Monday 22 September 2014

Update

I'm still hard at work on the next Wildlands book. As things are going, we should still be able to manage a December release date. I'll start releasing cover images and character profiles next month. I've surrounded myself with pictures of what I envision the Circle of the NorthWest Wood to be, and, of course, my gorgeous characters.

It's very inspirational. Wine and music help, too. Right now it's a lot of harps and Celtic songs, and of course traditional Newfoundland and Canadian Maritime music. Occasionally katajjaq (Inuit throat singing). It has this raw, primal feeling to it that really fits with the way I envision the Wildlands. I'm not going to ever publish playlists or soundtracks to the books. Music means something different to everyone, and I've never found that reading a musical playlist enhances a story for me.

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Revamping Site, and What About Lilybet?

Hi, all. Traffic is seriously increasing here, so I'm going to get a little more organized. I'm going to keep the information about the world of the Wildlanders and the Clans on pages so it's easier to access. So things are going to be messy for a little while, but I'll get it worked through as fast as I can. In another month or so, once I put up the title and cover page of the next book in the series, I'll also put up information about the next Clan.

For those of you who have read the first edition of the prequel (before I updated), I know I had originally planned to do the next one about Lilybet, but as the story unfolded, it did not work out that way. However, I promise I WILL be putting out Lilybet's story, probably after this current one is finished. I think it will simply work better for the progression of events. (Anybody who has read the first full-length book will be able to guess who the next heroine will be).

Anyhow, thanks for reading, the books. If you like them, tell your friends, and you'll hear from me again soon.

Wednesday 10 September 2014

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

I've gotten some feedback that clicking on the links below leads you to the original book - Wildlanders' Woman: First Possession rather than the newer Wildlanders' Woman: First Book of the Wildlands. Apparently the titles are just too similar for the distribution software. I'd rather deal with this now while everything is in the beginning, rather than once I have five or six books out (and yes, they are planned and in the works), so I've changed the title of the free prequel to First Possession: Prequel to Wildlanders' Woman. For anyone who has already downloaded the original, it should be automatically updated by your e-reader.

I apologize about any confusion.

The title for the next book will be revealed soon.

Tuesday 9 September 2014

More Platforms!

All right, we have Ava's story, Wildlanders' Woman: First Book of the Wildlanders available on Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wildlanders-woman-jenycka-wolfe/1120171789?ean=2940046090024

and iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/wildlanders-woman-first-book/id917026378?mt=11

Hard at Work

I'm working on the next novel in the Wildlanders series. As I'm a very visual person, I need to have a really good picture in my head of what my characters look like. So I had to spend hours and hours yesterday, combing through stock photo sites, looking at pictures of sexy, shirtless men, trying to find the exact right fit for my next set of delicious Wildlander Clanmates... I'm telling y'all, some days, work is so HARD!

In case anyone's wondering, I only use images I've created myself or have paid the licensing fee to use. It's not only legal, it's simply the right thing to do.

Monday 8 September 2014

Wildlanders' Woman: Platforms

Hi, all,

Thanks to everyone who has thus far purchased Wildlanders' Woman: First Book of the Wildlands. This week, it is thus far available on Smashwords (my distribution platform), but it should start popping up on other platforms soon. I'll keep everyone updated.

Friday 5 September 2014

Wednesday 3 September 2014

Next Book Release and Thoughts on Content

So it's almost here! I'm in the very final stages of Wildlanders' Woman, and I'm so excited to be putting it out! I'm actually waiting for just one more thing, some legal advice. In the book, I go into some of the back story of Daven and Killian's relationship. As I've stated in the character profiles, they have been together since they were in their teens. Though my discussion of their relationship at that stage is brief, and certainly not graphic or titillating, I feel it's best to be cautious.

I am an erotic romance writer. I love the genre, and I believe it can be an amazing form of art, and a beautiful way of celebrating love and the expressions thereof. I'm using the series to grapple with some of the problems that come out in this genre, including that of consent. (Which I will discuss in another post). The characters also have to deal with their own wants and needs, and the question of fulfilling every sexual urge they have versus maintaining their loving relationships. I believe it's quite possible for us to enjoy and celebrate love and sex, while at the same time looking at these issues. I write menage relationships with m/m elements, and I don't shy away from the idea that sexuality is fluid, and that many people are not black-and-white 'gay or straight', especially in the world of this series.

In the world of the series, a historical, high-fantasy world, it makes sense that sexual relationships develop at this age. Hell, sexual relationships develop between teenagers just as much, or more, today, even though there are certain political and religious elements that would prefer to pretend that isn't happening. Even if there were no laws against it, I still would not write graphic descriptions of young teenagers having sex simply because I'm not comfortable with thinking about it, and the idea of some pedophile reading my work for his/her own sick fulfillment is horrifying to me.

In the context of the story and the characters, it's important to show some of their beginnings, so I must include that. I'm getting the advice I need to keep it from being considered exploitative. If the advisory comes back that it's too much, I will, indeed, go back and raise the ages to eighteen.