much. Am I reading too much into it? Again, the book is amazing! -Slayerkitty

First of all, thank you so much, I am so glad you liked it!

This book definitely comes to a close at a natural ending point in one arc of Wren and Cam’s lives and relationships. It’s a coming of age story, but the funny thing about coming of age is that, in my experience, it is a thing that slowly happens in waves. And it’s happening to all of the characters in this book. There’s so much of their stories left to tell! I would love to revisit that in the future, and should the time and opportunity present themselves, I’ll definitely be addressing Cam and Peyton’s stories further. For now, I’ll leave you with a hint: the author Q&A at the end of Hush has one, and an invitation to let your imagination take you anywhere you’d like….

 

Your book looks incredible… such an interesting premise – and the cover art – woo! Do we REALLY have to wait until May?!? ;-) OH well, something to look forward to after Glee ends. :-( but then :-D

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Thank you so much! I enjoyed writing it so much, there were so many sexy elements but also complicated men to capture and lots of *feelings* because complicated creatures feel so much, don’t they? I am so glad you’re looking forward to reading it. 

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interludepress:

Jude Sierra’s “Hush,” an original novel for Interlude Press, is the story of Wren, a “gifted” man with the power to compel others’ feelings and desires, and Cameron, a naive college student who begins to understand his sexuality under Wren’s tutelage. Over time, Wren and Cameron grow to recognize new and unexpected things about themselves, leading to a shift in their power dynamic.

Artist zephyrianboom captures Wren and Cameron’s electric relationship in her lush cover art of one of their stolen moments in the library stacks.

Hush is scheduled for release in May 2015.

So incredibly thrilled to share with you guys what I’ve been working on for over a year now! I’m looking forward to finally being able to talk a little more these boys and their story in the coming months. 

Lovely, lovely art — can we give zephyrianboom some kudos for that incredible art!

Redefining Win

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At least, for me. 

As you may have read before, NaNo is something I look forward to all year. It’s something I have “won” seven years (my only not “win” was when I had had a baby 2 months before, and that was more of me realizing on day 2 that it wasn’t for me). Anyway. 

This year in the month of November, I had honestly so much to do, other people started asking me if I had elves in my pockets and how I managed to get any sleep. And because I have a very strict sleep schedule (sleep disorder management), and because almost 33 is too old for all-nighters, the truth is, I’ve dropped a lot of balls. 

The first to go, about 8 days ago, was NaNo. At first I was too busy to really be upset, mostly because my attention was focused on getting the second edit of my novel done, which was just a *thing* because I was really, really stuck on fixing some pacing and structure issues. And this was thing #1 of about 10.

A couple of days ago I posted on another blog that I just didn’t know if I could finish NaNo. Yesterday I was actually actively upset. I was 10k words behind and I know I am just so busy the rest of this month picking up the other balls I dropped that I could not do it. 

The other really hard factor here is that I am suffering from a lot of hand, wrist and elbow pain. It’s actually debilitating: it hurts to do everything, my fingers go numb, I can’t even hold a remote or a phone or drive a car by the end of most days. 

So yes, extra typing just felt like an insurmountable obstacle. Yesterday I decided in my heart I was just going to give up, put NaNo away and be done with it. 

And then I remembered how much I love the story I’m telling. And then I spoke to two of my very best friends and then read this post by my amazing editor and friend Annie, and they all really got me thinking. 

I can throw in the towel because I don’t believe I can get to the 50k, or I can keep plugging away and know it did my best and that I fucking rule for trying my hardest despite the number at the end. And yeah, I want to get to the 50k, if only for the sake of a winning streak and a competitive spirit I have re: myself. If I get it? Happy birthday to me. If not? Happy birthday to me. (Literally. My birthday is Dec. 1st).

Yesterday and today I managed, through crazy pain (IDK what’s wrong with me), to make it to my new daily goal to catch up (2300 words each day). I have about 90% certainty I won’t be able to write Thursday – Saturday, so I might have to define a new normal. Or write 50 words and be proud of myself. 

It’s okay. All of us who are in this crazy mix, especially those of us who are behind or swamped or just struggling — we’re fine. There was a story inside wanting to be told, and we started telling it.