The State of Things

First off: Happy Pride! Let’s celebrate while remembering all those who have fought the way before us. Be proud! Express yourself! And remember, bi, trans, ace and aro people all have a place at Pride as well. Please don’t gatekeep.

Second of all: I know I’ve said the last couple of times I’ve posted that I’m going to better at the social media thing, and also get the Friday Flash Fics back up and running. And then haven’t. Life is good but crazy and by the time I get home, I just don’t think about it. I just want to decompress. But I do need to be better about it and get back in the flash fic game!

So much has been happening. I’m not sure how much y’all have heard about Dreamspinner Press. I’m not going to get into rehashing things here. But when payments started getting later and later and then didn’t show up…and I had to ask twice…I decided it was time to pull my titles and move on.

I will always be grateful to DSP. They gave me my start and took a chance on an unknown. I’ve grown so much as a writer during my time working with them. They aren’t the same publisher I started with, and everything changes. Businesses need to change. But I no longer feel it’s a great fit for me. So it’s time for me to start on the next part of my journey.

So what does that mean for my backlist? Well, I’ll repubbing most of them with JMS books over the coming months. I’ll be sure to make announcements on SM about what and when. There won’t be substantial changes to most of them. A few tweaks here and there. A couple will have a bit of additional words. But mostly, they will remain unchanged, so if you already own them, you don’t need to get them again!

I’m also going to work on self pubbing some new titles too. I’ll probably do this under a different name, as the direction I’m intending to go is a bit different from the standard Kris T. Bethke fair. More on that when it happens.

Coming up next month, I have a new story out with JMS called Forever Nine. This too is a bit of a departure. Still the sweet and fluffy you expect from me, with a BDSM twist. I adore Jesse and Holden, and hope you will too.

In regards to the Family Found series, I’m going to be finishing the last two books on my own. Nell and I decided it was better that way. As much fun as we had writing the first book together, the second was a challenge. She’s not too keen on series, and mentally leaves the characters and locale behind when she finishes. Whereas I, on the other hand, always think of another character who needs their story told. I’ll be working on those in the coming months, along with a Sci Fi story.

I’m enjoying branching out in my sub genres, and flexing my writing muscles. Contemporary is my first love. I absolutely love writing 2 guys falling in love after having met at the right time. But I love world building too, so expect some new and exciting things from me in the future!

So that’s the scoop from me! Be sure to stay tuned for info about repubs and upcoming new stories!