Thursday, August 31, 2006

Writing Through the Chaos

Lately my life has been chaotic. With the kids going back to school I really thought I'd have more time to write, that things would settle down and we'd establish a routine of sorts. However, lately the opposite has been true. Still, I've been determined to write, even though I've not felt like it. Even though I've been tempted to just curl up and read a good book and keeep my comfy clothes on all day long. Still, everytime in the past I've felt that way, it's been the exact time I knew I needed to get back to the MS and get some pages finished...forcing yourself to do something, when you don't feel like doing it, is tough. But that's always when the best stuff is created!

Happy Writing!

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

The most influential...

This is for Cara's Carnival, even though I'm a day late and a dollar short--what else is new? The most influential author, book, or moment in my writing career...?

The thing that influenced me the most I would have to say was the evening I heard from an editor at Red Sage Publishing, telling me (and I quote):

I'd like to tell you that I thought Scandalous Behavior was extremely appealing. I love the "good girl gone bad" feel to Tess's story, and I thought Kevin was a great hero. In general, I think your writing style has a great deal of passion, and the sex scenes are great!

That was a fantastic moment in my writing career. I was absolutely floored that an editor liked something I wrote. I was even more shocked that she felt it was worthy of revisions...to this day, I will open up that email and re'read it, just to give myself a boost. Whenever I'm feeling low, or thinking to myself, I'll never get that second book published, that email brightens my mood and makes me realize that, while one editor might think my writing sucks, another loves it.

In the end, I just keep plugging away and hoping that someday, I'll see my books sitting on the stands at the grocery store and at the top it'll say, "New York Times Best Selling Author" Hey, if you're going to dream, might as well dream big!

Happy Writing!