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Ep 2 – Love At First Write Talking Sexy Times in Writing

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-swhwg-1496f93

In this episode we cover:

 

How to inject passion into your writing, or how to get your bum in the seat and crack on with the words. How to write sexy times, answering the question do we need them, when should they be included. 

Find out more about your hosts:

 

Lucy Keeling – Written the Just Friends series, with the final in the series, Just Friends for Now available from Amazon. https://bit.ly/3YEqich 

Find out more about me – I’m in all the usual places but most often found here:  https://instagram.com/lucy_k_author 

 

Bettina Hunt – My latest romantic comedy novel, ‘A Girl Like Me’ is available now from Amazon. mybook.to/AGirlLikeMe 

Find out more about me – author.to/romanticcomedies

 

Lucy Mitchell – My debut romance novel, ‘I’ll Miss You This Christmas’ with Bloodhound books is out on 15 September 2023. https://geni.us/MissYouChristmas Find out more about me –  https://linktr.ee/LucyMitchAuth  

The books we have been reading and mentioned in this episode are:

 

To Marry a Fae, by Miranda BridgesThe Happiness Project by Kirstie PellingDesperate Measures by Katee Robert (spicy warning)You can email the podcast by using the following email: loveatfirstwritepodcast@gmail.com

Introducing The Love At First Write Podcast @LAFWPodcast #MondayBlogs

I am so excited to share that the podcast I have been working on with two other romance authors; Lucy Keeling and Bettina Hunt, has gone live. Introducing Love At First Write.

On all podcast platforms The Love At First Write Podcast Hosts

The podcast for romance writers, romance authors, romance readers and anyone who has thought about writing a romance book.

Every Friday we will be taking over the podcast airwaves and talking about what goes on behind the scenes when writing romance. We promise hints, tips, special guests and lots of giggles.

We are talking about a wide range of romance writing topics – tropes, conflict, writing sexy scenes to settings.

In addition we will also be chatting about the books we have been reading.

So, have a listen and let me know what you think

I have amazed myself with my tech abilities and if you press play below you can listen

https://feed.podbean.com/LoveAtFirstWrite/feed.xml

Tips For Writer’s Block #MondayBlogs

Me and my friend Writer’s Block know each other very well. We have been friends for years. What I love about my good friend Writer’s Block is that they always turn up on my doorstep unexpectedly and they always out stay their welcome – ha ha! If only they would call me a few weeks ahead to tell me they are visiting or give me an indication of how long they are going to stay… Life would be so much easier – sigh.

Anyway, seeing as I have this great friendship with Writer’s Block I thought I would list out the things which have helped me during their stay.

You may find these tips useful. For noting – my friend Writer’s Block can stay for a few days or a few weeks, sometimes a month. As they are an inconsiderate guest they never let me know the length of their trip.

Step away from the project. Time away from a project is good but it’s not my favourite. Write something different. In my experience writing a blog post or recording a TikTok / Insta Reel always work. Visualise yourself writing. Keep the image of you at your desk / laptop writing in your mind and keep that image at the front of your mind. When you are travelling to work, when you are gardening, when you are in the pub, when you are about to go to bed – think of the image. Give it 2-3 days. This always works. Switch to writing dialogue only. This is something which I have been experimenting with and it has got a high success rate. You just write down what characters are saying. Forget scenery, descriptions or anything else. Just write the dialogue. It’s actually quite liberating as well. Create a new playlist. This is one of my favourite tips. Even better when you go on the look out for new music. Exercise. For me Yoga is my go to when I have Writer’s Block. I put myself through a number of tough sessions and voila I find the block subsides. I also believe Writer’s Block is a build up of ideas, thoughts and negativity. These have to be released from the body in some way.Reading binge. This is very enjoyable but it can take awhile. Read a shelved story that you wrote years ago. This is a bit radical and comes with a heavy cringe level. You will notice how much you have improved as a writer and the cringe factor will get so bad you will rush back to your current project. Fill up the creative well. Watch films, read poetry, go to art exhibitions, listen to new podcasts or go to music concerts. Record the future you talking. This is radical but stay with me. Record yourself as if you are talking from the future. Congratulate yourself for working on that project and tell yourself that it worked out brilliantly. Make sure you say how proud you are of the old you for keeping going when things were tough. Play this back to yourself before you go to sleep.

Let me know how you get on and please do not tell Writer’s Block to come and visit me – ha ha! I have just got rid of them

A Guide to the Rockstar Romance Trope #MondayBlogs

I am in my rockstar romance reading era and its AMAZING. My reading life has been shaken up good and proper with my desire for stories based on unattainable rock star fantasies.

Oh my days – someone pass me my handheld fan and a cold compress for my forehead. I am here for rock star characters who are desperate to run away from their fame, troubled rock star characters who bump into their biggest fan years later and fall in love with them, rock star characters who are too wild and need taming plus broken hearted rockstar characters who can’t sing anymore because music reminds them of a past love. Also I like a good serving of rockstar life, band drama, band fall outs, dark shades, gelled hair, a lot of leather, fame, money, snippets of lyrics, screaming fans and both music and romantic conflict. I have been consuming both closed and open door rockstar romance books so my feelings and emotions are all over the place.

Why haven’t I fallen into this romance book vortex before? It’s so appealing and you can lose yourself for days in it.

At the centre of the rockstar romance trope is the troubled rock star. They can be male or female. Generally most of the book will be spent with them working through their feelings, figuring out their music issues / future music career and processing some strong emotions for their new love interest. They will normally be facing a pivotal time in their music career; either things will be in decline or they will be out of control. The secret with these characters is that they will always be wanting to push boundaries and break rules. There could be a band involved and if there is you will see two worlds being created; internal band life and external life / love interest.

Rock stars in general get to be noticed by industry if they look visually “marketable”. So, the characters are always breath taking to look at and utterly gorgeous plus know how to dress. They will also come with bags of charm and swagger. To get to their level of success they are going to have to know how to entertain. They will have a presence when they enter a room and they will attract attention.

There is so much conflict to be found within these stories:

Rockstar life – lengthy periods apart and the worry of wondering what they are getting up to when they are not performing. Plus concerts in different countries, time zones etc. Social media – photos, fan selfies, curated images and tabloid photos being plastered all over social media will test any fledgling romance. Fans – will the new love interest be accepted by the rockstar’s loyal fan base? Normal life – can a rockstar lead a normal life? Can they put out the recycling, cook a meal, buy a pint of milk without being mobbed by fans or mow the lawn? Their past relationships – they always have interesting pasts in terms of romance and somewhere there is a whiff of scandal…Their relationship with music. This is quite important in terms of conflict. Hopefully finding love will help put them in a better relationship with their music and career by the end.

Mixed into this swirl of emotions and tension are the standard tropes. Here are a few examples:

Friends to lovers – or should I say fan / groupie to lovers. Bad boy / girl – the wild rockstar who can’t be tamed.Second chance – the childhood sweethearts who were together before one found fame. Small town Rock Star – they both grew up in the same small town and now they find themselves back home – one because their music career failed / they fell out of love with the rockstar lifestyle and the other because life dealt out some unfair cards.

Rockstar life does tend to include sex, drugs and rock and roll so expect some dark themes running through a rockstar romance read.

Reinvention of the rockstar will always be a key theme. They will always be looking at ways they can reinvent themselves. They want to stay current and no matter how hard they try to ignore it – they crave the spotlight! Again – how will love impact this?

I think Rockstar Romance is pure escapism. It’s about reconnecting with your inner fan girl / fan boy and those teenage crushes you once had. These stories are packed full of angst, moody musicians, intense music concerts and high drama. It’s about being attracted to those bad and wild musicians and never ever expecting them to turn up in real life.

Here are some of my favourite reads:

The Words – Ashely Jade. Enemies to Lovers. My Own Personal Rockstar. Kirsty McManus. Friends to Lovers. Dirty Like Me: A Hot Rockstar Romance. Jane Diamond. Maybe Someday, Colleen Hoover. Second Chances. Call Me, Maybe. Stephanie Chapman. Friends to Lovers.

It’s a wild ride reading rockstar romance Can you imagine writing this – oh my days!! One day I must try and live out my own rockstar fantasy *sigh*

Enjoy

5 Ways To Make Romance Readers ❤️ Your Male Character #MondayBlogs

I read a LOT of romcom and romance books and I have had MANY crushes on fictional male characters. There’s nothing better than having a crush on a fictional male character. If the author is on top of his / her romcom book writing game than you will find it difficult to have time away from your fictional love interest, you will become good friends with your handheld fan, NO fictional female character will ever be good enough for him and at night your fictional love interest will step off the page and into your dreams.*Sigh*

In romcoms female characters are tough to write but an even bigger challenge is to write the male character.

Based on my reading and book writing experiences here are 5 ways I think you can make readers your male character:

Ditch the idea of creating the flawless man. That’s not relatable and readers will get bored. We all have flaws. Even the beautiful people. Your male character must be fabulous in many ways but here’s the secret he MUST have room for improvement. We all have flaws and we could all improve aspects of ourselves. Your male lead must possess both strengths and FLAWS he could work on. Focus on him as a person. He is a person who has lived a life like the rest of us. In that time he will have encountered happiness, sadness, heartbreak, life dreams which don’t work out, traumatic times, loss and been broken in some way. He will have thoughts, feelings, dreams, life goals and a past love life. He also will have made mistakes in his life too. Think of him as a person. Don’t make him a flat character. Sometimes I read books where the male character has just two emotions – feeling sexy or being angry. Whereas the female character displays a wide range of emotions. Your male lead is more than just a love interest. Internal conflict. Like your female character needs internal conflict, so does your male character. We are all fighting something inside our heads. Your male character needs an inner battle. Examples like this can be a past mistake making him feel like he doesn’t deserve happiness, a past mistake making him lose confidence in himself or his abilities or having to give up a life dream to save his community, team or country. There are a lot more so do your research. He doesn’t need to always save her. Allow her to save him. You can play around with the idea of the heroic character. It doesn’t always have to be the male character being heroic. A good relationship is where both parties alternate between doing the saving and being saved. The cheerleader. I find male characters who become the female character’s own personal cheerleader so attractive. These guys want their female love interest to be successful and do what they can to help her with her business or fulfilling her life dream. They are driven by seeing her succeed at something. They believe in her and are behind her 100%. This sort of attribute makes me go gooey. Please can we have more of these guys!

Good luck out there romcom and romance writers!

My Book Cover Reveal Diary #MondayBlogs #AmWriting

Last week the new cover for my Christmas romance novel was revealed. The book is titled ‘I’ll Miss You This Christmas.’ I thought I would share with you extracts from my diary in the lead up, during and post this event.

My publisher (Bloodhound books) and I started coming up with ideas for my book cover towards the end of March / start of April of this year. This is when my book cover diary entries began.

6 April: 18:55. In the pub after work with my husband when I noticed my publisher had sent me their proposed draft cover for my book. Was taking my first mouthful of a gin and tonic when I opened up the email and saw my cover. The shock at seeing a cover so beautiful and eye catching made me cough and splutter sending gin and tonic everywhere. Was only going to stay for one drink but book cover excitement made me stay for a few more. This resulted in me feeling a little jaded the next day and wearing dark shades for most of it. Tip – beware of book cover excitement.

7 April: Felt dog rough all day. I have never been good at keeping secrets. This was the day where I realised that I had to keep my new book cover under wraps until August. It was a tough day as all I wanted to do was show everyone. Had to sit on my hands a lot, plus take a nap and a few paracetamol for my hangover.

10 May: Showed my mum the cover on holiday in Majorca. We both got emotional as Dad would have wanted to see my cover and he would have been so proud. Celebrated by having an extra large cocktail, getting carried away with book cover excitement and buying myself an expensive new handbag. I asked Mum what I would tell my husband when he questioned how much it had cost and she said, ‘blame it on your book cover.’ Tip: book cover excitement can make you buy expensive things.

1 July: Go away for weekend with friends to celebrate big birthday in September. Again my book cover excitement gets the better of me. Drink a number of cocktails and show friends the cover. They love it – drink more cocktails. Hangover next day sends me to my bed. Tip: avoid boozy weekends in run up to cover reveal.

3 July: Still feel rough post weekend. Got to finish my copy edits for the book. Stare at my cover a lot whilst doing my copy edits,

25 July: Agreed the date of the book cover reveal with Bloodhound books – Wednesday 2 August at 1pm. Felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Would readers like my new book cover?

26 July: Felt anxious about my book cover reveal so found myself in a book shop in my lunch hour. I made a purchase. I was supposed to be on a book buying ban. Told myself a new book would soothe my book cover reveal nerves. Tip: avoid bookshops in the run up to a book cover reveal.

27 July: Book cover reveal panic has set in. Its starting to feel real now. I am actually going to be a published author soon. Bought myself a lot of chocolate to eat whilst over thinking everything and coming up with fantasy scenarios where no one on social media replies to my book cover reveal communications. Tip: try to eat healthily during book cover reveal week.

29 July: did some social media warm ups. Told followers I was on the book cover reveal countdown.

28 July: Asked some author friends whether they would help share my cover on the day. They agreed. Felt excited. Ate more chocolate.

30 July: Emergency visit to dentist. Explained to the dentist that I have a book cover reveal taking place this week and my book cover nerves made me eat too much sugar. He frowned so I showed him book cover and watched his face for instant reaction. He said his wife would like my book. Tip: don’t eat too much sugar in run up to book cover reveal.

1 Aug: Nervous. Soothed myself by preparing all my cover day media. Tip: pre preparing your social media is so valuable. On cover reveal day you will be a mess.

2 Aug: Long morning at work. It dragged. I couldn’t concentrate. Had far too much coffee. At 12.30 left to go camp out in a cafe near where I worked. Butterflies in stomach. At 1pm my publisher posted out my new cover on social media. The response was amazing. Not sure why I worried. Came back to work at 1.30, beaming, flustered and pink faced. Struggled to string a sentence together for rest of afternoon.

3 Aug: Woke up in cold sweat – oh my god, I am one step closer to my book being published.

Here is my new cover

I love it so much. My book is available for pre order:

Here’s the blurb…

As the holidays draw near, she’s missing him—again and again. . . . “[Mitchell’s] writing is deliciously funny and has so much heart.” —Sandy Barker, author of One Summer in Santorini

Emily feels like her life’s been shattered into tiny pieces and glued back together the wrong way. With her heart still aching after her sister’s sudden death, Emily has stepped up to care for her nine-year-old nephew, Felix. Trying to do the right thing, she also ended her two-year relationship with Rory, who wasn’t ready to settle down, so she could focus on Felix.

But when she takes Felix into London to see the Christmas displays, he wanders off and the two of them wind up on a train to Leeds . . . where Rory just happens to live. The long ride will give her time to reflect on whether she made a mistake in letting Rory go. But as Rory embarks on his own journey at the same time, will the three of them manage to cross paths in time for Christmas?

‘Lucy Mitchell writes with such heart’ – Sandy Barker author of One Summer in Santorini

My Book Cover Reveal Diary #MondayBlogs #AmWriting

Last week the new cover for my Christmas romance novel was revealed. The book is titled ‘I’ll Miss You This Christmas.’ I thought I would share with you extracts from my diary in the lead up, during and post this event.

My publisher (Bloodhound books) and I started coming up with ideas for my book cover towards the end of March / start of April of this year. This is when my book cover diary entries began.

6 April: 18:55. In the pub after work with my husband when I noticed my publisher had sent me their proposed draft cover for my book. Was taking my first mouthful of a gin and tonic when I opened up the email and saw my cover. The shock at seeing a cover so beautiful and eye catching made me cough and splutter sending gin and tonic everywhere. Was only going to stay for one drink but book cover excitement made me stay for a few more. This resulted in me feeling a little jaded the next day and wearing dark shades for most of it. Tip – beware of book cover excitement.

7 April: Felt dog rough all day. I have never been good at keeping secrets. This was the day where I realised that I had to keep my new book cover under wraps until August. It was a tough day as all I wanted to do was show everyone. Had to sit on my hands a lot, plus take a nap and a few paracetamol for my hangover.

10 May: Showed my mum the cover on holiday in Majorca. We both got emotional as Dad would have wanted to see my cover and he would have been so proud. Celebrated by having an extra large cocktail, getting carried away with book cover excitement and buying myself an expensive new handbag. I asked Mum what I would tell my husband when he questioned how much it had cost and she said, ‘blame it on your book cover.’ Tip: book cover excitement can make you buy expensive things.

1 July: Go away for weekend with friends to celebrate big birthday in September. Again my book cover excitement gets the better of me. Drink a number of cocktails and show friends the cover. They love it – drink more cocktails. Hangover next day sends me to my bed. Tip: avoid boozy weekends in run up to cover reveal.

3 July: Still feel rough post weekend. Got to finish my copy edits for the book. Stare at my cover a lot whilst doing my copy edits,

25 July: Agreed the date of the book cover reveal with Bloodhound books – Wednesday 2 August at 1pm. Felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Would readers like my new book cover?

26 July: Felt anxious about my book cover reveal so found myself in a book shop in my lunch hour. I made a purchase. I was supposed to be on a book buying ban. Told myself a new book would soothe my book cover reveal nerves. Tip: avoid bookshops in the run up to a book cover reveal.

27 July: Book cover reveal panic has set in. Its starting to feel real now. I am actually going to be a published author soon. Bought myself a lot of chocolate to eat whilst over thinking everything and coming up with fantasy scenarios where no one on social media replies to my book cover reveal communications. Tip: try to eat healthily during book cover reveal week.

29 July: did some social media warm ups. Told followers I was on the book cover reveal countdown.

28 July: Asked some author friends whether they would help share my cover on the day. They agreed. Felt excited. Ate more chocolate.

30 July: Emergency visit to dentist. Explained to the dentist that I have a book cover reveal taking place this week and my book cover nerves made me eat too much sugar. He frowned so I showed him book cover and watched his face for instant reaction. He said his wife would like my book. Tip: don’t eat too much sugar in run up to book cover reveal.

1 Aug: Nervous. Soothed myself by preparing all my cover day media. Tip: pre preparing your social media is so valuable. On cover reveal day you will be a mess.

2 Aug: Long morning at work. It dragged. I couldn’t concentrate. Had far too much coffee. At 12.30 left to go camp out in a cafe near where I worked. Butterflies in stomach. At 1pm my publisher posted out my new cover on social media. The response was amazing. Not sure why I worried. Came back to work at 1.30, beaming, flustered and pink faced. Struggled to string a sentence together for rest of afternoon.

3 Aug: Woke up in cold sweat – oh my god, I am one step closer to my book being published.

Here is my new cover

I love it so much. My book is available for pre order:

Here’s the blurb…

As the holidays draw near, she’s missing him—again and again. . . . “[Mitchell’s] writing is deliciously funny and has so much heart.” —Sandy Barker, author of One Summer in Santorini

Emily feels like her life’s been shattered into tiny pieces and glued back together the wrong way. With her heart still aching after her sister’s sudden death, Emily has stepped up to care for her nine-year-old nephew, Felix. Trying to do the right thing, she also ended her two-year relationship with Rory, who wasn’t ready to settle down, so she could focus on Felix.

But when she takes Felix into London to see the Christmas displays, he wanders off and the two of them wind up on a train to Leeds . . . where Rory just happens to live. The long ride will give her time to reflect on whether she made a mistake in letting Rory go. But as Rory embarks on his own journey at the same time, will the three of them manage to cross paths in time for Christmas?

‘Lucy Mitchell writes with such heart’ – Sandy Barker author of One Summer in Santorini

5 Things Every Romance Series Needs by Romance Author @sandybarker #MondayBlogs

To celebrate my wonderful and supportive friend, Romance Author Sandy Barker, here’s a great guest post she wrote 3 years ago. Sandy is the queen of romance series in my eyes.

Hello all,

Here are the 5 things I think every romance series needs

Lovable and relatable main characters

This may seem a little obvious―shouldn’t all main characters in a romance be lovable and relatable? Yes, absolutely, but even more so in a series, because the reader will be spending lots more time with them than in a stand-alone.

TIP: Think about your closest friends (yes, even the ones who sometimes drive you around the bend) and ask yourself why you love them. Those are the traits you can build a lovable and relatable character around.

If I think of mine, I love them because they make me laugh ’til I can’t breathe, they love every version of me (even grumpy, morose, or self-pitying Sandy), and they show up―no, not uninvited on my doorstep at inopportune times. I mean, they’re there―when I need them, no matter what. And, those are the women I write.

Interesting and well-developed supporting characters

The most wonderful thing about supporting characters in a romance series is that once they have played their supporting role, you can give them their own story, their own romance! And all the work you did to create and develop them in the earlier book(s) will pay off (big time) when they get the starring role. You will already have established the cadence of their speech, their looks, their mannerisms, and how they feel about life, the universe, and everything. They’re already part of the world you’ve created, so a lot of the heavy lifting of creating a person from scratch is already done.

TIP: Create detailed character profiles for your supporting characters as well as your main characters, including their vernacular, style choices, and the minutiae that makes them them.

A thread or a theme

I write travel romcoms, a sub-genre of romance novels that will one day properly take off and be a thing―known across the world to readers everywhere (I digress and yes, I may have an agenda). But what this means is that travel is a prominent thread that weaves its way through all the stories in my ‘Holiday Romance’ series. And, more specifically, it is the transformational effect of travel that acts as a catalyst for my characters’ arcs. Simply, if my main characters stayed put instead of opting to travel, they would not transform.

TIP: Consider what will link the books in your series together―besides the characters knowing each other. Many series are set in one location (e.g. Phillipa Ashley’s ‘Cornish Café’ series). Many series will have a theme, such as ‘the importance of family’ (e.g. Lucy Knott’s How to Bake a New Beginning and its sequel), and many series centre around an overarching story where all the characters have buy-in (e.g. Katie Ginger’s ‘Seafront’ series).

No matter the thread or the theme, ensure it speaks to you. You’ll be spending a lot of time with it.

A thoroughly developed character arc

Yes, here’s another one that is essential to every story, but if you’re writing a series, you have time to really marinade in the main character’s development. In romance, this may mean that the main character gets a ‘happy for now’ ending for one or two books before getting their ‘happily ever after’. And maybe their ‘happy for now’ isn’t about the romance at all. It could be a major decision they’ve made, or a self-discovery. The main thing to remember is that by the end of the series, they will have significantly transformed―even if for some of series they have been a supporting character.

TIP: Even if you’re a pantser, at least have an idea where your main and supporting characters will end up by the time the series concludes.

A good name

What’s in a name, right? Well, my publisher and I agonised over my series title for months (yes, really). And then we realised we were over thinking it. It’s a series about holiday romances, so that’s what we called it.

TIP: Choose something that no one else is using so your series stands out! The brilliant Julie Caplin snagged ‘The Romantic Escapes Series’ before I even discovered her. Otherwise, I would have wanted it for myself.

If you want to check out Sandy and her books here are the links:

Sandy’s website

Amazon UK

Wasn’t that fabulous? Huge thank you to the wonderful Sandy Barker!

The Thrill of a New Creative Project #MondayBlogs

Hey, I was busy with my new creative project last week so didn’t get a chance to sort out a blog post. This week I thought I would tell you about it and how the thrill of creating something new has put the sparkles back in my eyes. I love writing books and that will always be my biggest passion. But, focusing on the writing alone can become stifling and you can lose your shine.

So, me and two fellow romance authors, Lucy Keeling and Bettina Hunt have got together and created a podcast – Love at First Write which is coming soon to the podcasting airwaves.

On this podcast we will be chatting about writing and reading romance books. Each week we talk about a writing related topic and we also review the books we have been reading. Oh and also having a giggle along the way.

We have been busy getting beta listeners to put their ears to it and give us their feedback. I can say that first listens have produced some fabulous feedback. Here’s a little taster:

‘Just listened and LOVED it!’

‘It has a nice cosy feel to it, cake and cuppa vibes.’

‘You’re very natural with each other.’

I can’t wait to share it with you all and if any of you write romance or are thinking of writing romance in the future, please watch this space.

It has given me a real boost and I think its got my mojo back. Today I wrote nearly 3k words in one day which is a shocker as getting words down lately has been a struggle.

I am so excited blog readers, good things are coming!

The Thrill of a New Creative Project #MondayBlogs

Hey, I was busy with my new creative project last week so didn’t get a chance to sort out a blog post. This week I thought I would tell you about it and how the thrill of creating something new has put the sparkles back in my eyes. I love writing books and that will always be my biggest passion. But, focusing on the writing alone can become stifling and you can lose your shine.

So, me and two fellow romance authors, Lucy Keeling and Bettina Hunt have got together and created a podcast – Love at First Write which is coming soon to the podcasting airwaves.

On this podcast we will be chatting about writing and reading romance books. Each week we talk about a writing related topic and we also review the books we have been reading. Oh and also having a giggle along the way.

We have been busy getting beta listeners to put their ears to it and give us their feedback. I can say that first listens have produced some fabulous feedback. Here’s a little taster:

‘Just listened and LOVED it!’

‘It has a nice cosy feel to it, cake and cuppa vibes.’

‘You’re very natural with each other.’

I can’t wait to share it with you all and if any of you write romance or are thinking of writing romance in the future, please watch this space.

It has given me a real boost and I think its got my mojo back. Today I wrote nearly 3k words in one day which is a shocker as getting words down lately has been a struggle.

I am so excited blog readers, good things are coming!