Authors going mental…and some BDSM

I don’t know whether to be embarrassed or consider myself normal among other writers, but when I start having conversations with characters in my head, I gotta admit I doubt my sanity just a bit.

“One must be a little crazy to write a good novel.” ~John Gardner.

“I’m a writer. Therefore, I am not sane.” ~Edgar Allan Poe.

I believe you, guys.

I wish I could switch off my brain and go to bed with the hubster, though. I wish I never forgot to eat. I wish I always remembered when I took my last shower. (Don’t worry, it was when I woke up today around…oh, 4 pm or so.)

When my sisters wanna talk, they always text “Are you awake?” first, because they know I’m more likely to work until the sun comes up and sleep through the day than, you know, be normal.

July was going to be my vacation month. Since I came back from the States at the end of January, I’ve been writing almost nonstop, and I’ve released four novels this year alone, soon five.

Crazy.

But the response continues to blow my mind, and writing is an addiction I keep sinking deeper into with a dazed grin on my face.

I’ll eat later. I’ll sleep when I crash.

Instead, I have this chaotic mind where unwritten stories aren’t stacked on shelves. They’re floating around and have characters that leave the pages and talk to me when I’m trying to remember something important. Today it was Cade from the Touch Series who decided he’d been quiet for too long.

“I’m not like Nicholas.”

No, I know Cade is nothing like Nicholas in the first book. They’re both Daddy Doms, but yeah, definitely different.

“Nothing shocks me anymore.”

Uh-huh. That’ll change after he sees Gabriella’s transformation.

“I fucked up with Dylan.”

Big time, dude.

“I need to go after him. Texas is only a flight away.”

Too bad Gabriella will get there first. You know, to the hospital. But I’m sure a certain Daddy Dom will offer to look after Dylan (and Gabriella) while waiting for the cast to come off. One Daddy, two hurt subs… What could go wrong?

“Dylan’s moved on, hasn’t he?”

Well, he’s trying. I’ll see you in the pages, Cade.

‘Cause…who needs sanity when you have worlds to discover and put on paper?