When The Book Is Complete
I typed the words “The End” yesterday at 1:45 p.m. I don’t know how many times I’ve typed these words in my writing career, but I’ll tell you that each time is pure bliss! A huge weight is lifted from my shoulders and I close my eyes and sigh. I’d venture to say it’s like giving birth…but not. LOL Still, it’s pretty intense.
While writing a story I spend a lot of time with the characters, until just about all my daily thoughts are of them—what they would say if they saw what I saw, heard what I heard, did what I did. For instance, what would Roman Reynolds (Temptation Rising) do if he had to represent some of the defendants I see in court every day? What if one of those defendants was actually a rogue? Would he kill them right there in the courthouse? Probably not. But Nick Delgado (Seduction’s Shift, Sept 2012) would seriously consider it. As I listen to my mood music, I try to figure out what Lyra Anderson would say to Dion Donovan (Desire A Donovan) the night he proposed to her. Would she sing the lyrics to Monica’s Amazing? These characters simply become a part of me and when it’s time to send them out into the world there’s a little bit of nervousness. I always hope they’ll find a good home, in the hands of a reader who can relate to them on some level, who enjoys their journey, feels their pain and triumphs with their achievements. It’s a huge task for these characters to undertake and like any proud parent I can only sit back and pray they fly successfully.
Then it’s on to the next book.
I usually don’t have a huge break between books and thanks to the continued support of my readers and my agent and editor who believe in me, I don’t have a second to wait this time before starting the next book. For that I am truly grateful. I won’t visit with the characters from the previous book until it’s time for edits, so now I’ll search for more mood music, think about scenes, about eye color and hair color, favorite foods, biggest quirks and emotional battles. And I’ll get my piping hot green tea (never using artificial sweeteners with this again, yuck!) in my favorite Eeyore mug purchased on one of my trips to Disney World. Yes, I have a fetish for Disney mugs. I have a cabinet full of them, it’s crazy! I’ll look at pictures of people who resemble the new characters in my head, dream about how they talk, walk, cry and yell. And then…after all that, I’ll begin to write the next love story.
Happy Reading!
While writing a story I spend a lot of time with the characters, until just about all my daily thoughts are of them—what they would say if they saw what I saw, heard what I heard, did what I did. For instance, what would Roman Reynolds (Temptation Rising) do if he had to represent some of the defendants I see in court every day? What if one of those defendants was actually a rogue? Would he kill them right there in the courthouse? Probably not. But Nick Delgado (Seduction’s Shift, Sept 2012) would seriously consider it. As I listen to my mood music, I try to figure out what Lyra Anderson would say to Dion Donovan (Desire A Donovan) the night he proposed to her. Would she sing the lyrics to Monica’s Amazing? These characters simply become a part of me and when it’s time to send them out into the world there’s a little bit of nervousness. I always hope they’ll find a good home, in the hands of a reader who can relate to them on some level, who enjoys their journey, feels their pain and triumphs with their achievements. It’s a huge task for these characters to undertake and like any proud parent I can only sit back and pray they fly successfully.
Then it’s on to the next book.
I usually don’t have a huge break between books and thanks to the continued support of my readers and my agent and editor who believe in me, I don’t have a second to wait this time before starting the next book. For that I am truly grateful. I won’t visit with the characters from the previous book until it’s time for edits, so now I’ll search for more mood music, think about scenes, about eye color and hair color, favorite foods, biggest quirks and emotional battles. And I’ll get my piping hot green tea (never using artificial sweeteners with this again, yuck!) in my favorite Eeyore mug purchased on one of my trips to Disney World. Yes, I have a fetish for Disney mugs. I have a cabinet full of them, it’s crazy! I’ll look at pictures of people who resemble the new characters in my head, dream about how they talk, walk, cry and yell. And then…after all that, I’ll begin to write the next love story.
Happy Reading!
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