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stevenpiziks) wrote2018-11-06 08:26 pm
stevenpiziks) wrote2018-11-06 08:26 pm
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Novel Number 25!
I'm pleased to announce I've sold my twenty-fifth novel! Dreamspinner Press and I signed a contract for a YA novel. It's tentatively scheduled for release in late 2019.
The blurb runs:
Kevin Devereaux's life can't get worse. He's on probation. He's stuck with an unemployed ex-convict dad. And he lives in a run-down trailer on the crappy east side of town. To keep his probation officer happy, Kevin joins a theater program for teenagers. On the first day, he falls hard for Peter Finn, the lead actor in the show. Peter returns Kevin's feelings, to Kevin's surprise, and for the first time, Kevin learns what it means to be in love.
But even this isn't easy. America might have become more accepting, but Springdale is a conservative town, and Peter comes from a prominent family. They wouldn't approve of a gay son, and they definitely wouldn't approve of a boyfriend from the east side. The relationship has to stay a secret. Still, Kevin and Peter can cope as long as they have the play--and each other. Right?
And then violence tears their world apart. Les Madigan, another member of the cast, brutally attacks Kevin. When Peter learns of it, he storms off swearing revenge. The next day, Les turns up dead, and the police arrest Peter. Peter swears he's innocent, even as the evidence against him mounts.
Kevin is forced to deal with the emotional aftermath of his own assault and the possibility that his boyfriend killed someone in his name, all while sticking to a strict rehearsal schedule, figuring out what it means to be gay, and holding the shreds of his life together behind the scenes.
The working title was Behind the Scenes, but it turns out Dreamspinner already has a book by that title in the catalog, so to avoid confusion, we'll re-title my book. This is fine with me--I've never been happy with that particular title, and I'm hoping someone can come up something a little snazzier.
This is my twenty-fifth book! I sold my first novel in 1993, exactly 25 years ago! That means I've sold, on average, a book a year since my first. Go me!
Watch this space for more details.
The blurb runs:
Kevin Devereaux's life can't get worse. He's on probation. He's stuck with an unemployed ex-convict dad. And he lives in a run-down trailer on the crappy east side of town. To keep his probation officer happy, Kevin joins a theater program for teenagers. On the first day, he falls hard for Peter Finn, the lead actor in the show. Peter returns Kevin's feelings, to Kevin's surprise, and for the first time, Kevin learns what it means to be in love.
But even this isn't easy. America might have become more accepting, but Springdale is a conservative town, and Peter comes from a prominent family. They wouldn't approve of a gay son, and they definitely wouldn't approve of a boyfriend from the east side. The relationship has to stay a secret. Still, Kevin and Peter can cope as long as they have the play--and each other. Right?
And then violence tears their world apart. Les Madigan, another member of the cast, brutally attacks Kevin. When Peter learns of it, he storms off swearing revenge. The next day, Les turns up dead, and the police arrest Peter. Peter swears he's innocent, even as the evidence against him mounts.
Kevin is forced to deal with the emotional aftermath of his own assault and the possibility that his boyfriend killed someone in his name, all while sticking to a strict rehearsal schedule, figuring out what it means to be gay, and holding the shreds of his life together behind the scenes.
The working title was Behind the Scenes, but it turns out Dreamspinner already has a book by that title in the catalog, so to avoid confusion, we'll re-title my book. This is fine with me--I've never been happy with that particular title, and I'm hoping someone can come up something a little snazzier.
This is my twenty-fifth book! I sold my first novel in 1993, exactly 25 years ago! That means I've sold, on average, a book a year since my first. Go me!
Watch this space for more details.