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“Around Your Finger”, Vacation, and Some Other Stuff

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It’s been a heck of a first month of 2024, hasn’t it?

I’ve been cat sitting for most of the last month, which means I’ve also had time to– finally– get around to finishing Around Your Finger (the sequel to Your Hand In Mine). You’d think I would have, with all that free time, but alas! Turns out marketing and doing my secondary jobs of Not Writing also take up a lot of time! Who’d have thought 😂

SO! For those of you who are interested, there’s a Facebook Page for my books (Steph Surma Books), where I post a collection of my other media (including BookToks, screenshots of funny texts between my beta readers and myself, incorrect quotes based on my stories or my pen names, etc). I’ve been posting to my TikTok more, fun little snippets from all of my stories with whatever music UMG hasn’t ripped away from the app (salty? Who’s salty? Certainly not everyone!) I also have a very barren Book Twitter (X? Are we calling it X now?) where you can find my incorrect quotes and the occasional unhinged rant.

Meanwhile! Around Your Finger will be sent off to my darling Beta Reader, Calvin, in a few days here, which means it’ll be getting revamped in March and (Hopefully!) published this summer, in June or July, depending on the length of the rewriting and editing process. I won’t make any hard commitments, because, you know… ADHD. (If I’d stayed on my original timeline, I’d already have two finished book series by now. ALAS.)

Deadmouth Quarry is now posting right here on my site on Fridays! Feel free to have a look on the Deadmouth Quarry landing page to find the chapters in order 🙂

I’ve gotten really into bookbinding TikToks recently, and, listen– I’m not making actual promises, because I haven’t tried my hand at it yet (doubtlessly with a fanfic so I don’t ruin one of my own novels and have a meltdown about it)– but I’m thinking Patreon might be seeing some exclusive opportunities to get their hands on hardback, unique covers of my books. I’ve thought about giveaways, too, and anniversary editions– just throwing it into the abyss of the internet to see if anybody’s interested, or maybe to hold myself accountable? Whatever works, man.

Also, anyone interested in a podcast? I stumbled across one called Anything Goes by this girl named Emma, and she just!!! Talks!!! About stuff!!! I never shut up (as is evident by this blog post) so like. I think it’d at least be cathartic, if not popular. Who knows? Not me!

Personal updates, I’m writing this with a ten year old desperately begging for my undivided attention (she has just had it for over two hours. This is not my child, btw), and three cats with separation anxiety following everyone they see around, and a mountain of work for my other jobs that I keep Not Getting To, so! It’s been a bit of a day (TM). I’ve read a horrifying amount of fanfic for a fandom I am Not Actually In, and I’ve started spiraling into the vast abyss of insanity, but it’s good for my storytelling. I guess.

At any rate, I’ll have more updates for you next week. Hopefully with more story-related stuff!

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Updates for 2024

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Hey… it’s been awhile 😂

I’ve got to be honest. I got SO sick at the beginning of 2022 (Long Covid, you know how it is). It’s taken this long for me to get better. I’m not kidding– I got a POTS diagnosis, I spent the end of 2022 fainting like it was an Olympic sport, my medicinal history is now horrifyingly long (took awhile to find what worked). I didn’t stop writing, but I sure did scale it down while I was. You know. Spending my days in a half conscious daze.

2023 was good for my health, though; I’m back on my feet (literally!) and back to doing some of what I love. So let’s get into the good news, shall we?

Announcements! I’ve officially published 2 Kindle Vella series! One is through a publishing company; the story is called “Mate of Mine” and can be found under my name (Steph Surma). “Mate of Mine” is an Omegaverse Erotica story (I know! Branching!) and deals with a lot of heavy themes in between– and I don’t say this lightly– an unhinged amount of smut scenes.

The second KV series, and newest addition to my portfolio, is called “Deadmouth Quarry.” It’s spooky, it’s sexy, it’s mysterious– the full description is on Kindle Vella, obviously, but if you’re looking for a wild combo between Stranger Things, Murder She Wrote, and the kind of smut novels you can’t read in front of your grandparents, you’ve gotta check this out. (Also, full transparency, Sadie is one of my favorite characters I’ve ever created, and I love writing as her). DMQ excerpts are coming to this blog soon, so keep your eyes peeled for them!

Diamonds is once again available on Amazon for purchase! YHIM is coming to Amazon on January 15th! DMQ chapters will return in February! And I’ve created a Patreon and a Wishtender for people who want to support the artist! No pressure, obviously, for those last two; however it should be noted that DMQ will be published well ahead on Patreon than it is on Kindle Vella (and, quite frankly, for less money). Patreon also hosts some behind the scenes stuff for each of my writing projects, as well as some miscellaneous designs I’ve made over the years, just for fun.

Socials! Check out my new Insta page, specifically for my writing, at SimiSurma_Writes (that’ll be updated on my pages from here on out). I’ve also made a TikTok as SimiSurmaWrites (a Booktok, if you will!), and a Twitter/X account as AuthorSSurma. I’m still getting the hang of those last two, but Instagram is where you can see all of the out of pocket texts my beta readers and I send to one another, as well as reviews from my ARC readers and memes friends have made for each of my works.

New Arrivals! The sequel to YHIM, Around Your Finger, is in the works! (I won’t lie, I’ve had it half finished since I wrote YHIM. It’s just been sitting there. Waiting. Mocking me.) If all goes well, I’m hoping to get it published within the second quarter this year. I won’t pick an exact date because I know who I am as a person, but my aim is for late April/early May. (We’ll see if that happens– no promises, just a very hopeful aspiration).

That’s it! I hope everyone is having a Happy New Year, and I hope 2024 brings everyone joy and great reads!

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Your Hand In Mine Book Summary

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Is everyone excited for this book? I’m positively glowing I’m so psyched! Check out the summary below, and stay tuned for the book cover reveal!

“Gemma has always thought of Beckett as an antagonistic diva. Working with him is one of the worst parts of her job– until she finally tells him to adjust his attitude. Suddenly, he treats her like she’s the only person on the Whiley World Costuming team he likes. When the job position promised to her goes to someone else, Gemma’s shocked to discover Beckett’s supportive and friendly attitude toward her. But what reason would he have to be so kind?
Beckett doesn’t like people in general, but something about Gemma makes his head spin. He wants nothing more than to ask her out, but after such a rocky start, how can he hope to win her over? Will she even look his way? Or has he already ruined any chance he may have had with his horrible social skills?
With Beckett keeping her steady, it’s easy for Gemma to find herself falling for him. But one wrong move could mean losing him completely– or so she thinks.”

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Pre-Orders Opening!

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Ladies and Gentlemen and those in between, Pre-Orders for Some Days Are Diamonds will be available on Amazon on Sunday, for both Ebook and Paperback! Also coming Sunday, an excerpt from the first chapter of the book!

Some Days Are Diamonds will also be available at the end of September in your favorite book stores and libraries. You may need to request it, but it can be sent to any book store! They’ll know what to do! I’ll post more about this once the time comes.

If you haven’t already seen my Book Cover or Synopsis, check those out. Also, feel free to check out my Bio and FAQ for more about me.

Stick around for updates and exclusive content!