(Dianne) Fox Writes

“Slapshot”, the second story of 2009, is complete and off to the critique group. I’ve got two hockey fans and one non-fan, which should help me balance out the hockey details versus what makes sense to people who aren’t obsessed with the sport.
Hooray!

Elios Campbell is working on a top-secret project: translating messages from the Pandora, an alien spaceship on the edge of human territory. A favor from his mentor drops Elios into the arms of Sender Kinnison, a pilot who seems like everything Elios has ever wanted.
Their attraction is immediate and threatens to lead to more in [...]

“SNAKE CHARMER by Dianne Fox is an unexpected jewel in this collection, a complex, tightly woven tale set in a world where groups of like shifters are the norm. Surprisingly, a group of three diverse shifters find love despite their differences. ”
-Carole, Rainbow Reviews (read the review here.)

“IN A FAMILY WAY is a new story in the Renovations series that is a bit different from the rest. Instead of focusing on rebuilding houses, here Toby and Ven are rebuilding a family, with a few new additions. I loved the chance to finally see Toby with his children and had no doubt that [...]

“MOVING DAY is yet another enjoyable story in the Renovations series. Over the course of the previous stories, I have come to care deeply for these characters and want more than anything for them to be happy. We have been following these men from day one of their relationship, and watching them to construct their [...]

Denny and Sully are still struggling with Denny’s accident, especially because Denny’s leg is getting worse. He’s still hesitant to share his doctor visits with is lover, but Sully is determined to help Denny out. While Denny knows Sully loves him, he’s not sure what to do. Can the boys make a breakthrough in time [...]

“Slapshot” in progress!
My favorite line that I’ve written so far today: “…you can kiss your damn pro career goodbye and wave while it circles the fucking drain.”
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Also, Anah and I were over at the Torquere Social LJ yesterday and the day before, doing all sorts of nifty things. We also wrote a little story, “The [...]

I wrote another two pages on “Slapshot” today, which is the project I started when I finished up revisions on “The Lion’s Share” and sent it off. I think the end is another two to four pages off.
To Do
Finish “Slapshot”
Write “At the Corner of Fourth and Honesty” (for Kit Zheng’s project)
Finish “Percussion”
Outline intersex ghost story
Revise [...]

I’ve just gotten notice that Torquere Press has accepted “The Lion’s Share” for publication as a Single Shot (the novelette line).”The Lion’s Share” is the third stand-alone story in the m/m/f shapeshifter trilogy that began with “Birds of a Feather” (in Love Bites) and continued in “Snake Charmer” (in Shifting Them). In “The Lion’s Share,” [...]

Anah Crow and I have another short story coming out in our Pit Road series this month, and this one’s called “Heating Up.” When Denny gets bad news from the doctor about his leg, Sully wants to be there for his man, but Denny’s not so sure they should be playing with fire.
It’s not coming [...]