Fantasy Fiction
of Katica Locke
Welcome to the personal website of fantasy writer Katica Locke, author of Magebound, a seductive homoerotic fantasy adventure. Here you will find news on publishing and upcoming novels, helpful links for aspiring writers, and an expanding collection of free fantasy stories.
Attention!
This site contains material of a varied nature, from YA fantasy to adult stories of a graphic nature, including, but not limited to, violence, explicit language and male/male sexual encounters. Please be certain to read any ratings or warnings to assure that you won't stumble upon something you don't want to read. Thank you.
Latest News
October 6, 2008
Man, that was a busy month!
First of all, I was able to make all the preliminary changes that my publisher suggested I make to Spellwrought, mostly just making it a little more self-contained. Better descriptions of character the first time they appear in the book, a little background on a few that happened previously, some definitions of terms that may not be easily understood--that sort of thing.
Then, I was introduced to my editor. What an awesome person. She went over my manuscript and fixed all my mistakes, which were mainly formatting related. Instead of taking weeks, first-round edits took a matter of days. And she liked the story.
Needless to say, GothNoWriMo isn't going so well. I've written only 2,500 of the 6,000 words I should have by now, but my publishing comes first. I hope to be able to catch up over the next week, but we'll see. I do have an excerpt to share, though it's a bit rough. I guess that's why they call it a rough draft, right? Untitled GothNoWriMo project.
September 4, 2008
Great news! My publisher, PD Publishing, has decided to publish the sequel to Magebound. Information on Spellwrought shall be forthcoming on the Novels page. Look for it in early 2010!
This October, why not stretch your writing wings and give GothNoWriMo a try? All you have to do is write a piece of gothic style literature in October. Not sure what gothic style is? The GothNoWriMo Forum has all the information you need. I'll be there, and I'll be posting the fruits of my labors on my website so be sure to come back and check it out!
As a warm-up for GothNo, I've written a short story featuring one of my all-time favorite characters. If you're looking for a creepy tale, check out The Devil's Hunt in the Free Fiction section.
August 6, 2008
Thanks for visiting my website. While you're here, be sure to visit the Forum and register for an account. Introduce yourself and start a conversation with fellow readers.
Also, I would like to take this opportunity to promote two wonderful websites that are doing great things for shelter animals. FreeKibble and FreeKibbleKat are easy ways for people to help feed hungry shelter animals. Just visit each site daily and answer a fun trivia question. It doesn't matter if you get the answer right or not--10 pieces of kibble will be donated just for clicking. It only takes a moment and is for a great cause. Plus, the teenage girl who thought of it is from my home state!
July 31, 2008
Welcome to the grand opening of my website. It's a little light on content right now, but I hope to change that soon. Currently, you can find information on my upcoming novel, Magebound in the Novels section, including the entire first chapter.
Free Fiction will host a variety of my strange little stories, but right now only contains a couple. Check back often for new additions. The Contact link works, if you'd like to ask a question or drop me a line. I try to check my mail every day.
Thanks for visiting my site and don't forget to bookmark it. I'll be updating as often as I can.
