S.E.’s Comments (group member since Jan 16, 2013)

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Michel is definitely in need of redemption. Even he thinks that. Julien is much more comfortable with himself.

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "I just can't image where your muse for Drake came from! **winks** Ohhhh.... You think he'd be willing to pose for one of your covers? A girl can only dream! I'm with you... He's hot!

Yes, I ca..."

I put the little black squiggles onto the page and you interpret them and create people and settings and events in your mind, transforming the black squiggles into feelings, images, etc. The creativity is not all one way. Readers are also creative in their reading. That's why writing and reading and books are so much more mentally stimulating that films. Films are right there, showing you and forcing images on you. With books, the reader does a great deal of the work.

My characters feel real to me, in that sometimes they do not follow my wishes and say things that I didn't plan. But they don't sit in the same room with me like ghosts or anything. ;)

How I wish!

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Question, for my curiosity, since I'm not an author... I want to pick your brain, E....

SSo, you're writing CR, but you're also in the middle of writing D... Do you ever feel like you're at war between the two? I mean, do you find yourself struggling to write the CR when you have ideas popping in your head about books 4&5? Almost like M&J are trying to take over & demanding that you write about them first?"

I had to take a break after Retribution. You can imagine it was very draining writing it. I have wanted to write a CR for a while, and thought it would be a good break from PNR. I am all into my CR, but because I had to do the high level outline for the inquiry I had (not mentioning anything yet, still just potential) I had to sit down and write it out. That brought me back into the lives of the twins and Eve and I started to imagine scenes from Book 4. But I'm hot into the CR so I can't begin to write on Book 4 yet. Drake is very different from either Julien or Michel. Although he looks suspiciously similar to them with that black hair and blue eyes... ;)

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "me me please i feel close to it already "

I'm revising it to change the tense from FP Present to FP Simple Past. It's slow going. Plus I am writing. Almost at..."

You're on. ;)

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "how's CR going...hint hint :>) "

I'm revising it to change the tense from FP Present to FP Simple Past. It's slow going. Plus I am writing. Almost at the first sex scene. So excited! Once I have it revised, I will be asking for first reader feedback.

Bleumoon wrote: "S.E. wrote: "I just plotted out books 4 and 5. Some more HUGE gasp events in Book 4 that carries on to Book 5. Some twists in both books. I hope a satisfying ending for everyone in Book 5."

Ok so ..."

Moi? A tease???

I'm itching to write it, but have to finish my CR first. But the twins and book 4 are playing on my mind...

Wendy wrote: "It felt to me that he was lucky to be able to realise how he actually felt. Also he feels much younger than M, probably because he seems more contemporary."

Michel resented being made a vampire so much, he never got over it, despite acting like he did (view spoiler)[when he was with Marguerite and Soren. He was always fighting it inside, planning one day to kill Soren and all vampires. It kept him going. He was single-minded and kept a wall up between him and his own emotions - and everyone else. He only allows himself to feel what he thinks he should feel. Only now and then does he slip. (hide spoiler)] He does come across as older than Julien. (view spoiler)[Julien is 4 minutes older. ;) Book 4 will show how this is important. (hide spoiler)]

Bleumoon wrote: "I don't think Julien is a "bad boy". I think Julien is honest."

I definitely think he hoped to be a bad boy and not get tangled up with Eve emotionally or in Soren's plans for the twins. He did some pretty harsh things in Ascension but also some very selfless things. (view spoiler)[But it was the thought that Eve was murdered that did him in and when he saw that she was alive, he fell. Hard. (hide spoiler)] Poor boy.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "well i'm here if you need me..i can test read...hehe "

I'll take you up on that offer! Beware... ;)

My muse is always working on something. My life just tends to get in the way. LOL. Like today -- all ready to go to my cafe for three hours of writing and my car battery died and I had to wait for a boost. That took an hour out of my writing schedule. So now, I am behind. Right now, I am writing my Contemp Romance but I just finished a high level outline of Book 4 and 5 and my mind keeps returning to the events in Book 4. So the muse is percolating away...

This is muse music for Book 4 - Lamentation. Book 4 gets really dark with a few holy sh&^ moments.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - with unspoken pleasure(my guardian demon) - but can't find utube video - as they have all been deleted

This could be Michel & Eve once she has submitted
Ordo Rosarius Eq..."

Very moody and meaningful...

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Wendy wrote: "J's responses to E feel genuine to me, M 's smack of self-justification because of guilt."

Definitely lots of guilt. He's a master of it. Michel has a lot to be guilty for and some undeserved guilt. He feels a lot of responsibility for things that are not of his doing, and that colours his behaviour. He always tries to control his response to everything and it's only very rarely that he actually acts or says anything that isn't pre-screened and calculated. He rarely loses control... It must be very tiring.

Wendy wrote: "OK re-reading R and most definitely Team Julien! How could M expect E to just ignore what she had found out ?"

Certainly it would be extremely hard for anyone to overlook or ignore what Eve finds out. Can she really ever forget (view spoiler)[ let alone forgive? (hide spoiler)]

Here's the snippet.

Just posted it. Gina at Erotica Book Club on Facebook (go there and Like their page if you haven't already -- they're fantastic!) may post the link on the Club's page.

Yeah I was thinking it might be good to keep the bathtub scene for readers to discover. A shower scene might be good.

I just plotted out books 4 and 5. Some more HUGE gasp events in Book 4 that carries on to Book 5. Some twists in both books. I hope a satisfying ending for everyone in Book 5.

Glad you enjoyed it, Wendy! It's quite a frustrating book for some readers because the twins are not always the nicest.