Author Archives: Odessa Lynne

It’s a Beautiful Day

I’m going to finish and post a new episode of Mage in Love later today, then look at Of Relations and Ships and see if I’m ready to restart my proofreading. It’s been super hard to concentrate these last few months but I think I am finally ready. The leaves are turning outside my window, the sun is shining, and there’s a light but gusty breeze. It’s a beautiful day. :)

Update: I did it! I’m so happy that I was able to finish the episode and post it. Episode 9 has been in the making for many months, to be honest, delayed by life events I didn’t expect, but it is done now. :D I’ll post a link when it goes live on Kindle Vella. (It’s live!)

Tomorrow, I will turn to Of Relations and Ships and see about getting that ready to go. I’ve been away from it for so long, I’m kind of scared to be honest, but I do remember liking it quite a lot so we shall see!

Getting Through Tough Times

Hopefully, this will be the last post I have to write about delays for a long while. My father did pass away, but I’m doing okay. I just need a little time for things to settle around me before I can tackle all the things that have been put off. I didn’t finish the episode I mentioned in my last update nor get to restart my final proofreading, but I expect I’ll be able to do that soon.

Thank you so much for your patience and well wishes during these tough times. I’ve really appreciated all of it.

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Update on Delays

There’s a whole lot of stress in my life right now, but I’m working on my writing today regardless! First up, I have a half finished episode of Mage in Love so I’m going to go ahead with it first since I figure I can finish it and get it up today. Then, I am going to restart my final proofread for Of Relations and Ships which I bailed on when things got really bad because I just couldn’t concentrate on anything other than my real life at that point.

Unfortunately, I do have to restart that proofread from page one because it will be easy to miss things if I don’t and it’s been so long since I have looked at it, and I always try to put out the best book I can. :) I have to be the last one to go over my books before they go out, always. I can’t let them go out any other way. This will take me a couple of days, probably. I’m not gonna sugar-coat this, my dad is in bad shape and if he passes in the next week or has another incident in the hospital, it will take longer. That’s just the way it is.

I appreciate any and all well-wishes, and if you want to help out in any way, I will be eternally grateful for any Ko-fi or Patreon support or purchases through Smashwords (a place where I get more of the money, faster). Google Play is a good third, and Barnes and Noble another good option. Amazon, Kobo, and Apple are fine also, but pay from those sales can take many months to make its way to me. Thank you so much if you do buy my books or support my writing!

How to Read a Story on Laterpress on a Phone

At the moment, you can get my Mage in Love story by the chapter/episode direct from me on the Laterpress platform, but if you want to read on the browser on your phone or a smaller tablet, when you first drop in to a chapter, you might think something is wrong with the text because you can’t scroll.

I hear that’s going to be an option in the near future, but for the moment, the way it works is to swipe the text to the side to turn the page or touch the right side of the screen on the text, like you would an ebook in a lot of e-reading apps.

Not gonna lie, the first time I tried to read a chapter of my own story to test it out, I thought things were broken. They weren’t. It’s just that I’m so used to scrolling on a phone that I didn’t realize reading on Laterpress was more book-like. :)

Delays

First, I’d like to say I’m sorry for all the delays this year! I had planned to get things off to a strong start with a few releases and keep up the momentum. Then a bunch of family emergencies happened, and I’ve really just been avoiding anything that causes me any kind of stress at all.

It’s resolving now, for the most part. So tomorrow I’m going to sit down and take stock and see if I can just pick it all back up where I was when I stopped everything and start this year over. I’ll post an update in a few days and hopefully I’ll have good news about a release or two. :)

New Episode of Mage in Love Is Available!

Jihu and Gaeru are having an adventure in Mage in Love

Episode 7: “Nothing but nerves” is available now!

In Mage in Love, Jihu makes a bargain with crafty (but hot) Gaeru to escape death. One bad decision leads to another and, soon, Jihu has only himself to blame for the trouble that follows…

Available at: Amazon

Mage in Love is an ongoing story published on Kindle Vella. (It’ll tie into the New Canton Republic universe eventually, but it’s going to take a while!)

If you go read an episode (the first three are free), and you want more, a thumbs up and a follow will let me know! :-)

Quick Update

I got sick after my family’s Christmas party and everything kind of fell to the wayside. I’m finally feeling a bit better, and I’m going to get the book up this week. I’m really sorry for the delay!

I’ve been so careful to avoid getting sick with Covid that I think I forgot for just a little while that Covid isn’t the only thing you can catch at a family gathering around the holidays when children are around. Anyway, I started to feel better last week, but my energy levels have just been the worst and I ended up having to give myself just a bit more time to get enough energy to do anything remotely productive.

I’ll go back and update the release date post with the correct release date after I get the book up, since I’m going to do it as quickly as I can this week, but I’m not sure if that’ll be tomorrow, Thursday, or Friday. I’m running out of energy fairly quickly the last few days so I need to give myself a little leeway.

Of Relations and Ships Has a Release Date!

Book cover image for Of Relations and Ships (New Canton Republic, book 7)
Blane wanted a monster to call his own. But the monster that wants him might be more of a monster than even Blane’s ready for…

Of Relations and Ships will be releasing a little later than I wanted, but I’ll be putting it up on December 27th! It’ll be going up on all the usual places.

Because of the holidays, some retailers might have a bit of a delay making it available, but it should be available somewhere on the 27th. Amazon, almost certainly, and I suspect that’s where most of you will pick up the book anyway, so that’s good news. :)

I really wanted to get it out before the holidays started, but I just wasn’t able to get it ready in time. It’s possible it could be early, but with the holidays slowing everything down, it’s really not likely.

I hope this is good news for those of you who’ve been waiting for this book!

Also, the Wolves’ Heat short story, Devon and Kem Under the Mistletoe (a.k.a. Ian and Craig’s First Fight) is available and there is a new episode of Mage in Love! (Mage in Love will tie in to the New Canton Republic series … eventually. It might take a little while to get there, though.) :D

A Bunch of My Books are Discounted for the Smashwords End of Year Sale

My author page on the Smashwords site lists the books that have coupon codes attached to them for their end of year sale. The sale runs through the end of the year.

If you’ve been holding off buying any of my series, this is a great time to get a bunch of them at a big discount.

You could try the R’H’ani Chronicles, which had a new release last month, or my New Canton series, which is about to have a new release, or the Wolves’ Heat series, if you’re a hold out on that one, for which I just released a holiday short story. :-)

You could even try my M/F romance series under the name Lynne Sterley, if you wanted to see what I did with real werewolves. :D

New Wolves’ Heat Short Story Is Available!

Book cover image for Devon and Kem Under the Mistletoe (a.k.a. Ian and Craig's First Fight)

The Wolves’ Heat short story, Devon and Kem Under the Mistletoe (a.k.a. Ian and Craig’s First Fight), is available at Amazon and Google Play, and coming soon to more ebook retailers!

Return to the early days of Devon’s life with his new mate, Kem, in this Wolves’ Heat short story, where even a small misunderstanding can lead to trouble…

If you feel like revisiting Devon and Kem, or you like holiday stories, this is the story for you! :)