November wasn’t that bad.
I ran into a few more issues than I had hoped, and the repairs in the basement are still technically ongoing, but I managed to write more words in November than I have for any other month since June. And it was within spitting distance of June’s output, so that feels kind of nice at least.
However, I would like to go on a small rant for a moment. You can ignore this if you only care about the work. I noticed that I wasn’t really feeling it nearly as much anymore this past month, it being my ADHD medication. I struggled through the month trying to make do with what I had, but it was really not working. I thought maybe I might need to up my dose yet again. But then, suddenly, when I started my next monthly supply of the medication, it was working again! What the fuck happened? Well, did you know that the medications you get, even though they look EXACTLY THE SAME, can come from completely different corporations? And did you know that corporations are allowed to have as much as a 20% deficiency by the FDA in the medications they make? And so as a consequence of this fact, lots of corporations just cut corners and make their drugs not as effective? That’s what I got to learn. Fun times. This whole Medical Industrial Complex is working out fucking fantastically.
Here’s what I managed to get done in November.
MEN’S ROMANCE GALLERY - VOL 01: IN HER SHADOW. One of those secret projects I was working on was this! In case you missed it, this is the first mono romance anthology in Romance For Men. Myself and seven other authors wrote new material for it. I wrote IN HER SHADOW, which features a blind date between a regular twenty-something guy and a seven foot recently retired supersoldier. It takes place in the Hellcats universe. Give it a read!
THREE Audio Omnibuses came out this month!
Sorry about the lack of Primal Love audio. It can be an unpredictable process. Hopefully it’ll be up before the end of the year.
And that’s it. I actually got kinda close with Our Own Way 6. In terms of actual writing, I’m at about 90% right now. So thankfully, it should be up for pre-order within the next week or so. Now, as for what’s coming up for the final month of 2025?
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - EPISODE 12. Out right now! The series finale.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - COLLECTION THREE. This one will get published on the 15th. So, I’m going to do something most people would call me dumb to do, but I’d like to maintain my integrity as much as I can. This Collection isn’t going up for very long. I’m not completely sure how long, but the reason for this is because it needs to go up for the audiobook counterpart. The reason it needs to come down is because I need to release the Complete Series omnibus next month. And I’d rather not potentially draw Amazon’s ire for having ‘too many’ versions of something up. Whatever ‘too many’ is to Amazon this month. So if you don’t want to purchase it, I completely understand. Also, you will not miss anything at all if you do not purchase this collection. Everything in here will also be in the Complete Series omnibus. Because of this, I won’t make much fanfare. Honestly, the coolest thing we’ll get from this collection is the cover art, which features Riley.
OUR OWN WAY 6. Definitely coming this month.
PRIMAL LOVE II. So, I can for sure say now that I’m not getting this published before 2026. I had hoped, but it didn’t work out that way. I’m going to try to have the pre-order up before 2026.
AFTER DARK - COLLEEN’S THERAPY. I will try to get this one out. It’ll likely be the most…involved After Dark I’ve written so far.
ENTERING DESOLATION - EPISODE 01. This is my next serial novella series. It’s Sci-Fi Survival/Horror. Think DOOM 3 or Aliens. I’ll talk more about it once it’s actually up and running in the form of early access on my Patreon.
And that’s that. I’m admittedly a little worried. December - February is traditionally the time of year where I do the worst. Though this will be my first winter medicated. Typically, I sort of take some time off at the very end of the year, mostly out of desperate need, because my mental health takes such a hit. Certainly I needed it last year, but…January also couldn’t have really been predicted. I think I’d have lost it even if I had taken more mental health days. So, here’s hoping.