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March 27, 2014
In And Out
So this week is particularly busy for me... although after this week things should start to calm down a little (if going by last year's workload was any indication) even though it won't actually get back to completely normal until after April 15. BAH.
The good news? I actually AM getting a little bit of writing done every day, which wasn't happening on a regular basis up until this week. Right now I'm focusing on getting the next Wolf chapter out to you guys =) I know that Jordan & Trish were super popular in the last chapter; this chapter is going to have more of them although it won't be from either of the POVs. But I doubt people will mind.
Someone mentioned to me that they enjoyed having Alex and Bella get a little bit of good. Well... hope you all liked that. Kind of the calm before the storm kind of thing. Things are about to go down the rabbit hole again, I'm planning on going even darker and I guess in the back of my head I felt like they needed a bit of a breather first, and we're not going to be seeing any more light until it's at the end.
But next chapter is going to give some more hints about what's going on =D
Other than that... I'm just trying to keep my head above water on very little sleep, lots of work, not enough hubby and friend time, and not enough time to write!
It's soooooooo close to being back to normal life and I can't wait!
The good news? I actually AM getting a little bit of writing done every day, which wasn't happening on a regular basis up until this week. Right now I'm focusing on getting the next Wolf chapter out to you guys =) I know that Jordan & Trish were super popular in the last chapter; this chapter is going to have more of them although it won't be from either of the POVs. But I doubt people will mind.
Someone mentioned to me that they enjoyed having Alex and Bella get a little bit of good. Well... hope you all liked that. Kind of the calm before the storm kind of thing. Things are about to go down the rabbit hole again, I'm planning on going even darker and I guess in the back of my head I felt like they needed a bit of a breather first, and we're not going to be seeing any more light until it's at the end.
But next chapter is going to give some more hints about what's going on =D
Other than that... I'm just trying to keep my head above water on very little sleep, lots of work, not enough hubby and friend time, and not enough time to write!
It's soooooooo close to being back to normal life and I can't wait!
March 23, 2014
Taken by the Wolf Ch. 17 & Other News
YAY! Chapter 17 of Taken by the Wolf is now out on Literotica!
I think it's weird that Chapter 16 came out 2 days after I submitted it and Chapter 17 took way longer but whatever. Who knows LOL. At any rate, I'm glad it's finally out! Looking forward to seeing what people think since I did something new that's been requested a lot =)
Right now I'm about 1/3 of the way through Chapter 18... my writing has slowed down significantly because, even though the past few months have all been busy for me, this is the busiest time of the year for me at my day job. Lots of overtime, lots of stress, and not a lot of motivation to do anything outside of work other than vegetate LOL. But, I have lots going on in my head and as soon as the busyness stops, I'm going to be going nuts with the writing... I remember that happening last year. It's like all my ideas got pent up behind a dam and they just came exploding out once busy season was over!
Def looking forward to that.
I think I'm about halfway through the Taming of the Tease book. I'll probably post a new teaser for you guys on here at the beginning of April so keep an eye out for that =)
Thank all of you who commented on my previous blog post to help Jackie out with the stuff she's writing! I know she greatly appreciates it. If you get a chance, def check out her stuff (you can find it at Yellow Silk Dreams). YSD and Jackie are also currently helping ME with getting out Venus Aspiring in paperback format and on Ganxy. So I'll be announcing when that happens.
Also, since Venus School came out in paperback two people have actually bought it! Which, you have no idea how good that makes me feel, thank you so much. Esp since I assume most of you who read this blog have already got it on whatever e-reading device you use. It's amazing to know that someone likes my work that much! And, for those of you who have asked about getting an autographed copy, we're working on that. I'm going to be working through Jackie, it's probably going to involve me getting them first, autographing them and then I'll have to ship them out myself - I'll sell them for list price and payment will probably have to be through Paypal. I'm also going to give away one for free. Still figuring out exactly how all of that is going to work, plus I want to get them and have them before I do the giveaway thing... and it's going to be a limited amount of autographed copies for sale (like, single digits), but I will warn ahead of time on the blog so that people can keep an eye out for it. Everything for obtaining autographed copies will be run through the blog and I will make pre-announcements so that no one's caught off-guard or misses out!
So yeah. Again... thank you so much all of you. I do writing for the love of it, but I can't express how much it means to me to be appreciated for it on top of that and I am so grateful to every single one of you who has supported me, encouraged me to publish, and now buys my books and leaves me reviews. It means the world to me.
I think it's weird that Chapter 16 came out 2 days after I submitted it and Chapter 17 took way longer but whatever. Who knows LOL. At any rate, I'm glad it's finally out! Looking forward to seeing what people think since I did something new that's been requested a lot =)
Right now I'm about 1/3 of the way through Chapter 18... my writing has slowed down significantly because, even though the past few months have all been busy for me, this is the busiest time of the year for me at my day job. Lots of overtime, lots of stress, and not a lot of motivation to do anything outside of work other than vegetate LOL. But, I have lots going on in my head and as soon as the busyness stops, I'm going to be going nuts with the writing... I remember that happening last year. It's like all my ideas got pent up behind a dam and they just came exploding out once busy season was over!
Def looking forward to that.
I think I'm about halfway through the Taming of the Tease book. I'll probably post a new teaser for you guys on here at the beginning of April so keep an eye out for that =)
Thank all of you who commented on my previous blog post to help Jackie out with the stuff she's writing! I know she greatly appreciates it. If you get a chance, def check out her stuff (you can find it at Yellow Silk Dreams). YSD and Jackie are also currently helping ME with getting out Venus Aspiring in paperback format and on Ganxy. So I'll be announcing when that happens.
Also, since Venus School came out in paperback two people have actually bought it! Which, you have no idea how good that makes me feel, thank you so much. Esp since I assume most of you who read this blog have already got it on whatever e-reading device you use. It's amazing to know that someone likes my work that much! And, for those of you who have asked about getting an autographed copy, we're working on that. I'm going to be working through Jackie, it's probably going to involve me getting them first, autographing them and then I'll have to ship them out myself - I'll sell them for list price and payment will probably have to be through Paypal. I'm also going to give away one for free. Still figuring out exactly how all of that is going to work, plus I want to get them and have them before I do the giveaway thing... and it's going to be a limited amount of autographed copies for sale (like, single digits), but I will warn ahead of time on the blog so that people can keep an eye out for it. Everything for obtaining autographed copies will be run through the blog and I will make pre-announcements so that no one's caught off-guard or misses out!
So yeah. Again... thank you so much all of you. I do writing for the love of it, but I can't express how much it means to me to be appreciated for it on top of that and I am so grateful to every single one of you who has supported me, encouraged me to publish, and now buys my books and leaves me reviews. It means the world to me.
March 17, 2014
Request From A Friend
So I was at a bit of a loss of what to write about... I've been insanely busy with work and life and I haven't gotten as much writing done as I would like (still only about halfway through the next Wolf chapter, although I'm hoping to get more done today) and I was like crap... what do I blog about? I have nothing?
Then I got a request from a fellow author, wondering if I could help them out on my blog because she's canvasing opinions to help her with a story idea and I have such responsive blog readers =) This kind of came at a perfect time since I don't really have much to say but it's been almost a week since I blogged anything at all! So on my end, I don't have much new to report. I'm enjoying working on Taming the Tease and I'm really hoping to have enough time to finish the next chapter of Taken by the Wolf by the end of this week if not before. Have a bit of extra time today thanks to snow, so we'll see.
Anyway, here's a scenario from a fellow author of mine:
I am sketching out a new book and things are slowly coming together. The story follows a young woman (definitely not me because young was a while ago) who is so fed up with the useless men around her that she sits down to write a manual to teach them how to do sex right. I have the outline in my head, and some of the characters, but would appreciate your help with the very beginning.
Her decision to write the manual is triggered by a chance encounter. She is staying in a normal hotel and is feeling bored and alone. She goes to the bar with the intention of picking up a suitable guy and possibly indulging in some naughty casual sex - something she has never done before. She meets a well-dressed man, confident man who buys her a drink, manages an intelligent conversation that is mostly about her and not him, and makes it politely clear that he would love to take her back to his room. She accepts and then he says something that makes her think he might not be as cool as she had thought [Question 1]. She brushes it aside and follows him anyway.
They go back to his room and he does quite well. She gives him control (something we will discuss later in the book because no-one leads me too much for too long), and he gets them both naked and into bed. As normal for her, she lies back to let him bring her to ecstasy, but then he does something, or does something in a certain way, [Question 2] that shows he really does not know what he is doing. For her, it is game over as a result but she lets him get on with things, and then leaves.
Next day, on the long drive home, she mulls over what had happened the previous night, and decides it is time to write a book to instruct the male race on how to treat women. Of course, the adventure of writing the book brings surprises, and surprising characters make positive and negative contributions. The final book turns out to be much less one-sided than she had thought, and a lot more fun as a result.
Now, please, help me with the two questions. What might he have said? How did his incompetent love-making feel to her? What exactly did he do to convince her that he was totally hopeless? If you are anything like me, you can probably remember promising chances that turned out to be mistakes. I would love to hear about them...
Then I got a request from a fellow author, wondering if I could help them out on my blog because she's canvasing opinions to help her with a story idea and I have such responsive blog readers =) This kind of came at a perfect time since I don't really have much to say but it's been almost a week since I blogged anything at all! So on my end, I don't have much new to report. I'm enjoying working on Taming the Tease and I'm really hoping to have enough time to finish the next chapter of Taken by the Wolf by the end of this week if not before. Have a bit of extra time today thanks to snow, so we'll see.
Anyway, here's a scenario from a fellow author of mine:
I am sketching out a new book and things are slowly coming together. The story follows a young woman (definitely not me because young was a while ago) who is so fed up with the useless men around her that she sits down to write a manual to teach them how to do sex right. I have the outline in my head, and some of the characters, but would appreciate your help with the very beginning.
Her decision to write the manual is triggered by a chance encounter. She is staying in a normal hotel and is feeling bored and alone. She goes to the bar with the intention of picking up a suitable guy and possibly indulging in some naughty casual sex - something she has never done before. She meets a well-dressed man, confident man who buys her a drink, manages an intelligent conversation that is mostly about her and not him, and makes it politely clear that he would love to take her back to his room. She accepts and then he says something that makes her think he might not be as cool as she had thought [Question 1]. She brushes it aside and follows him anyway.
They go back to his room and he does quite well. She gives him control (something we will discuss later in the book because no-one leads me too much for too long), and he gets them both naked and into bed. As normal for her, she lies back to let him bring her to ecstasy, but then he does something, or does something in a certain way, [Question 2] that shows he really does not know what he is doing. For her, it is game over as a result but she lets him get on with things, and then leaves.
Next day, on the long drive home, she mulls over what had happened the previous night, and decides it is time to write a book to instruct the male race on how to treat women. Of course, the adventure of writing the book brings surprises, and surprising characters make positive and negative contributions. The final book turns out to be much less one-sided than she had thought, and a lot more fun as a result.
Now, please, help me with the two questions. What might he have said? How did his incompetent love-making feel to her? What exactly did he do to convince her that he was totally hopeless? If you are anything like me, you can probably remember promising chances that turned out to be mistakes. I would love to hear about them...
March 10, 2014
Venus School is Now A Real Book!
I mean, it was always a real book, but now it can be bought in real book form. Unfortunately, the cost is higher than I would have liked, but it's been done through this fantastic independent publisher Yellow Silk Dreams (which specializes in erotica and erotic romances and has lots of great authors for low prices, you should all check them out).
YSD has also made the Venus School of Sex available in some other formats, for those of you who don't have Kindles or Nooks, you might want to check this out. It will possibly be available in the future on even more formats thanks to YSD! So that's what we're starting with. Kinda of crazy awesome. And a huge thank you to Jacqueline George who's done a lot of work to make this happen for me =)
Sooooooooo that's what's going on with the non-Lit stuff right now =) That and I'm about a third of the way through Taming the Tease. YAY!
Work is getting crazier than usual... most of it should be finishing up for me by the end of this month but until then I don't know how much writing I'm actually going to get done. Trying to get bits and pieces here and there. I'm hoping to finish the next chapter of Taken by the Wolf by the end of this week, but I'm not sure it'll actually happen.
But, as always, you can check my twitter and my blog for updates! =)
YSD has also made the Venus School of Sex available in some other formats, for those of you who don't have Kindles or Nooks, you might want to check this out. It will possibly be available in the future on even more formats thanks to YSD! So that's what we're starting with. Kinda of crazy awesome. And a huge thank you to Jacqueline George who's done a lot of work to make this happen for me =)
Sooooooooo that's what's going on with the non-Lit stuff right now =) That and I'm about a third of the way through Taming the Tease. YAY!
Work is getting crazier than usual... most of it should be finishing up for me by the end of this month but until then I don't know how much writing I'm actually going to get done. Trying to get bits and pieces here and there. I'm hoping to finish the next chapter of Taken by the Wolf by the end of this week, but I'm not sure it'll actually happen.
But, as always, you can check my twitter and my blog for updates! =)
March 7, 2014
Taken by the Wolf Ch. 16
Wow! So apparently now that the contest is over, Literotica is getting stories out faster than usual! That or there just aren't as many being submitted maybe. At any rate, chapter 16 of
Taken by the Wolf
is already out! YAY! I'm glad it came out quickly since it took me longer than usual to write it =) Hope you all enjoy it... def outside of my comfort zone so any critical feedback is always much appreciated because I'm intending on writing more female dominant scenes in the future (although, hopefully with more caring in the future) and I need to know what I'm getting right/wrong. =)
Otherwise... things are good. Got a lot of writing done on Taming the Tease today! It's really flowing since I figured out Rick's character a little more, makes writing it a LOT easier. WOOT!
Of course now that Taken by the Wolf came out so quickly, I feel like I need to hurry up and finish the next chapter of that! lol
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
Otherwise... things are good. Got a lot of writing done on Taming the Tease today! It's really flowing since I figured out Rick's character a little more, makes writing it a LOT easier. WOOT!
Of course now that Taken by the Wolf came out so quickly, I feel like I need to hurry up and finish the next chapter of that! lol
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
March 6, 2014
Everything is Awesome!
Hahaha yes, yes I did see the Lego movie this past weekend.
Hubby's expression when I started bouncing in my seat to the song was pretty hilarious; he knew very well what he was in for. And he was right, cuz I've had the song stuck in my head since then. It's pretty much the anthem of my life (for the most part) because I do my best to keep myself in an upbeat mood, and stupid, silly songs like that help a lot =)
Anyway. Things actually are pretty awesome. I'm swamped at work, but I have managed to get some writing done even though it's not as much as I would normally be doing... but I feel good about it.
Taming the Tease is coming along nicely - I had a major revelation about Rick on Tuesday, which really helped me figure out his character a little better and also help me figure out why he was behaving the way that he was (cuz he was definitely being kind of indecisive, which is not at all how I had pictured him). So now I know what's up and things are going to pick up for me there I think, which is awesome since I'm already a bit ahead of schedule when it comes to this book. I'll be thrilled if I can get everything done ahead of schedule this year! Although, of course, I haven't even really started working on Claiming His Wife yet, but Grace and Alex are still taking up space in my head and battling it out, so hopefully once I do start working on it for serious, it'll flow really quickly.
In the meantime, I'm definitely not focusing on From Terra yet, but hopefully everyone enjoyed the new chapter I put out =) I think I'm going to enjoy writing that story more than I thought I would.
And yesterday I submitted Chapter 16 of Taken by the Wolf to Literotica. I think it might be the longest chapter I've written for the series so far, so hopefully you all don't mind that it took me a little longer to do! It also contains one of the hardest scenes I've ever had to write, mostly because I had nooooo idea what I was doing (Major thanks to S for stepping in and pointing me in the right direction, it really rounded out the scene and it's SO much better now). Once I had actual male input on what I'd gotten right and what needed a bit of revision, that scene really came to life a lot more. Writing a female dominant scene in which there is some cock & ball torment was good practice for me. Definitely interested in what everyone will think! Esp with the new characters that I've introduced =D Hopefully you all like (or at least like to hate) them, because they'll be back in future chapters!
Chapter 17 is going to have a surprise for you all that I'm rather excited about =) It's something that hasn't been seen at all in this series so far!
So yeah. That's what's going on in Angel's writing world. My characters are all cooperating, surprising me on occasion, and even though I'm totally zonked half the time, I'm still pretty happy with what I manage to put out. It's just taking me longer than usual to GET it out.
Hubby's expression when I started bouncing in my seat to the song was pretty hilarious; he knew very well what he was in for. And he was right, cuz I've had the song stuck in my head since then. It's pretty much the anthem of my life (for the most part) because I do my best to keep myself in an upbeat mood, and stupid, silly songs like that help a lot =)
Anyway. Things actually are pretty awesome. I'm swamped at work, but I have managed to get some writing done even though it's not as much as I would normally be doing... but I feel good about it.
Taming the Tease is coming along nicely - I had a major revelation about Rick on Tuesday, which really helped me figure out his character a little better and also help me figure out why he was behaving the way that he was (cuz he was definitely being kind of indecisive, which is not at all how I had pictured him). So now I know what's up and things are going to pick up for me there I think, which is awesome since I'm already a bit ahead of schedule when it comes to this book. I'll be thrilled if I can get everything done ahead of schedule this year! Although, of course, I haven't even really started working on Claiming His Wife yet, but Grace and Alex are still taking up space in my head and battling it out, so hopefully once I do start working on it for serious, it'll flow really quickly.
In the meantime, I'm definitely not focusing on From Terra yet, but hopefully everyone enjoyed the new chapter I put out =) I think I'm going to enjoy writing that story more than I thought I would.
And yesterday I submitted Chapter 16 of Taken by the Wolf to Literotica. I think it might be the longest chapter I've written for the series so far, so hopefully you all don't mind that it took me a little longer to do! It also contains one of the hardest scenes I've ever had to write, mostly because I had nooooo idea what I was doing (Major thanks to S for stepping in and pointing me in the right direction, it really rounded out the scene and it's SO much better now). Once I had actual male input on what I'd gotten right and what needed a bit of revision, that scene really came to life a lot more. Writing a female dominant scene in which there is some cock & ball torment was good practice for me. Definitely interested in what everyone will think! Esp with the new characters that I've introduced =D Hopefully you all like (or at least like to hate) them, because they'll be back in future chapters!
Chapter 17 is going to have a surprise for you all that I'm rather excited about =) It's something that hasn't been seen at all in this series so far!
So yeah. That's what's going on in Angel's writing world. My characters are all cooperating, surprising me on occasion, and even though I'm totally zonked half the time, I'm still pretty happy with what I manage to put out. It's just taking me longer than usual to GET it out.
March 3, 2014
After 8 Years: Chapter 4 of From Terra
Wow it is weird to be posting a new chapter to a story when there's eight years between the new chapter and the older chapter!!!
From Terra Ch. 4
is hopefully a decent continuation and not too abrupt when it comes to what I'm doing with Chryssa and House Exotica. I'm pretty sure that I had things going in a different direction back when I first started writing it, but I like where I'm heading now and hoping that it works.
This past week has been insanely busy so I haven't been able to work on Taken by the Wolf quite as much as I would have liked, and the next chapter is particularly hard since it's stuff I've never written before and I'm having some trouble with it. Hopefully it won't suck. I'm actually a little worried about that since I don't really know if what I'm writing is actually sexy or not... bah. At least I'm getting in lots of good practice for when I write Olivia's book, although she's not going to be nearly as rough as what I'm writing now. But I'm having fun with a couple of small things that might make it into future books, period. I need to do more research into cock and ball torture, that's really what it is.
Anyway. I think I'm about 2/3 of the way through the chapter and hopefully will be submitting it this week. I'm snowed in today so maybe I can get some writing done. I'd like that.
Hope everyone in the affected areas gets to stay warm inside their home! And if you do have to go out, stay safe!!!!!!!!!!
This past week has been insanely busy so I haven't been able to work on Taken by the Wolf quite as much as I would have liked, and the next chapter is particularly hard since it's stuff I've never written before and I'm having some trouble with it. Hopefully it won't suck. I'm actually a little worried about that since I don't really know if what I'm writing is actually sexy or not... bah. At least I'm getting in lots of good practice for when I write Olivia's book, although she's not going to be nearly as rough as what I'm writing now. But I'm having fun with a couple of small things that might make it into future books, period. I need to do more research into cock and ball torture, that's really what it is.
Anyway. I think I'm about 2/3 of the way through the chapter and hopefully will be submitting it this week. I'm snowed in today so maybe I can get some writing done. I'd like that.
Hope everyone in the affected areas gets to stay warm inside their home! And if you do have to go out, stay safe!!!!!!!!!!
February 27, 2014
Don't Blink
Don't turn your back.
Don't look away.
And don't blink.
And if you already get that reference, you rock my socks.
Gonna get back to that in a second. One quickie thing before I get to the rambling meat of this blog; I submitted Chapter 4 of From Terra yesterday. Should be interesting seeing what people think about my transition into a piece that I haven't worked on in eight years. Chapters for that are going to come out slower because my main focus is on finishing Taken by the Wolf (hoping to get another chapter of that submitted by the end of this week) so that I can then turn my focus to finishing my old stuff.
Okay. So, why, you might ask, am I referencing Doctor Who? (Although if you follow my Twitter you already know I'm obsessed). Well, I was thinking about how I'm kind of a walking advertisement for some things and maybe I should share some of those things on my blog. People who like my writing might like some of the same things I like right?
Strangely, one of the biggest things I'm a walking advertisement for is my cell phone company. I've had Verizon for years and I don't know that I will ever go back. I hated AT&T and Sprint for one simple reason: access. I can't tell you how many times one of my friends will be like "I don't have service!" and I'll look at my phone and be like "I do. I told you to get Verizon. Dumbass." and they wail "I'm still locked into my contract for another six months!"
But what else?
Doctor Who. Obviously. It's silly, it's corny, it's deadly serious, and it's fantasTIC! If you're even mildly interested, don't try to start at the very beginning (the 1960's first Doctor), go onto Netflix and find the 2005 Doctor Who. Start there. The first episode will make you raise your eyebrows and wonder why I'd recommend such a thing because it's quite silly and the CGI is teeeeerrible (it gets better as the seasons go on because they get more money for the budget). But keep going. The episodes get better. And by the time you finish the episode with the incredibly creepy kid in a gas mask asking "Are you my mummy?" and you're not into it, then you can stop.
Corset Story - http://www.corset-story.com/?gclid=CN...
If you like corsets but you don't really want to spend a lot of money on one, it's really hard to beat Corset Story for a decently made, incredibly priced corset. Personally, I tend to get mine from local vendors because I like to be more unique, but I've got at least one from Corset Story and you really can't beat them for price and quality, especially the steel-boned ones.
Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness. At your local supermarket. In with the other refridgerated fruit drinks. It's green and I'm pretty sure it's the only thing that's kept me from getting sick the past few months. I've started drinking a glass daily.
Ballroom dancing. Seriously. It's awesome and fun. You should try it. And, if you're part of a couple, it will give you something entirely new to argue about. Seriously. The arguments are epic. And then you get back to the class and appeal to the instructor and discover you were both wrong. Although when I'm right I am soooooooooo right.
Lexi Blake and Cherise Sinclair. If you like my writing, you will like both of those authors. Nearly 100% guarantee. Cuz that's who I'm trying to be when I grow up LOL. They are the first authors I recommend to readers who contact me asking who they should read while waiting for my next book to come out. They are also the first authors I recommend to friends and family who have read 50 Shades of Grey and ask me for a recommendation. Also those who don't ask me for a recommendation but think that 50 Shades was good, and I rant at them for 5 minutes about unresearched writing, terrible writing, etc. and end up demanding that they check out Cherise Sinclair or Lexi Blake. Although, if you do check out Cherise Sinclair's Masters of the Shadowlands series, the first book of that series is not that great imo, the rest of the series is unbelievably stellar.
So yeah. Those are some of the things that I like and often recommend to people. And when I say recommend, I really mean demand / mock for not / insist upon. LOL. All of my close friends are becoming Doctor Who converts. All of them. Although, admittedly, we all started out as nerds anyway.
Don't look away.
And don't blink.
And if you already get that reference, you rock my socks.
Gonna get back to that in a second. One quickie thing before I get to the rambling meat of this blog; I submitted Chapter 4 of From Terra yesterday. Should be interesting seeing what people think about my transition into a piece that I haven't worked on in eight years. Chapters for that are going to come out slower because my main focus is on finishing Taken by the Wolf (hoping to get another chapter of that submitted by the end of this week) so that I can then turn my focus to finishing my old stuff.
Okay. So, why, you might ask, am I referencing Doctor Who? (Although if you follow my Twitter you already know I'm obsessed). Well, I was thinking about how I'm kind of a walking advertisement for some things and maybe I should share some of those things on my blog. People who like my writing might like some of the same things I like right?
Strangely, one of the biggest things I'm a walking advertisement for is my cell phone company. I've had Verizon for years and I don't know that I will ever go back. I hated AT&T and Sprint for one simple reason: access. I can't tell you how many times one of my friends will be like "I don't have service!" and I'll look at my phone and be like "I do. I told you to get Verizon. Dumbass." and they wail "I'm still locked into my contract for another six months!"
But what else?
Doctor Who. Obviously. It's silly, it's corny, it's deadly serious, and it's fantasTIC! If you're even mildly interested, don't try to start at the very beginning (the 1960's first Doctor), go onto Netflix and find the 2005 Doctor Who. Start there. The first episode will make you raise your eyebrows and wonder why I'd recommend such a thing because it's quite silly and the CGI is teeeeerrible (it gets better as the seasons go on because they get more money for the budget). But keep going. The episodes get better. And by the time you finish the episode with the incredibly creepy kid in a gas mask asking "Are you my mummy?" and you're not into it, then you can stop.
Corset Story - http://www.corset-story.com/?gclid=CN...If you like corsets but you don't really want to spend a lot of money on one, it's really hard to beat Corset Story for a decently made, incredibly priced corset. Personally, I tend to get mine from local vendors because I like to be more unique, but I've got at least one from Corset Story and you really can't beat them for price and quality, especially the steel-boned ones.
Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness. At your local supermarket. In with the other refridgerated fruit drinks. It's green and I'm pretty sure it's the only thing that's kept me from getting sick the past few months. I've started drinking a glass daily.
Ballroom dancing. Seriously. It's awesome and fun. You should try it. And, if you're part of a couple, it will give you something entirely new to argue about. Seriously. The arguments are epic. And then you get back to the class and appeal to the instructor and discover you were both wrong. Although when I'm right I am soooooooooo right.
Lexi Blake and Cherise Sinclair. If you like my writing, you will like both of those authors. Nearly 100% guarantee. Cuz that's who I'm trying to be when I grow up LOL. They are the first authors I recommend to readers who contact me asking who they should read while waiting for my next book to come out. They are also the first authors I recommend to friends and family who have read 50 Shades of Grey and ask me for a recommendation. Also those who don't ask me for a recommendation but think that 50 Shades was good, and I rant at them for 5 minutes about unresearched writing, terrible writing, etc. and end up demanding that they check out Cherise Sinclair or Lexi Blake. Although, if you do check out Cherise Sinclair's Masters of the Shadowlands series, the first book of that series is not that great imo, the rest of the series is unbelievably stellar.
So yeah. Those are some of the things that I like and often recommend to people. And when I say recommend, I really mean demand / mock for not / insist upon. LOL. All of my close friends are becoming Doctor Who converts. All of them. Although, admittedly, we all started out as nerds anyway.
February 24, 2014
Taken by the Wolf Ch. 15
Got another chapter of
Taken by the Wolf
out over the weekend!
Unfortunately, I'm only about a third of the way through writing the 16th chapter. Things are definitely slowing down for me right now because work has become so incredibly crazy, plus my friends are all missing me and wanting to spend time with me, plus hubby is also missing me and wanting to spend more time with me, oh and my family, and I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding in April and we're finally planning the shower which is going to be in just a few weeks and... yeah. I'm exhausted. This weekend did not rejuvenate me the way I needed it to. Although it was a very fun weekend. I needed way more downtime than I got.
Got a weird amount of "directing" feedback yesterday. Strangely, most of it seemed to have to do with Marriage Training . Mostly people having their own ideas of what they think BDSM should or could be, what they think 'dark' romances are, and whether or not they think any of my main characters have respect for women. Whatever. Personally, I think Gabriel had plenty of respect and love for Vivian. And I'm not particularly bothered by the fact that some people don't see it. It often seems to me like there's a lot of people who think there's only one way to show respect or love or whatever, instead of recognizing that it comes in many forms.
That's fine. But I hope that when they write to me, especially at times when I'm this stressed-out and tired, I really don't give a shit. Normally I give at least a little shit. Like, a tiny little rabbit pellet type shit. Yesterday... nope.
Part of why I got into writing for Lit was because, at the time, I wasn't finding enough new stories that were just what I wanted. There were a lot of rough stories, but the vast majority of them were "insert cock here, pump a lot, and then she was cumming" and I wanted more than having to supply all the details with my imagination. Hence, I wrote Office Play and started putting everything I wanted to read into it and then followed it with Poker Loser. Because I started writing the stuff that I want to read.
Like, it's one thing to give constructive criticism like "I didn't feel like Gabriel had enough love for Vivian, because of this and this" and another to be like "I challenge you to write a story where the hero shows respect for the heroine." Um... dude... I have a VAST library on Lit for you to check out. And I think that quite a few fit that bill. Venus School being the first one to pop into mind. Sarah's Private Dick is another. Although, personally, I think that Gabriel shows plenty of respect for Vivian. He's rather in awe of her, in fact. But I can see how some people, skimming it, and with their own very narrow ideas of what 'respect' might encompass, could miss that. But there are plenty of series and standalone stories that I've written that probably would fit in that narrow window. Which just makes me want to *headdesk* when I get feedback like that. Unless someone's read EVERY single one of my stories, challenging me to write something that I've "never" written before isn't something that makes sense. Since that person can't actually know whether or not I've written it.
Anyway. That's my Monday Morning rant. And Taken by the Wolf is out. It's accidentally in the Non-Human category. I've already submitted the change to the Non-Con category, but it looks like Lit still takes some time to do things like that. Also, there's a good chance that a large number of my older stories are going to disappear sometime soon. I submitted a request to take down a bunch of the old stories that I wrote for Survivorphile and, when I look at them now, I kind of cringe to think that I wrote that. Just not great quality. Also a few stories that started series that I realized I am NEVER going to finish. Like Amy's Transformation and Seducing the Queen. So if you see a large chunk of stuff disappear, don't worry... it was by my request.
Unfortunately, I'm only about a third of the way through writing the 16th chapter. Things are definitely slowing down for me right now because work has become so incredibly crazy, plus my friends are all missing me and wanting to spend time with me, plus hubby is also missing me and wanting to spend more time with me, oh and my family, and I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding in April and we're finally planning the shower which is going to be in just a few weeks and... yeah. I'm exhausted. This weekend did not rejuvenate me the way I needed it to. Although it was a very fun weekend. I needed way more downtime than I got.
Got a weird amount of "directing" feedback yesterday. Strangely, most of it seemed to have to do with Marriage Training . Mostly people having their own ideas of what they think BDSM should or could be, what they think 'dark' romances are, and whether or not they think any of my main characters have respect for women. Whatever. Personally, I think Gabriel had plenty of respect and love for Vivian. And I'm not particularly bothered by the fact that some people don't see it. It often seems to me like there's a lot of people who think there's only one way to show respect or love or whatever, instead of recognizing that it comes in many forms.
That's fine. But I hope that when they write to me, especially at times when I'm this stressed-out and tired, I really don't give a shit. Normally I give at least a little shit. Like, a tiny little rabbit pellet type shit. Yesterday... nope.
Part of why I got into writing for Lit was because, at the time, I wasn't finding enough new stories that were just what I wanted. There were a lot of rough stories, but the vast majority of them were "insert cock here, pump a lot, and then she was cumming" and I wanted more than having to supply all the details with my imagination. Hence, I wrote Office Play and started putting everything I wanted to read into it and then followed it with Poker Loser. Because I started writing the stuff that I want to read.
Like, it's one thing to give constructive criticism like "I didn't feel like Gabriel had enough love for Vivian, because of this and this" and another to be like "I challenge you to write a story where the hero shows respect for the heroine." Um... dude... I have a VAST library on Lit for you to check out. And I think that quite a few fit that bill. Venus School being the first one to pop into mind. Sarah's Private Dick is another. Although, personally, I think that Gabriel shows plenty of respect for Vivian. He's rather in awe of her, in fact. But I can see how some people, skimming it, and with their own very narrow ideas of what 'respect' might encompass, could miss that. But there are plenty of series and standalone stories that I've written that probably would fit in that narrow window. Which just makes me want to *headdesk* when I get feedback like that. Unless someone's read EVERY single one of my stories, challenging me to write something that I've "never" written before isn't something that makes sense. Since that person can't actually know whether or not I've written it.
Anyway. That's my Monday Morning rant. And Taken by the Wolf is out. It's accidentally in the Non-Human category. I've already submitted the change to the Non-Con category, but it looks like Lit still takes some time to do things like that. Also, there's a good chance that a large number of my older stories are going to disappear sometime soon. I submitted a request to take down a bunch of the old stories that I wrote for Survivorphile and, when I look at them now, I kind of cringe to think that I wrote that. Just not great quality. Also a few stories that started series that I realized I am NEVER going to finish. Like Amy's Transformation and Seducing the Queen. So if you see a large chunk of stuff disappear, don't worry... it was by my request.
February 20, 2014
Focus
So, if you read my blog on a regular basis, you already know I have some trouble with certain aspects of my life - balance being one of them, time management being another. Not saying 'no' is another one, since that's why I end up being exhausted and overwhelmed and having such trouble with time management. But who wants to tell their friends that no, they can't go hang out? This time of year it's kind of necessary for my mental health, because I need 'me' time or I get mean, but it's still hard.
Focus is another one of those things that I struggle with. Especially when it comes to writing. I have so many ideas going round in my head that it's hard for me to work on just one project at once. I might be able to focus on one story for half an hour, forty five minutes, but at some point I just lose all my concentration on it but I'm still in the mood to write. So I switch to a different story. However, even in this area, I need to work on my balance because I've discovered that having four stories going on simultaneously is too much for me. Three was pretty much the perfect number.
And then, of course, I have to figure out where my main focus is. Honestly, right now it's on Taken by the Wolf. Normally it's on whatever actual novel I'm working on, to get it out on Amazon, but not this time. Partly because Taming the Tease is already ahead of schedule since I got Punishing His Ward out early, and partly because I need to finish Taken by the Wolf so that I only have one Literotica story to concentrate on and then I can focus on Taming the Tease as well as finally give some attention to Claiming His Wife! I haven't even started Claiming His Wife yet because my focus is already torn in three different directions - Taming the Tease, Taken by the Wolf, and From Terra.
Last night I submitted Chapter 15 of Taken by the Wolf, so we're about halfway through the series. Things are moving pretty quickly. I'll be honest, I don't think Chapter 15 is quite as exciting as 14 was, but there are some good developments in it. Bella's about to get more interesting at this point; Alex has always been the one focused on escape. Personally, I've always thought Bella was the smarter one, because the Wolf is pretty well set up and adapting seems like the better survival tactic. But I get where Alex is coming from too. Anyway, I digress; I've always had something in mind for Bella, a different thing for her to focus on, and that's going to come out in this chapter. What I'm really looking forward to is Chapter 16 though; introducing a new character, learning more about life on Earth, and also stretching my own wings with writing something new. I did a little bit with Alex and Nurse Roche, but Chapter 16 is going to be much more.
I'm on Chapter 8 of Taming the Tease, about 60 pages in Word. For me that means we're probably somewhere between 1/4 - 1/3 of the way finished with the book. Rick and Maria are expanding on the outline that I wrote for them, becoming a lot more in depth and interesting than the characters I'd originally sketched out for myself, so that's exciting =) Especially since Maria's absolutely not like any character I've written for Stronghold before. She's a complete newbie to the scene, doesn't even know what BDSM stands for, and her reactions to everything are cracking me up. Rick's not helping either, I've discovered that he's a fan of surprises. Jerk lol. It's a LOT of fun though. Right now I'm in the middle of her first time at Stronghold, plus meeting Rick's friends.
And, since I've updated you on everything else, I'm about halfway through the next chapter of From Terra. Chryssa's about to meet her Trainer. I do seem to love these training sequences don't I? But it's going to be a lot rougher on her than Mrs. Banks ever was on Vivian. *sigh* I miss my Marriage Training characters... looking forward to this summer when I'll be working on their book!
Focus is another one of those things that I struggle with. Especially when it comes to writing. I have so many ideas going round in my head that it's hard for me to work on just one project at once. I might be able to focus on one story for half an hour, forty five minutes, but at some point I just lose all my concentration on it but I'm still in the mood to write. So I switch to a different story. However, even in this area, I need to work on my balance because I've discovered that having four stories going on simultaneously is too much for me. Three was pretty much the perfect number.
And then, of course, I have to figure out where my main focus is. Honestly, right now it's on Taken by the Wolf. Normally it's on whatever actual novel I'm working on, to get it out on Amazon, but not this time. Partly because Taming the Tease is already ahead of schedule since I got Punishing His Ward out early, and partly because I need to finish Taken by the Wolf so that I only have one Literotica story to concentrate on and then I can focus on Taming the Tease as well as finally give some attention to Claiming His Wife! I haven't even started Claiming His Wife yet because my focus is already torn in three different directions - Taming the Tease, Taken by the Wolf, and From Terra.
Last night I submitted Chapter 15 of Taken by the Wolf, so we're about halfway through the series. Things are moving pretty quickly. I'll be honest, I don't think Chapter 15 is quite as exciting as 14 was, but there are some good developments in it. Bella's about to get more interesting at this point; Alex has always been the one focused on escape. Personally, I've always thought Bella was the smarter one, because the Wolf is pretty well set up and adapting seems like the better survival tactic. But I get where Alex is coming from too. Anyway, I digress; I've always had something in mind for Bella, a different thing for her to focus on, and that's going to come out in this chapter. What I'm really looking forward to is Chapter 16 though; introducing a new character, learning more about life on Earth, and also stretching my own wings with writing something new. I did a little bit with Alex and Nurse Roche, but Chapter 16 is going to be much more.
I'm on Chapter 8 of Taming the Tease, about 60 pages in Word. For me that means we're probably somewhere between 1/4 - 1/3 of the way finished with the book. Rick and Maria are expanding on the outline that I wrote for them, becoming a lot more in depth and interesting than the characters I'd originally sketched out for myself, so that's exciting =) Especially since Maria's absolutely not like any character I've written for Stronghold before. She's a complete newbie to the scene, doesn't even know what BDSM stands for, and her reactions to everything are cracking me up. Rick's not helping either, I've discovered that he's a fan of surprises. Jerk lol. It's a LOT of fun though. Right now I'm in the middle of her first time at Stronghold, plus meeting Rick's friends.
And, since I've updated you on everything else, I'm about halfway through the next chapter of From Terra. Chryssa's about to meet her Trainer. I do seem to love these training sequences don't I? But it's going to be a lot rougher on her than Mrs. Banks ever was on Vivian. *sigh* I miss my Marriage Training characters... looking forward to this summer when I'll be working on their book!
