That is a hard question to answer. Right now, the writing of Elsewhere is a mad mix of anything. Currently, the Victorian Era is dominating the populace of my mind. Expect to see quite a lot of it in the upcoming days, months, years, decades...
I am proud to say that the first book of my "Black and Redd Mysteries" is currently being read by a publisher. Rejection or acceptance, that is an exciting step all on its own. Our Fathers is the first of my historical mystery series, which will take anywhere from 10 to 15 books. The Muse is great with coming up with crimes to solve, but that's all she wants to do right now. Set in the early/mid 1880s, Scarlet Black and Colby Redd are solving the wild crimes of Bath, England. The second book Into Temptation is outlined and I've written the first chapter. I have not have time for much else because the Muse is distracting me with my other main project.
The rest of my time is centered on an alternate reality where all the creatures of fantasy, like elves, dwarves, goblins, mermaids, and trolls, dwell in the Victorian era. The dawn of the industrial age woke them from their hidden realm and they are trying to coexist with steam powered industry. Right now, it's a series of both books and short stories covering the Hawke family and their associates hunting down the more dangerous monsters. One of these short stories is going to be published this year! I'm writing many other short stories with these characters while trying to adjust the first novel with all the changes I've made. I had wanted to work on the second book for this year's NaNoWriMo. The entire series a bigger project than I first imagined, but it's spectacular.
I also have a large number of intersecting high fantasy ideas, which I'm hoping to turn into the full history of this universe. I wrote some sci-fi too, but sadly the Muse isn't paying much attention to anything that isn't a fantasy or mystery. One of these days I'll finish them.
In the next few days, I'll post some more of the background between these two projects. I am honestly hoping this blog will help with my writing itself. It might sound a bit egotistical, but talking about my writing helps me actually write.
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