Making Good Progress on The Earl’s Stolen Bride and A Groom’s Promise
Obviously, having incentive can do wonders to kick a writer’s behind into gear. ��I made awesome progress in The Earl’s Stolen Bride and my novel in A Groom’s Promise. ��At the end of this month, my mother-in-law is coming for a visit and I have a conference in Arizona. ��I want to get the first drafts to both done by May 23.
��I am now at chapter 16! ��(I just hit the 40,000 word mark today. ��The total word count is supposed to be 65,000 words. ��This puts my chapter goal around 22-24 chapters.) ��So I’m well over the halfway point. ��My goal is 1500 words a day (at least). �� If I can keep up that pace, I can make my goal. ��*fingers crossed*
I am in love with Chloe and Orlando. ��I’m really enjoying their story. ��When I introduced their romance back in The Earl’s Secret Bargain, I never expected to be as wrapped up in their romance as I am. ��I fall in love when my characters do, but there are some couples whose love seem to run a little deeper than the others, and this is one of them.
My story in this anthology will definitely be a full-length novel. ��I’m very pleased with the way this story is playing out. ��I have seventeen chapters in this so far. ��I’m expecting there to be about 21-23 chapters total.
This story has not turned out at all like I expected. ��The hero starts out as so awkward and shy, but then he decided he doesn’t want to stay that way. ��As soon as he realizes the heroine returns his feelings, he developed this newfound courage I never saw coming. ��I’ve been writing long enough to know that if a character is going to be a certain way, then I need to let him be that way.
Not to give away too much, but it really put a damper on the wedding night since I had hoped he’d hide in the barn to avoid her. ��That was supposed to be really funny scene. ��But now I can’t use it. ��Maybe I can do it in another book. ��(Sometimes I hate it when characters won’t let me do the incredibly awesome scene I wanted to.) ��But Jack wins. ��He gets to the wedding night his way.
