Ask the Author: Ravyn Wilde
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Ravyn Wilde
Hi Rebecca! Thank you! I do intend to write more of the Dhampir. Samantha's story will be the next one. No date yet. But will start it soon. Keep checking ravynwild.com Books - Coming Soon tab for the latest. (Or join my newsletter - also on the website.)
Also, A Century of Waiting is part of my overall Creatures of Myth series. It is book 11. There is some crossover of characters, as they visit or help each other. (The Dhampir Goddess helps Vlad, in Book 10 - Vlad & Veronica) Just as some of the characters from other books show up in A Century of Waiting.
I hope this helps!
Ravyn
Also, A Century of Waiting is part of my overall Creatures of Myth series. It is book 11. There is some crossover of characters, as they visit or help each other. (The Dhampir Goddess helps Vlad, in Book 10 - Vlad & Veronica) Just as some of the characters from other books show up in A Century of Waiting.
I hope this helps!
Ravyn
Ravyn Wilde
I would have to say Dallas and Roarke in JD Robb's In Death series. Because the relationship has evolved, from outright fear on both of their parts, to a very steady, passionate, and yet still evolving relationship. One day Roarke is going to talk her into getting pregnant...what a ride that will be!
Ravyn Wilde
I have a few methods I use to deal with writer's block:
1. Move - that means if I'm sitting at my desk, I go into the family room, or...weather permitting out to my deck.
2. Change - sometimes the laptop gets to be a time sucker...if I've got writer's block...I'll decide to add a couple things to my website, or look at email. So I switch to paper and pen and go sit in the hammock. Or curl up in some nook and cranny of the house and write by hand. My husband bought me a pen that will write even if its upside down so I can often be found laying flat with the pen and paper above my head. (I know...weird.)
3. Water - I don't know what it is, but when I'm really stuck I take a bath. I have a huge garden tub. I fill it with essential oils, usually Eucalyptus and/or Lavender, and throw in some generic bubble bath. Light candles, get something to drink and just soak. I keep a pad of paper and pen nearby. Typically within a few moments I'm frantically scribbling ideas or finishing something what was giving me fits just moments before.
4. Break it down - When I get stuck, its usually on something specific. A transition, or intensely physical scene (sex, something scary or traumatic). So I break it into pieces. I might start writing how I want it to end, then how it starts, and by then the middle is easy. Sometimes I just write the dialogue, then go back and fill in a sense of place and impressions.
If these four methods don't work, I'll either skip ahead and plot or write something I can work on, write "scenery" for something earlier I can flush out a bit...or just walk away for awhile and do something else.
But I have another method...if I walk away...I have to clean. I can't read, I can't play on my computer or phone...I have to do the dishes, or the bathroom, or the floors.
I don't get writers block very often! ;)
Ravyn
1. Move - that means if I'm sitting at my desk, I go into the family room, or...weather permitting out to my deck.
2. Change - sometimes the laptop gets to be a time sucker...if I've got writer's block...I'll decide to add a couple things to my website, or look at email. So I switch to paper and pen and go sit in the hammock. Or curl up in some nook and cranny of the house and write by hand. My husband bought me a pen that will write even if its upside down so I can often be found laying flat with the pen and paper above my head. (I know...weird.)
3. Water - I don't know what it is, but when I'm really stuck I take a bath. I have a huge garden tub. I fill it with essential oils, usually Eucalyptus and/or Lavender, and throw in some generic bubble bath. Light candles, get something to drink and just soak. I keep a pad of paper and pen nearby. Typically within a few moments I'm frantically scribbling ideas or finishing something what was giving me fits just moments before.
4. Break it down - When I get stuck, its usually on something specific. A transition, or intensely physical scene (sex, something scary or traumatic). So I break it into pieces. I might start writing how I want it to end, then how it starts, and by then the middle is easy. Sometimes I just write the dialogue, then go back and fill in a sense of place and impressions.
If these four methods don't work, I'll either skip ahead and plot or write something I can work on, write "scenery" for something earlier I can flush out a bit...or just walk away for awhile and do something else.
But I have another method...if I walk away...I have to clean. I can't read, I can't play on my computer or phone...I have to do the dishes, or the bathroom, or the floors.
I don't get writers block very often! ;)
Ravyn
Ravyn Wilde
I'm currently finishing edits and STUFF on Alien at Her Door, to be published mid July 2016.
Have you ever fantasized about being abducted by a sexy alien? Or having one walk right up and knock at your door…ready and willing to convince you that you’re his destiny? Well…Alien at Her Door is just the book for you! You’ll find three, Out Of This World Quickies that will give new meaning to the words “lost in space.”
If you'd like a personalized heads-up when it does come out, sign up for the mailing list here:
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Thanks for thinking of me!
Ravyn
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Have you ever fantasized about being abducted by a sexy alien? Or having one walk right up and knock at your door…ready and willing to convince you that you’re his destiny? Well…Alien at Her Door is just the book for you! You’ll find three, Out Of This World Quickies that will give new meaning to the words “lost in space.”
If you'd like a personalized heads-up when it does come out, sign up for the mailing list here:
http://ravynwilde.com/contact_ravyn_7...
Thanks for thinking of me!
Ravyn
fb.me/ravynwilde
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