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Editing and editors...

When writers put words to paper, we're all convinced that we're writing the best possible story we can. Then we sell it and get an editor who shows us (hopefully) how much BETTER the story can become.

A good editor will build you up while he/she's telling you what you're doing wrong in your story. A good editor will repeatedly tell you how much he/she LOVES your story.
A good editor will only make your story that much stronger and that much better for your readers.

I've truly been blessed with an amazing editor who pointed out my weaknesses in a way that didn't make me feel like a total dork. She also praised my story, my characters, and my voice. The best part for me were the little side comments that had absolutely nothing to do with editing, but were just snippets she threw in (i.e., "I adore her!" when speaking about my heroine).

Now that I've finished my edits, I realize what a difficult job she has - and how much I truly appreciate her. So, Thanks, LA - You're AWESOME!!

Thank you for playing along (in my fantasy world)...

Writing and Life

Writers, especially romance/erotica writers, are often asked, "Where do you get your ideas? Are they based on personal experience?"

Honey, let's talk...

Do you HONESTLY believe someone could have all the sexual adventures we write about and still be able to walk upright? Look their parent/sibling/(and in some cases) spouse or significant other in the eye? Talk to people they went to high school with without blushing? Of course, there may be some who COULD, but I promise you, I'm not one of them.

My ideas come from the world around me - with a twist. You see, the sky in my world is a lovely shade of purple. I have a very vivid imagination and a very adventurous spirit. That's why I can write comfortably about things I will (more than likely) never experience, yet make you believe those things have happened...to someone else, of course.

I see a picture or a couple, or even two people separately and start to imagine them in various situations. What if...

WHAT IF is a writer's friend. What if she loves him, but he loves someone else? What if he secretly wants her but she thinks of him as a friend? What if they grew up together, experimented as teens, drifted apart and then come back together after a tragedy? What if they never parted, but one of them has started to secretly yearn for someone else?

All of those scenarios are ones I've read about. Some of them, I've even put a twist on and written myself.

My first release with Amber Quill Press contains a ménage à trois - a true one. Each of the three people has sex with the others one-on-one and as a group. Have I ever lived that? No, but I often wondered about it...did I ever suggest it to a significant other? Yes, but it never evolved. (this is called baring one's soul, and could be very dangerous{grin})

I hope you will read it and enjoy the love story, because ultimately, that's what it's about. A LOVE story that just happens to involve three consenting adults.

Thank you for playing along...

Excitement continues...

I've been invited to participate in a multi-author blog - here's the link:
http://romeroticawriters.blogspot.com/

I'll be blogging over there on the 30th of each month, so check it out!! ;)

Thank you for playing along...

Waiting and waiting...

One of the things I've noticed about writing and trying to sell a story is that writers do a lot of waiting.

We wait for "the perfect" story line to come to us. We wait for that brilliant flash of inspiration to strike so we can get the right words down on paper. We wait for our critique partners to get back to us with ways we can improve our stories. We wait for the "perfect" opportunity to send our story to the "perfect" editor or agent. We wait for that editor/agent to get back to us to tell us how wonderful our story is and how much they want to buy it/represent us. (or not {LOL}).

Still...we wait.

Waiting is not easy for anyone. It's especially not easy when it comes down to waiting for a contract or a review.

With the contract, your anticipation levels are high because you just want to hold proof in your hands that someone loved your story as much as you did and they actually offered you a chance to share that story with readers. You can't wait to read the contract, see in print, proof that you didn't dream that phone call or email, that someone IS actually going to put your book in print.

With reviews...well, I don't know, quite honestly. I've never actually had one, but I'm already anticipating it. Will the reviewer LIKE my story? Will she give it a good review, or will she trash it? That, frankly, scares me to death!

Waiting is never easy, but I'm really wondering if it's the WAIT or the ANTICIPATION that truly makes you crazy?

Wow, am I behind...AND EXCITED!

I'd planned to try to keep this blog up a bit better, but, well, life got in the way.

Exciting news to share: I'M ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE AMBER QUILL HEAT WAVE CONTEST!!

Yes, a novella I wrote will be one of seven out of over 200 that is going to be printed. I'm on my way to being a published erotica author and I couldn't be happier!

The books at Amber Quill Press are great - I've been reading them for a couple of years now - and I think I'm going to be very happy being part of their published group.

The story I wrote is a contemporary Paranormal with magic and snark. It features a menage a trois, so won't be everyone's cuppa, but that's okay - I thoroughly enjoyed writing it and am looking forward to writing more stories in the same vein (no pun intended, though there ARE vampires in the story as well).

That's the news. I'll be blogging more frequently as I get more details.

Thank you for playing along...

What I'm Looking Forward to...

Signing a contract for publication
Getting edits on my manuscript
Getting cover art for my first book
Seeing my name in print
Having someone tell me they "LOVED" my book
Seeing my books in a bookstore
My first booksigning

I'm sure there are many more, but those stick out in my head right now...

Thank you for playing along...

Being Brave

I've taken steps to fulfill my dream.

I've entered my novella in a publisher-sponsored contest and I've entered the first page in agent Nathan Bransford's contest for first pages...(http://www.nathanbransford.blogspot.com/).

I don't want to sit back and whine about chasing my dream, I want to go out there, grab it by the tail and wrestle it into submission!

Ah...the joys, thrills and spills of a hopeful writer pursuing a publishing career.

Thank you for playing along...